So for April Fools I took some multicolored mold that I may or may not have have found in my fridge, put it in a petri dish, and told my students that it was "Neutropenic mycellium" - A very rare fungus that releases highly toxic spores that can cause serious neurological effects up to and including death in a matter of minutes. While they were taking their test I "accidentally" knocked it off the table, stared at it for about a second, then ran out of the room. After about half a minute they all come running out of the room with their shirts over their mouths and nose, and freaking out. It was AWESOME!
The moral of the story: sometimes the key to surviving teaching is about messing with the little hooligans :)
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