<p>What are steam tunnels?</p>
<p>Tunnels with steam?</p>
<p>On Princeton, heat in most buildings is provided by steam, which is generated at the CoGen plant just south of the Housing Department. Steam supply lines run underground to each building, through what are logically known as "steam tunnels." In the interest of maintaining the lines, they are tall enough to walk through in many places. However, in contrast to the Rule of Four's portrayal, NOBODY uses them to get around campus. They're pretty unglamorous, and nasty. I am also fairly certain that the routes mentioned in the book are fictional. In other words, please don't think that the nearest pothole is your ticket into Ivy during Freshman Week. In a more carefree time, adventurous people would explore and map them (a practice akin to "urban spelunking"). Now Princeton's got a really strict policy, both against being in the tunnels as well as against disseminating specific information about their whereabouts. This is mainly for safety/liability reasons I'm sure. Steam is just that -- steam, and uninsulated pipes containing it tend to be really hot. In addition to the dangers of the field, supposedly there are also motion detectors and cameras, so... uh... I wouldn't go trying your luck.</p>
<p>Now before you ask, I know this stuff not from personal experience but from a vague fascination with MIT culture (in which steam tunnelling is important) and from hearing the reports of MAEs who toured the CoGen plant as part of a class (of course the topic came up).</p>
<p>ahhh, excellent. thanks.</p>
<p>How Stanford freshman does it take to screw in a light bulb? </p>
<p>None, it's a sophomore class.</p>
<p>How many Stanford sophomores does it take to screw in a lightbulb?</p>
<p>One, but he gets five units for it.</p>
<p>^^ umm, i dont get it.</p>
<p>When MIT talks about their extensive tunnels system, they mean another set, don't they?</p>
<p>Okay. </p>
<p>How many Stanford freshman does it take to screw in a light bulb? </p>
<p>None, it's a sophomore class.</p>
<p>Things that are as easy and simple as this are not given to the freshmen. Why challenge 'em?</p>
<p>How many Stanford sophomores does it take to screw in a lightbulb?</p>
<p>One, but he gets five units for it.</p>
<p>Getting units is easy, so easy, that something such as this receives 5. In a stanford forum, a girl posted, saying she will be given 10 (ten) units for one IB test score!</p>
<p>There's a website about college steamtunnels somewhere that has a map of the Princeton ones and information about entrances. You can see where the tunnels run because when it snows, there would appear these straight lines where the snow melts first.</p>