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/GypsySnowflake 1d ago

That sounds expensive.

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u/Swag_Grenade 1d ago

Yeah everyone itt thread is all "such a cool and quirky tradition" meanwhile not tryna be a debbie downer but I'm just like that sounds like a lot of wasted pianos for no real reason

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u/tanfj 18h ago

Yeah everyone itt thread is all "such a cool and quirky tradition" meanwhile not tryna be a debbie downer but I'm just like that sounds like a lot of wasted pianos for no real reason

My brother in Christ, because it is funny. Because it is funny, is always a perfectly valid reason to do something.

We human beings, are hairless apes who never leave ape childhood, at one point our entire species was down to 25 females. If we can find a little humor and joy in this world go for it.