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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.,
- 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!
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