MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief

entrana · 28-09-2007, 10:25 AM

It goes without saying that in addition to a stellar reputation for academic innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is renowned for its geeky pranks. The best-known of these was perhaps the time when students decorated the campus' Great Dome to look like Star Wars robot R2D2 in celebration of the legendary film series' first prequel in 1999.
But Star Wars prequels are so last decade. These days, it's all about the much-hyped Xbox 360 title Halo 3. And why prank your own campus when you can pull a fast one on those snotty Crimsons next door?
Consequently, MIT pranksters headed over to the neighboring campus of Harvard University and decorated Harvard Yard's legendary statue of founder John Harvard to look like a Spartan warrior. Enough said.
A caption in the MIT student newspaper, The Tech, explained the full prank: "The back of the helmet, which is worn by the protagonist of the game, Master Chief, was labeled with 'Master Chief in Training.' The statue was decorated with an assault rifle (bullet count of 2E), as well as a Beaver emblem on the right shoulder." (In case you didn't know, MIT's mascot is the beaver.)
Oh, Boston. What do they put in your water, anyway?

http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-978...?tag=nefd.only

azzu · 28-09-2007, 10:31 AM

koool

Charan · 28-09-2007, 10:41 AM

LOL

kumarmohit · 28-09-2007, 10:50 AM

Why don t we have teachers who tolerate such things in India

entrana · 28-09-2007, 12:22 PM

we dont have teachers like that because we just dont

The_Devil_Himself · 28-09-2007, 05:19 PM

We are all frustrated beings here so we have low levels of tolerance.Aww man these guys are so cool.

entrana · 28-09-2007, 07:42 PM

i cant imagine how the made a statue of a halo chief, looking so detailed and.. real

[xubz] · 28-09-2007, 07:43 PM

No Love for Gordon Freeman

In Fact, Gordon studied fictionally in MIT too

QwertyManiac · 28-09-2007, 07:43 PM

Entrana, check out the LEGO Master Chief then. That's way difficult to create than this!

entrana · 28-09-2007, 07:45 PM

how can something that is made of lego be difficult to create

QwertyManiac · 28-09-2007, 07:48 PM

Uh, life size?

entrana · 29-09-2007, 09:43 AM

hey that halo chief is a masterpiece and also life size

QwertyManiac · 29-09-2007, 05:26 PM

Never mind ..

deepak.krishnan · 29-09-2007, 05:42 PM

gaurav_indian · 29-09-2007, 07:25 PM

ctrl_alt_del · 03-10-2007, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by entrana

i cant imagine how the made a statue of a halo chief, looking so detailed and.. real

They just put Master Chiefs helmet and the gun on John Harvards existing statue.

28-09-2007, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
entrana M$™ Certified Spammer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,749	MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief It goes without saying that in addition to a stellar reputation for academic innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is renowned for its geeky pranks. The best-known of these was perhaps the time when students decorated the campus' Great Dome to look like Star Wars robot R2D2 in celebration of the legendary film series' first prequel in 1999. But Star Wars prequels are so last decade. These days, it's all about the much-hyped Xbox 360 title Halo 3. And why prank your own campus when you can pull a fast one on those snotty Crimsons next door? Consequently, MIT pranksters headed over to the neighboring campus of Harvard University and decorated Harvard Yard's legendary statue of founder John Harvard to look like a Spartan warrior. Enough said. A caption in the MIT student newspaper, The Tech, explained the full prank: "The back of the helmet, which is worn by the protagonist of the game, Master Chief, was labeled with 'Master Chief in Training.' The statue was decorated with an assault rifle (bullet count of 2E), as well as a Beaver emblem on the right shoulder." (In case you didn't know, MIT's mascot is the beaver.) Oh, Boston. What do they put in your water, anyway? http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-978...?tag=nefd.only __________________ Seagate 500gb 7200RPM l Corsair 2*1GB Ram 800mhz l XFX 8800 GTS 320MB Xtreme 650/ 1500/ 950 l Asus P5N-eSLI l Core 2 Duo e6750 l Coolermaster Extreme Power 600watts SMPS l Microtek 800VA Ups l

28-09-2007, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
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28-09-2007, 10:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
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28-09-2007, 12:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
entrana M$™ Certified Spammer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,749	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief we dont have teachers like that because we just dont __________________ Seagate 500gb 7200RPM l Corsair 2*1GB Ram 800mhz l XFX 8800 GTS 320MB Xtreme 650/ 1500/ 950 l Asus P5N-eSLI l Core 2 Duo e6750 l Coolermaster Extreme Power 600watts SMPS l Microtek 800VA Ups l

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28-09-2007, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Devil_Himself die blizzard die! D3? Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Event horizon Posts: 2,340	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief We are all frustrated beings here so we have low levels of tolerance.Aww man these guys are so cool. __________________ Stealing your women and horses since 1843.

28-09-2007, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
entrana M$™ Certified Spammer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,749	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief i cant imagine how the made a statue of a halo chief, looking so detailed and.. real __________________ Seagate 500gb 7200RPM l Corsair 2*1GB Ram 800mhz l XFX 8800 GTS 320MB Xtreme 650/ 1500/ 950 l Asus P5N-eSLI l Core 2 Duo e6750 l Coolermaster Extreme Power 600watts SMPS l Microtek 800VA Ups l

28-09-2007, 07:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
[xubz] "The Cake is a Lie!!" Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 471	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief No Love for Gordon Freeman In Fact, Gordon studied fictionally in MIT too __________________ [xubz] ● http://xubz.com/ [steam_id] ● http://steamcommunity.com/id/xubz

28-09-2007, 07:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
QwertyManiac Commander in Chief Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,657	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief Entrana, check out the LEGO Master Chief then. That's way difficult to create than this!

28-09-2007, 07:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
entrana M$™ Certified Spammer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,749	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief how can something that is made of lego be difficult to create __________________ Seagate 500gb 7200RPM l Corsair 2*1GB Ram 800mhz l XFX 8800 GTS 320MB Xtreme 650/ 1500/ 950 l Asus P5N-eSLI l Core 2 Duo e6750 l Coolermaster Extreme Power 600watts SMPS l Microtek 800VA Ups l

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QwertyManiac Commander in Chief Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,657	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief Uh, life size?

29-09-2007, 09:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
entrana M$™ Certified Spammer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,749	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief hey that halo chief is a masterpiece and also life size __________________ Seagate 500gb 7200RPM l Corsair 2*1GB Ram 800mhz l XFX 8800 GTS 320MB Xtreme 650/ 1500/ 950 l Asus P5N-eSLI l Core 2 Duo e6750 l Coolermaster Extreme Power 600watts SMPS l Microtek 800VA Ups l

29-09-2007, 05:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
QwertyManiac Commander in Chief Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,657	Re: MIT students turn famed Harvard statue into 'Halo' chief Never mind ..

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