Top 3 Pranks That Will Change The World (Starting With Sweden) A comedy article
by Colin Drummond 157 3 11/11/2009 11:51 PM 2527 views
Oh, Volkswagen. What's funnier: a van that thinks it's a train or a van that thinks it's a pig?
Everybody needs an excuse to smile now and then, especially people who spend half the year in perpetual darkness. Welcome to Sweden, land of the good-natured prank, where a Volkswagen offshoot has proposed a simple theory: "Rolighetsteorin." No, it's not a random assortment of letters. It's Swedish! And it means "The Fun Theory." Luckily, they've provided English versions of their videos as well, so when you're done laughing at all the goofy words in the Swedish ones, you can actually find out what they're all about -- and their philosophy is pretty cool.
Or a toaster that thinks it's a van?
1. Piano Stairs. The people behind the fun theory decided to make exercise more fun by converting a train station staircase into a giant piano. If nothing else, it should keep the buskers in shape. I like this because it lays the groundwork for future stunts: you find a cat who can play those stairs, and you got yourself a viral hit! I just hope these guys never hear about it.
2. The Arcade. Most recently, they converted a recycling bin into an arcade game of sorts. Now, this is no Time Crisis 14, or whatever they're on. In fact, it looks like a pretty boring game. But that doesn't matter because 1) it's in Sweden, so what else are you going to do, and 2) it's still more fun than recycling.
I wanna have have my birthday at the bottle bank!
3. Bottomless Trash Can. Despite the protestations of Oscar the Grouch, this stunt turned a park trash can into a bottomless pit. Which is all well and good until you drop something important in by mistake.
Apparently Sparta used to have one of these, only instead of trash they used Persian messengers.
I have to wonder how effective all of these stunts will be once the novelty wears off, but I like the direction they're headed and hope they inspire similar stunts elsewhere (preferably that involve a moon-bounce somewhere near my apartment).
Think you've got a prank that proves the fun theory? Comment below! Then check out their website for a chance to win 2500 Euros. That's right, Euros.
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