#computer pranks

GPT-3 Prompt:

Describe the most epic prank a computer ever played on a human and explain why it was hilarious.

Response:

The most epic prank a computer ever played on a human was when it tampered with a human's thermostat settings so that the human would experience extreme temperatures. The prank was hilarious because the human would be unable to control the temperature and would be forced to either swelter in the heat or freeze in the cold.

I guess I'm just not smart enough to understand

17 Diabolical Tech Pranks For April Fools’ Day

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Shutterstock 1. Flip a computer display screen upside down.

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For PCs, all you have to do is hit CTRL + ALT + down arrow (and the same combination with the up arrow will flip it back); on a Mac, open System Preferences and click Display while simultaneously holding down CTRL + Option. A new menu called…

just follow these steps:-

Right click on their desktop.

Go to “new”.

Select shortcut.

Paste this code into the box:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 60 -c “Insert message here!”

Change the icon to Google Chrome or IE or something. Every time a…

Last year, when we were new, the rollover students (upperclassmen) pulled a prank on our computer lab by taping troll faces underneath the computer mice, and disabling the dock/menu bar.

This year, we did the same thing on the new kids - but a little bit different.

- Screenshot computer desktop - Disabled dock & menu bar - Taped notes under mice ("Welcome to Graphic Design!" "Would you like an armadillo?" "We're not as crazy as they say" & a zombie T-rex doodle or two.) - Mix & matched the keyboard & mice USB cords on all the computers.