The childhood prank that fooled a bunch of grown-ups.

You are about to watch a really, really basic prank.

A ‘gotcha nose’ level prank.

Two men approach unsuspecting members of the public. One man stands in front of them and explains that there is something in their hair. The other stands behind them, and passes a ridiculous object over the person’s shoulder to his mate. His mate then shows the unsuspecting member of the public he ‘pulled from their hair’.

And then everyone laughs at how bad the prank was and goes home, right?

Wrong.

A worryingly large number of people thank the man and wonder how the object got there in the first place. A worryingly large number.

Take a look: