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Or the 1961 Great Rose Bowl Hoax that inspired it, which might not be as high-tech, but is to me even more satisfying because they tricked an entire crowd of UW

Or the 1961 Great Rose Bowl Hoax that inspired it, which might not be as high-tech, but is to me even more satisfying because they tricked an entire crowd of UW fans into unwittingly cheering for their nerdy and ignored school. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rose_Bowl_Hoax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rose_Bowl_Hoax They even made the first few compromised banners subtle enough that the crowd kept going with it until the finale where they wrote "CALTECH," an unmistakable prank.

mturmon 15y ago
Another note about the 1984 prank. The Pasadena police and the Rose Bowl organization, which is a fusty old group, were not amused with the surreptitious entry of the Rose Bowl building. They threatened to charge the pranksters. One of the senior Caltech faculty (Carver Mead?) offered to pay for legal defense if required. A more detailed story is here: http://today.caltech.edu/today/story-display?story_id=11464 http://today.caltech.edu/today/story-display?story_id=11464