ext_371961 ([identity profile] iamcoreyd.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2006-09-16 02:50 am

Two odd questions...

Perhaps I am hallucinating, but I have been seeing many series of numbers of numbers written in on the sidewalks in front of shops near Porter and Harvard Square. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, does anyone know their significance?

My second question is: does anyone know where I could find sheet metal, such as aluminum or copper?

Thanks

[identity profile] nonnihil.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
Can't help you with the numbers.

As for sheet metal -- if very thin metal is acceptable, gutter flashing is a reasonably cheap way to go. You can get it at, eg, Home Depot, in 6"x10' rolls in both copper and aluminum. I've used aluminum flashing for a lot of basic crafty tasks, from making engraved door signs to repairing holes in an old charcoal grill. Handle only with gloves, though: The edges are very sharp indeed.

Cambridge Codex

[identity profile] bluedevil98.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
This explains the numbers you are seeing:

http://www.cambridgecodex.com/

Re: Cambridge Codex

[identity profile] ad-lib.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
i was just coming here to say that. i work at an art gallery and arrived yesterday to find a chalkboard covered in equations and a little box with chalk and sheets with decoders and was VERY confused. i think its a great idea!