April Fools is a holiday that I have always enjoyed. Since I was a little kid, my sister and I would pull stupid pranks on each other and we got pretty creative. Sadly, this year I haven't participated in any pranks (yet), but i did find this April Fools joke below pretty convincing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H542nLTTbu0
Basically, this video states that YouTube was created in 2005 solely as a competition to find the best video on the Internet. Supposedly YouTube will be closing at midnight tonight, upon which the site will be shut down and will cease to exist until 2023. When the site is reinstated, it will only feature the winning video of the contest (selected by a panel of judges).
Maybe I am just extremely gullible, but I found this pretty believable. The video looks professional and was put on YouTube's own account, so it seemed credible enough to me. Granted, I have very little knowledge about this kind of stuff, but still, props to Google.
If people actually believe this, it could cause serious consequences. So many people rely on YouTube for a variety of things (jobs, advertising, entertainment, etc.) that its demise could be devastating.
Anyway, I thought this was one of the best April Fools pranks that I've seen in awhile. Hope you enjoy it!
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