Sunday, January 26, 2025
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This is the new home of the Institute of Practical Jokes, Pranks, and Trickery which is the leading institution of higher education for jokes and tomfoolery. We'll be posting regular ideas for practical jokes, pranks, and tricks that you can play on your family, friends, and enemies and we welcome your suggestions and ideas of great practical jokes. The best submissions may earn a place on the Dean's List!
Shaving Cream Under the Door
Shaving Cream Under the Door
This practical joke uses shaving cream and a plastic bag to make a mess on the floor of a room with a locked door. When the victim returns home, he will be surprised to find the floor inside the locked room completely covered with shaving cream. This prank is very good for college dorm rooms where you will have easy access to the hallway outside of the door and where there is often a gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.
Here is how it works:
1) Purchase several cans of shaving cream. Do not purchase the shaving gel; only the foam style of shaving cream will work as it expands the most when sprayed out of the can so you get the most volume possible. You will also need a plastic garbage bag.
2) Empty the cans of shaving cream into the plastic bag so that you are left with a big bag of shaving cream.
3) When the victim is not in his room, place the opening of the plastic garbage bag in the gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.
4) Stomp on the bag to force the shaving cream out of the opening of the bag and into the locked room. By stomping hard, you can project the shaving cream far into the room. This will effectively get the shaving cream all over the floor of the victim's room. Continue doing this until the plastic bag is empty and all of the shaving foam is in the victim's room.
5) Remove the plastic bag, flee the scene, and dispose of the evidence!
This practical joke uses shaving cream and a plastic bag to make a mess on the floor of a room with a locked door. When the victim returns home, he will be surprised to find the floor inside the locked room completely covered with shaving cream. This prank is very good for college dorm rooms where you will have easy access to the hallway outside of the door and where there is often a gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.
Here is how it works:
1) Purchase several cans of shaving cream. Do not purchase the shaving gel; only the foam style of shaving cream will work as it expands the most when sprayed out of the can so you get the most volume possible. You will also need a plastic garbage bag.
2) Empty the cans of shaving cream into the plastic bag so that you are left with a big bag of shaving cream.
3) When the victim is not in his room, place the opening of the plastic garbage bag in the gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.
4) Stomp on the bag to force the shaving cream out of the opening of the bag and into the locked room. By stomping hard, you can project the shaving cream far into the room. This will effectively get the shaving cream all over the floor of the victim's room. Continue doing this until the plastic bag is empty and all of the shaving foam is in the victim's room.
5) Remove the plastic bag, flee the scene, and dispose of the evidence!
Frozen Shaving Cream Bomb
The frozen shaving cream bomb is another practical joke that involves making a mess with shaving cream using unconventional methods. It will allow you to completely fill your victim's mailbox (or other small space, such as a drawer) with shaving cream. This method only requires the prankster to be at the mailbox for less than 10 seconds and is much faster than emptying a can of shaving foam into the box. This prank relies on the fact that shaving cream is highly compressed inside of the can and expands greatly when exposed to air.
Here is how it works:
1) Place a can of shaving cream (foam, not gel) in the freezer for at least one week. If you have access to a very low temperature liquid, such as liquid nitrogen, you can freeze the shaving cream much faster by dipping the can into the liquid nitrogen. Regardless, it is crucial that the shaving cream inside of the can is frozen solid.
2) Get a cooler filled with ice, or dry ice (if available) to transport the shaving cream can and keep it cold and frozen. Dry ice is often available at the grocery store if you ask the butcher. As long as the shaving cream remains frozen, the foam will remain compressed and will not expand.
3) Get a tool that will allow you to cut open the can of shaving cream to reveal the frozen solid cylinder of shaving cream inside. Cut open the can so the frozen chunk of shaving cream is readily available to quickly place in the victim's mailbox or drawer.
4) Drive up to the victim's mailbox and quickly drop the frozen cylinder of shaving foam into the box and drive away. It is a good idea to do this at nighttime so you have some cover from the darkness and so that it is less likely that there will be mail in the box.
