http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Pranks-and-Hoaxes Pranks and Hoaxes en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 21:31:35 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Pranks-and-Hoaxes 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-weapons (TrendHunter.com) Mike Warren's ‘Office Weapons' isn't for the faint of heart nine-to-five cubicle junkie. Filled with easy how-to homemade office pranks, ‘Office Weapons' is the...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-weapons http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hello-bank (TrendHunter.com) In an effort to promote Hello Bank's mobile platform, the company launched a ‘Mobile Concerto' campaign where a symphony is played using only mobile devices. The digital...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:27:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hello-bank http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipster-bar-prank-calls (TrendHunter.com) Not sure which bar to hit up in Brooklyn tonight? ‘What's the Vibe Like' calls pretentious hipster bartenders in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for an in-depth look at “what the vibe...]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipster-bar-prank-calls http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oppo-dog-muzzles (TrendHunter.com) If you have a dog or have access to a dog you are going to want to pick up one of these Oppo dog muzzles so you can dress up your pooch as an adorable beaky friend. Before going for a walk in the...]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 19:55:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oppo-dog-muzzles http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/temptation-telephone (TrendHunter.com) The humble, yet iconic telephone booth has had starring rolls in films from Superman to Phone Booth, and now in this Benefit Cosmetics campaign with the Temptation Telephone. In London, the historic...]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 09:36:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/temptation-telephone http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-bag-head (TrendHunter.com) Those who always joke around with their friends and like to pull pranks will find these paper bag head covers hilarious. For those days when you have a major zit outbreak or you don't feel...]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:32:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-bag-head http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-pictures (TrendHunter.com) With how popular Instagram has become, particularly in the realm of food pictures, it seems like there aren’t enough meals in the day to truly snap all the food pictures that you’d want to take....]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:03:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-pictures http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bag-tag (TrendHunter.com) Wandering through the airport, waiting for a flight or going through all of the security procedures can be incredibly boring, but if you use the Cheeky bag tag sticker collection, the whole...]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:55:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bag-tag http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cereal-marketing (TrendHunter.com) Pranks have always been a fun way for marketers to get advertising for their products and this cereal marketing ploy is no exception. The people at Kellog's decided to give away free...]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:17:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cereal-marketing http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pineapple-express-2 (TrendHunter.com) If you’ve been eagerly anticipating Pineapple Express 2, here’s the movie trailer that you’ve been waiting for! Or not. Columbia Pictures has released a trailer for Pineapple Express 2, which...]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:36:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pineapple-express-2 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-nose-beta (TrendHunter.com) First of all, I must begin with the disclaimer that Google Nose Beta does not actually work, however convincing it might appear to be. This new online feature is a clever fabrication that is, albeit,...]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:01:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-nose-beta http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nokia-microwave-oven (TrendHunter.com) Looking at the Nokia Microwave Oven, one would have little doubt that this appliance was inspired by the latest offering of handsets that use the Windows operating system. The slick countertop meal...]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:24:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nokia-microwave-oven http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-april-fools-prank (TrendHunter.com) Some of the most popular YouTubers have teamed up with YouTube employees to create an epic YouTube April Fool's prank that has sent many video watchers into a panic. According to this viral...]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:22:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-april-fools-prank http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alien-prank (TrendHunter.com) This alien prank brings back fond memories of the horrfying scene in the 1979 classic ‘Alien,' when a blood thirsty parasitic creature gruesomely emerges from the chest of a hapless...]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:21:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alien-prank http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/april-fools-prank (TrendHunter.com) An April fool's prank can be a lot of fun, especially when it's being performed on someone else. Every year on April 1st it has been a longstanding tradition to play pranks on friends,...]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:58:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/april-fools-prank http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infused-bacon (TrendHunter.com) The means that people exploit bacon has no bounds; from bacon-filled cupcakes to bacon-stitched dresses, people just seem adamant on having bacon infused in their everyday life. ‘Bacon Condoms&...]]> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:25:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infused-bacon http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mind-melting (TrendHunter.com) Don't ask me how this mind melting tile trick works, I'm still trying to work that one out. This YouTube video by Buenos Aires magician Norberto Jansenson achieves the seemingly...]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:40:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mind-melting http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/april-fools-pranks (TrendHunter.com) For anyone looking for inspiration to really mess with their friends on April 1st, look no further than these hilarious April Fools Pranks. Elevators can be a pretty scary place when the power goes...]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:20:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/april-fools-pranks http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/april-fools-inspiration (TrendHunter.com) It is almost the world’s biggest prank day and many people are searching for an April Fool's inspiration to ruin their loved one’s days for a temporary period of time. Listed here are some...]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:12:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/april-fools-inspiration http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fake-snow-car (TrendHunter.com) Police in Germany were very convinced by the actuality of this very crafty fake snow car. It was all part of a prank that ended in a parking ticket. Just as German police were issuing the ticket for...]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:29:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fake-snow-car http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pepsi-commercial (TrendHunter.com) Professional driver Jeff Gordon disguises himself as a dithering gentleman in order to scare the hell out of an unsuspecting car salesman in this Pepsi commercial.  An advertisement for Pepsi...]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:10:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pepsi-commercial http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prank-kit (TrendHunter.com) This prank kit by ThinkGeek is sure to make you an office hero. It may also get you swiftly fired; it really depends on what kind of corporate culture your workplace possesses. The prank kit...]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:02:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prank-kit http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gallon-smashing-harlem-shake (TrendHunter.com) Gallon smashing is the YouTube sensation said to soon be replacing the Harlem Shake in popularity. Starting in the UK, the idea involves purposefully smashing gallons/jugs of juice or milk in a...]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:35:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gallon-smashing-harlem-shake http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-experiment (TrendHunter.com) A viral advertisement campaign for the movie Dead Man Down, the Elevator Murder Experiment video is a social experiment to see what real people’s reactions would be to witnessing a murder in action....]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-experiment http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-delivery-guys (TrendHunter.com) A room full of men dressed in black robes, covering their faces with strange animal masks, gathered around a candle-lit table with eerie music chanting in the background is probably a scene out of a...]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:35:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-delivery-guys http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-dog (TrendHunter.com) These new headphones from the sound experts at DTS sound so realistic that they're able to fool people into thinking they're being attacked by an invisible dog. Like most pranks, the...]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:27:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-dog http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/best-bus-stop (TrendHunter.com) In a brilliant little slice of marketing, mobile communications Qualcomm gave some transit riders some pretty awesome surprises at what has to be the best bus stop ever. In fact, ‘Best Bus Stop...]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:36:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/best-bus-stop http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/remote-control-products (TrendHunter.com) Remote control products have the ability to make everyday life exponentially easier, and in some cases, a lot more fun. They are the perfect solution for pranks in the form of bugs and critters, a...]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:17:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/remote-control-products http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roll-a-nickel (TrendHunter.com) If you manage to sit through this entire video where Parker Reed manages to roll a nickel on a treadmill for over an hour, then I salute you and your ridiculous level of spare time. This is one of...]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:25:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roll-a-nickel http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expensive-starbucks (TrendHunter.com) If you think you had an expensive Starbucks excursion the last time you ordered a vanilla bean latte, you can at least be grateful that your bill didn’t come to $47.30. Well, the coffee would...]]> Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:41:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expensive-starbucks