Learning is wonderful. Hanging around your friends is great. But that doesn’t change the age old wisdom: school sucks. Modern society has determined that the best use of a human being’s most critical developmental years ought to be spent away from one’s family in the care of government custodians, responding to Pavlovian bell stimuli and learning to sit for the lengths of time necessary to hold down a nine-to-five job. How can one buck this draconian system without causing serious harm? Why, through school pranks, of course.
School pranks enable the student to express their dissatisfaction and creativity in one, hilarious fell swoop. If done correctly, those deserving frustration receive frustration and those deserving elation receive elation. The belly laugh that a school prank elicits can easily become one of the most treasured memories of your time at school.
However, it is not always obvious which school prank to pull. Should you number chickens “1, 2, and 4,” so that when the school staff finally corral the animals they are left frantically searching for a third chicken that does not exist? Or, should you simply fill your least favorite teacher’s cabinets with a jar of marbles poised to fall out as soon as they open the door to get their supplies? The sky's the limit when it comes to school pranks.
For that very reason, it can be difficult to narrow down what prank to focus on. Sure, there are a million suggestions online, but that also means, there are a million options online! Far too many to reasonably peruse if you’ve got schoolwork to complete on the side. That’s why we’ve saved you effort. We’ve reviewed what we consider the top ten funniest school pranks that are known to the internet.
FREQUENTLY Asked Questions
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Before we jump into our list of the funniest school pranks and how to pull them, we find it necessary to address a few of the most frequently asked questions about pranks.
1. WHAT IS A SCHOOL PRANK?
2. WHAT DOES PRANKING DO?
3. HOW DO SCHOOL PRANKS WORK?
4. WHERE CAN YOU BUY SCHOOL PRANKS?
5. WHO INVENTED SCHOOL PRANKS?
HOW WE REVIEWED
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How can you truly tell how funny a prank is without testing it yourself? In a way you cannot. The environment determines so much of how your prank will be received. That’s why we eliminated the less than interesting pranks from our list. Many of the suggestions online simply cannot live up to the rigors of this site, and we’re happy that we’ve found a successful set of ten pranks that can be reliably pulled off for great effect.
OVERALL PRICE RANGE OF THIS PRODUCT (AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
You might end up spending $20 on supplies for any given prank on this list. That is, if you don’t just have the materials required lying around. Don’t let the price hold you back if you have school pranks in your heart. The materials are usually none too difficult to procure.
WHAT WE REVIEWED
STICKY SITUATION
Overview
To pull off the “Sticky Situation” you will need a lot of sticky notes. It is best if you use sticky notes of various colors. Basically, you take the sticky notes and write out a message on the floor or walls of your school. Everyone will be talking about the mural of sticky notes that appeared overnight. Plus, the cleanup is easy in the case that you do get caught and are forced to undo your work.
PROS
CONS
What You Need
You need many multi-colored sticky notes.
Comedic Value
We find this prank to be satisfactory for sending a message. But it is not inherently hilarious.
THE BATTLE OF WITS
Overview
Get as many people as you can to stand in a circle around two students. Have the circle begin to chant and jeer as if they were watching a brutal fight in the middle of the circle. Attract enough attention so that a teacher or security officer has to break up the circle to try and stop the "fight." When they do, they will find that the two students in the middle of the circle are not trading blows... they are sitting on the ground calmly playing a civil game of chess.
PROS
CONS
What You Need
You'll need a chessboard and a large group of people willing to participate.
Comedic Value
We find this to be one of the funniest pranks we've listed.
STICKY HANDS
OVERVIEW
You will need a Craigslist account and not much else for the Craigslist call-box school prank. No friends necessary, you can pull this one off all by yourself. All you need to do is list your school on Craigslist or some similar website and link the phone number to your targeted recipient. They will be receiving calls all day about buying that unlisted property.
Of course variations on this can be done, and we would never advise you to complete any illegal actions. So prank safely.
PROS
CONS
WHAT YOU NEED
COMEDIC VALUE
The comedic value here for the Craigslist call-box school prank is pretty high if you happen to witness the actual payoff.
THE CUP RACE
Overview
Ingredients for a cacophony of cups include but are not limited to: as many styrofoam cups as you can shake a stick at, water and a lot of patience. First, you will line up all the cups row by row down the hallway, filling them with water as you go. This is low cost, easy clean up, and overall a great, wholesome prank. The only major drawback is the help and time to pull this one off.
PROS
CONS
What You NeeD
Comedic Value
The comedic value here is pretty standard for a prank. You can easily pull this one off with more than a few laughs. Three out of five giggles on our scorecard.
OPERATION CATFISH
Overview
For this one you will need a lot of catfish and a chicken or pig depending on your tilt. First grab all the fish and put them into a fish tank on your teacher’s desk. Then release the other animal into the classroom! This school prank is hilarious and a real winner.
PROS
CONS
What You Need
Comedic Value
A recommended school prank, this is hilarious and great. No other information necessary, you know this will be a hoot.
BAND TOGETHER
Overview
Do you love the band? Are you an instrumentalist? Well, grab that flute you never thought you would use and head into the school blasting your favorite tune. After you team up with all your favorite freaks, you can raise the roof while pranking your teacher.
PROS
CONS
What You Need
Comedic Value
The comedic value in this one is high and great.
MOTHER'S DAY
Overview
You will need your mom’s help for this one, so bake a tray of cookies for the hard-working lady. She deserves it. Now, ask her if she wouldn’t mind getting dressed as you for a day and heading off to school. The prank is as simple as that. Imagine if all your classmates’ mothers dressed in your school uniforms and headed into the rat race for a day! HIlarious!
PROS
CONS
What You Need
A mother.
Comedic Value
This one is almost the best prank on the list, clocking in at five out of five giggle box.
FILL 'ER UP
Overview
Balloons, an enclosed space and a school prank, OH MY! You are going to need balloons and a full set of lungs for this one. Step one is to fill up a bunch of balloons then put those into a enclosed area such as a classroom, or those doors into the gym. Next, watch as your classmates and teachers attempt to control the flow as the fly everywhere.
PROS
CONS
What You Need
Comedic Value
We give this school prank a full four out of five laugh tracks.
SEÑOR PRANK
Overview
This school prank requires changing all the backgrounds on the school laptops and computers to a picture of your choosing. Hopefully all of the same thing. We loved this prank and you will too.
PROS
CONS
What You Need
Comedic Value
This one has a high hilarity rating, so get to pranking!
THAT'S A WRAP!
Overview
This school prank is easy to accomplish without many necessary purchases. All you really need for this one are some friends and some cellophane wrap. First, wrap all the staircases, lockers, cars, anything you can think of or see in, on, and around your school. Next, watch the hilarity ensue.
PROS
CONS
WHAT YOU NEED
You will need saran wrap and time, that is all. Also some help from a friend or two.
COMEDIC VALUE
This is a super hilarious prank. A real winner.
THE VERDICT
The cup race is our favorite school prank for this year. So head down to your local grocer and grab a big old bag of cups for your 2019 accomplishment. Don’t forget to grab your camera because this one will get messy.
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