The mystery box of Coolidge Corner
By adamg - 12/3/08 - 9:50 pm
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? ...
Comments
Artwork?
By Allstonian - 12/3/08 - 10:03 pm
Could it be an artwork by Taylor Davis?
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/12/03/woodworks_hammer_home_a_spare_poetry/
Hot logs
By scolford - 12/4/08 - 12:10 am
Love it. You stopped and looked. And others are debating it. It *must* be art.
psaw, it's *obviously* a solar oven
By zbert - 12/4/08 - 9:01 am
suitable for cooking meat.
How far is Coolidge Corner from the Framingham town common?
Why Brookline?
By SwirlyGrrl - 12/4/08 - 9:01 am
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 - 12/4/08 - 9:05 am
No lights.
Everyone knows that truly dangerous mystery objects have blinkenlights.