http://www.slab-mag.com/2006/10/19/grey-box-enlargement/ The Heuristic Journal for Gonzo Blurbanism Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:55:27 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.slab-mag.com/2006/10/19/grey-box-enlargement/comment-page-1/#comment-371 adam Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:47:41 +0000 http://www.slab-mag.com/?p=10#comment-371 <p>I know what you mean about the mysterious nature of these junction boxes. Watching electricians working on them – or in them – is like observing a sect busy with the fine-tuning of its surveillance equipment. The confusion of wires – which only the electricians seem to know their way around – adds to the sense of a mystery brotherhood. It is too daunting to even think of approaching them and asking about their work. No wonder in London you sometimes see the boxes broken open, their sides hanging off – it may be to illegally connect an electricity supply. Or it may be to find out what the hell is going on inside!</p> I know what you mean about the mysterious nature of these junction boxes. Watching electricians working on them – or in them – is like observing a sect busy with the fine-tuning of its surveillance equipment. The confusion of wires – which only the electricians seem to know their way around – adds to the sense of a mystery brotherhood. It is too daunting to even think of approaching them and asking about their work. No wonder in London you sometimes see the boxes broken open, their sides hanging off – it may be to illegally connect an electricity supply. Or it may be to find out what the hell is going on inside!

]]> http://www.slab-mag.com/2006/10/19/grey-box-enlargement/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Oliver Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:12:50 +0000 http://www.slab-mag.com/?p=10#comment-5 I like the new boxes. They are so not over-designed. I like the new boxes. They are so not over-designed.

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