Hot Pranks & Cons How-Tos
How To: Build a Diet Coke and Mentos Booby Trap
We've all seen how Diet Coke explodes when you put Mentos in it, but Gianny L has a way to rig a bottle of Diet Coke so that it explodes when you unscrew the cap—the perfect prank!
How To: Prank people with a pay phone
By dialing *5505 and hanging up you can make a pay phone start ringing. It will keep ringing until somebody picks up. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Make a book with a secret compartment
Make Magazine teaches you how to make a book that can hide things in this video!
How To: Con people with change racing
Learn how money and number tricks are manipulated by a magician pro - the art of change racing.
How To: Pick a Fortress 40mm lock
This video shows you how to pick a Fortress 40mm lock. You have to actually pick the lock because you can't bypass it.
How To: Make invisible ink using lemon
Check out this video to learn how to make invisible ink with a lemon. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks! Make invisible ink using lemon.
How To: Make Your Friend's Soda Overflow by Using Prank Ice Cubes with Mentos Frozen Inside
This is an awesome joke you can do on an unsuspecting friend or coworker. Learn how to pull a soda prank using Mentos ice cubes. Watch this practical joke how-to video to find out how to carry out the soda prank on someone using a Mentos frozen ice cube and soda. Everyone loves a cold cup of soda, so they won't be able to resist some frozen ice cubes rigged with Mentos inside. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Cheat on a test with a water bottle
Check out this conning how-to video of the classic water bottle cheat sheet. As an homage to some of our favorite tricks, here's an old one that has been around for ages but some of you may not be aware of. In this video we show you how to utilize modern technology to always have your notes in plain view. We will do this by taking a common object that no one will think twice about and altering it to fit our needs. Watch this video tutorial and learn how easy it is to con your teachers into th...
How To: Make heat sensitive invisible ink
Onion water makes invisible ink. The drawing becomes visible when it is heated. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Make invisible ink with milk
Learn how to create secret messages using only milk. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Make invisible ink with lemon juice
Learn how to make secret messages with lemon juice. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Create secret messages with invisible ink
Video explains how to make and use invisible ink with stuff you find around the house. How to create secret messages for spy kid use and the secret to decoding the message. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Fill a printer cartridge with invisible ink
This is an easy video tutorial about making invisible ink for inkjet printer.Cool for making your important document more safe. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Make invisible ink for April Fools Day
A short tutorial on how to make invisible ink. Just like what spies used to use. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Fake fingerprints
Steal someone else's fingerprints, use identity thief powders, & photograph the prints. Print the 3d prints & adhere to your fingers!
How To: Prank hack a computer mouse
This video tutorial demonstrates a mouse-hacking simple prank sure to annoy any friend or colleague. To replicate this hack, you'll need a mouse and a musical key chain. The steps are roughly as follows: First, open up the mouse. Looking inside, find and remove the scroll wheel, then pull out the mouse's old cable. Take a musical key chain and open it up. Find the musical module with two red LEDs. Carefully glue them to the right-click. Then put the LEDs where the mouse's laser is before fitt...
How To: Pick the lock on your front door
Use the powers of lock picking for good and get yourself back in the house when you've locked yourself out! No need to climb through windows, this video shows you how to pick the lock on your front door. You need a tension bar and a lock pick. Pick the lock on your front door.
How To: Crack the code on any Masterlock
Unlocking the secrets to the Masterlock by cracking the code. Crack the code on any Masterlock.
How To: Make a secret compartmant out of an electrical outlet
This will demonstrate how to build a hidden compartment / diversion safe out of an electric outlet.
How To: Make a hollow book hidden compartment
Learn how to create a secret place to stash your spy gear, contraband, or other hidden objects within a hollowed out book.
How To: Make fake poop
This video is a guide that shows you how to make a fake poop out of an empty household roll of toilet paper. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Make fake tears with Vapor Rub
Making fake tears by staring off into the distance can take a while. Here is a quick way to get the water works rolling. Don't get it in your eyes though.
