Japanese lift prank is so evil it's hilarious
Can you imagine the pressure of living in Japan?
Not the strict honour culture or the famously long work hours.
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The constant fear that at any time, you could fall victim to a terrifying and epic prank on a Japanese TV show.
Anyone who has watched the first 15 minutes of Speed knows that getting into a lift is a scary proposition at the best of times.
But in a country that prides itself on elaborate pranks, elevators are as unpredictable as a Pachinko parlour game.
We don't want to give away what happens, short of saying that it keeps getting funnier and funnier.
If it happened in Australia, it would almost certainly end in a lawsuit.
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