On a grey morning on April 1, 1978, an iceberg floated into Sydney Harbour. Talkback radio went into meltdown as hundreds of callers jammed the switchboards to

On a grey morning on April 1, 1978, an iceberg floated into Sydney Harbour. Talkback radio went into meltdown as hundreds of callers jammed the switchboards to report the bizarre sight. People headed for the harbour, boats were launched and for several hours, the media provided a blow-by-blow account of the scene. Then it started raining, the iceberg ‘melted’ and Sydney’s most elaborate April Fools hoax was revealed. The prank was the brainchild of 34-year-old electronics entrepreneur Dick Smith. [1] https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/sydney-april-fools-pranks-the-day-an-iceberg-floated-past-the-opera-house/news-story/592efb3e982c8cb43748fd2564dc524d https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/sydney-april-fool...