2. Charge An iPod With An Onion
A YouTube video from Household Hacker showed users how to charge their iPods with one white onion and two cups of Powerade/Gatorade. Supposedly, soaking the onion in a liquid with electrolytes would allow it to function like a battery. The video was released in 2007 and the Unofficial Apple Weblog, along with its huge base of viewers, was fooled. The video reached 3 million views in a week, propelling ABC News and Mythbusters to come forward and call the concept out as a hoax. After publishing the video, the Household Hacker added “Note: *This video is a parody”. And now, let’s see the number one on our list of biggest internet hoaxes that fooled the world.
