So what blew up?

By adamg on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 12:02am

On Twitter, people across the city are reporting hearing a loud explosion around 11:45 p.m.. Anybody know it was?

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I know! I know!

By anon
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 7:56am

The state economy due to supporting all the illegals?

MIT Final projects week

By Nomen Nescio
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 8:15am

I have it on good (anonymous) authority that it was some MIT kids letting off steam... or coffeemate, or C4, or whatever they're using these days.

I heard it too

By Stevil
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 8:18am

coming back from the Sox - thought it was Liberty Mutual fireworks -sounded like it was near the Charles River.

As expected...

By anon
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 8:31am

It was Josh Beckett.

I was at that game, too. I

By HenryAlan
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 9:13am

I was at that game, too. I thought perhaps it was the sound of Joe Girardi exploding after his ejection.

Connection

By BlackKat
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 9:12am

Could it be related somehow to this?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/201...

Yuck

By andrewjh
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 11:44am

I was windsurfing right by there yesterday. Think maybe I'll go home and shower again at lunch.
::shudder::

I didn't hear it in Brighton...but I was also watching TV with the windows completely shut due to the cold chill. However, the last time I heard a gigantic popping explosion in my neighborhood it was due to the power company's transformer on the pole outside my bedroom window breaking. It echoed pretty far for a short time after the boom.

Echoing this--power transformer

By anon
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 1:18pm

My guess is also that it was a power transformer. It can be pretty startling when one explodes.

It was at MIT, east

By anon
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 10:48am

It was at MIT, east campus...most likely some undergrads blowing something up.