Additional Information: Playpen balls fall at xkcd lecture


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The plastic playpen balls fell from a hatch in the ceiling. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Audience members proceeded to ensure that the balls reached the front of the room where Randall could read them. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Among the dinosaurs that menaced xkcd artist Randall Munroe during his lecture at MIT were a pair of radio-controlled velociraptors that occupied a portion of the right-hand side of the stage. When the velociraptors moved towards Munroe, the artist reached for the squirt gun loaded with grape juice that had been conveniently provided for him. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
A multitude of plastic playpen balls dropped from the ceiling of 10-250 when xkcd artist Randall Munroe started talking about the hacking culture at MIT. The playpen balls were labeled "xkcd / Our hobby: Posting '09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0' in public places." Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Randall Munroe reads one of the balls that fell from the ceiling. Credit: Eric Schmiedl
Playpen ball with message. Credit: Liz George