Caltech–MIT rivalry - Wikipedia
WEBOne pranking war was instigated in April 2005, when Caltech students pulled multiple pranks during MIT's Campus Preview Weekend for prospective freshmen. MIT students responded a year later by stealing Caltech's antique Fleming cannon and transporting it across the country to MIT's campus.
Caltech's Fleming Cannon transported to MIT
WEBFleming left behind a miniature model of the cannon along with a new plaque bearing the letter "F". Flems created a website to chronicle their mission to retrieve the cannon. The cannon appeared at MIT while many prospective students were visiting for the annual Campus Preview Weekend (CPW).
Podcast: Secrets of the Caltech Cannon Heist | alum.mit.edu
WEBApr 29, 2016 · Within hours, the crew departed with the college’s two-ton Fleming Cannon in tow. And eight days later, the 130-year old cannon—a remnant of the Franco-Prussian war—reappeared 3,000 miles away on MIT campus, with a massive 24-karat gold-plated Brass Rat on its barrel.
Secrets to the Caltech Cannon Heist Revealed | alum.mit.edu
WEBFeb 28, 2013 · The 2006 heist of Caltech's Fleming Cannon might be MIT's most well-known hack. The theft, carried out by MIT students posing as the Howe & Ser Moving Company, is well-documented in the MIT Gallery of Hacks. Until now, no one involved has publicly spoken about the hack.
The Great '06 Cannon Hack - MIT Technology Review
WEBSep 8, 2006 · In the summer of 2004, a group of East Campus residents joked about stealing the Fleming cannon, a 19th-century artillery piece that “guards” the Caltech dormitory known as Fleming House. It...
WEBApr 29, 2016 · hours, the crew departed with the college's two ton Fleming cannon in tow. Eight days later, the 130-year-old cannon, a remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, reappeared 3,000 miles away on MIT campus with a massive 24 carat gold plated brass rat on its barrel. Howe and Ser, it turns out, were MIT students who had just carried out perhaps the longest
Caltech's Cannon Headed Back to Pasadena from MIT
WEBApr 10, 2006 · The cannon, which is normally located in front of Fleming House, a dorm on the Caltech campus, was stolen by MIT students March 28, transported cross-country, and placed on display in front of the Green Building on the MIT campus in Cambridge last week (with a huge MIT class ring installed on it).
Caltech Goes Low Tech to Get Its Cannon Back - Los Angeles Times
WEBApr 11, 2006 · Students at Fleming House, a Caltech residence hall, began scheming to get the cannon back as soon as they heard that MIT had its mitts on it. The cannon disappeared after a crew of...
IHTFP Hack Gallery: Caltech's Fleming Cannon transported to MIT ...
WEBSomeone poses by the Fleming Cannon wearing one of the t-shirts from Caltech's hack on MIT during the previous CPW. Credit: Erik Nygren The text of the plaque in front of the cannon.
Cannon Hack - MIT Admissions
WEBApr 10, 2006 · Our company has recently been informed that Fleming House ™ is at MIT RIGHT NOW and is prepared to take back their cannon. Although we’re sad to see it go, we were only contracted to move the cannon here for CPW, and we respect the speed with which Fleming has responded.
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