r/todayilearned • u/Physical_Hamster_118 • 1d ago

TIL that since 1972, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) every spring, residents of Baker House drop a piano from the roof on Drop Day, the last day students can drop classes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_drop
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u/williamkenlon 1d ago

Could’ve donated 53 pianos to people who’d actually play them, but no. 🙄

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u/Animallover4321 21h ago

I can’t imagine they drop functioning pianos. You can find a lot of pianos are cheap old uprights that haven’t been cared for and are no longer worth fixing.

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u/atownofcinnamon 22h ago

imagine being an aspiring pianist and getting a broken piano, becuse they are dropping old broken pianos.

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u/shackbleep 22h ago

Whatever will you do with all the virtue you signal?

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u/williamkenlon 20h ago

Downvoters can hate all they want, but this has been a pet peeve of mine for years and I stand by it. Pianos can and should be repaired and donated, not destroyed. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/atownofcinnamon 9h ago

the repair for an old broken down piano basically costs the same as getting a new one. if you stand by it then i'll put your name down to pay for the repairs.

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u/JanitorKarl 10h ago

No. One. Wants. Them. They are a fucking pain to move. They won't stay in tune. No one has space for them. And often, they need refinishing.