1. Magic color TV, 1962
Residents of Sweden still remember the famous TV draw with a smile on their lips, which belongs to the invention of the host-hokhmach Kjell Stenson. 1 April 1962 of the year he appeared on the air of the only black-and-white television channel in Sweden at that time, SVT, and authoritatively stated: “If you put on a transparent nylon stocking on a black and white TV screen, it will start broadcasting programs in color!». Stenson, skillfully using technical terms, and clearly demonstrating the essence of the method, in five minutes of the air, he convinced almost half of the country's population to try to recreate the invention! true, Stenson said, that the viewer will have to watch TV at a strictly defined angle and try to blink and turn his head as little as possible, so as not to distort the "colored nylon picture".
UFO in London
31 Martha 1989 years on the outskirts of London, thousands of motorists saw a fabulous phenomenon - a shining flying saucer rapidly descended on their city. When UFO, finally, landed, a lot of curious onlookers rushed to him. Including - and police officers, who arrived at the scene following a call from a certain law-abiding citizen, who in an excited voice announced the alien invasion. Everyone froze in silent anticipation ... And then, the door of the ship flew open and a creature in a silver suit emerged from it! Half of London was then scattered! Including, and brave police officers!
Dutch tree disease, which affects redheads
1 April 1973 of the year, on BBC radio known for his penchant for all kinds of jokes, an interview with an elderly academician was broadcast, who talked about government efforts to stem the spread of the Dutch Elm tree disease. The doctor described some amazing discoveries, which were made during the study of the disease. The most striking fact about the new infection was that, that mostly red-haired people are exposed to it. Man with fiery hair, catching a disease, for several days turned yellow and bald. This was due to the similarity of the blood formula of red and soil conditions, where the trees affected by the disease grew. because, due to all kinds of risks, redheads were advised to stay as far from the forest as possible.
However, the famous academician at the end of the broadcast turned out to be just a popular comedian Spike Milligan. But his message still had the desired result - the listeners blurred in sincere, April Fool's smile!
Minute without gravity
During an interview on BBC Radio 2, in the morning 1 April 1976 of the year British astronomer Patrick Moore announced, that an extraordinary astronomical event should take place today. Exactly in 9:47 in the morning, planet Pluto will pass directly behind Jupiter, in relation to earth. This rarest planetary position would mean, that the combined forces of gravity of the two planets will exert a stronger tidal pull, temporarily counteracting the Earth's own gravity. Speaking in a language accessible to ordinary people, it means, that for a while people will be able to get rid of the feeling of their own weight, and just fly over the Earth. Moore called this phenomenon "the gravitational effect of Jupiter-Pluto".
IN 9:47, Moore gave the command: “Try it now!”. Exactly one minute has passed, and then - phone calls from admiring people rained down on the BBC, who claimed, that the experiment worked! One Dutch woman even said, what are they, together with my husband, swam around the room, holding hands! And another interlocutor claimed, what is sitting at the table now, together with 11 friends. Exactly in 9:47 All of them, and the table with them, began to rise into the air!
Defective bras
1 April 1982 the British newspaper Daily Mail published a message about the sale 10 thousand defective bras. The publication claimed, that for the supporting frame they used copper wire, which was supposed to go to the manufacture of a fire alarm. And copper, interacting with nylon and heating from body heat, can produce static electricity. Owners of defective bras, in this way, interfered with the body- and radio stations.
Tell, that even experts believed this joke. for example, British Telecom chief engineer allegedly ordered, to check, do the employees of the company wear brass underwear.
TV stockings
IN 1962 году на шведском телеканале SVT рассказали о том, how to color an image with a nylon stocking. An expert named Kjell Stensson spoke in all seriousness about the latest technology and explained in detail, how does she work. According to him, light waves are refracted through a fine mesh, thanks to which color appears.
To see the color image, you need to tilt your head at a certain angle. The audience believed and went to the stores for stockings. But it did not help: цветное телевещание появилось в Швеции лишь в 1970 year.
Google's inventions
Google was also noted for draws. IN 2011 году компания выложила ролик, talking about Gmail Motion - a new tool for working with email. Users needed to demonstrate certain gestures in front of the webcam.
At that, what a joke, many did not believe: news of Gmail Motion quickly spread through the media. But the idea was quickly brought to life. ICT employees wrote a program, which really allowed you to control your Gmail mail service using body movements and a Kinect controller.
IN 2013 году Google объявила о запуске службы Google Nose, which transmitted odors to the user's device. Video clip, which tells about the new product, done quite convincingly.
General cleaning of the Internet
IN 1997 year, Internet users on behalf of the Network Services Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology e-mailed letters stating, what with 31 March to 2 April there will be a "general cleaning". The authors recommended disconnecting all computers from the network.
As stated in the letter, large-scale preventive work was required to cleanse the Internet of electronic waste, which has accumulated over several years of work. Five powerful Japanese robots Toshiba ML-2274 were supposed to remove inactive email addresses, broken sites and web resources of hackers.
Subscribers of telephone exchanges were previously played in a similar way. They were asked to wrap telephone tubes in cellophane bags, to collect dust, which could get enough sleep during prevention.
Paradise country
IN 1977 году британское издание The Guardian опубликовало вкладку из семи страниц, which told about the small republic of San Serriffe, occupying several islands in the Indian Ocean. The country was described as heavenly: with wonderful landscapes, friendly residents. Two main islands, where the state was located, were called Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse, they were in the form of a dot and a comma.
Readers cut off newspaper phones, trying to find out, how to get to San Serriffe and how much does it cost to rest there. Journalists later admitted, what were you joking, and used professional terms. San Serriffe is the modified name of the Sans Serif font, Upper Caisse came from the upper case (capital letter), and Lower Caisse - from lower case (uppercase letter).
