While a casual prank now and again is good for a laugh or two, sometimes pranks are taken to an extreme level that makes it almost uncomfortable to watch, and these cringe-worthy pranks are sure to make anyone squeamish.
Pranksters love playing tricks on their friends and families, but nowadays pranks are becoming more mainstream and worldwide, with people playing tricks on unsuspecting strangers and passerbys. From pranks that involve scarring people with imaginary ghosts to those that involve putting laxatives in someones favorite sugary treat, these cringe-worthy pranks are sure to not only make the unsuspecting victim scared or frightened, they will also make anyone watching shudder.
Those looking to go extreme for their next prank should definitely check out these out of the ordinary tricks, they're sure to make quite an impact with their gruesome, scary and gross techniques.
30 Cringe-Worthy Pranks
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Jellyfied Office Pranks
New Generation Of Workplace Jokers Up The Ante
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Haunting Hotel Pranks
Bert Kreischer Leaves Surprises for Housecleaning Staff
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Coffin Pranks
Where is Dennis Rodman Now? Almost Dead?
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Nasty Food Pranks
Beware the Chocolate Chip Donuts
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Dramatic Surprise Prank Ads
The New Dutch TNT Commerical Will Wreck Your Nerves
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Malicious Mummy Pranks
This Corpse Elevator Prank From Brazil Leaves People Screaming For Help
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Horrifying Hotel Pranks
Spanish Candid Camera Spooks Guests With a Scary Little Girl Prank
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Crude Christmas Pranks
‘I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present' Channels Parents' Inn
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Flipped Fast Food Pranks
The Alki Stevens Cone-ing Video Features Ice Cream Chaos
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Terrifying Ghost Pranks
Brazilian TV Show Freaks Out Elevator Riders with Creepy Screaming Child
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Positive-Print Panties Pranks
PINK Loves Consent Anti-Rape Panties Evoke a Powerful Message
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Headless Halloween Pranks
Rich Ferguson Performs a Scary Head Drop Illusion to Strangers
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Insanely Dangerous Pranks
Laser Targeting U.S Commercial Aircraft
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Realistic Elevator TV Pranks
The LG 'So Real, It's Scary' Campaign Involves a Deathly Illusion
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Remote Control Rodent Pranks
These Pedestrians Get a Scare Courtesy of this Funny Rat Prank
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Playful Pranked Faces
The Pro Plus Stay Alert Ads Will Have You Laughing With Their Familiarity
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Horrendously Uncomfortable Pranks
The 'Awkward Mistletoe' Joke Takes Street Kissing Too Far
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Sleeping Subway Beds
'The Sleeper Car' by Improv Everywhere Let People Rest Their Eyes
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Ghostly Drive-Thru Pranks
The Invisible Drive-Thru Prank Stuns Unsuspecting Fast Food Employees
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Tragically Hilarious Toddler Pranks
Jack Vale Tricks Pedestrians With a Mask Inside Baby Carriage
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Hilarious Hand-Holding Pranks
The ‘Holding People’s Hand’ Video is Fantastically
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Costumed Central Park Pranks
Ed Bassmaster Scares Strangers in New York Dressed as Bush Man
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Undead Television Pranks
The Thinkmodo Zombie Experiment NYC Video Scared Unsuspecting Residents
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Taking Pranks Global
Improv Anywhere Launches UrbanPrankster.com
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Horrible Holiday Pranks
'I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present' Part 2 Has Parents Ruining Christmas
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Porktastic Corporate Pranks
The Conscious Minds Organic Bacon Scented Litter is a Swineriffic Gag
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Slimy Sneeze Pranks
The Pranker Uses a Misty Spray to Fake Huge Sneezes
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Confused Fake Date Pranks
The Camera Captures Tommy Approaching Random Women for Blind Dates
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Look-Alike Family Foursome Pranks
The Improv Everywhere Quadruplets Stunt Had Onlookers Smiling
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Silly Speed Trap Pranks
The Rémi Gaillard Radar Gag Gets Him in Trouble as Usual
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