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Featuring a grand total of zero points of articulation, one of the most iconic images of sci-fi film history is now available in “inactive” figure form. Capable of spurring evolution amongst your other action figures, the 6.75″ monolith is made of “semisynthetic, organic, amorphous, solid materials.” In other words, plastic. But don’t get too excited just yet, the Monolith Action Figure was nothing more than a cleverly crafted hoax crafted by April Fools’ geniuses ThinkGeek. Don’t be too shocked if... Continue reading

A pack of brilliant Turkish pranksters decided to use Facebook’s use of crowd-sourced linguistics for their own benefit. A group of clever hackers congregated on the Inci Sözlük message board and launched a full-scale attack on the Turkish branch of Facebook’s language translation interface, which relies on crowd-sourcing to improve the lingustics of the non-English Facebook translated pages. Hilarity ensued. The word “Like” for example was substituted for another word that rhymes with Luck but begins with an F. The... Continue reading

There’s more genius to this prank then meets the eye. A group of students at Minnesota’s Carleton College decided that the school’s very own Goodsell Observatory was due for a face lift. The real genius behind this prank is that the students did not turn to defacement to achieve the droid they were looking for. This group of enterprising young whipper-snappers used pieces of painted fabric draped over Goodsell to transform the observatory into everybody’s favorite little astromech midget. Like... Continue reading

Sure, it might look like the normal Google that you’ve all come to know and love. But head over to the link and check it out for yourself. Then you’ll realize why Gravity Google makes such an awesome prank. Your friends will be all like, “WTF?” and you’ll be all like “HA HA.” And then they’ll be all like, “Look asshole, I’m not your friend. Leave me alone. I warned you after you rigged my TV with the TV Poltergeist... Continue reading

April Fools’ Day is right around the corner, which means it’s time to get nasty. It’s time to get mean. It’s time to get ruthless. And feel totally not guilty about it at all. TV Poltergeist is a little device that you can hide in your living room that will automatically turn the power to the TV off and on every 5-20 minutes or so, leading your friends and family to believe that your home has been barraged by a... Continue reading

One gag gift. So many uses. Trying to figure out if he’s the one? Just want to freak out one of your friends? The Fake Home Pregnancy Test is positive every time. The box proclaims it’s great for marriage, extortion and laughs. Personally I don’t see why you can’t use it for all three at once. Link [via]

When your sick, the last thing you wanna do is get out of bed and go chasing your tissue box, which is exactly what you might have to do if you’re unlucky enough to have a sibling or spouse cruel enough to use this Remote-Controlled Tissue Box to lure you around the house like a beggar following a dollar bill on a string. Then again, you have to admit, it would be fun to be in the drivers seat in... Continue reading

This has to be one of the best street pranks ever. Spotted on the streets of Manhattan, some urban prankster had the ingenious idea of altering the “stop” hand of a traditional crosswalk light to resemble a hand flipping the bird instead. Want to cross the street? Fuck off! No really, just go away. Viva las vandalism! This is so New York City. Link [via]

I’m not sure how legal this mouse is, but it’s a pretty neat way to screw with your buddies. There is no mention of the actual voltage sent through the body of your unsuspecting victims and there’s probably a good reason why there isn’t, as this product is not recommended “for children under 14 years old, adults over 50 years old, or persons with any medical conditions.” Yikes! Better read the disclaimer before planning grandpa’s April Fool’s Day joke. The... Continue reading

We already know we are the greatest human beings in the universe, but it would be nice to hear it from other people too. The problem is that we don’t hear anything even close to that claim from our friends or even our own mothers.  So why not get a little help at proving what we already know to be a scientific fact? Cell Stickies are made to not only glorify your existence as the greatest living human being, but... Continue reading