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The mystery box of Coolidge Corner

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? ...

Hot logs

By scolford | 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 | Thu, 12/04/2008 - 9:01am

suitable for cooking meat.

How far is Coolidge Corner from the Framingham town common?

Why Brookline?

By SwirlyGrrl | 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 | Thu, 12/04/2008 - 9:05am

No lights.

Everyone knows that truly dangerous mystery objects have blinkenlights.

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