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About the Museum
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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REMOTE CONTROL FART MACHINEThe Brand New Fart Machine has “BoomBox” Technology, which allows more vibrant, natural sounding farts. Simply hide the little speaker, then from up to 100 feet away, press the included remote, and the hidden speaker lets out one of 15 disgusting fart sounds. Place under your co-workers desk, and let the laughter begin.
#11: UFO Lands in London
On March 31, 1989 thousands of motorists driving on the highway outside London looked up in the air to see a glowing flying saucer descending on their city. Many of them pulled to the side of the road to watch the bizarre craft float through the air. The saucer finally landed in a field on the outskirts of London where local residents immediately called the police to warn them of an alien invasion. Soon the police arrived on the scene, and one brave officer approached the craft with his truncheon extended before him. When a door in the craft popped open, and a small, silver-suited figure emerged, the policeman ran in the opposite direction. The saucer turned out to be a hot-air balloon that had been specially built to look like a UFO by Richard Branson, the 36-year-old chairman of Virgin Records. The stunt combined his passion for ballooning with his love of pranks. His plan was to land the craft in London's Hyde Park on April 1. Unfortunately, the wind blew him off course, and he was forced to land a day early in the wrong location.
Comments
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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So the policeman ran in the opposite direction - bet he copped for it.
Posted by Linda in Hull on Tue Mar 30, 2004 at 09:18 AM
nice prank how long did it take you to come up with this one?
Posted by alan in pa on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 08:35 AM
Awesome! I would SO love to do something like this.
Posted by Jennifer on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 09:37 AM
O my, so I wrote this book it starts in 89. Beaming down space ships in key west. with crystals.Then Mick Jagglur jumps in my dream write before there steal wheels show. In Miami well hmmmmm Email me for the rest.. thefool
Posted by cosmic in Land of Dixie on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 10:31 AM
Remember well the interview with Richard Branson a week or three later. He said that he had never laughed so hard while watching the policemans arse rapidly dissapearing over younder fields. "Well worth the fine I incured" said Richard.....
Posted by Colin in Spain on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 10:31 AM
It's amazing how stupid people really are.
Posted by ace maverick in Wa on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 11:10 AM
Thats so funny! I wish I knew how to build something like that!
Posted by G2 on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 11:33 AM
LOL that is amazing!!!
Posted by Letecia in Canada on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 12:37 PM
that was ggood
Posted by doug on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 01:15 PM
That is great!
Posted by Sean in United States on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 01:39 PM
Great, Richard, you're my kind of guy!
Would have loved to have seen that / been there.
Posted by Philippa in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 07:29 PM
What was the figure that came out?
Posted by shawn on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 09:20 PM
He's lucky he didn't get shot! Still funny though.
Posted by Yuriy on Fri Apr 02, 2004 at 11:26 AM
Shawn, it was the man piloting the hot air balloon, obviously.
Yuriy, he could not have been shot, he was in England. Firearms are outlawed, and the police to not carry them.
Posted by Kyle Lees in United States of Advertising on Sat Apr 03, 2004 at 11:57 PM
Priceless. Branson's a hero.
Hang on, what did he do wrong? :D
Posted by jago25_98 in uk on Fri Apr 16, 2004 at 11:49 AM
lol is that true???
Posted by unknown in ghghghg on Mon May 24, 2004 at 09:40 AM
this is a very good prank i beileve it is the best prank ever
Posted by melissa in ararat/victoria/australia on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 08:43 PM
That was the last time anything of Branson's turned up early
Posted by Ian in uk on Mon Oct 11, 2004 at 01:12 PM
The prank succeded becoz the ballon landed not on April 1. Had it been on April 1. peole would have looked the other way
Posted by Rituraj in Guwahati on Thu Dec 23, 2004 at 04:32 AM
that is like tottaly kewl..
but was it ment to be a prank???Posted by jessica in land o lakes florida on Sat Mar 26, 2005 at 12:22 PM
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