Today is April 1st, and that can only mean one thing—tons of funny, phony products that will turn up periodically throughout the year in articles written by unsuspecting bloggers. Don’t be fooled! Check out the best ones after the break. We will be updating the list throughout the day, so keep checking back in.
April Fools
Every year online companies roll out phony products for April Fools, and every year customers and bloggers alike are duped. In some very rare cases, like last year’s Tauntaun sleeping bag from Think Geek, April Fools jokes become so popular that they end up as real-world products.
Here is a list of some of the best April Fools prank products floating around the web today. The list will be continually updated as new products are found. Which one would you most like to see become a real product?
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If you had some sort of prank involving TV-B-Gone devices on tap for April fools, you might want to rethink your plans now that TV Poltergeist is here. With TV-B-Gone, you have to manually turn the TV on and off. It really wasn’t anything more than a universal remote. TV Poltergeist, on the other hand, is a 24 hour set-it-and-forget-it system.
Which one of these April Fools products from Archie McPhee is the real deal? Is it Gravy Bath Salts, Hot Dog Hideaway, a Social Networking Explanation Service for Parents, Stylish Mustaches For Girls, or the Shoe-Merang? Send your answer to contests@nerdapproved.com with the header “April Fool’s Contest” in the subject line. In the body, make sure to provide your shipping address and phone number. A randomly selected contestant will be chosen among the pool of correct answers to receive the new product (wink wink…if you are not sure, finding the answer is pretty damn easy).
Yeah! That’s better than winning the lottery right? Haha..seriously though, we will chip in a $50 gift card from your choice of Amazon, iTunes or Best Buy to sweeten the deal (or a product package from Archie McPhee of equal value). The contest ends at midnight tonight so enter now! Additional product images are available after the break.
April fools (or the “asshole superbowl” as I like to call it) is a time where annoying people bask in the glory of a prank well pulled. Sure, they claim to be your friends, but when you take a fall they are right there with a camcorder and an open YouTube account. In order to protect yourself, you need to know your enemy. Take a good look the products after the break as they are some of the most annoying weapons in the pranksters arsenal. If you still get punked, just remember—a well placed kick can settle the score real fast.