How To: Zap RFID chips
This is how you destroy an RFID chip. Hit an RFID tag with an EM pulse from a microwave and it will combust. May not be the best solution for destroying embedded licenses or passports, but if you're desperate and without a hammer--- go for it.
How To: Pick tubular locks
A lockpicking tutorial by DevonLocks.Com - How to pick tubular locks.
How To: Pick a security pin lock
By DevonLocks.Com - Security pins can be a pain. This video shows you how to bypass them. See our other video on how to spot them.
How To: Do three easy pranks
Learn how to set up 3 simple harmless pranks. - Wild Mouse
How To: Prank a computer with a fake error message in Windows
Type in whatever error message you want and you can prank your friends and coworkers.
How To: Make fake prank poop
All you need is corn crisp and paint to make this piece of crap. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Crack a Master Lock No5 Padlock with a soda can shim
Here is a short instructional video describing the weakness of large Master brand locks. See how to crack a Master Lock #5 with a soda can shim. It is so easy to hack and crack open almost any type of lock if you know its weaknesses. The only tool you really need to open a lock is an aluminum can shim made from a soda can. Check out this how-to video and embark on your new career in delinquency.
How To: Con a Vending Machine & Get 2 Cokes for the Cost of 1
Follow these step by step instructions to learn how to hack a vending machine, giving you two Cokes for the price of one. You and your friends will love this cool vending machine con. Never go thirsty again. Just check out this instructional video and start hacking vending. Machines nowadays are SO smart that they know you haven't received your drink and give your money back. Humans nowadays are SO smart that we can make ourselves not receive drinks we paid for, get our money back, and then b...
How To: Hack a Pepsi Machine
Learn how to con a vending Pepsi machine and access a secret (but benign) debug menu with this hack how-to video. While this hack won't get you any free soda, you might, at the very least, impress your friends with it. For complete instructions for this simple, pushbutton hack, take a look at this instructional video!
How To: Make a ring of fire
Watch and learn how to make a flame spin in circles!. Create different patterns with low heat flames.
How To: Get into any party or past any bouncer at a club
Need to get into that club but can't seem to get past the bouncers? Here's a trick: dress like a DJ and chances are you'll have no problem getting in.
Raining Stupid: How to Prank People with a Water Bucket & Broomstick
Dupe your friends with this super simple prank. Trick them into holding a bowl full of water up against the ceiling with a stick. Then leave. They won't be able to move without dumping water all over themselves. It's a classic April Fool's Day prank, but can be done anytime you want to make your brother cry.
How To: Play the aluminum foil prank on a coworker
Giving your colleague’s office or cubicle a makeover is a nifty practical joke. You will need aluminum foil and a camera. Cover up the entire surface of the office with foil, wrapping down everything down to pens. Watch this video pranking tutorial and learn how to play an aluminum foil practical joke. Play the aluminum foil prank on a coworker.
How To: Play the buried cubicle prank on a coworker
There’s one in every office – a worker who spends oanmore time ming about how much he has to do than actually doing it. Here’s a way to add to his load. Play the buried cubicle prank on a coworker.
How To: Wrap a toilet seat as a prank
Wrapping the toilet seat is a great prank if you want to piss people off—literally. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Short Sheet the Bed
Next time you're stuck making someone's bed, do the short sheet trick. It's an oldie but a goodie. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Booby trap a coworker’s chair
Here’s a quick and easy way to rattle your office mate and get some good laughs at the same time. Booby trap a coworker’s chair.
How To: Pull off the office bathroom prank
Make sure you use the facilities before you put this office bathroom trick into hilarious effect. You will need several pairs of shoes and slacks, as well as newspapers. Make everyone in the office think all the bathroom stalls are occupied. Check out this video practical joke tutorial and learn how to prank the office bathroom.