Metaphysical Plant
Metaphysical Plant is a team that participates in the MIT Mystery Hunt. Formerly known as Physical Plant, the team has hunted since at least 2004. The team has won the Mystery Hunt twice, in 2005 and 2010, thereby hosting 2006 and 2011. The team can be considered to be the original team from MIT's Random Hall, with a separate Random team with more recent students and graduates forming around 2010.
The original name is derived from the old name of the MIT facilities department, Physical Plant, and how the coin-finding message (Physical Plant has found the coin!) would appear as if a random custodian stumbled upon the coin.[1]
Hunt performances
| Date | Hunt | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-14 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 | 25 | |
| 2021-01-15 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 | 24 | |
| 2020-01-17 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | 15 | as plant |
| 2019-01-18 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2019 | 13 | |
| 2018-01-12 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2018 | 12 | |
| 2017-01-13 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2017 | 7 | |
| 2016-01-15 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2016 | 6 | |
| 2015-01-16 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2015 | 10 | |
| 2014-01-10 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2014 | 8 | |
| 2013-01-11 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2013 | 14 | as plant |
| 2012-01-13 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2012 | 5 | |
| 2011-01-14 | MIT Mystery Hunt 2011 | Host |
