[joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 by Janet G. '27
watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)
A live DJ. 1000+ sparkly pompoms. One of the biggest events of the year. What more can you ask for?
Tonight is the 2.009 presentation.01 Product Engineering Process, an Mech-Eng capstone class, but Kano can explain far better Kano’s blog will give you the comprehensive behind-the-scenes for the capstone projects themselves, and this blog is instead about the audience POV. In some lucky turn of events, Kayode D. ’27 and I managed to secure some last minute tickets (and extras!) which means that despite completely sleeping through ticket launch, I’m here to liveblog our reaction to the event. It’s my first time, the vibes are immaculate, and I’m SO excited.
(watch the livecast here if you want to join us for the ride!)
No guarantees on photos for the rest of the night,02 photos are the bane of my existence. i fear i may have to give up on my typical habits of putting in way too many photos, but in the meantime a girlie can try but here’s a sneak preview while we’re waiting for the event to start:
Pre-show Performances
We just witnessed a performance from MIT Bhangra, one of the dance groups at MIT! Very nice!
[if you are reading this, then the photos we take are in a format that can’t be uploaded easily, and we will upload after the showcase! since no one will see this soon enough, i can say whatever i want to. amongus skibidi toilet. haha.]
(janet would like to clarify that she did NOT say that and kayode is the only one saying sk*bidi in the house)
the opening video was very lit. janet was very happy about the feature of the hackmit ’24 hacker hoodie (it is conveniently purple)
opening speech
it was very lit. they made maybe one too many balance puns, but the incredible opening video compensated for that i think
[we’ll maybe attach some photos later]
Chorallaries Performace
i think they played “tell me what you want”? [Janet knows nothing about music. it was… actually no that’s what it’s called.]
Kayode: “i don’t know what to say other than… very nice”
Janet: “well AKSHUALLY… ok idk what to say either. their harmonies are beautiful as usual!!”
red team presentation
the stage and emcees changed costumes very quickly all things considered
OMG Emiko P. ’25 is in this team!!! SLAYYYY
THEY BROUGHT A REAL FIREFIGHTER ON STAGE… KINDA COOL??
okAYYYYY vortex’s air filtration absolutely eats??? their air filtration is 200x cleaner than the outside air
*in a fancy voice* “very nice.” – Kayode
To summarize; Red Team made a product called Vortex, which is an alternative to current smoke filtration masks for wildfires. They are compact, durable, and resemble a bandana. While an N95 mask has a filtration score (number of particulates outside of mask / # inside of mask) of ~10, Vortex has a max score of 200!!! And the cost breakdown is nut too! It’s cheaper than anything on the market and there’s nothing quite like it out there. Sweet!
for the q&a section: there are people with LED encrusted top hats wandering around with box mics. only valid form of q&a already
Good job Emiko!
fixation performance
MY (janet’s) CHILD (victoria h. ’28) IS PERFORMING IN THIS. THAT’S ALL I WANNA SAY
they all have gloves like michael jackson. hee hee. – kayode
yellow team
“HI KANO” – janet
holy sh*t the emcees actually came in on rollerskates. high effort presentations af
“engineering and design is not just about making cool things…” – kayode disagrees
kayode: I’m trying to pay attention but all I can think about is this knee surgery meme.
“40,000 knee surgeries per year. 800,000 knee surgery patients in the U.S.”
janet: i really want to ask a question because i want to speak with the magic box but my head is literally empty rn… also my voice is about to die it might be over
philippe petit
THE BALANCE PUNS MAKE A COMEBACK. with a vengeance (and THE tightrope walker, philippe petit??!!)
DUDE this guy came in on a unicycle. immediately says (paraphrased because i’m bad at remembering) “i don’t understand why people go around on bicycles. two wheels? what a waste”
THIS GUY IS SO FUNNY “i was not born in a circus so i had to learn” “… my illegal walk”
THIS GUY BROUGHT OUT THE JUGGLING PINS THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD
“I MISSED IT” – notable screenager kayode putting his head in his hands
HE’S GONNA DO AN IMPOSSIBLE MOVE !!! “once i do this i hope you guys are gonna scream like crazy”
“that was a quarter and a half of a second”… the suspense..
HE DID IT
“bro was stood on business” – kayode
the chorollaries make a return
SEA SHANTY MENTION
*neural activation*
Did you know that the wellerman is not actually a sea shanty? It was written in the 1950s about the New Zealand Whale hunters of the 1850s. So it’s more of a focsle (folk-sea) song than anything else. the curse of shanty knowledge. it also doesn’t follow typical sea shanty capstan or hauling structure, but i digress. i didn’t come here to talk about shanties.
