Trivia..........

[DVD Burner]

This is an Actiongirl concept.


She came up with the idea a couple a years ago and personally I think it is an excellent idea.

She may have gotten some flack for it from some, that a trivia thread "would create clutter". I don’t know.

I think that would blow over if it were something like “Burningman trivia.”

But what I Know about most burners I’ve met…… they are rather diverse in their trivia.
I know that there are those of us Burners that enjoy learning something new.

So as is what the question that is posed…..


What is your trivia?

[CLARKcon]

Lets get it started with a simple one:
Q.) The Black Rock desert contains a large amount of this chemical:

A. Saline
B. Alkali
C. Iodine
D. Nitrate

[nogganoodle]

It is impossible to lick your own elbow.


A duck's quack doesn't echo.

[nogganoodle]

I realise that has nothing to do with Burning Man but try the elbow thing.


IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!

[AntiM]

In most people, the inside elbow to the wrist is equal to the length of their foot.

[theCryptofishist]

I realise that has nothing to do with Burning Man but try the elbow thing.


IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!

I'd double check with Gene Simmons.

[tisha2]

Peter Lassen (of western exploration fame, hence Mt. Lassen, Lassen County) was murdered at his campsite 20 miles north of the Black Rock. While it was blamed on a local renegade indian (called Black Rock Tom) most thought it was a white man - probably had something to do with the 'shortcut' across the Black Rock desert Lassen had led hundreds of travelers across years earlier that actually doubled the amount of time they had to spend in the miserable, waterless heat.

[DVD Burner]

Intense tish.


Hey,

Does anyone know how many television shows, not feature movies, are based around and/or has Burningman mentioned in them?

[CLARKcon]

7, DVD Burner. (give or take 3 either way? Answer?)

[DVD Burner]

7, DVD Burner. (give or take 3 either way? Answer?)

I kind of googled and found the same thing. But I would have thought there was more.
I also would have thought that someone from the org would have been able to enlighten us to the facts.

maybe they will later.

[DVD Burner]

Something for the Macheads:

I just found out that Dan Alvidrez Has a pretty cool Burningman widget.

[HughMungus]

Question: What is the Black Rock Desert named after?

[DVD Burner]

Question: What is the Black Rock Desert named after?

This is what is currently on wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rock_Desert

Black Rock Desert
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Bureau of Land Management sign announcing the eight mile playa entrance.
The Black Rock Desert is a dry lake bed in northwestern Nevada in the United States. Considered one of the flattest surfaces on the earth, the desert is part of the extended playa of the lake bed of prehistoric Lake Lahontan, which existed between 20,000 and 9,000 years ago during the last ice age. During the lake's peak around 12,700 years ago, the desert floor was under approximately 500 feet (150m) of water.
The desert extends for approximately 100 miles (160km) northwest from the town of Gerlach-Empire, between the Jackson Mountains to the east and the Black Rock Range to the west. It is partially drained by the intermittent Quinn River, which has no outlet but evaporates as it crosses the desert.


Black Rock Desert
The flatness of the surface has led to its use as a proving ground for experimental land vehicles. It was the site of the most recent successful attempts on the World Land Speed Record. In 1983, Richard Noble drove the jet-powered Thrust2 car to a new record of 633 miles per hour. Noble also headed up the team that beat the Thrust 2 record. In 1997, ThrustSSC became the world's first, and so far only, supersonic car.
The area is also used by the Tripoli Rocket Association for the annual rocket festivity "BALLS" where the ceiling, or maximum altitude is 100,000 feet. It is the USA's most prized and sacred launch site for high power rocket hobbyists.
It has become famous as the site of the annual Burning Man festival. It is informally referred to by burners and locals as the "Playa."
[edit]
Hot springs in the Black Rock Desert vicinity

Black Rock (coordinates: 40.972 119.007)[1]
Trego / Butte (coordinates: 40.770 119.113) [2]
Double Hot (coordinates: 41.051 119.028) [3]
Springs (coordinates: 40.830 119.538) [4]
Coyote Spring (coordinates: 40.763 119.172) [5]
name unknown (coordinates: 40.948 119.002) [6]
name unknown (coordinates: 40.674 119.364)
Mud Springs (coordinates: 40.653 119.378)
Great Boiling Spring (coordinates: 40.662 119.365)
Fly Ranch (coordinates: 40.857 119.328)
Some of these are of recreational use, some are dangerous, some are mostly geological curiosities. Some are on private land.






Now, just because it's on wikipedia, it does not make it so nessasaraly. (sp) But it is one truth to a certain extent that I found. However I gather that you are looking to know how it got it's name? What do you think?

[DVD Burner]

If that was not a good thing to post then please let me know.

At least within the 60 min time limit.