It has been another busy April Fools on the Internet in 2015. We take a look at some of the funniest pranks to hit cyberspace.
From Jeremy Clarkson to President Putin, from MS-DOS to … well, Jeremy Clarkson again. It’s all here.
The Economist has reported that the on-going Russia Ukraine conflict could be decided by a single martial arts combat fight between Presidents Putin and Poroshenko – that’s if Putin responds to the challenge that is up for grabs for the next 24 hours.
In other news, ”Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s finance minister, has floated the idea of settling the terms of its bail-out by arm-wrestling Angela Merkel and representatives of the “troika” of creditors on a tag-team basis.”
That’s something we’d very much like to see.
Popular procrastinating website The Lad Bible had their fun too, claiming to show leaked CCTV footage of the Jeremy Clarkson “fracas” – UK readers will know what we mean.
Instead of tuning in to see the Top Gear punch his producer in the face over food, viewers were presented with Family Guy’s Peter Griffith fighting that weird bird thing he always seems to be duelling with. Only Jeremy Clarkson’s face is stitched over Peter’s face.
However when we imagine the fight in our heads, it’s pretty much an accurate account. See the video here.
Selfie sticks are soo last year.
Footwear company Miz Mooz have got in on the act too, with the Selfie Shoe, so you never miss a moment when out and about. Just stick your phone in your shoe, extend leg to desired location and snap.
You won’t look ridiculous at all. Miz-Mooz guarantees it.
It was probably inevitable that Clarkson was going to be the butt of quite a few April Fools pranks and such has it turned out. The Independent reported that Clarkson was to be appointed the “special advisor on Transport” to the Prime Minister David Cameron, whilst The Guardian reported that Clarkson has just joined their campaign in support of fossil fuel divestment, asserting that being sacked from the BBC was a “wake up call” that he needed to reconsider the size of his carbon footprint.
You can’t make thus stuff up! Oh, well no, actually you can.
Ever think that your smartphone just had too many features you didn’t need? Wanted a phone that stripped things back to the basics? Microsoft may just have the answer, as they announce that they’ve bringing one of the first operating systems ever to mobile, the ubiquitous MS-DOS.
Any computer aficionado over 30 will remember the days long past when MS-DOS reigned supreme. Its simple black and white command line interface and iconic C:\ prompt will fill an eternal place in our hearts, and mobile lovers will love to see this desktop OS make a come-back on the mobile platform.
Just to think, calling a friend will be as simple as typing in
Need to run the Facebook App? Simple
Well okay, it’s not happening. Which is genuinely kinda disappointing.
See Microsoft’s promotion video here.
When you’re talking about credible scientists, they don’t get more credible than the minds at CERN, and those researching at the Large Hadron Collider, who today confirmed the power of “The Force”.
Run. Run far away.
Ever think you’re Internet is just too fast? There’s never time to go to the toilet. Stare at the ceiling. Even take up a spot of meditation. Everything just loads so quickly all the time!
Not any more, since Google Fiber have introduced “Dial-up Mode”. Now you can feel like you’re living in the 1990s again, when you were able to get so much more done.
Ever wanted to know what Amazon looked like back in 1999? Now you can, as when you visit the popular retail website you will be presented with a screenshot of how the site looked 16 years ago.
Ever wanted to really get fully immersed in those parts of the video game where you find yourself underwater? No problem, as soon as your video game character gets into the water, just pause the game, synch your console to your Flow Goggles and head off to the local swimming pool. The console transmits the game to your goggles, and your goggles & motion-wear arm and leg bands transmits your actions back to your console, for a fully immersive experience! Watch Sony’s brilliant video below-
Ever been bored of the music playing in the YouTube video currently playing on your computer? No worries, YouTube have introduced a Darube button on each video that once pressed will play a 1 second clip of Sandstorm by Darube. Now all your videos can sound the same!
Ideal.
Whilst these pranks may be relatively harmless, always be on the watch out for more serious pranks designed to really cause some damage. You know, like the claims that you can submerge your newly “waterproof” iPhone in a glass of water…
What was your favourite prank of 2015? Did you fall for any April Fools jokes? Let us know below.
