The main point of April Fools is that you fool a lot of people. It's more or less in the name. Of course one should put some thought into possible consequences,

The main point of April Fools is that you fool a lot of people. It's more or less in the name. Of course one should put some thought into possible consequences, but I think this one was quite harmless. (Gullible people becoming angry/shocked/etc. is considered harmless.)