Comment by ajford

Maybe, maybe not. The author has graduated from High School, meaning they're about to enter college or the workforce. I wouldn't be surprised to see this level of detail from someone at that level academically. Delighted, yes. Would I expect if from everyone? Hell no.

But surprised that a tech-enthusiast and eager learner might have put this much thought into this prank and it's potential consequences, not so much.

Teenagers/young adults tend to have different stressors and other things to occupy their time than the average adult in the workforce, meaning the author likely gave this prank a fair amount of their free time, and that dedication showed through in the amount of planning done.

Additionally it's likely, given they mentioned once or twice in the article they planned on posting a blog about the prank, that they might be hoping to use this on their resume or as a talking point in their career. If they're hoping to go into security or comp sci, this would be a decent feather in their cap and the amount of time spent is easily justified.