<p>Flems aren't allowed to count.</p>
<p>obviously we're keeping the ring. </p>
<p>come visit it @ the mit museum :P</p>
<p>Well then, 'twas quite impressive, the Flems handiwork, it was.</p>
<p>Now, they return and sleep.</p>
<p>Be sure to check out the press' take on the whole deal. They don't quite know what to do when the "nerd schools" take to feuding...</p>
<p>IMHO, one of the coolest things about this was that an LA Times reporter traveled with the Fleming crew to document the adventure. (There will be a documentary movie, too.) The excellent LA Times article is available at <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cannon11apr11,0,1900487.story?coll=la-home-headlines%5B/url%5D">http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cannon11apr11,0,1900487.story?coll=la-home-headlines</a>.</p>
<p>Our Assistant VP for Student Life, Tom Mannion, also came on the trip to coordinate things with MIT authorities and make sure the team wouldn't be bothered. How many universities can you think of where a high-level administrator will take a weekend and a cross-country trip to support a prank? I love Caltech.</p>
<p>That article partially answers my question. Obtaining permits to fly cannons via helicopters is difficult.</p>
<p>Ben, I also hear that he promised to refill the prank fund if it was drained by the recovery plans. That's a decent amount of money right there, too.</p>
<p>Tom is really the main administrator on campus that really goes out of his way to support the students. There is, of course, a wide spectrum of views on the undergrads within the administration and faculty, but Tom Mannion is well known for being totally awesome.</p>