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Step 8Install and Enjoy
The Easter egg hunt where I planned to unleash my prank was at the house of a lady in our church. I'd cleared the prank with her in advance and assured her that my wife and I would stay near the egg to "manage" any kids who might not deal well with an irretrievable egg. I arrived before any of the other parents so that only us and the hostess would know about the prank.
Installation was pretty easy. Some folks might choose to skip the earlier "Mangle the Stake" step, but here's where it pays off. The loop I'd bent into the stake provided a place for me to slide a piece of rebar into to help twist. I hit a small root about halfway down, but having the extra leverage of the rebar made twisting through it no problem.
Once I'd gotten the egg down to ground level, I hammered in an 8" bolt through the steel loop, thus preventing the egg from being unscrewed. I used a piece of rebar to hammer the bolt in the last few inches.
Now, we stood back and waited for hilarity to ensue.
Installation was pretty easy. Some folks might choose to skip the earlier "Mangle the Stake" step, but here's where it pays off. The loop I'd bent into the stake provided a place for me to slide a piece of rebar into to help twist. I hit a small root about halfway down, but having the extra leverage of the rebar made twisting through it no problem.
Once I'd gotten the egg down to ground level, I hammered in an 8" bolt through the steel loop, thus preventing the egg from being unscrewed. I used a piece of rebar to hammer the bolt in the last few inches.
Now, we stood back and waited for hilarity to ensue.
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Although, I admit, if I'd painted it gold, the deception would have been complete. But alas, I only had silver and was too cheap to go by more.
The main difference between this and the scenario you offer is scale. The degree of cruelty here (if any) is pretty small because an egg only contains at most, about 5-cents worth of candy. I'm pretty confident that any distress a child might encounter from this prank is offset by their innate understanding that the value of the candy lost is negligible.
Also, keep in mind that this wasn't some sort of unsupervised "Lord of the Flies" situation. I stood close by the whole time (admittedly filming) with a pocket-full of candy-filled eggs, prepared to placate any child who couldn't deal with an unobtainable prize. No child required intervention. Even the kicking boy in the video gave up soon after with an, "oh well" attitude.
From piñatas to self-relighting birthday candles, it's not unusual to inject a bit of harmless futility into childhood celebrations from time-to-time.