Pranks are fun but they are a bit risky. Magician Rich Ferguson hit the streets with a friends posing as a scared girlfriend. The girl set up random guys into thinking she needed help from a psycho ex-boyfriend. The random guys, of course, were happy to help a pretty lady. What happened next, you'll have to watch and see play out:
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I believe in the Law of Attraction. What if you could create that for someone without them knowing? I hit the streets with my wife and a couple friends to see if it was possible. In this social experiment, we decided to give a homeless man a "lucky chip" and see if it would have any affect on him. It was a success! As they day went on, we could clearly see this guy named Brandon become more connected with people, engaged and happy. Later in the afternoon, I happen to run into him again and he had crafted a holder and necklace for the poker chip... which he called his "lucky chip!"
Watch the video and stop by anyone like "Bongo" and say hi. You never know who you'll find hidden under dirty clothes and crazy hair!
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I wanted to share a new body scanning prank and social experiment we did this week. Most of our prank videos involved magic or psychology that shock or surprise people. It's all bout large or funny reactions. This time, we turned up the heat on the meaning of the prank and tested people ability to put up with ridiculous rules and regulations.
We set up a mobile booth to scan people before they could go into a store. What they saw was us stopping a young lady, scanning her and revealing her naked body for all to see. Of course, she was in on it. Once she was scanned and allowed into the store, we turned to the next person in line... Boy did they have mixed reactions! Enjoy!
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It's time to prank and scare people for Halloween! What better way than do an entire series of pranks and tricks on people than a whole month of practical jokes and scams!? We set up a dozen pranks at Rocket Fizz in San Luis Obispo. Many more to come! Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Here's the return of the Human Chair prank, but this time, it's the Halloween edition!
Here's some fake candy container pranks. Watch as people dig for candy and get the shock of a face screaming at them. Another prank involves the candy container with an apparent fake arm ... that secretly switches for a real arm! It's prank within a prank to get those who think they know what we are up to!
Of course, I can't leave you without showing you our favorite Halloween Scare ever!
Imagine walking into a creepy, gum covered alley and finding a guy that looses his head...
If you are coming through the Central Coast, be sure to stop by Rocket Fizz and say hello to my friends there... and take a seat... I dare you!
Rocket Fizz, 699 Higuera Sreet, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 543-07632
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Looking to learn magic tricks? Look no further! Jay Sankey, one of my favorite thinkers in magic, stopped by my YouTube Channel to share some fun tricks anyone can do anytime. Check out these FOUR FREE TRICKS you can set up in seconds! I love teaching easy to do magic that have big impact. Unless you are going to do magic for a living, it's pointless to learn advanced psychology, pick-picketing and sleight of hand when you can be up and running in one minute! Enjoy my friends!
Was that not a blast to watch? 11 minutes went by in a blink. No, it was not hypnosis. It's the clean and fun teaching of my bud Jay Sankey. He teaches ENDLESS tricks over in his camp. Check it out at InsideDeception.com - You can tell him "The Ice Breaker" sent you. It's great stuff for all ages and skill levels. While you are here, check out my "Dating Magic" book.
If you are still reading and did not watch the video, the four tricks consist of:
1. Breaking a piece of stir stick off and making it vanish and appear under any location... a friends purse, a friends coffee, etc. 2. A hilarious "phone" trick! Make your phone vanish, catch on fire, break it, crush it or roll it into a ball and kick it away. 3. An awesome prediction with fire and fingers... No, don't worry, we are professionals: Imagine drawing a hand on a napkin. Let your friend light a match and burn the underside of any finger they choose(on the napkin silly, not you!). "OUCH!" you say... and immediately show a massive blister PHYSICALLY on your finger tip THEY burned on the paper. I know you will be doing this today! :) 4. Lastly, a great bar bet to get a girls phone number!
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I was on the Today Show Live on April 1st doing a secret prank followed by a segment where I'll teach some quick tricks you can do at home. If you missed it, take a look!
