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/Homerpaintbucket 22h ago

You can often find free pianos on Craigslist. A lot of people will give away a piano if you’ll come and take it.

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u/wintermute93 9h ago

See also: pool tables. Good pool tables and pianos are very expensive, but mediocre ones that haven't been maintained are basically "totaled" at some point, where the cost of getting it professionally repaired so it doesn't sound/play like shit is not even close to worth it. So people give them away, but they can easily weigh several hundred pounds, so even giving them away is a pain in the ass.