If laughter is the universal language and creativity knows no boundaries, then harmless pranks are definitely the best of both worlds! And if you were planning for a fun prank or two, then the ones mentioned in this enthralling Reddit thread will be exactly what you’re looking for. And if not, you’ll at least have an entertaining minute reading them - that’s for sure.
Now, once we started digging around in this awesome AskReddit thread, we uncovered some very profound truths - the very best pranks were the ones that had the factor of the unexpected nailed perfectly yet left the receiver in tears of joy rather than tears of any other kind. Sure, such funny, harmless pranks do require a bit of unconventional thinking, but that’s just an added bonus of an added brain-xercise. However, if you’ve overexercised in that department, there’s definitely no harm in borrowing some of these cool pranks and adapting them to your own circumstances, whatever they might be!
Oh, and one more thing - because these good pranks come straight from a Reddit thread and have been tried and tested by actual people, you can rest assured they’re very effective and truly funny! So, scroll on down below, check out the funny pranks, and give your vote to the best ones. Lastly, don’t share this list with the person you’re trying to trick!
#1
wino4eva said:
"Hard boil their eggs and put them in back in the box secretly."
"Hard boil their eggs and put them in back in the box secretly."
irsic replied:
"This actually happened to me once, but at a store. Was buying eggs from a local mart to bake a cake. Later, went to crack open the eggs only to find all the eggs had been hardboiled.
"This actually happened to me once, but at a store. Was buying eggs from a local mart to bake a cake. Later, went to crack open the eggs only to find all the eggs had been hardboiled.
Returned to the store immediately, showed the cashiers and they both just looked at each others and exclaim, 'F*ckin' Mike.'"
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67points
#2
terriblueberry said:
"I have placed 9 lollipops in various places of a colleagues cubical and numbered them 1-10 obviously skipping a number. Drives them crazy not being able to find the last one."
"I have placed 9 lollipops in various places of a colleagues cubical and numbered them 1-10 obviously skipping a number. Drives them crazy not being able to find the last one."
TedioreTwo replied:
"Prompt said 'harmless,' not psychological torture."
"Prompt said 'harmless,' not psychological torture."
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61points
#3
"Two of my high school teachers were in a prank war. This was my favorite prank they did:
Hide walkie talkie. My teacher hid his on top of the ceiling tile above the other teacher's desk.
Periodically meow into walkie talkie."
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59points
#4
YourBelovedCountOlaf said:
"Duck tape a few harmonicas to the bottom of the front of their car. The more the better. They will hear a strange noise while driving. It may take them a while to notice, but it's one of those subtle things that can make a person thing they're going crazy."
"Duck tape a few harmonicas to the bottom of the front of their car. The more the better. They will hear a strange noise while driving. It may take them a while to notice, but it's one of those subtle things that can make a person thing they're going crazy."
bananathudnutspow replied:
"You just invented the car-monica."
"You just invented the car-monica."
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52points
#5
“If there is something new (example: coffee machine, printer) Put a sticker on there that says ‘Voice Activated’ and the company’s logo, prepare to watch people talk to a machine and have it do nothing.”
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52points
#6
Ineedzthetube said:
"My three year old 'found' my car keys three days in a row. Unbeknownst to me she was hiding the keys, so she could be the hero. I was pranked by a toddler."
"My three year old 'found' my car keys three days in a row. Unbeknownst to me she was hiding the keys, so she could be the hero. I was pranked by a toddler."
LilGoughy replied:
"Not only pranked, but outsmarted.
"Not only pranked, but outsmarted.
That toddler is going places."
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52points
#7
heeero said:
"Empty a bunch of tylenol capsules. Fill with kool-aid and place them in the shower head. When they shower, the capsules will dissolve and stage 1 will be complete."
"Empty a bunch of tylenol capsules. Fill with kool-aid and place them in the shower head. When they shower, the capsules will dissolve and stage 1 will be complete."
WillchairJimmy replied:
"Whoa, great idea. Would this work with alca-seltzer tablets, making a foamy terror-shower??"
"Whoa, great idea. Would this work with alca-seltzer tablets, making a foamy terror-shower??"
Rushrofl replied:
"Alca-seltzer and kool aid."
"Alca-seltzer and kool aid."
