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Kid Brings Camera Taser to School, Almost Gets Tased by Cops
Remember that camera modded to shock anyone who used it? Some genius thought it would be absolutely hilarious to use it at school. (Okay, it would be.) Anyway! The mischievous little bastard didn't even get the chance to zap the schoolyard bully before the cops swooped in and busted his ass, though they deprived us of ironic hilarity by not tasing him. Instead, they slapped him with possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds, attempted assault and breach of peace. So try this at home, not at school, kids. [WCBS via Geekologie]
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Dealzmodo: Free TV Scrambling Micro Spy Remote at ThinkGeek
If you purchase $25 worth of stuff from ThinkGeek, right now they're tossing in a free Micro Spy Remote, which lets you futz with the volume and channels on almost any TV—or you can turn them off altogether. Just punch in the coupon code SPORTS when you order your next case of Bawls. Oh, and um, you didn't hear about this from us. [Bargainst]
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I had no idea this is how the system works at gas stations. This'll probably make you think twice before smoking a cigarette while filling your tank next time you're at the pump. Now if only there was some way to trigger it from afar… [Glumbert] More »
Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea
I had no idea this is how the system works at gas stations. This'll probably make you think twice before smoking a cigarette while filling your tank next time you're at the pump. Now if only there was some way to trigger it from afar… [Glumbert] More »
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You may or may not remember a video of a hilarious prank pulled a number of years ago involving a bunch of guys hijacking drive-thru window frequencies. Basically, they were able to say whatever they pleased to ordering customers. It is an awesome prank, but just how they managed to pull it off was always somewhat of a mystery...until now. The creators have developed a video that illustrates everything that you need to pull this prank off—including some CB radios and a sacrificial toaster. It may cost you a few bucks, but the small investment pales in comparison to the fun you can have. Check out the video after the break.
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How to Hijack a Fast Food Drive-Thru Frequency
You may or may not remember a video of a hilarious prank pulled a number of years ago involving a bunch of guys hijacking drive-thru window frequencies. Basically, they were able to say whatever they pleased to ordering customers. It is an awesome prank, but just how they managed to pull it off was always somewhat of a mystery...until now. The creators have developed a video that illustrates everything that you need to pull this prank off—including some CB radios and a sacrificial toaster. It may cost you a few bucks, but the small investment pales in comparison to the fun you can have. Check out the video after the break.
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Forgive the headline, but it's true! The annoying background music is ripped from Noah Kalina's 'net famous "everyday" video, but it's laid over a montage of the camera's (re)construction, which re-routes the battery's juice through the hand of the sucker holding the camera, giving them a nasty little shock. For your own safety, if you nail someone with this, make sure they're either a) smaller than you or b) incapacitated by the jolt. [Pyro Electro, Thanks Chris]
This Camera Is Shocking (Sorry)
Forgive the headline, but it's true! The annoying background music is ripped from Noah Kalina's 'net famous "everyday" video, but it's laid over a montage of the camera's (re)construction, which re-routes the battery's juice through the hand of the sucker holding the camera, giving them a nasty little shock. For your own safety, if you nail someone with this, make sure they're either a) smaller than you or b) incapacitated by the jolt. [Pyro Electro, Thanks Chris]
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Phantom Keystroker Sets Makes Working With You Even More Irritating
If you're the "fun" guy in your office (and I'm guessing you are), you'll love the Phantom Keystroker. This little USB device is sure to drive anyone who has it hooked up to their machine insane: it randomly moves the mouse around and types out garbage text at random intervals, making the victim think their computer is busted and making work near-impossible. Sure, it's a little mean-spirited, but you're so good-looking there's no way anyone can stay mad at you. Right? [Product Page]
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Sound Gadgets Get On Your Nerves When Darkness Falls
These little gadgets are perfect for really really annoying your house mates: flip one on and conceal it somewhere, and until it's dark it does nothing. When the lights are off the fun starts, as the box starts to emit either the distant sounds of dripping water or a barking dog. Of course, your victim will turn the lights on to hunt down the problem, and the box falls silent. Brilliant. We love them, in a very seven-year-old kid amused by whoopee cushion and fart-powder kinda way. Available for about $10 each. [Red Ferret]
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BoingBoing Gadgets vs. AT&T
Joel Johnson, former ed of Giz and buddy, went on a small internet television show, decked out Leno style with a real band, an audience and a full staff. He was brought on to talk about the cheery and harmless subject of gadgets (how cute!) but instead, turned it into an audience participated bitch fest against AT&T's plans to filter the internet and wiretapping. They called cut after he hijacked the segment, and made him do a second take. It appears they called cut because all that lavish setup, the musicians and the gear and the space, all were paid for by AT&T, the sole sponsor. More »
giz banned from ces and loving it
A Gizmodo writer has been banned from CES for a prank. But when I see some fellow press damning us for the joke, I feel sorry for them: When did journalists become the protectors of corporations? When did this industry, defined by pranksters like Woz, get so serious and in-the-pocket of big business? This is totally pathetic.
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Giz Banned For Life and Loving It: On Pranks and Civil Disobedience at CES
A Gizmodo writer has been banned from CES for a prank. But when I see some fellow press damning us for the joke, I feel sorry for them: When did journalists become the protectors of corporations? When did this industry, defined by pranksters like Woz, get so serious and in-the-pocket of big business? This is totally pathetic.
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CES has no shortage of displays. And when MAKE offered us some TV-B-Gone clickers to bring to the show, we pretty much couldn't help ourselves. We shut off a TV. And then another. And then a wall of TVs. And we just couldn't stop. (And Panasonic, you're so lucky that 150-incher didn't have an active IR port.) It was too much fun, but watching this video, we realize it probably made some people's jobs harder, and I don't agree with that (Especially Motorola). We're sorry. [Thanks to Phil Torrone for the gear, video, editing and mischief by Richard Blakeley]
Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
CES has no shortage of displays. And when MAKE offered us some TV-B-Gone clickers to bring to the show, we pretty much couldn't help ourselves. We shut off a TV. And then another. And then a wall of TVs. And we just couldn't stop. (And Panasonic, you're so lucky that 150-incher didn't have an active IR port.) It was too much fun, but watching this video, we realize it probably made some people's jobs harder, and I don't agree with that (Especially Motorola). We're sorry. [Thanks to Phil Torrone for the gear, video, editing and mischief by Richard Blakeley]
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Google Maps Catches Sophisticated High School Football Field Prank
There's not much to add to this other than "ha ha, you got penis'ed", but we're somewhat curious as to how this thing went down. Was this a prank from a rival school? Was it self-inflicted? Is this their mascot? (Go Fighting Wangs!) Is it still there? We suppose it's pretty apropos that the school is located on Shaft Road. [Google Maps - Thanks Daniel!]
fantastic fecal fun!
Bathroom Louie Helps you Drop a Deuce
Had enough of the pooping gadgets yet? Yeah, me neither. Bathroom Louie is a little guy who provides a bit of bowel encouragement. It is sound-activated. When bathroom Louie hears some bodily noises he will start making more repulsive noises of his own from every orifice followed by wiggling an a "Hal-le-lu-jah!" at the end. I'm not sure how a pooping toy would encourage my own bodily functions, but regardless, this device is wildly inappropriate in any bathroom. $21. More »
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Wired: Top Nerd Pranks
Wired recently published a rundown of geek pranks—better known as tech jokes that the 1337 play on the normals. Their doozies include:- Switch Keyboards to Dvorak
- Hide a Mouse's Trackball
- Use Mac Remote to F&*# With People, Making Them Weep Into Their Lattes
Here's a prank for you, Wired. How about you switch your own keyboard to Dvorak so you can't write any more April Fools' jokes and we can all get back to reading real news? More »
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Gawker Video Prank, Plus Challenge
Most of you have heard of the Mosquito Ringtone, or Teen Buzz, by now. Originally developed as a security device to keep those pesky kids away from your shops, this high frequency pitch was quickly hijacked by terrorist youth who used the weapon for their own text-messaging-during-class gain. More »
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Chinese Artists Take a VW Down the Hershey Highway for V-Day
The Valentine's Day madness has apparently spread around the world, as evidenced by this chocolate-covered Volkswagen Beetle parked in front of a supermarket in China. After first wrapping the vehicle in plastic, seven enterprising car company employees slathered on 440 pounds of chocolate, resulting in the day's biggest internal-combustion chocolate truffle. More »
cellphones
Four conclusions can be drawn upon by the above video, found by our compadres over at Consumerist.
1. Cingular employees have stupid pranks.
2. Cingular employees are racist
3. Cingular media phones are horrible at recording video
4. Cingular is obviously not getting enough business. More »
Cingular Employees at their Finest
Four conclusions can be drawn upon by the above video, found by our compadres over at Consumerist.
1. Cingular employees have stupid pranks.
2. Cingular employees are racist
3. Cingular media phones are horrible at recording video
4. Cingular is obviously not getting enough business. More »
12:47 PM on Wed Oct 4 2006
By Travis Hudson
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Drop Those Calls like a Bad Habit
This is the "Pocket Get off the Phone Excuse Machine," yes, the longest and most obvious product name ever. This is a pocket device that can play six different sounds that would give you a good excuse to get off the phone. The sounds include a crying baby, insistent doorbell ring, a siren, a loud static sound, screeching brakes followed by a car crash, and a knock knock followed by "Chinese food, delivery." This could definitely get you out of some tight situations, but on the other hand it could make some interesting funny situations if it were ever to go off in your pants unexpectedly. More »
4:46 PM on Mon Dec 12 2005
By Travis Hudson
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4 comments
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