The best 2017 April Fools’ Day pranks

WASHINGTON — In honor of April Fools’ Day, here’s some of the best the internet has to offer.

Some of these are actually good ideas. Not the feather car, though, that just seems like a disaster.

The following is a sampling of April Fools’ pranks. These are not real, people.

Google Wind Google is a master of April Fools’ pranks. From Ms. Pac-Man disrupting Google Maps to the Google Gnome being your smart-yard companion to giving you the best virtual reality experience with the Haptic Helper, Google is the king of pranks. The video above is from Google Netherlands and it shows how Google engineers have harnessed the power of the country’s iconic windmills to provide sunny weather to everyone, all the time. (Courtesy Google Nederland)
Petlexa It’s Amazon’s Alexa but for your pets. Let Fluffy order her own kitty litter starting April 1. (Courtesy Amazon Echo)
George Takei is running for office. No, he’s not. April Fools’!
Quilted Northern’s uSit Just imagine the humble brags. (Courtesy Quilted Northern)
Zappos Secure Box Never be afraid again that someone will steal your package when you’re not home. (Courtesy Zappos)
McLaren 570 GT Feather Wrap Wonder what WTOP’s Mike Parris would think about this in his review, if it were real. (Courtesy McLaren Automotive)
Seamless Delivery X Not sure if your food would get there faster or intact. (Courtesy Seamless)
Honda Horn Emoji This sounds like a great idea, actually. (Courtesy Honda)
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Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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