5) Wait. Once the frozen chunk of shaving foam is in the victim's mailbox or drawer, it will begin to dethaw and begin to expand and completely fill the mailbox or the drawer. It is likely that the shaving cream will expand so much that it will begin to ooze out of the seams of the box.
Here is how it works:
1) Place a can of shaving cream (foam, not gel) in the freezer for at least one week. If you have access to a very low temperature liquid, such as liquid nitrogen, you can freeze the shaving cream much faster by dipping the can into the liquid nitrogen. Regardless, it is crucial that the shaving cream inside of the can is frozen solid.
2) Get a cooler filled with ice, or dry ice (if available) to transport the shaving cream can and keep it cold and frozen. Dry ice is often available at the grocery store if you ask the butcher. As long as the shaving cream remains frozen, the foam will remain compressed and will not expand.
3) Get a tool that will allow you to cut open the can of shaving cream to reveal the frozen solid cylinder of shaving cream inside. Cut open the can so the frozen chunk of shaving cream is readily available to quickly place in the victim's mailbox or drawer.
4) Drive up to the victim's mailbox and quickly drop the frozen cylinder of shaving foam into the box and drive away. It is a good idea to do this at nighttime so you have some cover from the darkness and so that it is less likely that there will be mail in the box.
5) Wait. Once the frozen chunk of shaving foam is in the victim's mailbox or drawer, it will begin to dethaw and begin to expand and completely fill the mailbox or the drawer. It is likely that the shaving cream will expand so much that it will begin to ooze out of the seams of the box.
Toilet Papering - TPing
Toilet papering, or TPing, a home is a prank that makes a complete mess of a house, trees, and anything else that is high up. It not only makes the victims home look ridiculous to the neighbors, it is also a lot of trouble for the victim to clean up.
Here is how it works:
1) Purchase a large number of toilet paper rolls. It may be a good idea to go to a bulk warehouse club style store such as Costco or Sam's Club to buy in bulk. If you do not want to arouse suspicion of the sales clerks, you can purchase the toilet paper over time.
2) Gather a team of people who will help you to toilet paper a house. It is too big of a job to do yourself and will go much quicker with friends helping you. This prank is also a lot more fun with friends.
3) Scope out the victim's house in advance to make sure there are no gates, barking dogs, or other impediments to your success. Also plan any escape routes that may be necessary if you have to run.
4) Go to the house late at night when the victim will be asleep. You and your team should spread out across the property and throw the toilet paper rolls over the house and over the trees. Throw the roll and the loose end will unravel and be stuck in the tree or on the house. Stay as quiet as possible while doing this so you do not wake the victim. The goal is to cover the house and the trees in as much toilet paper as possible.
5) When you are out of toilet paper, quietly leave the property and drive away. Avoid the temptation to drive by the next day to admire your work unless you can do so very discretely.
This is a good practical joke to combine with planting plastic forks in the laws and putting campaign signs in somebody's lawn.
Here is how it works:
1) Purchase a large number of toilet paper rolls. It may be a good idea to go to a bulk warehouse club style store such as Costco or Sam's Club to buy in bulk. If you do not want to arouse suspicion of the sales clerks, you can purchase the toilet paper over time.
2) Gather a team of people who will help you to toilet paper a house. It is too big of a job to do yourself and will go much quicker with friends helping you. This prank is also a lot more fun with friends.
3) Scope out the victim's house in advance to make sure there are no gates, barking dogs, or other impediments to your success. Also plan any escape routes that may be necessary if you have to run.
4) Go to the house late at night when the victim will be asleep. You and your team should spread out across the property and throw the toilet paper rolls over the house and over the trees. Throw the roll and the loose end will unravel and be stuck in the tree or on the house. Stay as quiet as possible while doing this so you do not wake the victim. The goal is to cover the house and the trees in as much toilet paper as possible.
5) When you are out of toilet paper, quietly leave the property and drive away. Avoid the temptation to drive by the next day to admire your work unless you can do so very discretely.
This is a good practical joke to combine with planting plastic forks in the laws and putting campaign signs in somebody's lawn.
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