Another Great MIT Hack

In honor of 9/11, students at MIT have pulled off another great hack. Yesterday morning (the 11th), a fake fire truck appeared on top of the 150-foot high Great Dome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

The Boston Globe reports that the fire truck "appeared to be the old fashioned cab of a truck that has been painted red. The cab is attached to a rectangular box, which is also red, and has the words 'MIT Fire Dept.' painted on the side in bold white letters. A coiled rope dangled from the side of the 'truck,' completing the emergency vehicle look. "

You can see some close-up pictures of this classic hack on the MIT hack website, which also contains a complete list of campus hacks by year (many including photos).

The Great Dome is the traditional site of many MIT hacks, or student pranks. One of the most famous involved the appearance of a campus police car in 1994, complete with flashing lights and a box of donuts on the seat.