April Fool's Day: Elon Musk causes chaos, gets angry with Google

(NLDO) - Sometimes April Fools' Day jokes in the tech world can go too far and cause unwanted consequences.

Many people are familiar with billionaire Elon Musk's controversial tweets. On April Fool's Day (April 1) 2018, the tech billionaire posted a series of chaotic posts when he announced that his company Tesla was bankrupt, attaching a photo of himself "unconscious" next to the Model 3.

"Despite our vigorous efforts to raise money, we are sad to announce that Tesla is completely bankrupt, truly bankrupt, beyond belief," Mr. Musk posted on social network X (then Twitter).

This turned out to be just a "April Fools' Day" joke. The joke received mixed reactions. Some people found it funny while others criticized Mr. Musk for joking about a serious issue.

However, the information provided by Elon Musk himself also raised concerns about Tesla's financial situation. Two years later, Mr. Musk revealed that Tesla was very close to bankruptcy due to difficulties in producing the Model 3.

Photo of Elon Musk "passed out" next to the Model 3 on April Fool's Day. Photo: Elon Musk/Twitter (X)

In 2016, Google apologized for an April Fools' Day prank that cost people their jobs. At the time, the tech giant added a "Mic Drop" button to Gmail, allowing users to send emails with an animated image of a Minion dropping the mic and ending the conversation.

900 million Google users are frustrated by this feature. Many users have reported losing their jobs because of Mic Drop. They had to send an important email to meet a deadline, but their superiors only received an email with a Minion image. So the next morning, they received the news of losing their jobs. The damage was so great that Google was forced to quickly remove this feature.

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Previously, on April Fool's Day 2013, Google introduced "Google Nose", a feature that allows users to "smell" different odors through their computers. Although it was just a joke, it caused disappointment for those who believed the feature was real.

Google also "jokes" users when launching other "virtual" products such as Google Maps Treasure Mode. Users are encouraged to access "treasure mode" by clicking the "Treasure" button in the upper right corner of Google Maps, deciphering clues to find treasure..., only to be disappointed because it is a joke.

On April Fool's Day, Google launched a prank of providing internet service to toilets. Photo: Google

Perhaps one of Google's most controversial April Fools' jokes was "Google TiSP" in 2007. The tech giant announced that it was offering free broadband internet through the plumbing system in your toilet. Users would simply drop a fiber optic cable into the toilet and flush, and the internet would be transmitted through the plumbing system.

Many people actually tried to install the service, leading to hilarious situations. The prank caused a stir and Google faced criticism.

Notably, Google's "historic" April Fool's Day prank was the release of a clip of YouTube shutting down on April 1, 2013. YouTube said that the site was an 8-year-long contest to find the best video ever uploaded.

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