Softies pranking Softies: A step-by-step video for pranking co-workers
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David Norris and Larry Osterman are classic Microsoft pranksters (watch their original
Channel 9 interview for how they pranked Steve Ballmer, among others).
One of their weapons of choice is the bouncy ball and this (now declassified) video from midnight on April 1st, 2006 shows what happens when you throw ten thousand rubber bouncy balls down six flights of a stairwell.
One of their weapons of choice is the bouncy ball and this (now declassified) video from midnight on April 1st, 2006 shows what happens when you throw ten thousand rubber bouncy balls down six flights of a stairwell.
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The Discussion
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aL_ cool
but who shot this? did he/she loose a bet or something? 
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Dan That was actually me, I had zero protection, the only thing I had was a clear plastic nameplate we had unscrewed from a door to protect the camera. Fun stuff
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Bas Totally awesome. -
ChrisStepaniuk Nice sparkling page on C9...
I never really understood the point of April Fools, maybe I'm just too boring or unimaginative to think up anything.
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aL_ ouch
i really have to bite my tounge to not make some stupid joke about balls
(yes im 10 years old ) -
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