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The April Fools prank has become a time-honored tradition at Sun. Below are just some of the highlights from the past 25 years...
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| 1986 |
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In 1986, Sun pranksters reassembled a fully functional VW Beetle inside the office of VP of Product Development Eric Schmidt.
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| 1987 |
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In 1987, Sun pranksters floated VP of Research Bill Joy's brand new Ferrari in a landscape pond, providing only a rubber raft, life preserver and paddle for him to retrieve the car.
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| 1988 |
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In 1988, Sun pranksters removed the walls between President and CEO Scott McNealy's office and the office of EVP Bernie Lacroute. They installed a complete one-hole, par four golf course, including a tee area, sand traps, water hazard with cherub fountain, golf carts, ball washer and bench.
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| 1990 |
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In 1990, Sun pranksters brought to life one of President and CEO Scott McNealy's favorite quotes: "All the wood behind one arrowhead." They constructed a 60-foot arrow extending through his administrator's office, through his office, through his 5th floor window and 12 feet out over the front entrance of the building.
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| 1991 |
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In 1991, Sun pranksters relocated VP of Sun Labs Wayne Rosing's office to the Fish Roundabout in the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The office was equipped with a desk, table, filing cabinets, SHARKstation 1 computer, pictures of Wayne's wife and kids, a 300-pound sea bass, a couple of sharks and hundreds of salmon.
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| 1993 |
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In 1993, Sun pranksters targeted Sun co-founder and SMCC Chief Technologist Andy Bechtolsheim: they submerged a partial office in a fresh-water tank complete with Bala sharks; put the aquarium in Andy's Porshe; put the Porshe on a miniature golf course; and put the golf course in his office. This prank paid tribute to pranks of years past: "office in pond" (1985); "car in office" (1986); "car in pond" (1987); "golf course in office (1988).
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| 2000 |
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In 2000, Sun pranksters converted Sun Labs VP Jim Mitchell's office into a mountain climbers paradise, complete with waterfall, giant boulders, tree stumps (doubling as office table and chairs), reptiles and a floor-to-ceiling climbing wall.
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| 2005 |
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In 2005, Sun pranksters put a twist on the popular "car in office" prank and parked a SmartCar outside the office of Sun Labs Director Glenn Edens.
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