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Pranks you can do easily! A roundup of hilarious ideas

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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

Want to surprise your friends and family?

Here are some easy pranks anyone can pull off!

We’ve gathered pranks you can do using things around the house and simple jump-scare tricks you can pull off with just yourself, so these ideas are perfect for when you want to do something “right now!”

Browse lots of curiosity-sparking ideas and start planning how to amaze everyone!

Be sure to choose the right person and timing, and after the reveal, aim for a laugh that everyone can share!

Easy Pranks You Can Do! A Collection of Hilarious Ideas (41–50)

Grabbed by a mannequin’s arm

Screaming our heads off in a prank where a mannequin grabs your arm!!

Grabbed by a mannequin's arm

A pitch-black mannequin arrives at the house.

Just as the target starts getting used to living with the mannequin, a person dressed in the exact same costume as the black mannequin grabs the target’s arm to startle them—it’s a prank.

Because a mannequin that never moves suddenly grabs their arm, the target is shocked and everyone gets excited.

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Being locked out on the balcony

Locked out on the balcony prank! [prank]

Being locked out on the balcony

This prank involves giving the target false information to lure them out onto the balcony, then locking them out there.

The target will panic at the unexpected situation.

If everyone gets excited by their reaction, make sure to let them back into the room right away.

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Change the desktop without permission

What kind of reaction would they have if you changed someone’s desktop wallpaper without permission?

Change the desktop without permission

Here’s a subtly unpleasant prank: changing someone’s desktop without their permission.

If it happened to me, it would honestly deal a small but real psychological blow! Depending on what image you use, you could draw out laughter, anger, or even panic.

It’s the kind of prank you can set up quietly on a computer and enjoy the reaction from a distance.

Just make sure you can put everything back the way it was!

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A scary face in the car window

I pulled a prank on my friend and they fainted lol

A scary face in the car window

The sight of an eerie face reflected in a car window is a classic pattern among ghost phenomena.

This prank takes inspiration from that situation where a scary face appears on a window.

While inside the car, you ask the target in the passenger seat to close the window, and as the window rolls up, a scary face that’s been attached there comes into view.

Because something is stuck to the clear window, the target feels a sense of wrongness, instinctively looks in that direction, and gets startled.

It’s recommended to use an image or photo with a strong impact—something that surpasses the mere feeling that ‘something’s on the window.’

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced various pranks and surprise gags—what did you think? Watching them on video makes them look so fun that you want to try them yourself, right? Take this opportunity to come up with your own original prank.

Let’s have a great time with pranks and surprises!