Hey there. I'm so new to this, there's a doctor looking over my shoulder waiting to spank me, but didn't this dude ask a second question about the safety of his records? How's about some sort of protective device (ie: a vehicle) that broadcasts the jungle vibes from within? Wouldn't that be a reasonable solution? That being said, however, I have never attended a BM and am still wrangling with the concept of it all.
Where does my quote go?
Risks
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Clint Kaster
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For Todd and the whole equipment issue: playa dust can be extremely fine in texture (think talcum powder and up) and will infiltrate EVERYTHING from your asshole to your electronics. A good rule of thumb is to consider everything you bring disposable.
In building The Aural Reef in 2002 (a 40' toroid containing 5-dozen MIDI triggers hidden in various thingies), we built a sealed control room with air conditioning for the computers and amplifiers. Worked great during the event but the subsequent dust storm while trying to load camp still soaked everything with dust and by that time we were pretty much too burned out to care. And everything was disposable.
Playa dust has some conductive properties so electronics that get covered with it can exhibit strange behavior or crosstalk or potentially just explode and die -- I have built up a nice pile in the warehouse that is used only for house parties (for free) and The Burn and other equipment-threatening applications. Good gear no longer goes. I made that mistake my first year. I've tried shrink wrap, plastic covers inside bags....the challenge tends to be that anything you really need to get at usually has the most moving parts which means it's most vulnerable. I am amazed at how long some things go before giving up, tho.
Producing sound reinforcement for Shakespearean moments at the Coliseum in 2001 during a mild dust storm (wireless mics on the actors, etc.) gave me a moment to stop and think. I had started that year thinking that I would only pull out the toys and risk them if the conditions were "good" but over the course of the previous 10-12 days in the desert my concept of "good" deteriorated rapidly (that was a shitty year pre-event) and by the time we hit the weekend of the Burn I figured it was "good" if I could stand up and walk around without being hit by flying dirt clods.
In short: consider anything you take disposable. Including yourself.
In building The Aural Reef in 2002 (a 40' toroid containing 5-dozen MIDI triggers hidden in various thingies), we built a sealed control room with air conditioning for the computers and amplifiers. Worked great during the event but the subsequent dust storm while trying to load camp still soaked everything with dust and by that time we were pretty much too burned out to care. And everything was disposable.
Playa dust has some conductive properties so electronics that get covered with it can exhibit strange behavior or crosstalk or potentially just explode and die -- I have built up a nice pile in the warehouse that is used only for house parties (for free) and The Burn and other equipment-threatening applications. Good gear no longer goes. I made that mistake my first year. I've tried shrink wrap, plastic covers inside bags....the challenge tends to be that anything you really need to get at usually has the most moving parts which means it's most vulnerable. I am amazed at how long some things go before giving up, tho.
Producing sound reinforcement for Shakespearean moments at the Coliseum in 2001 during a mild dust storm (wireless mics on the actors, etc.) gave me a moment to stop and think. I had started that year thinking that I would only pull out the toys and risk them if the conditions were "good" but over the course of the previous 10-12 days in the desert my concept of "good" deteriorated rapidly (that was a shitty year pre-event) and by the time we hit the weekend of the Burn I figured it was "good" if I could stand up and walk around without being hit by flying dirt clods.
In short: consider anything you take disposable. Including yourself.
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retropsycho
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Tancorix, the link you give says "All children 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult of 21 or older" Perhaps implied but no use of the term "legal guardian" I did a search for the term "legal guardian" and found forms to assign such statis.Tancorix wrote:http://www.burningman.com/preparation/e ... at_bm.html
Sorry but unless you bring along a legal guardian you gotta be 18 to go on your own.
Badger, The accompanying adult must be 21 or older, not 18.Badger wrote:
As mentioned, if you are attending with someone 18 or over that can vouch for being you guardian then there's no problem. However, if you're under 18 and planning to come to the event be prepared to be turned away at the gate with no chance of being allowed entry.
The truth, the WHOLE truth, and nothing but the truth: _tears_, being the intelligent 16 year old that she is, did discuss the issue with me, her volunteer coordinator, who then asked my supervisor, a board member, what the policy was? Really important omitted information here is that _tears_ requested that her surrogate brother (over 21) be her accompanying adult. The ORG said okay. Isn't it nice when people plan and check out stuff in advance?_tears_ wrote:Well I am speaking from the experiance i had at burning man 2003. I was under 18 and didnt attend with a parents of legel guardian and i had no trouble buying my ticket,getting in and staying for the whole 10 days that i did . . .
--Tears--
Note to all minors planning on attending: an adult of 21 or older must accompany you through the gate and camp with you.
I will not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone . . . there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
