There's no dearth of bizarre prank videos on the Internet. The one the stands out right now from a group of men from YouTube who set up a fake Airbnb and actually got people to book a stay!?
The three YouTube pranksters created the 'world's worst Airbnb' with a mattress, bedside table and a lamp in the middle of a north?London?field, then were left shocked after somehow still receiving bookings.? ?
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Friends Rhys Simmons, Jamie Kamaz and Hitchin are a trio of YouTubers who run Passion Squad, an entertainment variety channel featuring stunts and pranks.?
Passion Squad co-founder Rhys Simmons said the plan to create the worst Airbnb was intentional.
¡°We gathered together a load of items we found on Facebook for free to assemble a terrible Airbnb experience,¡± he said.
¡°But to our surprise when we uploaded this thing on to Airbnb, we had an insane amount of interest for people to come and stay within our establishment."
Rhys Simmons, co-founder of 'Passion Squad', added that he and his pals were not pleased with the price of their last Airbnb stay. So, they decided to make one of their own.
"This was an insane accomplishment. To create the worst Airbnb in the world and then get a crazy amount of requests to stay is something that we will never forget.?You never know, we may have to open this thing up for full-time business!," quipped Simmons.