35 of the Best Pranks People Have Pulled Off

Some people view practical jokes as the lowest common denominator of humor. Those people have probably been on the receiving end of a perfectly-executed prank at some point in their lives. Regardless, we have an entire holiday dedicated to getting people to fall for a gag, and entire TV shows like Punk’d and Impractical Jokers dedicated to testing the susceptibility of innocent bystanders. And while pranking can sometimes go seriously wrong, the centuries-old practice is mostly rooted in lighthearted fun. 

Over the years, Redditors have taken to the platform to share some of the best pranks they’ve been able to pull off — and a few that were good in theory but didn’t quite stick the landing. Pranks such as…