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==Bat Country Photos 2009==
We refurbished Bat Country for Burning Man 2009: welded and powder coated all the joints, and drilled the bats to wire them to light all 130 balls.  This year, we also built it up on cement blocks. These are some of our favorite photos of our sculpture at Burning Man 2009.  
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|[[Image:BatCountry685.jpg|thumb|left|Across the Playa]]
|[[Image:BatCountry690.jpg|thumb|left|Across the Playa]]
|[[Image:BatCountry708.jpg|thumb|left|Blinded by the Light]]
|[[Image:BatCountry724.jpg|thumb|left|Art Car Party at Night]]
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|[[Image:BatCountry809.jpg|thumb|left|Climbers in the Dust]]
|[[Image:BatCountry775.jpg|thumb|left|Climbers]]
|[[Image:BatCountry783.jpg|thumb|left|Up an Edge]]
|[[Image:BatCountry818.jpg |thumb|left|Up an Edge]]
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==Links to Bat Country Photos 2009==

This year, Rober Bose added a string of balloons several times throughout the week.  He calls his piece "Skyline" see www.balloonchain.com
* Bat Country with Skyline: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alxndr/3919804612/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotthessphoto/4044176976/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotthessphoto/4084335437/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/offhegoes/3893274169/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotthessphoto/4084330765/

* At night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/extramatic/3921620032/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/extramatic/3921652460/in/set-72157622333779432/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/extramatic/3910538238/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/extramatic/3975430512/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/extramatic/3968087544/

* Amazing light: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomkluyskens/4024704955/

* More night shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29681799@N03/3902488781/ http://explorerphoto.com/p385909363/e402be3#h402be3

* In the dust: http://www.flickr.com/photos/albany_tim/3937124293/

* Great lights: http://www.flickr.com/photos/syf0n/3908439147/

* From mayhem:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/twita/3893332141/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayhem/2823831661/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayhem/2824667614/in/set-72157607088770565/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayhem/3899818710/

* With a big crowd: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefixer/3945879062/

* http://www.flickr.com/photos/inadvertentgardener/3896848847/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/inadvertentgardener/3896848553/in/photostream/

* Through a fish eye lens: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielcain/3939792705/

* Baseball bat diamond: http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousbrandt/3918137492/

* The apex: looking up http://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/3908689272/ and looking down http://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/3907907463/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/3907907909/in/set-72157622450362885/

==Links to Bat Country Photos 2008==

* Crazy night shots, be sure to check out all three: http://www.flickr.com/photos/broxtronix/2914755742/

* A sweet kite aerial photo by Scott Haefner: http://scotthaefner.com/photos/2460/

* Several nice shots by Waldermar Horwat, see pages 1, 2, 4, 5: http://naturalturn.fotki.com/bm/2008/

* Half built: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliclaire/2939252479/

* At night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliclaire/2940109694/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliclaire/2939256179/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliclaire/2939255309/

* Jim Foerster: http://jimfoerster.com/BurningMan/2008_0827.3/index.php

* 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.)

* Nice shot on flikr with sweet comments: http://www.flickr.com/photos/makster/2883929088/

* And another: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidg/2893282286/in/set-72157607156610487/

* In stereoptic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/espressobuzz/2845344486/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/espressobuzz/2844509427/

==Press Announcements==
* Southern Califonia Mathematical Association of America Newsletter, Spring 2009. http://www.csulb.edu/~fnewberg/SCNMAA/News2009Spring.html

* Peterson, Ivars. "The Matheamtical Tourist: A Tetrix at Burning Man" July 2008. http://www.maa.org/mathtourist/mathtourist_7_14_08.html and http://mathtourist.blogspot.com/2008/08/tetrix-at-burning-man.html

* Gray, Shirley B.  The National Curve Bank "Baseball Bats, Tetrahedra and Sierpinski" NCB Deposit # 87 http://curvebank.calstatela.edu/bat87/bat87.htm

* Hyperseeing: The Publication of the International Society of the Arts, Mathematics, and Architecture. MAR-APR 2008 http://www.isama.org/hyperseeing/08/08-b.pdf.

== Bat Country at Burning Man 2008 == 
Click on any photo up to 3 times to enlarge.

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|[[Image:BatCountrySunset357.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Bat Country at Sunset]]
||[[Image:BatCountrySunset362.JPG.JPG|thumb|left|Bat Country at Sunset]]
|[[Image:BatCountry341.JPG.JPG|thumb|left|Bat Country]]
|[[Image:BatCountry382.jpg|thumb|left|Bat Country at Night]]
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|[[Image:BatCountryCrew314.JPG.JPG|thumb|left|Some of Our Crew]]
|[[Image:BatCountryKiss313.JPG.JPG|thumb|left|Bat Country Kiss]]
|[[Image:PaulGwen423.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Paul, Gwen and the Man]]
|[[Image:BatCountryTeeth540.JPG.JPG|thumb|left|View from an Angler Art Car]]
|[[Image:BatCountryPaul431.JPG.JPG|thumb|left|Paul]]
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Here we are building Bat Country
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|[[Image:BatCountryBuild225.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Starting Top Quadrant]]
|[[Image:BatCountryBuild291.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Ladders and Scaffolding]]
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|[[Image:NoFlash368.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Without Flash]]
|[[Image:Flash367.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|With Flash]]
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|[[Image:Campmates604.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Campmates]]
|[[Image:Campmates603.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Campmates]]
|[[Image:BatCountryDustStorm397.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Dust Storm]]
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|[[Image:BatCountry597.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Climbers]]
|[[Image:BatCountry599.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|Climbers]]
|[[Image:BatCountryClimbers430.JPG.jpg|thumb|left|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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|[[Image:BatCountry614.jpg|thumb|left|Night of the Burn]]
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== Photos Our New Friends Sent Us ==

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|[[Image:BatCountry1496.jpg|thumb|left|Colors]]
|[[Image:BatCountry1495.jpg|thumb|left|Colors]]
|[[Image:BatCountry1493.jpg|thumb|left|Hanging in Red]]
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|[[Image:BatCountry1492.jpg|thumb|left|Hanging in Yellow]]
|[[Image:BatCountry1490.jpg|thumb|left|Paul]]
|[[Image:BatcountryCatChloe.jpg|thumb|left|Cat Chloe]]
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== 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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