What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time

What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time My friend Amrys (MIT 02) and a bunch of her fellow MIT-grad friends spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat the idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of July (and have the coolest boat on the Charles River). Seriously, you dont find this kind of thing at other schools. In fact, I couldnt make up a story like this. You can read about the entire saga here complete with photos. I am sad to report that the story doesnt have the happiest of endings. I think Amrys summarized it best with this quote: Never, ever try to launch a very sketchy-looking homebuilt watercraft on a public ramp on the busiest Charles River boating day of the year your MIT degree holds no meaning for the State Police. Still, everyone involved had a blast, and as Amrys put it: When a group of people work together on a big project and learn from each other along the way, even the biggest disappointments are sufferable. True, that. But damn, seeing a 67 Chevy float down the Charles would have been awesome.