<p>My favorite hack occurred in the early 70s when a wooden telephone booth was placed atop the Great Dome. When Campus Police went up there to investigate, the phone began ringing!</p>
<p>Also, S enjoyed his admissions tour there (he was a HS sophomore at the time and it was his first college visit) because a bunch of guys wearing nothing but Speedos and carrying helium balloons ran by (the MIT swim team) calling out to the tour group, “Come to MIT - you’re going to love it here!” :)</p>