People Are Understandably Distressed About This Diabolical Airport Power Outlet Prank

Time (nearly dead) ^ | 8/9/2018 | MEGAN MCCLUSKEY

[RightGeek]

Basically anyone who has ever been to an airport knows that finding an open power outlet can be one of the most stress-inducing aspects of flying. So it should come as no surprise that people are freaking out over this power outlet sticker prank.

Thanks to one beleaguered traveler’s commitment to exposing this diabolical trick to the world, a photo of one of the fake sockets has gone viral.

“Whoever put up this fake sticker of an open outlet at the airport, you are now my enemy for life,” Twitter user Brandon Ewing captioned a photoset of himself discovering the ruse.

Of course, Ewing hasn’t been the only one to fall for this prank. Several others have also recently shared their experience with fake airport outlets.

“Why!!!! It looks so real!! Why put a sticker of an outlet on the wall in the terminal!!” questioned another victim. “So triggered.”

[RightGeek]

Damn wimps.

[Blue House Sue]

I hope no one paints a tunnel entrance on a wall.

[abigkahuna]

Definitely a first world worry...ha!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL...hilarious!

"So triggered" [by the fake outlet] -- what a pussy.

Spend $18 at Wal!art and put 20,000 mAh of external battery in your pack. How hard is it to plan ahead and bring your own juice?

[Deaf Smith]

Non Destructive prank.

Nothing one could get in trouble for.

Or... it could have been a Union job. Like light switches not wired to anything.

[glasseye]

Prolly a /pol/ deal.

[piasa]

I hope no one paints a tunnel entrance on a wall.

That could be SO fun at the 2020 DNC convention.

[W.]

Ha-ha, no free juice for the liberal freeloaders! Good one!

[broken_clock]

I hope no one paints a tunnel entrance on a wall.

[dware]

Picked one up on Wish dot com for $15 that includes solar charging. It’s pretty cool.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Real Life Wile E. Coyote

[Deaf Smith]

The Road Runner was part of the mural? Cool.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

They are great. Got mine a few years back when they ran about $40. SO handy to have with you.

[RightGeek]

[metmom]

I normally don’t care for practical jokes.

But this one is downright funny!!!!

[Revel]

The only thing it lacks is some small writing on it that says “Green Power”

[grey_whiskers]

15 posts and Johnny hasn't shown up yet? Man, do I have to do *everything* around here?

[JennysCool]

So “Time” has gone from respected news magazine to clickbait. Serves ‘em right.

[Rashputin]

Time believes in and waxes eloquent supporting the murder of infants in the womb, but they call a harmless practical joke “Diabolic”?

[doorgunner69]

You have to be soooo fast with this crowd.........