Welcome to the MIT Barber70 Map.

70 years ago on November 8th, a couple of hackers purchased a barber pole. Walking with it through the streets of Boston, they raised the suspicions of many policemen, who all called the barber to confirm that the purchase was legitimate. The beleaguered barber eventually grew annoyed and asked the police to stop calling, and so a notice went out to not bother college students carrying barber poles. The next morning, MIT awoke to a multitude of barber poles covering Killian Court.

This story is dear to the hacking community, but theft goes against our set of hacking ethics today. So in the spirit of today's hacking culture — innovation, creativity, and fun — and to commemorate the 70th anniversary of this hack, we have constructed 70 of our own barber poles around campus. If you get any good pictures of the barber poles, post them with #MITbarber70. Can you find them all?

Other things you can do:

• Search the map, e.g.,
  where the tourists take their photos
  "food"
  temporary dorm rooms for adults
  eero saarinen's spaceship
  building 69
• Submit your photos of poles to mitbarber70@gmail.com!
• Share photos of poles you find with the hashtag #MITbarber70.
• Check back throughout the day, as more poles are discovered in more locations.
• Enjoy the hack in person!