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Cracked LCD Screen Prank

Cracked LCD Screen Prank
This is a simple, though effective joke for any user of a tower PC. This will work ONLY ON TOWER PCs, NOT LAPTOPS! I found this prank somewhere in my travels, and feel it my duty to pass it to to the other devious and nefarious users of the world.

You will need-
1) Victim
1) Computer (Desktops Only!)
Internet access
Access to the rear of the computer tower
A modest understanding of your OS (To set the screen saver)

 
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Step 1Find Victim

Got some close buddies? Arch nemesis? Unsuspecting family members? Good! Pick your target, and wait for them to leave home, as you will need about 5 minutes to do this properly.
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6 comments
Feb 16, 2012. 2:42 PMwolf996 says:
I Did This To My Mom And She Freaked.
P.S. I Blamed It On My Rambunctious Chihuahua Puppy
Feb 16, 2012. 2:42 PMwolf996 says:
I Did This To My Mom And She Freaked.
P.S. I Blamed It On My Rambunctious Chihuahua Puppy
Aug 20, 2011. 6:38 PMKaJaAs says:
cool i will totaly do this prank. you could also blame it on a sibling or coworker and then admit it before they get in trouble.
Mar 31, 2011. 2:44 PM-max- says:
i tryed this on my own computer it is awesome! but what i did was copy/paste a picture from online and pasted in ms paint the pressed "bitmap image" and unplugged the mouse pointer it worked great!
Feb 7, 2011. 4:02 PMjohn henry says:
lol not to be mean but you wrong! it works on laptops as well
all you do is download the cracked screen image and
right click ,
preveiw it
zoom in so it fits the screen
and hit f11
IT WORKS ON ANY COMPUTER ITS AWESOME!!!

I tested on my laptop before doing it to my friends desktop IT WAS EPIC!!!!! lmfao
Mar 30, 2010. 11:54 AMShadow13! says:
Great Idea, this is so deliciously evil. You could get this to work with a laptop it would just be a bit more involved. Their is a way to to turn the touch pad and I believe the keyboard off. But I would suggest that you have an external mouse that you can use to restore the persons computer after the prank.

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