April Fools thread

Thread for good April fools you can find around the Interwebs.

Google made 8-bit version of Google Maps (and Street View) so it can run on NES. Cool stuff
Video about that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t819fMw4g1c
http://maps.google.com/ At top right you can change the map type to Quest.

EDIT: Zoom in to Area51, it's awesome in that Quest mode

 

http://lifehacker.com/5897993/top-10-mostly-harmless-geek-pranks

 

thats pretty cool

 

arrgghhh,wife served mea a ''tea'' made of vodka and tabasco sauce
after a few big gulps,i started to choke...
man,i am in flames
april fool no1

 

try that with a ghost chilli, lol

 

SteelSeries is also done something with that 8-bit theme:
http://steelseries.com/blog/press/s...-of-peripherals-take-on-old-form-and-function

 

ooooo I have a few dried Ghosties in the kitchen.......

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Note the first item under "Did you know....."

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745

LOL

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/

Thanks for that link goes to RoadKillNL (thread).


EDIT: Razer did not let down this year either
http://www.razerzone.com/snakeeyes

 

Just got to love Uncyclopedias "on this day" piece:

"April 1: April Fools' Day

• 1926 - April Emily Fools is born to Herb and Emma Fools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• 1930 - April begins her life outside the limelight when her sister Judith is born.
• 1938 - At the age of twelve, Fools first shows an interest in baking when she helps her grandmother, the well-known Rose Fools, bake cookies.
• 1942 - April suffers her first true heartbreak when her sister Judith makes the cheerleading squad over her, gets the lead in the school play, and steals her boyfriend Johnny on the same day.
• 1944 - Fools lands her first job, working at a tank tread manufacturing plant in downtown Milwaukee.
• 1947 - After a lengthy engagement, April marries Albert Cranston in Madison, Wisconsin.
• 1952 - Upon the suggestion of a friend, April begins a small baked goods business from her own kitchen.
• 1955 - April and Albert welcome their first child into the world: Richard Cranston, named after his paternal grandfather.
• 1957 - The Cranston family welcomes their second child, Judy.
• 1964 - Albert's job as a box factory floor supervisor requires the Cranstons to relocate to Fargo, North Dakota.
• 1970 - April enjoys what she would later describe as 'the rush of a lifetime' when appearing on a local television program instructing children how to bake brownies.
• 1978 - Albert and April become grandparents to Henry Cranston.
• 1994 - April Emily Fools-Cranston passes away in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her birthday is declared a national holiday."

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

 

Hi-Rez Studios Finally Fixes Bug That Creates Skiing Within Tribes: Ascend!

http://www.hirezstudios.com/hirezwp/?p=1900

 

Unfortunately this one actually isn't an April Fools..aranoid:

 

I really get tired of April fools day.. its kinda worthless and for the internet it is the one day you can't really trust anything.

Good example
http://youtu.be/UiLSiqyDf4Y

 

this one made my day.
http://www.techpowerup.com/163236/Palit-Makes-GeForce-GTX-680-JetStream-Official.html

 

i don't understand

there's nothing about that product that's unbelievable

and it was posted on March 29th

 

i was called today
the mountain house i rented for 1 May just announced that they closed their bussines,and i made full payment for 3 days holiday
it was a prank call,but i was in shock for 3 sec....
called them back and announced them that i am terrorist and i rented the cabin just to blow myself up and their residence.

 

what are you talking about? this is what comes up when you click that link.