First... What makes a good prank? To begin with, catching someone in a vulnerable position! Secondly, a prank should not be expensive, harm anyone or cause damage. Thirdly, it's great when the "victim" does the prank on themselves after you set it up and walk away. Most importantly, there needs to be some sort of cleverness involved. For instance, jumping out of a trashcan. WEAK. It's nothing more than scaring someone. The reason the head-drop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsL_JDtVbww) works so well is because it's surprising...AND they were not only surprised but wondered HOW it could be happening. Speaking of adding more layers to a prank, it does not get much more vulnerable and simple than this spider prank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DaU4qoSQA
Being that April Fools falls on a workday this year, perhaps you need a good one for the office! Here's some simple ones:
1. Something like making a bunch of copies of a paperclip. Then take that stack of paper and put it back in the machine for use. When someone makes a copy, they will assume there is a paperclip (or whatever you copied) under the lid. But when they look for the paperclip under the copy lid, they can not find it. They try a copy again. Then again... Oh, the "fun" keeps delivering...
2. Take a drawer out of a desk (if it's that type of desk) and put a squeaky toy (like a dog toy) behind it so it squeaks when they open and shut the door.
3. Place a pair of shoes with a couple shipping tubes inside to act like legs with pants or shorts over them and down to the shoes to appear like someone is sitting/occupying a toilet stall. Just leave it there all day...
4. If you happen to work in an office with foam ceiling tiles, place a persons cell phone ABOVE a panel over their desk... then repeatedly call them and watch them search for their phone. The sound will be muffled to throw off where it is.
5. Get everyone you can to call in sick. Of course, you better have a really nice boss since they are going to stress out for a day trying to figure out what to do! When they arrive to work, be sure everyone is there before the boss arrives.
Here's a handful of a great pranks that do not cost much to create and can be implemented quickly:
1. Spider on toilet paper prank. KILLER. It cost nothing if you have a fake plastic spider or very little to get one. It is attached to the BACKSIDE of a paper roll. This causes the victim to give the illusion the spider is running after them when the vicim pulls the paper. Awesome effect. This certainly gets people in a very vulnerable position as well. Check, check. check.
2. No-suck straw. It's a fun and harmless prank to tie a knot in the end of a straw and wait for the quick opportunity to swap it with a friends straw in their drink. Then you wait for them to take a sip... Easy and fun joke.
3. Spider on string. Enough said... Having a spider "drop" near you or on you is a classic and will work forever. See some reactions here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57o3QAP2QWU
4. For husbands and wives... something "clean" like the endless soapy head. Basically, lets say you are showering and rinsing out your hair... Meanwhile, your husband secretly adds much more shampoo to the top of your head! You keep rinsing and rinsing...
5. Epoxy money to the ground and watch people try to grab it... doing it an evening before at a busy walkway is great.
6. Putting salt into someone's toothbrush.
7. Moving someone's car somewhere else can really freak them out depending on when and where you do it.
8. Replacing salt with sugar at the table.
9. Stick a slightly wet sponge (or piece of sponge) deep into the toe of someone's shoe. They wont know what hit them when they put the shoe on...
10. If it's raining, dropping shredded paper or confetti into a closed umbrella. It takes a second to drop it in as you walk by.
11. Change every clock in the house back and hour so they arrive an hour early to whatever starts their day.
12. Of course, the classic rubber band on the hose sprayer at the kitchen sink! It can really make someone upset though if they are running off to work! They turn on the faucet and get sprayed.
13. Reverse a lock and handle on a door so someone locks themselves IN a room.
14. Adjust volumes on radios, computers and TV's really loud then turn them off so when they are turned on it will be crazy loud.
15. Take a screen capture of someone's computer screen and open that image full screen. They will not be able to click what they think are their folders and documents!
16. Crushing a plastic cup under your armpit as it looks like you twist your neck, crack your wrist, break your neck, etc. Always gets a reaction.
17. Fake spoiled milk... Add a little green or blue food coloring to some milk to make it looks spoiled.
18. Balance a cup of water on the ledge of a open slightly door so it falls onto someone when they push it open.
19. Switch yogurt for mayo or sour cream, etc...
20. A simple one for students is to suggest to a few friends that "there is a test today"... a group can easily convince a single person of anything!
21. A classic that you can make at home is put someone's personal belonging in a plastic bag and stick it in jello after you just make it... let it harden up and serve it later.
22. Print out a fake ticket. There are great sites on line. You can make a parking ticket, concert tickets as a "gift" and much more! http://prudentbaby.com/2011/03/by-craft/april-fools-prank-the-fake-parking-ticket-with-free-downloads-2 and http://faketicketgenerator.com are simple examples.
