But the television licence (without which a household cannot legally watch the box) is seen by some as anachronistic in an age in which viewers can flick among myriad commercial channels and watching programmes online is fast becoming common.
When a gun is found in a school locker or an unmarked box is seen in the middle of a highway, it can make national news, and result in full blown investigations.
Nicola Adams, the poster girl of women's boxing, was seen as a certainty to take the women's flyweight title in the Hydro yesterday Adams, the Olympic champion and world No 1, went into her final against Michaela Walsh as an overwhelming favourite but her opponent had other ideas.
Box is seeing a "dramatic improvement in efficiency," co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie told TechCrunch, pointing to lower sales and marketing costs relative to new customer acquisition.
His clients had insurance, hence his involvement, but many did not as safety deposit boxes are seen as a cheaper, more secure option.
Views sent through suggestion boxes were seen as individual needs rather than community concerns.
Sports such as running, table tennis and boxing are seeing increased participation, but other major sports such as swimming and tennis are suffering a decline.
In its original American broadcast, "Box Cutter" was seen by an estimated 2.58 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"Until 2005, leaving a baby in any public place, these 'baby boxes' included, was seen as a crime in Hungary and punished accordingly," said Szilvia Gyurkó, the children rights legal expert of Unicef Hungary.
It also pushed the idea [of supersonic flight] into the 'too difficult' box because it was seen as too dangerous and too expensive.
