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I think 75 floating laterns for Arcade Fire, or STS9 would be pretty friggin epic.
YES!!!
BUT 75? That is elementary school style, lets shoot for bigger! I love these Sky Lanterns! We would need some dedicated people to help with this. Sneaking them into Centeroo(I have some ideas for this) might limited the number of Sky Lanterns launched, but we could get a lot of people to help launch them. Doing it outside Centeroo, we can launch as many as we can, but having 75-100 to help launch would then be our issue. Wind will be our worst enemy. If windy, we would have to scratch Operation: Light up the Night's Sky and rain would make for a no go as well. I like the AF headliner launch, will they be on Sunday night?
Uh-oh. It sounds like this has become official now that we have a code name. At least that's the way it works on all of the spy movies I've ever seen. Operation: Light Up the Night Sky has just launched. Looking for operative volunteers. Please PM either me or Scrog. Cursedlono, you can post here because all of your ideas (while brilliant) are just too unreal to be believed so we can make use of them even though everyone here has seen them. We'll rebrief at oh-threehundred hours.
Edit: Any perspecitive operative who owns a coffee percolator that also is a ham radio will be given special consideration.
Does anyone on here know anything about the commercial operation of hot air ballons or is a registered pilot we should start plotting the trajectory of the rising arc etc. based off of wind currents this info can be obtained. There are applications for smartphones that plot bullet trajectories we could theoretically plot where to launch in conjunction with prevailing wind patterns to make the swoopiness of the project more technically advised.
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How many Sky Lanterns were set off last year? I want to add a zero on the end of that. Maybe we could have multiple launch zones, one inside Centeroo and one or two somewhere outside. Synchronize watches and BLAM, liftoff! Lono if you can figure out the wind patterns we will put that information to good use. It we could get 100+ Sky Lanterns to fly float over Centeroo, EPIC!!!
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
i vote yes on as many as possible, but have nothing else to offer, other than the fact that i wouldn't think it would be hard to get them into centeroo, seeing as how they are not hazardous in any way and are not specifically banned, unless they are seen as "pesky waste" www.bonnaroo.com/info/what-not-to-bring.aspx
aren't some/all of these lanterns bio-degradable though? that to me wouldn't be pesky waste.
as long as it continues to be wet as hell in the south, fire shouldn't be a concern either.
Yfoog, the Sky Lanterns are bio degradable, or some of them are, they are made out of a light balsa wood frame and a fire resistence paper bag, others use a metal wire frame. I do not think fire is an issue, the fire is the fuel, as long as the fuel is burning the Sky Lantern will continue to rise. Only a hole in the bag or high winds should bring one of these down and with a hole in the bag, these will not lift off, so.
Although, a good idea, implmentation of making shapes and words would be very dificult and put us at risk for an accident or mishap. Not so sure this would be very practical, Sorry Rynoia, but I like the idea!
Depending on what kind, they do set forest fires I have never been real comfortable with them myself. All it is going to take is one setting a house or a field on fire and Bonnaroo getting sued before they really do anything about. They do look impressive though. I just think the bad outweighs the good.
Post by drinkbemerry41 on May 5, 2011 9:49:47 GMT -5
We are going down with 32 lanters multi-colored. have not decided when to launch them yet. Gonna wait for the schedule. Would be cool if we all pooled our resources and did a massive launch.
As far as the fire concerns go, what about tying varying lenghts of yarn to them, and then securing them to something / someone?
This way, we do not litter the community with paper, do not pose a serious threat to starting fires in the community, and the lanterns will hover over the what stage area for their 10-15 minutes, instead of just floating off. And if we vary the lengths of the twine / yarn / string used, we could have several layers of lanterns. This I think may be an even cooler effect. This way, if these boogers fall to the earth on fire, they will be extinguished by the people who launched them.
As far as the fire concerns go, what about tying varying lenghts of yarn to them, and then securing them to something / someone?
This way, we do not litter the community with paper, do not pose a serious threat to starting fires in the community, and the lanterns will hover over the what stage area for their 10-15 minutes, instead of just floating off. And if we vary the lengths of the twine / yarn / string used, we could have several layers of lanterns. This I think may be an even cooler effect. This way, if these boogers fall to the earth on fire, they will be extinguished by the people who launched them.
These babies are meant (and do) go WAY the fuck up in the sky so that they completely (except for that little wire at the bottom)burn to ashes before they come back down. I don't think keeping them low is the way to go.
Arcade Fire sounds like a very popular choice so far for a mass launching.
The other issue is those wires get into fields and end up hurting cows who eat them. You guys do whatever you want it is bonnaroo, but the people who do this should be aware there are consequences.
The other issue is those wires get into fields and end up hurting cows who eat them. You guys do whatever you want it is bonnaroo, but the people who do this should be aware there are consequences.
Jess, I have read up on the consequences and think the eco footprint is minimal. A hundred or so spread out over thousands of acres doesn't seem very harmful. And by having this thread we can minimize the risk of releasing them in dangerous conditions of drought or wind excess. We can also make sure that if conditions are favorable that people release them correctly. I appreciate you voicing your concerns though. We want to do this as safely and as eco-friendly as possible.
