"BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. - The Orgy Dome at Burning Man has fallen, and the desert is poorer for it. The 4,000-square-foot structure, which draws between 8,000 and 10,000 unique Burners every year - about 10% of Burning Man's population - was a casualty of the raging dust storm that rolled through the Black Rock Desert on Saturday night, tearing through structures with 50 mph gusts of wind."
"To the outside world, the Orgy Dome's fall appears to be some sort of cosmic joke. It seems hardly a coincidence that of all the Burning Man structures damaged on Saturday night, the Orgy Dome received the most media attention - in contrast to, say, the Ukrainian artwork "Black Cloud," a 50-foot-tall inflatable installation evoking war that was blown away on the same night."
"But Burning Man's Orgy Dome is nothing to scoff at. Now in its 21st year on the playa, the project is a massive undertaking, one that involves some 80 mattresses, 34 floor air conditioning units and a team of 100 volunteers. Chiffon lines the dome's ceiling, and visitors have touch-free, motion-activated lubricant dispensers within an arm's reach. If everything went as planned this year, the dome's organizers estimate they would have run through 2,000 sets of sheets."
High winds and 50 mph gusts in the Black Rock Desert destroyed the 4,000-square-foot Orgy Dome at Burning Man, which typically draws 8,000–10,000 unique attendees annually. A whiteboard left at the site read, "We got f-ked too hard. We need help to reopen." An organizer named Maze said lack of wind blockage allowed gusts to shred the structure. The Orgy Dome has operated for 21 years and relies on roughly 80 mattresses, 34 floor air conditioners and about 100 volunteers. The space includes chiffon-lined ceilings, touch-free lubricant dispensers, and aims to encourage safer, consensual sex. Organizers estimated use of about 2,000 sets of sheets.
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