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This weekend we put together the sphere. Nathan, Julie, Robert, Chris, Mike, Megan, Nate, Vaughn, and Erin B got together under the hot sun in a big grassy field and assembled the 23′ geodesic sphere.
We started at the top.
Which happened to be on
the ground.
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After much delay, we were finally able to test run the first set of 9 valves with propane . Just some simple patterns. This is less than 1/10th of the valves that will be on the PyroSphere!
2010 Nexus Burning Man Camp!
The PyroSphere crew has been hard at work for the last few days. Steve Cronberg, the head programmer has been making major changes and adding major functionality to the code, while Erin Banwell, Vaughn Parsons, David Ampersand, and Nathan Crane have been plumbing up 9 valves onto a section of the finished sphere.
Plumbing:
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Then we had lunch.
Here’s a video of the press in action.
Now we just need to do that 559 more times…….
……to be continued.
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This was an amazing fundraiser party we threw back in 2006
nexus waterslide@ the banwell ranch
Special Blends of Sunshine Beats by:
Boreta Mozaic Stridah Ooah
Lil John Alia Cool Hand Luke Taina
With special guest Mr. Projectile in a
lawnchair
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The Fire Tornado is a mechanical device that creates a vortex of fire. We’ve seen it get to 20 ft tall! The Fire Tornado was created, designed and constructed by Erin Banwell in the summer of 2006.
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The 2009 Nexus Fire Art installation at Burning Man consisted of 5 seperate flame effects. Four of these were equipped with 3/4 inch solenoid valves and 125 gallon accumulator tanks, and were capable of producing 15 to 20 ft bursts of flame. The fifth flame effect, “Big Boy” (video below), was equipped with a 2 [...]
Every year the best trampoline jumpers in the world gather to try out for the world’s most prestigious trampoline dodgeball tournament. The stakes are high. The balls are low. Now the strong must face their fate.
Check out the arial view of the massive hay maze labyrinth from the annual Nexus Maze Party!
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Fuck yeah! Way better than pulling out the old wallet and waiting in line at center camp!
WANT. ummm.. i think i might have gone a lil overboard..
I want that
Yesss!!!! you are the man steve
That is so freakin awesome