Bat Country at Burning Man
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[edit] Outside Links to Bat Country
A video for the gladiators: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkypHoNrxEQ
Just a teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVFoMTk158
NK Guy took some really fancy photos: http://burningcam.com/2008/photo/large-87.html (Be sure to click forward to see the whole set.)
[edit] Bat Country at Burning Man 2008
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[edit] Construction
Here we are building Bat Country
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[edit] The Difference a Flash Makes
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[edit] We Love Our Campmates
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[edit] We Also Love Climbers
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The night of the burning of the Man, we had over 35 people on our sculpture at once.
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[edit] From Our Guest Book
Below are some of the quotes taken from our guest book. We thank everybody who signed it!
"Overheard during camp setup: 'Wait, did a Sierpinski Pyramid just rise over the horizon?'"
-Kamp Kaos
"Baseball and climbing, my two favorite childhood memories." -Anonymous
"Thank you for this--bring math to the people, make them love it!" -Anonymous
"Beautiful. What the best playa art should be--play with mind and body, large scale, unexpected material or theme. I like the MAA article on the burningman.com press coverage page. (See "BRC year round" section.)" -Flip it
"Thanks for the maths made fun" -Igor (Israel)
"Celebrating the strongest shape of engineering!! Love it" -AEH, EIT
"This rocks! Love the geometry. Thanks for making art for us to play on and enjoy." -Alsha
"Awesome. When can we climb Mandelbrot?" -Anonymous
"Thank you so much for the explanation. I love fractals!" -Otis
"Super cool to climb and makes great shadow patterns. Such a cool design. Thank you for building it." -Rosie (Nibbler)
"Thanks for the chance to conquer my fear of heights--Went all the way up to the top triangle. Woo hoo!" -Kiara
"I have climbed to the pinacle of the baseball pyramid and the baseball gods smiled" -A fan
"A lesson in precision. How'd you do it?! Couldn't help but notice bats and balls from China. It's great!" -Marve (Mirage)
"This is a wonderful creation, beautiful geometry, a breeze at the top. My inner monkey is pleased." -Anonymous
"The most solid, welcome shape on the playa for me this year. Thank you both :)" -Jili
"Someone just sang some Mozart while standing at the top. It was great!!!" -Anonymous
"Wow Amazing Math-a-licious!" -Zelda
"I climbed it. The view was awesome. Thanks." -J.
"Wow--One of my favorites! Beautiful, peaceful, inviting! I hope the baseball Hall of Fame buys it from you." -Anonymous
"I have never felt closer to baseball than today. Thank you so much." -Frank (Night Time)
"Thank you for the beautiful mix of artistry and precision." -Moderno
"Awesome fun climb. The dimensions were perfect! Thanks :)" -Lila
"Craving hot dogs" -Wayne
"I write this at sunrise beneath your beautiful sculpture and feel home. Thank you." -Barnaby
"I can't stop here! (You know why.)" -Anonymous
"Great craftsmanship!" -JR
"Wonderful view of the sunset. Thank you." -Tupy
"This belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame!" -Anonymous
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