Practical joke device
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A practical joke device is an object which is intended to frighten designated or undesignated persons, in order to enjoy their reaction.
Joke devices are used especially at parties and events like Carnival, Halloween, April 1, birthdays and other less-than-formal meetings. In addition practical joke devices are used in everyday life, mostly by school children or among co-workers.
Besides the specialized practical joke devices, everyday objects can be converted into a joke device.
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[edit] History
Practical joke devices are very old. Xenophanes (570 - 480 BC) himself described these gags. Practical jokes were probably played in the Stone Age, e.g. with dead animals. Other old roots can also to be found in Halloween. The joke devices known today have been around for at least 100 years.
[edit] Retailers
In addition to normal businesses, like warehouses and card shops, there are also speciality practical joke device and magic stores. Furthermore, one can also order these items over the internet or manufacture them for oneself.
[edit] Types of practical joke devices
[edit] Excrement
- Excrement pile (various types and sizes, also with shoeprint)
- Soiled diaper
- Vomit
- Snot (for attatching to the nose)
[edit] Body parts
Artificial body parts can be, for example, attatched on or under autos.
- artificial arm
- artificial foot
- jammed finger
- oversized feet
- protruding eyes (accessory or on glasses)
[edit] Horror devices
- Nail through finger or head
- Knife in head
[edit] Animals
- Mice, rats
- Snakes
- Spiders
- Worms, etc.
[edit] Clothing
- Nose
- Glasses
- Beards
- Masks
- Teeth (such as Dracula teeth, monster teeth, yellow teeth)
[edit] Smoking articles
- Lit cigarette look-a-like device
- Bang-producing matches
- Exploding cigarette inserts
- Cigarette burn sticker
- Squirting cigarette
- Lighters (with electric shock, squirting, or bang-producing)
- Everlasting ash (the ash does not fall off)
[edit] Liquids
- Blood
- Magic ink (disappears after a short time)
- Stink bomb
- Broken egg with shell
- Nail polish with bottle
[edit] Embarrassing
- Whoopee cushion
- Fart spray
- Sneezing powder
- Itching powder
- Exhaust whistle tips (for the muffler of an auto)
- Fart powder
[edit] Everyday objects
- Soot soap - colors the hands black
- Blood soap
- Bitter candy (or e.g. with garlic flavor)
- Golf ball made of gypsum (breaks when struck)
- Beer mug with enclosed liquid
- Chewing gum with spring
- Water balloons
- Squeaking salt shaker
- Banana peels
- Foaming sugar cube
