# Wright Flier Atop MIT Dome!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wright-flier-atop-mit-dome/219740>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wright-flier-atop-mit-dome/219740 "2003-12-18T13:33:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wright-flier-atop-mit-dome/219740/1 "2003-12-18T13:33:56Z")

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I love the hackers at MIT. I used to be one:

> **[News Archives](https://www.boston.com/news/globe/)**
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[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/12/18/mit\_pranksters\_wing\_it\_for\_wright\_celebration/](http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/12/18/mit_pranksters_wing_it_for_wright_celebration/)

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**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wright-flier-atop-mit-dome/219740/2 "2003-12-18T13:54:27Z")

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🙂 That’s fantastic.

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**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wright-flier-atop-mit-dome/219740/3 "2003-12-18T14:31:26Z")

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😃

This is my favorite hack. My previous favorite was the fake police car, complete with a sex doll in uniform in the front seat and a door that engaged sirens and lights when it was opened. Although the giant balloon labelled ‘MIT’ that appeared in the field at halftime of the Harvard/Yale game was also a classic.

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**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wright-flier-atop-mit-dome/219740/4 "2003-12-18T14:40:25Z")

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I like that they got “MARCELLA BOMBARDIERI” to write the piece. She probably gets all the plane-related stories though.