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10 Pranks That Totally Backfired

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Pranks can be hilarious, but they can also go horribly wrong. Scare pranks are the most likely to backfire, potentially landing someone in the hospital. Even tame pranks can take a turn for the worse. This list shows pranks that ended in arrests, tasings, and cancelled weddings. People got hurt, employees were fired, and suspensions were handed out. The more you learn about pranks gone wrong, the more you'll think twice about playing a joke. Pull a prank and you might get a fist in the face or a lawsuit. You'll probably end up on the internet too. So, which of these pranks went the worst?

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    Image shows a prank gone wrong: 'Why You Shouldn’t Prank Anyone with a Solid Right Hook'.


    High school lacks pranks. Now, we film them and share them globally. A standard scare prank failed; the victim, being interviewed, turned aggressive.

    He did not scream back. Instead, he leaned in and gave the masked prankster karma.

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    Image shows a kid's prank career cut short.


    A small child’s prank ended fast. His father unknowingly stopped the scary ghost act. The toddler faced rejection when his father opened the closet door to grab his coat, knocking the ghostly kid down.

    The kid can still be proud his ghost game fooled no one.

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    Image shows a prank foiled by an excellent exit strategy.


    The popular exorcist maze prank circulated online. If you plan a bigger prank, avoid targeting someone with a strong exit strategy.

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    Image shows a situation where someone runs away after pranking.


    To pull off a prank, execute it perfectly. Also, learn how to escape before payback hits. Pranksters get high on adrenaline; the trick is to run from your target, not toward them.

    Forget this rule, and only you blame the results of your actions.

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    Image shows gallon smashing results in a broken jaw.

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    A London prankster learned Second Amendment rights filming pranks in the US for his Facebook page. Trying to enter a stranger’s car (at 1:30 in the video), the victimpulled a gun on him and told him to get out of his car

    The Brit fled and learned the lesson his ancestors taught about 200 years ago.

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    After a Lamborghini driver rudely cut off two men, the pair followed the car to teach the motorist a lesson. The Lambo owner exited his car and found the prankster pulling up his pants with toilet paper and poop on the hood.

    Before the man explained it was fake poop, the prankeeThe prank escalates quickly; he pulled out an electroshock weapon and tased the man.The prank went from zero to sixty in under sixty seconds, sending him to the ground convulsing.

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    Image shows a water balloon prank gone wrong.

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    Image shows a Sparse Academic Fennec Fox GIF.


    Bad pranks often work better when they look fake. This masked man startles a woman at home. Her flight makes the real prank for the viewer.

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    A Chinese woman wanted to test her future husband's devotion. She pranked him by making herself look older for wedding photos. She sought to see if he still loved her.

    The husband did not like the stunt. He scolded her for her actions.The husband called off the wedding.He left her crying in the streets.

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