A Not-So-Bright-Idea

Mischief Maker Bug Hoax sent us in a bright idea to make a room not-so-bright. "Go to a place like Target or Home Depot," he says, "and get a red colored light bulb. Change all the lights in one room this way, and people will be wondering why the heck the room suddenly turned red."

"What the heck? MY EYES ARE FAILING!"

"Keep in mind," he continues, "you should probably confess before they call an eye doctor or the electrician."

Thanks Bug Hoax!

Chicken-Flavored Shower Prank

Imagine someone getting up in the morning, sleepily turning on the shower, and then having it come out smelling like chicken. There's nothing stranger in the morning than a chicken-flavored shower, except possibly if it smells like beef instead.

All you need is a chicken- or beef-flavored bouillon cube, and a shower head that unscrews. Watch and learn:

The chicken or beef smell actually washes off, making this a harmless prank. You can also substitute different powders like red Kool-Aid, or lemonade drink mix, depending on the effect you want to create. Be creative -- this prank is going down the drain anyway!

Note: if you're not one of the lucky few who have a shower head that unscrews, then try sprinkling your powder on the underside of the soap instead.

More Saran Wrap Shenanigans

In our last post, we explained how Scotch tape can make a great doorway surprise. The same can be done with a sheet of Saran Wrap:

Be sure to do these pranks at eye level, not at ground level, where they could trip someone who's carrying a priceless vase, or an enormous bowl of spaghetti.

If you want to go all out, you can cover the entire doorway in Saran Wrap, but be be sure to stretch it tight so you don't end up with any wrinkles or creases. Happy wrapping!

An Easy, Sticky Prank

Here's a new prank that's so quick and simple, we can't believe we didn't think of it sooner: just put a long piece of Scotch tape across someone's doorway, right at eye level!

Be careful: if you pull this one on a teacher, be sure he/she has a good sense of humor, and is not allergic to tape.

The Ultimate Snowball Maker

Ah, the humble snowball. A sphere of frozen water and air that explodes harmlessly on impact. Every prankster should know how to pack a basic snowball -- even pranksters who live on the Equator, who should practice by scraping the icy buildup from the back of their freezers.

Packing snowballs by hand can be tedious and time-consuming, so try to get your parents to buy you this snowball maker, which is cheap and effective.

Our tests at M3 Labs have proven this invention is the greatest thing to happen to mischief making since the water balloon: you simply scoop up a wad of snow, then open the handles to produce a perfectly-formed snowball. Not only is it incredibly fast, but each snowball is perfectly round, and ready for hurling.

Snowball fights will never be the same. It's practically like having a snowball-hurling robot on your side.

Juicy Juicy Switcheroosie

Here's another breakfast prank similar to our Breakfast Cereal Switcheroo -- in fact, it can be pulled at the same time, for twice the breakfasttime confusion!

You'll need an unopened container of orange juice, a safety knife or scissors, and a funnel. Carefully cut a hole in the orange juice container, under the lid where it will not be seen:

Pour out the orange juice, and keep it in another container. Then wash out the container as best you can, using the hole. Put a funnel into the hole and refill the orange juice carton with sparkling water, Coke, pickle juice, etc.

Pranking: it's the most important meal of the day!

Frozen Toothbrush Prank

If you tried out our recent Frozen Toothpaste Prank on someone, why not prank them again with the Frozen ToothBRUSH prank?

It's simple: fill a paper cup with water, drop in a toothbrush, then leave it in the freezer overnight.

The next morning, you will have a fossilized toothbrush like this:



Tear away the paper cup, then drop the icy block in their toothbrush holder for an effect like this:



It melts away harmlessly, so be sure they discover their toothbrush BEFORE it thaws!

Frozen Toothpaste Prank

Here's a simple prank that requires nothing more than toothpaste and a freezer.

The prank goes like this:
1) Take someone's toothpaste.
2) Put it in the freezer.

Our tests at M3 Labs indicate that some brands of toothpaste freeze better than others, so you'll have to experiment.



If you get really ambitious, you can use scissors to cut away the tube itself, leaving only a frozen tube of toothpaste. How cool is that?

Not just cool, actually. FROZEN!

Easy New Year's Eve Prank

Here's a simple New Year's prank you can pull, and all you need is a DVR system on your TV that will let you pause a live broadcast.

While everyone in the house is watching the New Year's Eve countdown, be sure you have the DVR remote hidden in your hand.

As your family counts down the last seconds to the new year -- "10! 9! 8! 7! 6!" -- you quietly press pause on the DVR remote control. The TV broadcast will freeze, and everyone will freak.

As everyone frantically looks around the room for the remote control, pretend to join in the search, while hiding it under the sofa.

After a few minutes of looking, see if you can secretly press the "rewind" button to start running the countdown backward.

Happy new year!

Christmas Morning Treasure Hunt

We were on "The Absolutely Mindy Show" on Sirius/XM this past week talking about holiday pranks. We got a great tip from Eddie, who came up with what we'll call the "Christmas Morning Treasure Hunt."

The idea is that when someone opens your gift, they find a piece of paper instead, telling them where to find the REAL gift. It could be in a closet, the bathtub, the freezer, etc. When they get there, they find another note telling them where to find the next note, and so on. Be sure to give them 4-5 notes, and make each one more difficult to find.

The last note should say, "Look under the tree," and there you should have their REAL gift, sitting right next to the box they originally opened. In other words, the REAL gift was sitting right next to the gift they started with!

Then run, because they might start chasing you.