Whether it's April Fools' Day or not, this collection is proof that engineers enjoy a good practical joke. Below engineers share some of their favorite pranks, and EDN even plays a few of its own.

VANCOUVER -- In 1972, future astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason graduated from the University of British Columbia with an engineering degree that would see him eventually shuttle into space. In 2006, a team ...

In 2001 engineering students hung a red Volkswagen Beetle off the iconic San Francisco bridge, complete with a Canadian flag painted on one side and a big red “E” on the other At about 3:40 a.m. on ...