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Keyboard Prank

Keyboard Prank
First and foremost: do not try to remove the keys from laptops, gel keyboards, expensive keyboards, or any other non-standard keyboard that looks different from the pictures

This Instructable is to tell the people how to safely, and efficiently swap keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard.

Why would you do this? Well April Fools Day is tomorrow, but also keyboard pranks are good for all occasions.
 
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Step 1Preperations:

For swapping keys on a keyboard, you you will need the following things:

1. a good flat knife, fingers are in-efficient!

2. access to you victim's keyboard, or a keyboard that is exactly the same that you can swap later
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11 comments
Aug 3, 2010. 3:03 PMtoogers says:
a better way to do this is just to change the keyboard format to french example: i like cake (english format) i like cqke (french format)  $>.K> (hindi format) ® ª®²³Á±²³ (lao p.d.o. format)
Sep 11, 2008. 10:37 PMextremegtafan says:
Hey, why not flip around the arrow keys to their opposites? That would be annoying to anyone. And the space bar, why not use the *space* to hide passwords?
Write 'em on a small piece of paper, the stick 'em in there!
Jun 3, 2010. 6:49 PMtubanator-2.0 says:
im a little late to reply but thats awesome i would totally do that on my keybeard if the space didn't have grease in it so it doesn't squeak. 
Oct 3, 2009. 11:40 AMMacaylastutorials says:
I have a awesome prank: buy a really creepy mask deck it out with fake blood and stuff like that then take some fishing line and hang the mask in your shower, close the shower curtain and wait for screams! you can also stand in the shower with the mask on and a chainsaw but......I dont recoment that......
Aug 9, 2009. 3:53 PM11richie21 says:
lol i put the f word on my teachers laptop he never knew who it was
May 10, 2009. 5:41 AMyowars says:
if u do this on a lap top u can do this realy fast cuz u can use ur fingers!!!!! cuz the keys are flat
Aug 12, 2008. 4:55 PMRedgerr says:
lol amusing
Jul 15, 2008. 10:31 PMeviltechie says:
I still have one of those really old keyboards with the key caps laying around.
Jun 14, 2008. 11:45 AMAZIMUT says:
lol i've done this loads of times at school. The keyboards are cheap but the teachers still get really anoyed XD
May 8, 2008. 10:31 PMSunbanks says:
I also found that knitting needles work well for taking keys off of keyboards.
Apr 1, 2008. 6:25 PMComputer Maker 101 says:
Bad picture focus. Try using manual focus or macro features if the camera has it.

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