How well do you like prank?

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Assalam-o-Alaikum!


1️⃣. What do you think about a prank? Should it be stopped or limited?


According to my opinion, the prank should be limited, rather than they should be stopped. Below are the lists of reasons for this statement.

🔷 1. The Psychological Foundation of Pranks

The signs of human psychology explain that pranks are not harmful if they are done in moderation. Besides, they give strength to the relation such that they can give strength to the friendship, they can diffuse one, tension or stress into laughter, or they can create an unforgettable movement in life in life, among a group of people or friends. Therefore, they must be limited rather than banned. Besides this, pranks engage psychological mechanisms like power dynamics, trust, and social exposure. For a healthy brain, fun is an important activity, and harmless pranks can be its source.

🔷 2. The Spectrum of Pranking: Harmless → Harmful

Some pranks are funny and are for enjoyment, some are hurtful, and some are dangerous.

TypeExample Of pranksImpactExplanation
🎉 EnjoyingSalt-sugar swapOKHarmless
😅 EmbarrassingFake confession⚠️ RiskyHarmful
🔥 DangerousFake emergencyWrongTraumatic

So, from the above table, it is clear that what type of pranks can be playful,l what can be embarrassing, and what can be dangerous, so we should avoid embarrassing and dangerous pranks and we should always play both playful pranks because they add some unforgettable memories and are harmless too.

🔷 3. The Emotional Cost of Being the “Target” 🎯

Suppose that I make a prank with my friend, and then I laugh at that the prank is embarrassing or dangerous. Now, think for a while, I am laughing while my friend is embarrassed, or he is scared of dangerous pranks. From psychological point of view it is clear that I am laughing at my friend while he is embarrassing it is equal to humiliating his respect especially in public and if my friend or any other person to whom I am making fun of is a person of anxiety disorders he might have panic attacks beside this the breakdown of trust in a friendly relationship occurs which leads to antisocial behaviors.

🔷 4. The Problem of Normalizing Harmful Pranks

One more reason according to me that prank should be a limit because if the embarrassing or the dangerous pranks starts to be normalized then not only that individual face harmful effects but society also faces bad impacts because normalizing harmful pranks leads to their direct and indirect promotion that other people also use to prank with their friend similarly as they have watched certain ideas on internet and the second reason is that if the prank video of a person goes viral then his status in society falls and it rewards cruelly.

🔷 5. Pranks and the Law ⚖️

Moreover, many pranks come in legal punishment areas like assault, harassment, false reporting, defamation, and harming one's life or property just for fun.

🥰 Healthy Guidelines for Safe and Positive Pranks

Below are certain things that a person who pranks their prank of father should think about.

1. Intent: He must know the intent behind the prank, whether this prank is meant to make everyone laugh or just himself.

2. Context: He should also think about what the impact on the environment would be after this prank (like privacy settings and mood effect).

3. Target: The pranker must think whether the pranked person accepts this prank or not must think whether he likes pranks or not.

💡 Example of a Healthy Prank

🎈Light Prank: Replacing wallpaper with a confusing one.

✅ Why it's healthy:

  • Non-destructive

  • Easily reversed

  • No emotional harm

  • Everyone laughs


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2️⃣.Do you find prank funny or annoying?


Truly, it depends upon the nature of the prank, like if the pranks are just for joy. They are respectful, safe, and according to the taste of the person who has been pranked, it doesn't matter in doing pranks. If they are opposite to the above attributes, they must be limited. I will find them annoying. Below is also a little explanation of this contest.

🧠 Understanding Humor vs Harm

Using pranks for fun makes;

  • Strengthen bonds 🤝

  • Lighten moods 🎈

  • Create shared memories 📸

Misusing pranks can:

  • Damage relationships 💔

  • Create distrust 🧱

  • Leave emotional scars 😞

⚖️ When Pranks Are Funny 😄
  • When they're just for a fun purpose, not for causing cruelty to others.
  • One of their target is to laugh, not to hurt others.
  • When they are short-lived, because long-lived pranks mostly hurt the pranked person.
  • When trust issues do not happen.
🚫 When Pranks Are Annoying 😒
  • When are they causing fear, stress, or humiliating another person?
  • When the pranks cross the boundaries of emotions.
  • When they are meant to embrace other persons or take some personal advantage.
  • Once the speakers or the audience are not enjoying, but the pranksters are still pulling the prank.
Conclusion:

From the above discussion, it is clear that pranks can either be funny or they can be annoying or harmful, which depends on the nature and the situation of the pranks.

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3️⃣. Have you encountered any annoying pranks before? Tell us the story


️ Computer Lab Prank

Yes I have experienced a most annoying prank once in my college days the story is that I was a student of medical science at Punjab College Depalpur and our principal contested in our college among all medical students to show their skills in the field of computer and this contest was meant to highlight the extra-curricular activities of the students.

We were in the computer lab of our college, and we were given a pass key on our designated computers to turn them on. After that day the contest was delayed to the very next day The next day, we reached the computer lab and took our seats in the computer lab.

