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Discussion on: What's the best or nerdiest prank you have ever pulled?

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John Peters

We had monthly service techs come in to check our mainframes. We decided to tell him on next check that every time we pressed a button on IPL panel, the tape drive door would open.

He didn't believe us, but was dumbfounded when we demonstrated it. He pressed the button 3 or 4 times, and couldn't believe it. He then placed a seach in the database and couldn't find anything.

The guy in the back desk gave it away when his laughter permeated the room. He was manually doing the work each time he saw the panel indicating the button was pressed.