as part of the 2006 burning man festival theme "hope and fear" the project received a grant from the burning man group to build the mechanical spider for demonstration at the festival. the phoenix returned for their fifth seasons. some have suggested a relationship between the families. the 19-acre, 35-foot deep lake connects with fiddle lake to the north and otter lake to the south. but most importantly, it was ideal for nude play since there was no need for a team uniform or protective equipment. including films like ocean's 11 and cool hand luke. 