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The map that keeps Burning Man honest

Not-Ship·Amanda Shendruk·26 days ago
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At the end of April, I ran a short campaign to find 15 more paying members of Not-Ship. And we did it! Thank you to the wonderful souls who chose to back this work. It means the world to me. 💙 Amanda Each year, 70,000 people gather on a dry lakebed in Nevada to build a city from scratch. This is Black Rock City, home to the infamous Burning Man event . Eight days later, it's gone. But 150 people remain. They line up — side by side, an arms width apart — and slowly walk the 3,800 acres (15.4 km²) of dusty playa. They're looking for MOOP: Matter Out of Place. A screw, a sequin, a cigarette butt. This forensic-style sweep takes weeks; everything they find is removed and logged. At the end, they're left with a remarkable accounting of what 70,000 people left behind: The MOOP Map . And I'm obsessed. The Burning Man 2025 MOOP Map Indicates effort and time spent on MOOP cleanup across Black Rock City. The map is colour-coded by severity of cleanup.…

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