A Not-So-Rare Nerd Moment at WPI

It was around 10 AM, and I was just heading back to my room after a physics lecture and a stop at Dunkin’ Donuts when I see an odd contraption being set up in the middle of campus.

Nothing unusual, right? They’re always working on weird projects here. But upon closer inspection, I realize what this is.

See those Google stickers? And the 360-degree camera mounted on the top of the tricycle? This isn’t any ordinary contraption. This is a photography session for Google Street View.

Along with many other way-too-excited WPI students who appreciate this occurrence, we follow like stalkers. I’m fairly certain we got our photos in many of the shots as they went around the fountain.

It also ended up being the first time I took photos at WPI; I can’t think of a better occasion. Here are a few more up-close photos that I took while they weren’t looking: