April Fools' 2015: The best of the worst

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- There's no denying that April Fools' Day is the worst. You can't believe anything you read on social media and every company with a failed comedy writer on staff issues an announcement for a fake product, often inexplicably based around the concept of a "selfie" or "smart" technology.

With that said, here are some of the Best of the Worst of April Fools' Day 2015, one or two of which might even be good enough for a chuckle.

Most Likely to Drive Redditors Mad: The Button

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For April Fools' Day, Reddit introduced "The Button," a countdown clock on its own subreddit that is reset to 60 seconds when a user clicks on the button. What will happen if the clock makes it to 0 seconds remains a mystery.

Most Transparent Pranking Attempt: The National Air and Space Museum

The museum released a YouTube video Wednesday revealing "Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet" was on loan from The Museum of Flight in Seattle for one day only. The video shows a Smithsonian employee "dusting" the transparent vehicle.

"It should be mentioned that even though Wonder Woman can fly under her own powers, the plane has come in handy when needed to transport Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls as well as Steve Trevor and others," the museum said in a news release.

Impressive, Most Impressive: CERN taps into the Force

The European Organization for Nuclear Research got into the April Fools' Day spirit with the announcement that researchers working with the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland had discovered the Force from the Star Wars films.

"Very impressive, this result is," the news release said, quoting "a diminutive green spokesperson for the laboratory."

The Force has proven a popular research tool for the CERN beams department. Image Courtesy Max Brice and Daniel Dominguez/CERN

Most Likely to End in Eviction: GVSU Fire Cracker Toss

A Grand Valley State University student threw a fire cracker at her roommate Thursday and the firework ignited a pile of laundry, causing a fire that led to a building evacuation.

Most Likely to Bring Unpleasant Flashbacks: Google Fiber Dial-Up Mode

Google released a video showing off a fictional Google Fiber mode designed to slow Internet speeds down with the "soothing, familiar sounds of a 56k modem."

Biggest Disappointment to Cat Owners: Kitty Litter Drone

Tidycat's "leaked" video released Wednesday shows a top-secret test of a drone with an attached cup attempting to scoop soiled kitty litter. While the test was unsuccessful, a working prototype would likely be welcome news for long-suffering cat owners everywhere.

Worst Over-Explanation of an April Fools' joke on Twitter: Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich tweeted Wednesday, "After a lot of thought i have changed my mind. President Obama has a strong, solid, thoughtful foreign policy we should all support."

After a lot of thought i have changed my mind. President Obama has a strong, solid, thoughtful foreign policy we should all support.

— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) April 1, 2015

Gingrich then showed off his ability to ruin a joke with over-explanation: "The previous tweet about President Obama's foreign policy is a sign it is April Fool's day."

The previous tweet about President Obama's foreign policy is a sign it is April Fool's day.

— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) April 1, 2015

Best Use of Simplicity: Com.Google

Google made use of its .google domain for a delightfully simple April Fools' prank -- putting com.google into a browser brings up a mirror image of the Google search homepage. Typing in a search term also brings up mirror-flipped results. Try it out, but don't give yourself a headache.

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