Some people demand a lot of attention the second they enter a room. This prank is perfect for pulling on friends or relatives who think they should be greeted with fanfare. All you need are some pots and pans and string to make your victim’s entrance a smashing event.
what you need
* String
* Scissors
* 3 or more pots and pans that have a hole or loop in the handle (or use other nonbreakable objects you can tie a string to)
what you do
THE SETUP
1 Choose a room that your victim walks into a lot. Make sure the room has a door that your victim will pull, not push, to open.
2 Take the string, scissors, and pots and pans into the room and close the door. Place the pots and pans on tables, chairs, or shelves in the room, not too far from the door.
3 Cut a piece of string for each pot. The string should be long enough to reach from the pot to the doorknob—plus about 12 inches extra.
4 Tie one end of each piece of string to the doorknob. Tie the other ends to the pots. Make sure the string is slightly loose so it doesn’t yank the pot off its perch.
PULL THE PRANK
1 Wait for your victim to walk into the room and unleash a cacophony of crashes. If you can’t stand waiting and your victim is within earshot, call out that you need help with something and to come right away.
VERY IMPORTANT PRANKS
V.I.P
Car Trouble
James Thurber is considered by many to be the funniest writer America has ever produced. He was also a practical joker, possibly thanks to his mother and his brother, Roy, both of whom loved inventing pranks. One of Roy’s best jokes took advantage of the fact that his father was very nervous about the family’s car. Whenever they went for a drive, he worried that the engine would suddenly explode. One day Roy gathered up every metal pot, pan, knife, fork, and other kitchen utensil he could find. He wrapped them in a piece of canvas, which he attached to the bottom of the car with a piece of string. He got into the driver’s seat, holding one end of the string, and the family took off on their drive. As soon as he saw his father relax and close his eyes, Roy twitched the string. The metal clattered to the street with a deafening noise. “Stop the car!” the father yelled. “I can’t,” Roy answered. “The engine fell out.” “Almighty!” the father gasped.