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University of Toronto engineering students stole the Waterloo Tool, mascot of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering, on January 6, 1982. | University of Toronto engineering students stole the Waterloo Tool, mascot of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering, on January 6, 1982. Illegally but ok. | ||
Please note that U of T considers "liberation" to be defined as an act of illegal and usually violent action in an attempt to take and/or remove from possession an item from it's original proprietor. | |||
==The Tool== | ==The Tool== | ||
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[[File:Tool_and_cannon.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Skule Cannon on the Waterloo Tool following the 1982 theft]] | [[File:Tool_and_cannon.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Skule Cannon on the Waterloo Tool following the 1982 theft]] | ||
[[File:Tool_bfc.jpg|200px|thumb|right|BFC poses with the Waterloo Tool]] | [[File:Tool_bfc.jpg|200px|thumb|right|BFC poses with the Waterloo Tool]] | ||
Following the Welcome Back Stag (a Waterloo social night to kick off the winter term), the Tool was driven back in a convoy of vehicles. However, the lead Tool Bearer made an unexpected stop by himself before reaching their destination. It was then that University of Toronto engineering students attacked him and stole the Tool. | Following the Welcome Back Stag (a Waterloo social night to kick off the winter term), the Tool was driven back in a convoy of vehicles. However, the lead Tool Bearer made an unexpected stop by himself before reaching their destination. It was then that University of Toronto engineering students attacked him, brutally destroyed his window and wonderful car and stole the most gracious Tool. | ||
The Tool was kept in secret by members of the [[Brute Force Committee]], who took numerous photos of the Tool, including one with the [[Skule Cannon]] placed on top of the Tool. | The Tool was kept in secret by members of the [[Brute Force Committee]], who took numerous photos of the Tool, including one with the [[Skule Cannon]] placed on top of the Tool. | ||
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Shortly after, the Tool was re-chromed to cover up the damage caused by the Tool liberation. | Shortly after, the Tool was re-chromed to cover up the damage caused by the Tool liberation. | ||
The Tool has not been stolen since | The Tool has not been stolen since, unlike the cannon which has been stolen numerous times by Waterloo, to the point that copies of it had to be made. | ||
==Media Coverage== | ==Media Coverage== | ||