The mystery box of Coolidge Corner

By adamg on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:50pm

Michael Burstein is curious about a large wooden box with windows and aluminum-lined interior walls holding a log that appeared on the island on Beacon Street between Pleasant and Waldo streets today:

... If I had to guess, I'd say someone is doing an experiment with using sunlight to set the log aflame. But who is doing this, and why? ...

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Artwork?

By Allstonian on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 10:03pm.

Could it be an artwork by Taylor Davis?
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/200...

Hot logs

By scolford on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 12:10am.

Love it. You stopped and looked. And others are debating it. It *must* be art.

psaw, it's obviously a solar oven

By zbert on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 9:01am.

suitable for cooking meat.

How far is Coolidge Corner from the Framingham town common?

Why Brookline?

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 9:01am.

Because if it was in Boston, the BPD would blow it up and hold 27 press conferences with Hizzonnah Mumbles and Martha "hadn't thought of that" Croakily.

Negative!

By zbert on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 9:05am.

No lights.

Everyone knows that truly dangerous mystery objects have blinkenlights.