MIT's Great Dome, situated as it is in the heart of Main Campus and with a clear view of Boston, is a prime target for hacks. Some of these hacks involve unexpected objects being placed on top of the dome; others involve the dome being transformed into something else entirely, such as R2D2.

Objects placed on top of the dome have included:

There are also stories of a hacker who once wooed his girlfriend with a candlelit dinner and a great view of the Boston skyline-- on top of the dome.

For more information and photographs about hacks in general or Great Dome hacks in particular, try searching for "hack" on the MIT web site at http://web.mit.edu. Or, visit http://hacks.mit.edu.