Caltech & The Hollywood Sign: "Calvin Techer" Revealed!

In this raw and uncut video, the identity of legendary prankster “Calvin Techer” (aka Dwight Berg) was revealed by a surprise appearance at the Raw Science Film Festival. He received the first annual Best University Prank award. Berg described the technical details behind one of the most legendary college pranks of all time - the changing of the Hollywood sign to read “Caltech” in 1987. Berg was the ringleader of the stunt while an undergraduate student at Caltech. There is a longstanding prank rivalry between Caltech and MIT.
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[@jimhanzlik8031]

Just wanted to make a correction. I was one of the kids in the picture of kids in front of the sign. The speaker said we were not part of the group that changed the sign, but we were indeed climbing on that sign and part of the group. We were hanging out looking at our beautiful job when an LA Times photographer came up to us and asked us about it. I think this was only an hour or so after we walked back from the sign.

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Did anyone go to jail for this?