23. Break/chew up a piece of stripped white and red mint candy... Act like you smashed your face against a pole... or fake fall down. Come up with what looks to be a tooth or two broken.
24. Adding a layer a clear cling wrap over a toilet bowl is simple and "creative" because it is somewhat an illusion, but it can really make a mess. If you feel like helping to clean up a potential mess, have fun...
25. The worst thing you could do is set up a prank that could ruin someone's day instead adding fun to their day... However, INCASE, you need to get back at someone, I'll remind you of this one: Add a little baby powder to the front end of a hair-dryer. When they turn it on, it will be a massive mess. You could also add some baby powder to the top of a ceiling fan and wait for them to turn it on another time for a shower of powder. Again, this is a revenge type prank and not recommended otherwise.
The lists go on and on… Enjoy this April Fools and try not to do anything too stupid… and if you do, send me a link. I want to see it.
Feel free to share this page with anyone you know that needs some simple ideas.
By the way, here's more of the Hidden Man inside the Chair Prank!! Enjoy and share with friends:
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Pranks during the holidays are just too easy. There are so many boxes or costumes to hide in! Here's a funny holiday shopping prank done with a wonderful snowman mascot! This gag was filmed in San Luis Obispo during a shopping weekend. Yours truly filmed while my usual camera man hid inside to scare people.
The set up was simple. Get a quality looking snowman. Position it at a store. Conveniently drop a Happy Holiday sign as people approached and watch them try to secure it back on! Enjoy and share with friends!
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You have probably seen the viral video going around with me removing my head. Here's an elevator prank version of the magic trick. We decided that the original prank filmed at daytime was too safe for people! In addition, there's something unsettling about an elevator at night. Imagine that you are about to enter an elevator, the doors open and a "normal looking" guy starts to walk out... then his head comes off while screaming. Enjoy!
If you missed the first video, check it out on our other head drop video post.
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My newest invention is part illusion, part trick, part Halloween costume, part prank, part shock and a whole lot of fun. I'll have to admit that I love Halloween, but I just might find opportunities outside of October to do this stunt on people!
This was filmed in the "safety" of daylight while people were on their merry way to lunch and work. I can not wait to do this at night when people are in a more uncomfortable and vulnerable state! Watch out! I might be coming for you...
(Without giving anything away, I'll simply say it's much more complicated than it might appear. This is a full pro and improved version where hands and legs are free and I can be seen from not just head on - as in somewhat wimpy attempts of this illusion.)
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Rich Ferguson here and I'm very excited to share with you my new breakthrough weight loss system!
Lets face it, most work out programs come and go. You waste tons of money on machines that clutter your home… and who's got that sort of free time for workout routines and DVDs!?
Diets cause weight to fluctuate and confuse your system... and who's got the money and time to prepare those specialized dishes? I certainly don't!
My new weight loss trick is only two steps, when repeated regularly will change your life forever!
What is it? It's a simply combination of diet and exercise that takes only one second! That's right, only one second!! It's the fastest, most effective technique ever!
What's it cost? NOTHING!! That's right! NOTHING… and I'm going to SHOW you the secret RIGHT NOW!! If you like it, share it with friends! That's it!
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This prank is perfect for the office, at home or at a party... It's ranked as the perfect prank in my book because it meets all the requirements for a quality prank:
1. Anyone can do it
2. It costs nothing
3. It takes seconds to set up
4. The victim does it to themselves
5. The victim is caught at a vulnerable moment
The best pranks or tricks catch people when they are vulnerable... and when an illusion is created in their own mind!
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:
Go to a bathroom and make sure the toilet paper roll is hanging outwards... leave one or two squares dangling to pull easily... When they pull on the toilet paper... They prank themselves! Simply attach a fake spider on the bottom of the roll and it will eventually be pulled around by someone sitting on the toilet. The illusion that the spider is running toward them is so real that you will certainly scare the **** out of them!
So to recap.
1. Turn Roll Facing Outwards and pull down about 4-5 squares
2. Attach Spider in the correct direction
3. Roll the spider underneath and out of sight leaving 1-2 squares dangling!
4. Wait for someone to scream
Enjoy! Please SHARE the heck out of this simple prank video.
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