How to Prank Your Friends and Co-Workers
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I’m convinced that my computer is haunted. At least, it is temporarily. I’ve got a little USB attachment plugged in called the Phantom Keystroker. It’s an easy and fun way to play an awesome prank on others. You don’t have to install any software or drivers for this little gadget to work. All you must do is plug it into any open USB port on a computer, and you’re off!
You can choose from three different annoying modes, or choose to alternate between all three:
- Random mouse movements across the screen.
- Caps-lock turning itself off and on
- Odd garbage text and phrases being randomly “typed” on the screen.
You can choose the frequency these things happen. However, don’t set it too close together. If you set them a bit further apart, your friend or co-worker will be less likely to realize right away it’s a joke… and will think their computer has been possessed!
Keep in mind this is a joke. The mouse buttons aren’t actually clicked, and the caps lock button is never actually “pushed” down. However, you shouldn’t use this on someone’s computer while they are doing work that is critical or unsaved. If they were to think that something is very wrong with their system and shut down to “save” it… yeah. They might lose some work. Use your best judgment before trying this device out on anyone!
Have fun, and lots of laughs!
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3 Comments
Akmal Wardak
January 12th, 2009
at 5:30pm
its an awesome gadget. loved it.
nickjuly4
January 13th, 2009
at 9:15pm
I wonder how students and teachers would react if I were to plug it in a school computer.
Gerry V
January 14th, 2009
at 11:40am
Years ago I worked for an IT department for the government installing front end security on stand alone PCs. My boss desided to pull such a prank by installing a simulated virues which caused all of the alfa numeric letters to drop to the bottom of the screen. I was so busy working on other PCs that I never got to mine until the end of the day. By that time my boss had already left and gotot to tell me what he did. One of my counter parts was in on the joke and told me what happened just so I didn’t perform a format.
I could not let this slide and came up with a plan to get him back. The next morning as my boss came in to door I mentioned about having dicovered a virus and my PC and I immediately called the military police. They were to showup shortly to do an investigation on how this could have posibly happened. Whoever brought this virus to work would be hughly reprimanded.
Can you imagine … our department, was the one incharge of removing virues from government PCs and our own department was the one infested. The irony.
The reaction and expression on my bosses face was absolutely priceless. At that point, he then told me what he had done, was profusely apologetic and at the same time was trying come up with a good excuse for the police. I tried to be as serious as I could and I only managed to last 10 minutes. I couldn’t hold it any longer and the expression on my face finally gave it away. That was OK, it was long enough for me to get my revenge.