In 1994 a group of MIT students executed one of the most iconic pranks in academic history by placing a fully detailed police car on top of the Great Dome. The car was actually a stripped and lightweight shell assembled overnight piece by piece under the cover of darkness. By morning, students and faculty arrived to see what looked like a real MIT campus police cruiser perched high above the building’s roofline. Every detail was carefully planned to sell the illusion. The car had flashing lights