Commenter replied:
"Calm down, Satan."
"Calm down, Satan."
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47points
#8
"One of my favs from college. (house of 4 guys) three of us waited until the 4th fell asleep. About 15 mins later we bust open his door and run into his room shouting things like 'DUDE WAKE UP', 'OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING' 'QUICK (name) YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO'. All while we are handing him random objects such as a stapler, cheese, notebooks etc. We got him about 30 feet outside until he realized what he had in his hands and that we were laughing."
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46points
#9
“Tape on the bottom of a computer mouse. Or... take a screenshot of your friend’s desktop, then make that their background. Create a new folder and place all the desktop icons in it. They will click around on all the pictures of the icons and have no idea why they aren’t working.”
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41points
#10
"I used to live in a college dorm with 5 other girls. All of our bedroom doors opened inward, facing each other in a hexagonal shape. I took skipping rope and tied each door handle to its opposite-facing neighbour. Stood in the middle of my 6-point masterpiece and started blaring 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. Loudly. Maniacal shenanigans ensued."
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40points
#11
demontague said:
"If your sink has one of those handheld gadgets that sprays when you turn the faucet on, just stick a rubber band around that thing and wait. When they go to get a drink of water all unexpectedly they'll suddenly get sprayed. No stains, very little mess, preparation time: roughly 10 seconds."
"If your sink has one of those handheld gadgets that sprays when you turn the faucet on, just stick a rubber band around that thing and wait. When they go to get a drink of water all unexpectedly they'll suddenly get sprayed. No stains, very little mess, preparation time: roughly 10 seconds."
apapachie replied:
"My older brother tried to do this, ended up forgetting about it and spraying himself."
"My older brother tried to do this, ended up forgetting about it and spraying himself."
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38points
#12
cornshartz said:
"When you finish a jar of mayonnaise, rinse it out as best as you can and fill it with vanilla pudding. Bring it to a public setting like a park or a library, and just eat it with a spoon."
"When you finish a jar of mayonnaise, rinse it out as best as you can and fill it with vanilla pudding. Bring it to a public setting like a park or a library, and just eat it with a spoon."
canibalbarca replied:
"One of my friends is a librarian, and I did this once when I went and had lunch with him. His co workers looked at me like I was committing a war crime... I have never seen people look so genuinely upset at something."
"One of my friends is a librarian, and I did this once when I went and had lunch with him. His co workers looked at me like I was committing a war crime... I have never seen people look so genuinely upset at something."
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38points
#13
“There was that one on here a few years ago where the guy kept a hidden bottle of ketchup and would refill the empty bottle just enough to have ketchup for the next day until his wife thought they had a magic ketchup bottle.”
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38points
#14
trim_dougherty said:
"My wife put Orajel in the bristles of my toothbrush. Didn't notice until my entire mouth was completely numb.
"My wife put Orajel in the bristles of my toothbrush. Didn't notice until my entire mouth was completely numb.
I knew I picked a good one."
beanieb replied:
"Did this to my sister. Hilarity ensued. She couldn't talk right for a good 20 minutes, which made it even better when she tried to tattle on me."
"Did this to my sister. Hilarity ensued. She couldn't talk right for a good 20 minutes, which made it even better when she tried to tattle on me."
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36points
#15
"I had a full beard and needed a change. Went upstairs and cut off an inch, then back to watching TV with family and hanging out.. Cut off another inch ever 20 minutes. Many hours later, I can down with just a Charlie Chaplin and my daughter was like... 'dad, what the heck happened to your face'....lol"
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36points
#16
"Before my wife and I started dating I put googly eyes on EVERYTHING in her fridge."
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36points
#17
"Tell him you've switched the contacts in his phone around, but don't actually do it."
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34points
#18
“Set their text tone to a camera sound, and text them while they’re in a public restroom.”
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34points
#19
"Stick a small helium balloon in the toilet and close the lid. When it opens the balloon will float out and startle them, could even draw a face. Don't let it get wet."
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33points
#20
"My family has a portrait of an ancestor of ours that was painted by a fairly famous painter hanging up in their dining room. So I found an electronic copy of the painting online and did some quick photoshopping to switch his face with my own. I got the edited painting printed at Staples and replace the original one night. Then I just sat back and waited till someone noticed."
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33points