We have also recently come into possession of the Design Report of the concrete fountain erected in Suds (POETS equivalent at U of T).
It’s a humorous read, modelled in the fashion of any true Engineering report. It includes safety concerns, implementation details, and technical specification of the concrete mix used. Throughout the document are lighthearted jokes and statements of admiration for our prank rival.
You can read the full document here.
We have recently had the invoice given to EngSoc for the Brute Force Committee’s Sword in the Stone come into our possession. Here it is:
$700 to produce the sculpture. That’s certainly cheaper than the cost of many of the other art pieces around campus (even if it didn’t last as long).
We’ve also determined from the design document for the UW Fountain in SUDS, that the inner sanctum of the statue contained a bottle of beer, a package of Twinkies, and a calculus textbook.
Still no word on where the sword ended up…
As well as being covered in sod, and covered in sand, POETS has also had every surface covered in aluminum foil.
Just in time for Halloween, this prank occurred in the early morning of October 31, 2004.
The Spirit of WTF has not been able to determine those responsible, but one could easily hazard a guess that it was the handiwork of the infamous Non-Existent Action Committee.
Here is the video of Plant Ops using a gasoline chainsaw in order to cut down the giant Christmas tree left by NEAC. November 28, 2011.
[Sorry about the late posting -Editor]
On the morning of November 22, the Non-Existent Action Committee, uWaterloo’s most mysterious prank group, sneaked into POETS and turned the engineering bar into a beach.
Complete with sand toys, beach balls, inflatable rafts,and even a palm tree, the stunt lifted the spirits of the students who happened across it.
This is not the first time that NEAC has chosen POETS as a target. Previously they have covered every surface with turf (twice!), and wrapped the entire bar in tinfoil. With so many successful attempts, we have to wonder how they continue to get in. :P
[All photos by Michael Seliske]
Computer Engineering decided that Sticky Notes were their medium of choice and took to covering the office waiting area in between EIT and E3 with them.
They didn’t quite get away from the apparent theme this year, and made their own modest pile of balloons as well.
They also took a page from Mechatronic Engineering’s newspaper and covered the windows of the EIT-E3 and DC overpasses to spell their program name.
Covering the university admin’s latest cost overrun in shrink wrap (and sticking “For Sale” signs on it) was certainly the most political of the pranks this year.
And finally:
The Civil Engineers were perhaps the most prolific pranksters this year.
(though we’ll have to count once the dust settles)
Full of Hot Air
The Civil Computer Lab (E2 2340) was made brighter when it was filled with hundreds of balloons.
Getting Thirsty
The Civil Engineers pulled a similar prank on their classroom of CPH 3607, replacing balloons with hundreds of cups of water.
Sweet Rewards
As a reward for following hints placed around, you were lead to the assignment dropbox on the the third floor of CPH. The Civil Engineers were kind enough to leave a bowl of Rockets candy for those who made it.
Abstracting Art
In the central column of RCH, the Civil Engineers produced what can only be described as abstract art. Made of a bunch of cardboard boxes suspended from the upper handrail, it has remained over the weekend as a (minor) spectacle for all to see.
Set in stone
This concrete slab was found in the CPH foyer. It solidifies the slogan of the Civil Engineering Undergraduates: “Civils always win!”
Geological Engineering slept in and was late to the party. However, that didn’t stop them from pulling a number of pranks.
Department takeover
Geological Engineering decided that they had had enough of Civil and Environment claiming E2, and decided to claim it for their own.
Dirty Minds:
Taking advantage of perhaps the world’s most mineral, Geological Engineering students know that they aren’t the only ones on campus with dirty minds.
Whoever owns that phone number is going to get a lot of calls in the near future…
Thank You Door
In order to thank their favourite professor and Chair of Geological Engineering, students decorated the door to his office and added their own rendition of him.
Puns
Geological Engineers pulled out their puns once again and put signs up around campus:
There were also a number of puns littered around the 2nd floor of RCH, including:
“Don’t take your education for granite.”
“Do you have the SOILution?”
“No cheating! Mine-d your own business.”
“You better do fracking well on this exam!”
“Friday mornings are sodalite-full :)”
“You’re so gneiss sometimes I take you for granite.”
Gift it forward
As a nice gift to the rest of the Geological Engineering program, these to-be-grads covered the assignment drop boxes up.
This means that the assignments are not due until next May (right?).
Unfortunately, by the time we noticed it, someone who was unconvinced had torn the wrapping off.
This prank was perhaps the most elaborate prank of IRS 2013. Students from Systems Design set up a “carnival” in the top floor of Engineering 5.
It took up most of the top floor and included many of the things that any respectable carnival has.
Games:
A Fun House:
Full of streamers, walls covered in mirrors, and cartoon cutouts.
And of course, lots of balloons and a creepy clown (made of sticky notes).
There was also a game where you have to guess each professor by their associated picture:
There was even a “train” made of chairs tied together and a tape track laid out around the entire carnival :)
We loved this prank. SYDE has certainly outdone themselves this year. (But we really liked last year’s too)
