Regarding the handheld laser prohibition; I have worked six perimeters as a Sandman since it was imposed. They issue us goggles now. Have not seen a single handheld laser in three years now.
People took the blinding incident to heart, I guess. Sure love it when 70k folks agree to be nice.

A canvas cloth sounds really good. I'd rather not chase fake blades of grass all over the place. Thanks!

I want to put it under my sleeping structure if it isn't. If I cut the stuff at home how much plastic might come off?

I was WONDERING!! I'll be there, Dude!

On at 12:07, got them at 16:10. I stopped crashing when I set the browser to it's lowest security setting. Now I can pee.....

Been in the line an hour now, the queue crashes every 8-10 minutes...

hi! I'm FireTommy and we camp out in the burbs of 3ish and J or so where we pass out boilermakers to anybody who can make it out that far. This was the best Burn of all, even with the 3 o'clock road kicking my ass into a permanent dent. Come visit next year! After nine blocks of that road a boilerma...

Good points, both of you. Grasping at straws is my hobby.

OK, worst first. The 3:00 road kicked my ass, permanently disfiguring what was previously a great work of art. You'd think my insurance would cover this... Best parts...People were overall very inclusive, welcoming and sweet. I got to make lots of new friends this year and have a blast with some old...

I saw more cops and searches this year, but this is the incident that troubled me... on Tuesday morning I was at the Temple. It wasn't crowded at all, just a few of us at the center and the rest of us soaking up the tranquility of that huge, airy, beautiful structure. A county guy approached the alt...

A question for the physics folks. I'm told that the reason I can never shake out the dust from anything is that it sticks from an electrostatic attraction. We built a monkey hut with a covering of Aluminet and I fully expect the thing to load up quick with a shit-ton of playa. But, do you think it's...

Thanks! My bucket cooler will rock at non-playa events, too!

Wait. Got it from Wikipedia...not bad even at 40%

Hey...what do you think the operating range is for a swamp cooler in terms of relative humidity? Obviously it will work the best on the playa, but would we get much cooling at about 40% or so?

Personally, I would buy a ticket with the agreement that there was no refund, and it was not transferable. It could and would turn into a huge hit if I was unable to go for some reason, but it would be worth it to see all your dusty faces. No gifting, I know, unless you can plan far in advance. But ...

This has an astounding potential to annoy! I'll chip in....

Mine is the smallest one Coleman made, and I love it. It got permanently playafied, but hitting it with a leafblower seems to have taken care of most of the dust. This year I'll hang a tapestry inside to isolate the sleeping area, which I'll cool with a small swamp cooler

Thanks! Got it! Line 1 is the ground, Line 2 is 12v, and the other two are, umm...magic, I guess

The fan I have is that one from FrozenCPU and I have to be that guy and ask...which wires are what? There are 4, and my mind is only able to handle 2!

Hey, is the health inpector thing on the map? We make pancakes by the freaking bale, and we should get a permit, too!

Hey ObscureStar, that was well done!! Thanks for helping to nail them, and if you'll come to our bar and I'll pour you the GOOD stuff!

......"-people handing me mushrooms as a gift. what am i supposed to do with it - eat it? now i'm carrying drugs. should i just moop it on the playa? thanks, morons." Or , I don't know...hand it back to me? Jesus, Bunnyboiler... I didn't mean to fuck up your burn. Were you incapable of saying, "No t...

I love seeing the lasers in the dust, and the short wavelength colors look especially cool. Did anybody get hurt by them? And is there a way to protect your vision without wearing a welder's rig? I've had these eyeballs a long time and don't want to damage them...but...wow...Lasers!!

Ok, my nomination goes to the US Air Force for the low fly-by on Tuesday morning that went on and on... two F-16s at 19 mil each, a 25 million dollar Chinook and a 44 million dollar Blackhawk being used to photo Sparkle Ponies seems...excessive. The cost of it would probably fund Head Start for a y...

Ok, my nomination goes to the US Air Force for the low fly-by on Tuesday morning that went on and on... two F-16s at 19 mil each, a 25 million dollar Chinook and a 44 million dollar Blackhawk being used to photo Sparkle Ponies seems...excessive. The cost of it would probably fund Head Start for a ye...

Oh! A question...I use EL wire for my bike, but it burns out the 9-volt batts after only about 45 minutes. Is that normal, or is my EL wire for shit?

The Great Foam-Rubber Sword fight!!! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!

[quote]You should have come by and crashed one of our parties, you would have been welcome. Had several other people crash and met some of the coolest people that way. Would have loved to hear you share what your favorite experiences were or take us to some cool piece of art we missed.[/quote] It's ...

"First night"... I misspelled it, but it seemed to work either way :)

Well thanks for the responses! The people I got to meet and play with were for sure worth getting my elderly ass kicked! I've loved the playa for a really long time, and if BM has gotten thousands of you all to love it as well, then I'm extremely happy :)