Cone-ing (or Coning) is a viral prank that gained massive popularity on YouTube around 2011, primarily credited to Alki Stevens. The prank involves driving to a fast-food window, ordering a soft-serve cone, and then grabbing the ice cream itself instead of the wafer cone when the employee hands it over. The humor stems from the bewildered and confused reactions of the service workers who witness the messy, unexpected act. While the trend eventually faded due to concerns about food waste and the frustration of service workers, it remains a nostalgic pillar of early 2010s 'troll' culture and is often used to symbolize doing things in the most chaotic way possible.