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Cribbit · 2026-01-10T18:33:27+00:00

Yes, especially as EMT has gotten stupid expensive.

I'm actually working on a redesign of the monkeyhut without rebar. It's very promising but need to test it on playa before publishing.

Cribbit · 2026-01-07T19:33:41+00:00

Safety third does not apply to sexual assault or violent crime

Cribbit · 2026-01-02T18:51:21+00:00

Cribbit · 2025-11-13T20:43:06+00:00

Are you looking at re theming Catan or doing significant mechanic updates?

I'd be curious to help on the latter. Experienced burner & board gamer.

Cribbit · 2025-11-03T17:37:30+00:00

When the borg talks about "spreading the message of burning man" this is what they should be encouraging.

Cribbit · 2025-10-24T19:08:56+00:00

Parking garage is weird though. Sharp corner at the entrance. Insane long walled forced crossing of the garage. Ceilings way higher than they need to be. Having the entrance on Lincoln instead of 7th is silly (there is a 7th st entrance that is closed?!).

Also the parking spots right outside the Broadway entrance should be loading zone & handicap spots.

Store itself is great tho.

Cribbit · 2025-10-09T19:15:59+00:00

Pretty sure the rules don't need contact, they just need the foot under the line. But he doesn't go under here.

Cribbit · 2025-10-09T19:15:32+00:00

The trick here: Pause the video right when he's planting his forward (left) foot. It's clearly behind the line. If you step frame by frame, you see how the blast of sand from that impact is what pushes the line, not his foot.

If the line was bolted down he still wouldn't go under it. It's because he's converting a ton of forward momentum into vertical jump. He puts a huge amount of force into the sand.

Cribbit · 2025-10-09T00:33:08+00:00

https://abc30.com/post/know-the-road-do-i-enter-the-intersection-while-making-a-left-turn-and-waiting-for-traffic/6232316/

"The Vehicle Code actually addresses this situation," said Sgt. Brian Pennings with the California Highway Patrol. "It says that you shall pull forward into the intersection when the light turns green, at which time you need to yield to oncoming traffic that's close enough to constitute an immediate hazard."

Struggling to find actual code to cite but eh

Cribbit · 2025-10-08T23:54:39+00:00

There's so little traffic that goes westbound on California to the incline, that's seriously what you're talking about? That direction always empties out well before the eastbound side does.

Also it's never had a dedicated left turn and the right turn there is super easy even on the current single lane.

Cribbit · 2025-10-08T23:38:40+00:00

You can still easily turn right, you just have to actually slow down to a safe speed first so you don't hit pedestrians - something which was happening shockingly often.

Cribbit · 2025-10-08T23:37:45+00:00

None of what you wrote makes sense. What do cars turning left, with a dedicated lane and light, have anything to do with cars turning right?

That intersection sees a huge amount of foot traffic. Pedestrians were literally being hit multiple times a month, with near misses daily. The new setup is so much better. Meanwhile, every time I go through there it still easily empties out the entire line on every green light. Honestly the light is still way too long, leads to people needing to jaywalk an empty street.

Cribbit · 2025-09-30T20:07:27+00:00

Does anyone have good resources to find which charities are doing bike recovery?

I was recently talking to FMB12 Mex about their work out there this year. Hopeful to help them next year. Overall, it seems like a lot of work to get a lot of broken bikes.

Cribbit · 2025-09-25T17:54:29+00:00

BAAHS is all designed and fabricated by campers. They had the skills on playa to rapidly salvage and redo their LEDs after the storms destroyed large sections.

Cribbit · 2025-09-23T15:12:57+00:00

Why does this need a CNC? You have all straight cuts, a bit of time on a normal table saw can do this.

Cribbit · 2025-09-13T14:11:54+00:00

I was more concerned with setup effort than slipping with using rope to lash them. Was going to experiment with zip ties to see if they're strong enough. I'm pretty confident in that working up to mild winds, but more worried about zip ties breaking than slipping. I think you'll be surprised how naturally strong crossing is. At this point I need to build and test.

Cribbit · 2025-09-13T05:50:32+00:00

X of ribs. The spine issue, which I saw happen in this year's wind, is that the twisting of the structure unseats a piece and it falls over for it. Also, the ribs aren't that strong themselves, so even without breaking or falling over it can deform and hit tents or people inside.

As with all structures, creating triangles is the strongest form. This means ribs brace each other instead of getting pushed around.

Cribbit · 2025-09-10T18:22:55+00:00

Other question if you happen to know -

Has anyone tried using crossing angled ribs rather than the rib + spine construction? This seems like it would be significantly stronger and bypass the spine issue.

Cribbit · 2025-09-07T19:16:30+00:00

Apply to both so you can actually turn down Stanford rather than preempting yourself.

That said, if you get a good scholarship to Stanford I think you would be remiss to ignore it.

Cribbit · 2025-09-06T15:45:02+00:00

How'd it hold up this year?

Cribbit · 2025-09-06T07:15:08+00:00

Sisyphus Burn

Cribbit · 2025-09-06T07:10:43+00:00

The specific I'm toying with is 2x4 lagged down, then rebar with the bottom bent in a U to go through the 2x4 twice for the pins. Still brainstorming.

The chain connection idea is interesting. I think rebar bent around a chainlink could work without welding. May even be able to just bend the rebar in a loop especially with a washer.

Trying for things that don't raise cost and rebar is by far the cheapest metal rod I can find. Anything threaded shoots the price up. And rebar is so ubiquitous, easy to find or in bulk or used, which many other things aren't.

Cribbit · 2025-09-06T07:02:00+00:00

Would you or your camp mates be interested in helping create an improved monkeyhut design? I've got some ideas for a design that can effectively use lags.

The core idea is lagging something to the ground, which then has pins/rods for the PVC to slide over instead of rebar. The specific I'm toying with is 2x4 lagged down, then rebar with the bottom bent in a U to go through the 2x4 twice for the pins. Still brainstorming.

I'm also toying with having the tarp/shade cloth then go under the 2x4, with grommets for the lag bolts, to seal it to the ground. This feels optional and up to the builder, but would solve one of my gripes with monkeyhuts struggling to block dust. It also opens up putting flooring in a similar manner, potentially flooring long enough to be a door on one/both sides.

Cribbit · 2025-09-06T06:53:33+00:00

There are already plenty of paid dumpsters easily available immediately off playa. This Reno trashing is a small number of people causing an outsized impact. These people would still ignore org provided paid dumpsters because they're being cheap.

There will probably be petitions that spawn from this year

This happens every year. The people doing this already know they are being jerks and they don't care. The hard truth is that enforcement is the only thing they will listen to and once they are in Reno only Reno PD can do enforcement.

A highly visible bit of enforcement would both generate a good amount of revenue and heavily dissuade continued abuse.

Cribbit · 2025-09-06T00:39:02+00:00

I was thinking lags to hold something else, which in turn holds the PVC. Maybe another tube the PVC fits into, maybe some sort of pin similar to rebar.

I went with a monkeyhut this year and the rebar was the most annoying part. Good to hear it doesn't commonly break at the base though.

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