MIT Hackers Appropriate Caltech Cannon 329
Bob Hearn writes "Some Slashdotters might remember the story Caltech Pranks MIT's Prefrosh Weekend from a year ago. MIT Hackers have gotten even. Sometime in the middle of the night, Caltech's famous cannon appeared at the base of MIT's Green building. A plaque in front of it reads: 'CALTECH CANNON April 6, 2006 MIT hackers posing as the Howe & Ser Moving Company Appropriated this cannon on March 28, 2006. It later appeared on MIT's campus with the addition of a large brass rat made of gold-plated aluminum. In honor of its previous owners, the cannon points towards Padadena, CA.' The brass rat (MIT ring) is really a rather impressive bit of aluminum machining. Harvey Mudd College previously stole the cannon, in 1986, but later had to give it back."
We Must Not Allow a University Cannon Gap! (Score:5, Funny)
The first will be a large scale grant to beef up our offensive against all other universities by using the rocket and aerodynamic sciences departments to further develop a V3-Schneider program. Remember, we care not about the surrounding buildings of our targets, but only require a half mile 'radius of terror' so that we can effectively instill fear into the hearts of other academic institutions.
The second grant will go to the physics department so that they can develop hilarious Rube Goldberg booby traps around our V3-Schneider platform in an effort to reduce sabotage. Another part of it will go into a free weight old fashion stationary trebuchet aimed at the one lone road into the University. In the event of an invasion, all incoming vehicles will have flying refrigerators to contend with.
Remember people, this is war and we will not waver or falter.
MIT hacks (Score:5, Funny)
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Cannon Fodder (Score:5, Funny)
*Scoff* (Score:5, Funny)
What kind of sysadmins are they!?
Homoerotic Cannon Envy (Score:3, Funny)
For you see, all nerds have inside them at least a little bit of 'cannon envy'...
From an HMC mailing list (Score:5, Funny)
Date: 28 March 06 19:56:34 PST
To: [HMC internal mailing list]
Howdy,
Did anyone steal the Caltech cannon Monday night/Tuesday
morning? They called and said it was stolen and were hoping it was here.
Chris Sundberg
Associate Dean of Students
Harvey Mudd College
Impressive effort (Score:5, Funny)
My own favorite first year engineering trick: Many years ago people arrived at the main building of the University of Manitoba to find a stump in the middle of the lawn. Everyone was up in arms. Who cut down the stately old pine? It was quite a while before someone realized: "Hey, there was no tree there in the first place."
Re:MIT hacks (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:a big relief (Score:2, Funny)
Re:MIT hacks (Score:5, Funny)
Re:a big relief (Score:5, Funny)
Never been to Caltech, but when I was at MIT [mumble-mumble] years ago, I think the primary job of the Campus Police was to make sure we didn't get arrested by the Cambridge Police.
Re:*Scoff* (Score:5, Funny)
What kind of sysadmins are they!?
Give them a break, they just got finished with the first physical exertion of their lives.
Materials Science (Score:4, Funny)
MIT's materials science program sure has come a long way...
Re:Only the Flems (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Impressive effort (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Impressive effort (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Pictures Mirrored (Score:3, Funny)
Wait... you put 10 2.5M graphics on your web page describing an escalation of rivalries between two cross-continental engineering schools, and we killed your web server?
Re:It's not Caltech's cannon! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:MIT hacks (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Gold plated aluminium brass rat? (Score:3, Funny)
If Caltech are the rightful owners... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Only the Flems (Score:2, Funny)
"oh, no, whatever you do, don't take that jackhammer to Page House! And don't take that dumpster of debris when you leave!"