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===Construction=== | ===Construction=== | ||
[[File:McMasterSword.png|200px|thumb|right|The McMaster Sword in the Stone before being transported to Hamilton]] | [[File:McMasterSword.png|200px|thumb|right|The McMaster Sword in the Stone before being transported to Hamilton]] | ||
In response to the McMaster "prank", plans were drawn for a sword in the stone similar to the monument installed in September 2008 in the [[Galbraith Building|Galbraith]] quad. Modifications to the plan included a sealed inner chamber that would contain a message and gift to the WTF similar to those found in the Mystery Box and four recesses that would allow for the sword to be anchored to the concrete in front of the McMaster engineering building via expansion bolts. In the following days, the casting mold for the base of the sword was assembled and the sword was welded and finished, including an engraving of the BFC motto "Disrupto Ergo Sum" on the pommel. | In response to the McMaster "prank", plans were drawn for a sword in the stone similar to the monument installed in September 2008 in the [[Galbraith Building|Galbraith]] quad. Modifications to the plan included a sealed inner chamber that would contain a message and gift to the WTF similar to those found in the Mystery Box and four recesses that would allow for the sword to be anchored to the concrete in front of the McMaster engineering building via expansion bolts. In the following days, the casting mold for the base of the sword was assembled and the sword was welded and finished, including an engraving of the [[Brute Force Committee|BFC]] motto "Disrupto Ergo Sum" on the pommel. | ||
[[File:Sword-McMaster.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Sword in the Stone installed in front of McMaster's Engineering building]] | [[File:Sword-McMaster.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Sword in the Stone installed in front of McMaster's Engineering building]] | ||
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===Difficulties=== | ===Difficulties=== | ||
During the final stages of installation, the construction crew was | During the final stages of installation, the construction crew was confronted by McMaster Campus Police. Expecting to be confronted, the students had forged a fake invoice from a company called "Brute Force Construction" for the installation of the sword. The Campus Police questioned a few of the students for several minutes while the other students casually packed up the equipment into the truck and got ready to leave. The Campus Police, believing a legitimate construction company was simply carrying out a rushed work order on a Sunday afternoon, accepted the students' explanation and drove off. | ||
==Reception and Response== | ==Reception and Response== | ||