🤓 👆 – janet [actually shut up. – kayode]
(nah this is pretty impressive and did you know he took a sea shanties class AND ALSO NEW ZEALAND FEATURE !!)
“..AND THE WHALE”S NOT GONE”
blue team presentation
SALLY FEATURE
“sorry guys would’ve loved to be there but i’m in sweden with our nobel laureates… sorry babes xx” (paraphrased) this woman is so funny
THIS GUY IS A LOBTSER OH MY GOD THEY BROUGHT A LOBSTER
the balance jokes have been replaced with sea puns… what if we SEA SOMETHING DIFFERENT [that was pretty bad…] [bro kayode you’re SO MEAN WHAT THE HELL ur literally charging ur phone on MY laptop bro]
“that man is TALL” – kayode, a notable 6 foot guy himself
damn i didn’t realise that lobsterman is an actual title… kinda cool
guys kayode is about to leave soon which means that i get to say what i want bYEEEE
this feels targeted. I have band practice for Cru. Literally doing the Lord’s work out here smh my head.
good presentation!! This blog will need to be heavily grammar checked later on. It’s been real, y’all. But not that real. See ya next time.
kayode was ejected.
kayode was not the imposter.
one imposter remains.
…
KAYODE WHAT THE FUCK
anyways you’re fully sutck with me now ! i would be like “damn missing kayode already” but that ending was FOUL so now im not gonna say that anymore
the music performance by micky and michael was cool
purple team presentation
nice opening song right there. (you can find the song yourself)
*the mannequin is violently thrown onto the ground* guys… did the curb hit timmy or did timmy hit the curb
“timmy will probably be fine” LMAO the find my locations go crazy
we are currently finding entertainment from the prompter on the tv at the back
dj performance
guys the dj is pretty lit. asian dad who is with the times
pink team
THEY HAVE A MINECRAFT PIG
“the team works pretty well even though it’s smaller than the others” that’s right guys, size doesn’t matter.
“are they welding underwater??” – Elena B. ’28
MARLIN
woah deep water vr. this thing can probably do a vision test better than i can 🤣
guys i asked a question i can die happy now. the mic cube is so cool to hold
THIS IS WHAT THE MIC CUBE REMINDED ME OF. MYSTERY BOX
i have been notified that there are australian allegations. FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT I AM NOT AN AUSTRALIAN AND MY ACCENT IS NOT AUSTRALIAN
micki and michael make a return too
SORRY it’s micki not micky. my bad
i’m also running out of creative juices from blogger for 3 hours straight, so….
blogger break!
HIII this is Jessica Z. ’27, and I wish I could include a very very very cute picture of Janet asking a question to the pink team on the presentation screen :00 I attended 2.009 presentations last year 03 SOOOO JEALOUS this is SO COOL and am very excited to be here now okay theyre starting BYE YAY
green team presentation
the cheers backstage is SENDING ME like yes queens support your team !!
“turns your entire skull into a speaker” *friends next to me gulp* “guys… do we actually want that”
ok i feel like i should kinda get back on track so basically this is a pressure resistant deep sea communication device so that scuba divers can talk to each other clearly and easily
“what’s been ur fav part” *collective awww* “THE INSTRUCTORS ARE COOL”
FINAL PRESENTATION
OMG GUYS KANO IS SPEAKING
they have gifts for the instructors 🥹 this is so cuties
JOSH GETS A DRONE AND CRANBERRY JUICE
PEKO GETS PEKO THEMED GIFTS AND BIKE STUFF!
i am gonna get to lose my voice tomorrow 👍
so many thank yous this is just really wholesome rn guys
IM DEAD THEY HAVE AN AI SEGMENT ???
please….
they wrote a song….???? hmmm
so i kinda wished they had captions
YAY there are captions now
wait this song is so jammy and bussin’
guys im waiting for the confetti cannons i want them so bad
tee hee – neighbor 04 hello elena b. '28, who stole my laptop while i was distract by the confetticonfetti <3
hi everyone thanks for coming along to our liveblog <3 it is now basically resolved and depending on whether we have enough energy we will put some photos in. i have a meeting now so we will see you all next time!!
bye bye,
janet is ejected.
contrary to popular belief, janet was not the imposter.
one imposter remains.
hmm. who’s the imposter then?
- Product Engineering Process, an Mech-Eng capstone class, but Kano can explain far better back to text ↑
- photos are the bane of my existence. i fear i may have to give up on my typical habits of putting in way too many photos, but in the meantime a girlie can try back to text ↑
- SOOOO JEALOUS this is SO COOL back to text ↑
- hello elena b. '28, who stole my laptop while i was distract by the confetti back to text ↑