neat idea, serious logistical and legal issues (as have been pointed out). The MOOP issue can be beaten with enough barrier material (2-3 tarp or billboard vinyl layers say covering your entire area, with a large carpeted zone on top of that). The Health Dept. issue is trickier. I imagine even foot ...

Don't be silly JK, they don't make jeans for germs! In my college Microbiology class, the culture I took off a pair of my jeans was by far the worst, and when my Professor looked at it under the microscope, immediately disposed of the tray and told me not to do that again...the culture from my dorm...

I got to speak to Larry (well, actually I answered a question). Jellyfish and his U-Me crew got invited to an Artist's party, but we showed up on the wrong day. Apparently the Minions were elsewhere, because we strolled up to the inner sanctum and chatted briefly with him. He thought my spacesuit co...

yes, I second the thanks for the link... Elliot, I am considering changing the gearing somewhere...about 1/2 speed (and double the torque) sounds good. I think another issue was the engine not getting enough air. Originally I had a "snorkle" that was a 4" dryer hose attached via a 1" elbow (original...

gas golf carts cannot carry much extra weight for long, especially in the deeper dune areas. I added 2 seats to my 1985 EZ-GO, 2 deep cycle batteries with a large solar cell, and various other light weight decorations (but it all adds up quick!). Fully loaded, I could go for maybe 30 minutes before ...

there was a plastic pyramid covered with paper money a few years back...only the large denomination bills got stolen, which suggests something. I was amazed any of it survived...(no I did not take any) never heard of lighting theft...even my easily stolen solar yard lights have survived for many yea...

....if you bring a "real" sword, you may want to consider getting one that is not sharpened...a plastic one would avoid any possible "entanglements" with the Law.

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... ight=sword

Fire_Moose wrote:CRICKET?! No one understands cricket! You gotta understand crumpets to understand cricket!

...sounds like a perfect event out on the Playa - a Cricket match with a Ez-Up to the side serving crumpets & tea

(although that nasty Health Dept. might be an issue)

Damn you Jelly! The math is making my head want to explode....yet, like watching a train wreck I cannot avoid this question now - one way to approach the answer would be to write a program to simulate say, 1,000,000 trials, then average the numbers of turns each of those 1,000,000 trials took....

...here is a kind of Phish camp I would stop by and visit for a while; projection screen showing videos of either Phish concerts or psychadelic/fractal screen saver with the music. Large dance area illuminated with UV flood lights, with outer areas filled with mini tramps and hulu-hoops (all that gl...

showers of radioactive dust and mutant guts hardly count...

a little rough math may help; kinetic energy = 1/2 * mass * velocity^2 assumptions ----------------- 10 people = 2500 lbs (worst case) vehicle = 1200 lbs (???) = 3700 lbs total weight max speed = 5 mph this works out to ~8300 Joules if I did the math right, assuming a 50% loss between gearing and pl...

...probably more to do with disruption of nesting grounds (thus cutting down on birth rates) than hunting of mature birds...

...Here's a math quiz for all: If the 10 panel spinning "wheel" is truly random and the redundant letters light both (for example, landing on an "O" would light that letter in both the words "Georgie" and "Boy", what is the average number of spins it would take to light up all the letters in the ph...

...I visited your camp for Bernie's Puppet Show, and watched in awe as a group with a wheelchair went up. It certainly looked like a well run operation...

...so what would a Phish camp consist of? A speaker stack and an Ipod? A Shake-Down Street with gifts of cheese sandwiches and t-shirts? Trey as Mayor? The concept seems vague and unworkable as a registered theme camp. Now, if you and some friends want to listen to Phish on your boombox while sittin...

...apparently it was also determined through trial and error that the pulse works good during the day (requires ~20 Volunteers to work), but does not work during the night (safety reasons).

So, if <20 Volunteers, or night, and no pulse.

I also liked the pulse. Much less stress on Driver and Vehicle.

try an RF choke?

so, this "paint job" is on the base vehicle itself, or on something that is covering the base vehicle?

I drove my Honda civic to BM once in 2001 - every time the air is turned on, playa dust still comes out. 9 years later. No car that goes to Bm is ever the same.

(don't forget the 10,000 Cops and Narcs)

some people even come to do things other than listen to electronic music...

"throwing minor hissy fits" sounds like slander to me. Maybe one should not start throwing stones if one does not want to be in a rock fight. Simon doesn't owe you anything, least of all answers. If you want something from him, you might consider why he should bother with you, except as entertainmen...

From the 2010 survival guide: SOUND: Large-scale Sound Art Zones are located along the streets of 2 and 10 o'clock at the far ends of our settlements. Within the city the maximum power amplification is 300 watts, producing no more than 90 decibels at 20 feet. Be thoughtful of your neighbors. If a p...

...is not Boobie Bar to be judged, I think. Rather, to hold court for the Judging of others...and a fine Court it would make (already being a Civic Events Center of sorts with hosting the B.E.D.) In Apokiliptika, there is no Judging. Just punishments. And Doom. Lots of Doom. However, the Raiders, M....

...as readily as "they" seem to act, it would seem possible to set-up a Civil Rights Violation sting and nail those bastards at their own game...

if you cannot afford a decent golf cart, and cannot spend all week fixing a crappy one, just use your Yukon (assuming you get the DMV handicapped placard). Try to decorate it a bit if you can. Is it white? If so, it will fit right in as-is....

...give Cooper a big Puppy Smooch for me....("Cooper's the best Puppy! Yes he is!")

oh yeah, why would encasing Cooper's poop in Goop result in your Daughter's getting stuck to the scooper? Something sinister and wrong there....

... I had my ... Kodak ... tagged by the greeter, it took all of 2 minutes.... If BRCLLC were serious about the "tag every camera" policy, I think they would have the greeters ask everyone "Do you have a camera?" because I think almost everyone coming to BRC does have a camera (including cell phone...

...tell it to the Judge!