The Sky Is Falling ... and Other Wild Pranks
Gone are the days when harmless fun meant a whoopee cushion.
Sept. 6, 2013— -- intro: Long gone are the days when pranks involved a whoopee cushion or hand buzzer. Translation: This isn't the 1950s anymore. People are taking their mischief-making to new heights and the Internet has given them a bigger audience. Since April Fool's Day has become a 365-day event, sit back and enjoy the following videos designed to raise eyebrows and test the vocal cords. (Click each title to see video on mobile devices.)
quicklist: 1category: title: The Sky Is Falling!url: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/video/job-interview-shaken-meteor-prank-20164326text: Job interviewees think they're witnessing the end of Earth in this online advertisement for LG's 84-inch Ultra HDTV.
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quicklist: 2category: title: Room for Confusionurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/brothers-prank-turns-room-sideways-19945158text: Tobias Mathijsen gives a 90-degree makeover to his younger brother's bedroom.
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quicklist: 3category: title: Boo in the Bedroomurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/woman-scared-awake-ghost-prank-19622011 text: James Williams interrupts his girlfriend's sleep with some horror-movie theatrics.
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quicklist: 4category: title: 'The Force' Can Be Funurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/star-wars-elevator-prank-student-force-open-door-19474099text: Students at King's College London would make George Lucas proud with this "Star Wars"-style prank on an elevator.
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quicklist: 5category: title: Disorder at the Drive-Thruurl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/drive-prankster-stir-18765946text: Watch what happens when fast-food restaurant employees think this driver's car has stalled.
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quicklist: 6category: title: Who's Driving?url: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/ghost-driver-drive-prank-find-18189746text: Rahat Hossain reveals the car seat costume used in his latest viral drive-thru prank.
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quicklist: 7category: title: 'Most Easily Scared Man'url: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/norwegian-man-falls-prey-coworkers-pranks-18006967text: See why this guy in Norway is being called the "most easily scared man" in the world.
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quicklist: 8category: title: Coffin Fiturl: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/elevator-prank-sequel-horrifying-viral-video-includes-coffin-17903083text: A Brazilian reality TV show spices up unsuspecting elevator passengers' rides.
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quicklist: 9category: title: Going Down?url: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/lg-pranks-elevator-riders-ad-17544686text: LG Electronics gives riders a death-defying scare to promote its new IPS monitors.
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