The other issue is those wires get into fields and end up hurting cows who eat them. You guys do whatever you want it is bonnaroo, but the people who do this should be aware there are consequences.
Jess, I have read up on the consequences and think the eco footprint is minimal. A hundred or so spread out over thousands of acres doesn't seem very harmful. And by having this thread we can minimize the risk of releasing them in dangerous conditions of drought or wind excess. We can also make sure that if conditions are favorable that people release them correctly. I appreciate you voicing your concerns though. We want to do this as safely and as eco-friendly as possible.
Yeah I am sure you guys are responsible with them I just think that when you set something on fire and let it travel in the air, there is not a lot you can do but hope that it does not set a fire, or end up in a bale of feeding hay later on, or anything else that could happen. Especially at Bonnaroo which is around a lot of houses and fields as opposed to say AllGood or Wakarusa which are a lot more secluded.
Cows do not eat wire they are herbivores wich consist of an all vegetable diet. The thought of them munching a wire is impossible to comprehend. The disconnect between city and rural dwellers is beyond belief they smell around for stuff to munch on like a dog and wrap their tounges around stuff tasting it. Now however a goat would think it was a tasty snack goats have been trying to eat everything for years and they do all the time. And there is no way to stop them they will eat their own fencing if they can.
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Jess you are right, the metal wire that some Sky Lanterns use as a frame to hold the fuel is not very Eco-friendly and I encourage everyone to buy the Eco friendly type, they use string and not metal. I do not want to harm any cows or goats. I do believe they are relative safe, when used responsibly, like fireworks. Thank you for your concerns, it brings light, that for us to do this correctly we need to be responsible. Wind will be the biggest concern and if there is wind, Operation: Light up the Night's Sky will be postponed/canceled. Again, everyone know that this will be done under responsible conditions, WIND= A NO GO!!!
Sky Lanterns(<----click it) or google Sky Lanterns to find a place to sell them. AF is not a go, so do not assume that. We have a month to figure that out.
Hi All, Scrog and I are going to kick off a floating lantern extravaganza this year and we are looking for advice (and possibly legal representation later).
I know that I read some posts on the board from the people that pulled this off at DMB last year and I was hoping to contact them to see what they needed to do. I can't find those posts anymore so if you were involved feel free to PM me or Scrog or if you like post responses here. Any advice from anybody regarding this endeavor is appreciated.
First of all will this be allowed in Centeroo? I kind of doubt it because we all know that some Leno that should be allowed isn't and the lanterns probably fall into that category. Were they launched from outside of Centeroo? Do they need to be smuggled in to the farm?
We might start a poll to see which act/night would be best suited for the display. Weather conditions play a part on when it could happen too but it would be great to put a cool visual effect on at the right time. Hope to hear from y'all.
I can just tell you what I know since I was the guy who brought in the ones at DMB last year.
I'm pretty sure that they are 100% illegal. When I brought them into centeroo I was asked by security what they were and I told him that they were kickass lanterns. He told me that I could take them in as long as I promised that I wouldn't light them. I agreed to these terms and he let me through. Unfortunately I couldn't keep my word and I passed them around to about 35 people that were around me and we lit them up and let them go (My most sincere apologies Mr. Security dude at the arch...).
I think this year they may take them since they now know to look for them. Which sucks because they're super cool to look at....
^^^ tomtom thanks for responding. I was hoping you would and I think you're right that they will be more attuned to disallowing them into Centeroo. So nobody hassled you when you actually lit them in Centeroo? I think you guys were by the VIP fence at What - correct?
You know if Bonnaroo had more art (like the arcade fire balloons at coachella) or more fireworks (like they've done in the past) we wouldn't have to take things into our own hands. I agree with Jess to an extent there is plenty of room for the lanterns to go wrong. But its just so damn cool.
I'm in. I'll probably order 5 of them and have some peeps send them up whenever we agree to. What an awesome community thing to do that could look spectacular from a grander view. I'll send a PM to quacker. Is that the proper protocol?
Post by mizvalentine on May 6, 2011 11:13:43 GMT -5
I think the sky lanterns are really beautiful. That said, and not to be a negative nancy, but I would be another who would worry about fire risk. Being a (former) country girl and seeing a few field and forest fires in my time this just makes me nervous that you don't know where they might land...it only takes a single ember in the right conditions.
That's all a much-too-long way of saying... Please, in addition to checking for wind, check the fire threat risk level! Otherwise... good luck on your mission.
^^^ tomtom thanks for responding. I was hoping you would and I think you're right that they will be more attuned to disallowing them into Centeroo. So nobody hassled you when you actually lit them in Centeroo? I think you guys were by the VIP fence at What - correct?
No, nobody came over to stop us which was sweet.
I lit a practice one to make sure that it wouldn't go flying into the trees or anything. It went straight up without a hitch so I figured it was ok. So we let them rip...
The ones over by the left side of what stage as you're looking at it were someone else's. They had like 8-10 if I remember right. Our's came from the right side in front of the vendor tents. I think we sent up about 35. I wish somehow we could have done them at the same time, that would have been awesome.
I'll have them this year but I'm getting the eco-friendly ones that burn out in like 10mins. I think I'm going to keep them for the camp ground though.