November 2, 2024 16:22 PM

April Fools’ Day Pranks: The Best And The Worst Pranks From Around The World

April Fool's Day pranks are certainly the best kind given it involves quite a lot of planning. Yet, not all of the pranks are laughable. In fact, some are solidly mortifying and not to mention a pain to watch. Check out the best and the worst 2015 April Fool's Day pranks from around the world.

First up on the list of best April Fool's Day prank is from Google. The search engine on-upped Internet users around the world with a reversed version of their web page. Of course, this is nothing compared to Amazon, which made use of their 1999 home page version. Microsoft played along the oldies trend by announcing the latest MS-DOS version for its smartphones.

Google maps on the other hand had fun with their April Fool's Day prank. Users were able to play Pac Man on its interface. As for Uber, the transportation app made a "running" joke with the #UberHorse.

"For one month only, every New Yorker with the Uber app can traverse our city's streets on the back of their own trusty steed," reads the note on Uber's site, as reported by Yahoo. "Have we cleared this with the city? Absolutely not. Do we care? No. We're Uber, we have more money than we know what to do with."

Selfies were in for the best April Fool's Day prank. Honda claims to have release their hybrid of the Honda, Selfie Edition, which allows drivers to take self-portraits thanks to 10 cameras in the interior and exterior of the car. Petco too released a selfie stick for beloved cat and dog owners around the world. Too bad this was all a joke.

As for the worst April Fool's Day pranks, British billionaire, Richard Branson thought his announcement of moving his headquarters to Branson, Missouri would be funny. Well, some of the residents didn't find it a good joke.

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