In a time when pranking has become one of the most common ways to gain notoriety, we see many TV shows and YouTube videos where candid cameras look on while unsuspecting victims fall prey to various circumstances. Shows like “Punk’d” and “Impractical Jokers” showcase people getting pranked and reacting naturally before being told it’s a prank. And usually once the victims are told they’re on TV and that they’re part of a prank, they have good spirits and generally laugh when they look back at the whole event. Usually.

However, if you ask Roman Atwood, the popular YouTube video prankster will tell you that pranks don’t always go over as well as you might expect. Atwood, who’s amassed more than 140 million YouTube views on his channel, recently pulled a prank on a Ferrari owner who felt he was simply too rich to put up with that type of behavior. One of Roman’s more popular ideas: The jokester pokes a hole in a water bottle and pretends to piss in public places. Creativity at it’s finest, right?

Atwood decided to pull this prank on a Ferrari 360 owner who pulled into a handicap parking spot without any proof of his disability. Atwood felt that since there were plenty of other open spots, the man needed to be taught a lesson about taking parking spots where he had no right to park. So Atwood, being the vigilante prankster that he is, decided to pull the water bottle trick right next to the sports car, appearing that he was urinating right next to the car. But once the owner saw what Atwood was doing, it’s safe to say he lost his cool. The man immediately ran up to the peeing prankster and instantly starting pushing him around, seemingly trying to start a physical confrontation. Even though this douche was told right off the bat that it was only water being squirted by his car, and it was all just a joke, he felt compelled to condescendingly inform Atwood that he owned a very expensive car and if he wanted to, he could “buy (Roman’s) whole family.” And while the man never smoothed things over after the prank, the video became an instant success, with over 4.8 million views as of April 16.

Really the only losers—other than the guy that lost his cool and acted like a total douche because his fancy car almost got water on it—are other Ferrari drivers. Even though I’m sure a lot of people who own Ferraris are great people, this really adds to the stereotype that Ferrari owners tend to be a little bit more stuck-up than those who drive Priuses. And in a world where million-dollar cars exist, this guy needs to realize he may not be as big time as he thinks by owning a car that really doesn’t have the same prestige that it did 10 years ago.

Alex Deremer

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