It was the moment when the prank started with me. I turned my computer on and tried to put password but it was not dialing that we were just nine students in the room and there were nine computers and similarly nine keyboards in the same room and therefore I could not afford any other keyboard I tried to function my keyboard again and again I plugged keyboard in and out and then restarted my computer but nothing happened as it was a test and pass key were given a day before this test so all the settings or changes in computer were also affecting our tests and therefore I could not consult my teacher for a long time I tried my best to reactivate keyboard hypered o to God for this solution and I tried almost all the passive ball waves to function my computer at last I plugged out my keyboard again and saw that a piece of transparent paper is rolling by usb port which was enough to deactivate my keyboard from computer I saw here and there that my friends were laughing at me I didn't laughed I didn't acclaimed I was annoying that they have wasted my time a lot and therefore I lost a good rank in that test.

My Actions

After the test had ended, I took all my friends to the canteen and punished them to buy me a chocolate coffee for a week; otherwise, I threatened them to ask my teacher. They suddenly confessed their prank for a week, I took 7 coffees from their pocket money, even on Sunday, they were also punished.

So it was an annoying prank I faced during my college days.

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4️⃣. How can you handle expensive prank?


Suppose that my friend or any known person makes a harmful or a financially harmful prank with me, then the steps taken by me are listed below.

🔍 Step 1: Assess the Damage Honestly

I will assess what exactly was lost during the damage to my logging money device opportunity time. I will also measure time-sensitive losses, like missing the exam or any important ceremony, due to that prank, and I will try to collect the evidence regarding that prank.

🧘 Step 2: Stay Calm, Not Passive

I must think that a bad luck has been happened to me and it was to happen so it has been happened and there is no need to be passive angry or sensitive regarding to that prank instead I will stay calm emotionally stable and I will try my best to pertain maximum to be fine I will take deep breath and I will answer everything logically and this regard because any instable action will harm me and a logical approach to the solution can give more useful solution.

👥 Step 3: Confront the Person Privately and Directly

I will access the person privately and I will access him directly which means that I will not access him through any other person I will ask him that I know that he was not meant to harm me it was just a prank well I will try my best to resolve matter rather than to separating it and for future precaution I will give him a soft shut up all not to act like this again with me.

🧾 Step 4: Ask for Fair Compensation

If any expensive thing has been broken or lost by me, I will ask him to contribute to me to make up for the cost. I will not request him emotionally; rather, I will order him logically and clearly to compensate me to fill that expensive loss.

🛡️ Step 5: Involve Authority If Needed

Suppose that the pranker is very egotistic and he does not accept any of my above offer or action, then I will officially approach the authorities in certain cases.

If the prank involves:

  • 🧯 Property damage

  • 💳 Financial loss

  • 🧠 Emotional trauma

  • 📚 Academic sabotage

I will contact:

  • 🏫 School or university administration

  • 🏢 Workplace HR

  • 🚔 Local authorities

🧠 Step 6: Protecting myself, I'll move forward

After any harmful prank, I will set clear boundaries with that person. I will avoid gatherings with him and will step back from his circle.

📃 Below is a summary of my actions and purposes
StepActionPurpose
1️⃣CalmControl
2️⃣DocumentEvidence
3️⃣ConfrontResolution
4️⃣RequestBoundaries
5️⃣ReportAccountability
6️⃣ProtectPrevention
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5️⃣. What is the most memorable prank you have seen or experienced?


During my college second year my my friend and I were playing a cricket match in June. We all played well, and therefore the team and audience were all thirsty. We were just 20 people in college, my team and some other colleagues who came with us to see our cricket match. At the end of the cricket match, a fellow of mine brought a big bottle of mango juice and cups for the group. It's gorgeous. right! Well. All grabbed the cup and gathered around that person to ask him to drop that mango shake. Many people like mango shake, and therefore, there were many people in my team, including me, who loved to drink mango shake. We were waiting for mango shake bottle to be opened and to be poured in our cups but when the bottle was opened and was poured into our cups it could not be poured we were confused why what has been happened why it's not getting powered into the cups why picked the bottle and watched inside there was no juice in the bottle. It was gelatin with a mango flavor smell chemical inside, and it was fully chilled because of keeping a long time in deep freezer. We caught our fellow who brought that bottle, but he was not found guilty as he did not bring it from his own expense, but our senior teacher gave this bottle to him to drink as juice, and it was a prank by our teacher. We laughed at this a lot and after some moments our senior teacher brought a jug of mango juice that we all drank I still remember this prank a lot because it did not harm anybody nor it was harmful neither hurting it was just enjoying and after some moment everything was ok therefore it is the most memorable and I think unforgotten prank for me.

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Closing Remarks:

I pay thanks to @okere-blessing. I invite @iqrabatool34, @ejazahmad and @sana-khna01 to join this contest.


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Hope you will join my up coming mention.
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I also feel that readers get bored after a while reading such a large post. Therefore, following it, I will make my blogs short and comprehensive.

Yes. Try and make it brief and informative. Thanks for understanding.

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