Plymouth students cover housemate's room in tin foil
IT looks like a still from a futuristic sci-fi movie – but this shiny scene is the result of an unusual and creative student prank.
Nineteen-year-old Jake Walker returned to his shared house in Lisson Grove, Mutley, after a weekend away only to find his bedroom – and all its contents – completely covered in tin foil.
The pranksters – Jake's six housemates – had also placed hundreds of cups of water around the room.
Business student Jake told The Herald: "I went home to Surrey for the weekend and I had just made the four-and-a-half hour journey back.
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"I came into the house expecting nothing, I thought nobody was home so went into my room and was just greeted with all this. The whole room was totally foiled and there was water in cups on the floor.
"I didn't know what to do, I was absolutely astonished. They have never done anything like this before. We did something similar to another one of our friends, moved furniture and put post-it notes everywhere, but nothing like this."
Before he left, Jake sent a message to his housemates telling them he had locked his bedroom door.
But they had opened a window in preparation for the stunt, and he returned a week later to find his room transformed.
"I just thought 'Oh my God'," Jake said. "The boys were in the next room listening to my reaction and they were just laughing their heads off.
"I was amazed. From the fruit bowl to my DVDs, everything was completely covered.
"None of them gave me a hand, it took about four hours to clean up and there is still some left."
He added: "I am sure there will be some revenge coming, but I am not sure what is planned."
The prank took the six students four days to complete, using 520 metres of tin foil and 62 litres of water in 580 plastic cups.
Housemate Sam Thomas, 20, said: "We just wanted to be as much of a nuisance as possible.
"It took quite a long time. We did it over about a week but we did different parts here and there.
"When he saw it he was just in shock. But it was all good fun."
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by arthur_p
Thursday, February 28 2013, 12:21PM
“I hear some potential applicants saying that they won't go into HE because of the debts. Those that are already in HE rarely moan about costs as, believe it or not, they actually have other things to do.
The Chancellor and the PM were in the Club, not the 'hierarchy' as you put it. Two individuals do not constitute a hierarchy in this case.
From what I've observed the University is the only large entity in Plymouth that is doing well. They employ hundreds/thousands of people and generate millions of pound for the local community. Probably best you don't forget this.
I fail to understand why the story was in the paper at all. However, it is, and is about nothing more than some lads covering a room in foil and paper cups. How you've come to the conclusions you have is confusing.
Plymouth appears to be superb at breeding a bitter type of person that can't bear to see others having fun or doing well for themselves. You, unfortunately, are a brilliant example.”
by notolisbon
Thursday, February 28 2013, 11:56AM
“@arthur _p
If a certain section (usually the student fraternity) prattle on about the hardship caused by the Tory hierarchy, who's leadership is made up of the Bullingdon fraternity, and then behave in such a money wasting manner - well, I believe that they are being hypocritical.
The feeling in Plymouth now is that an arrogant and overbearing Plymouth University is busily forcing its communitarian views onto the Plymouth population whilst behaving in a totally amoral manner.
If that is too difficult a concept for you to understand then I can't help you.”
by arthur_p
Thursday, February 28 2013, 11:05AM
“What gets me is that you have absolutely nothing to base your prejudice on. I fail to see how you can link a prank like this to the Bullingdon Club. Please go away and research what the Club has done/does. You've obviously seen something on the telly or read the Mirror and now you feel you're an expert on the matter.
Snobbery goes up as well as down.
Oh,for the record, I was never a member and didn't go to Oxford.”
by notolisbon
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 6:26PM
“FAO arthur _p
Re. your comment at 3.51pm - right back at you meathead!
Touched a nerve, have I?
Is that what getting up so late in the afternoon does to a person/thing.”
by marc1964
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 4:14PM
“Another slow day for real news i see then”
by arthur_p
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 3:51PM
“FAO notolisbon
"Ah, our new Bullingdon class.
Re. your comment at 06:51: you are a w@nker.”
by BS_Hater
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 1:53PM
“Jape of the academic year for sure, nice one :)”
by dollie
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 1:46PM
“Didnt they have any studying?”
by dollie
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 1:46PM
“Didnt they have any studying?”
by LisaHoskin
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 11:10AM
“Nice to see something FUN in the news to be honest, a bit of light relief from all the doom and gloom. :)”