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| | Prank flash |
 | | Also called a scare flash, shock flash, scream flash, screamer, or ambush flash, a prank flash is a Macromedia Flash movie specifically designed to scare the viewer, often perpetuated by direct URL links to *.swf (flash) files by unknown users without clear information about the content. |
 | | Although Flash is the most prevalant medium for shock animations, there are others; there is an animated GIF showing a picture of an uncleaned room, and a ghostly lady walking into the room every 40 seconds, and there is a prank video that pretends to be a Lexus commercial (it exists in several formats). |
 | | Another popular prank using Flash involves flashing fl and white smiley faces and a choir repeatedly singing, "You are an idiot, ha ha ha ha ha." When the user closes the browser window, the page uses Javascript to open a flurry of small popups which bounce around the screen and play the same Flash movie. |
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