I don't get it. These "pranks" are all just slightly silly, but not completely absurd. Yeah, I got that feeling too. It's not surprising that people are "taken

I don't get it. These "pranks" are all just slightly silly, but not completely absurd. Yeah, I got that feeling too. It's not surprising that people are "taken in" when the pranks seem actually not that far off given the rate of technological progress. In a few years, chances are mail WILL be delivered by drones in some parts. Stores already effectively charge a premium compared to online purchasing. Credit cards are so insecure in the US that they ARE long due for an overhaul (e.g. getting the PIN system that's in place in the rest of the world). Two mph walking speed limit? Wouldn't be the most ridiculous law in a country that features "free speech zones" and cops that wait at pedestrian crossings to ticket people for jaywalking if they cross on a red light. This is so mild, it's a bit as if you used a police car with sirens to get someone to stop on the motorway, and then told them "haha, I'm not real police". I think those people's reactions are perfectly sane and reasonable. Kudos to the 80-year old dude who doesn't bat an eyelid when told yet another element of his life is going to be turned upside down by technology. If the Candid Camera folks want to make an interesting show, they should perhaps consider doing things that are actually outlandish/extremes. I'm not even sure what that would be in today's world, though - in a world of absurd government, extreme violence, rapid technological change and general craziness, anything goes, really.