Editing Burning Flipside (section)

==Differences from Burning Man==
Similar to Burning Man's Black Rock Rangers, the '''Pyropolis Rangers''' mediate disputes and maintain security at the event; they wear a similar [[khaki]] uniform, and attempt to be non-intrusive to other participants. Unlike Burning Man, however, the event is not regularly patrolled by law enforcement, although they arrive quickly in the event of an emergency.<ref>http://www.burningflipside.com/wiki/Pyropolis_Rangers></ref>

Flipside has some other differences from Burning Man. Flipside's location is in a private camp area in the wooded, grassy Texas Hill Country, unlike the extremely flat, very dusty dried lake bed in [[Black Rock Desert]] where Burning Man is held. The Texas Hill Country features creeks, swimming holes, and tree-covered groves that make camping a more comfortable experience than the harsh high [[Nevada]] desert. Flipside is slightly more strict about the vending rule: the only thing sold is ice. The smaller size of the event creates a sense that one could meet everyone, as part of a [[Temporary Autonomous Zone|temporary community]] that encompasses all the event participants. Almost every participant of Flipside, including the event's organizers, pay to get in regardless of how much time they put in volunteering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningflipside.com/AAR-2009-Budget-Online/AAR%202009-Budget%20Online.htm |title=PowerPoint Presentation - AAR 2009-2010 Budget |accessdate=2010-06-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304144853/http://www.burningflipside.com/AAR-2009-Budget-Online/AAR%202009-Budget%20Online.htm |archivedate=2010-03-04 }}></ref> The only exceptions Austin Artistic Reconstruction makes are four free tickets: two to the designer of the sticker, and two to the designer of the ticket.

Additionally, unlike Burning Man where the central [[effigy]] of a glowing neon man stays essentially unaltered from year to year (with alteration to its base and other design elements), the Flipside effigy changes radically with each event. For example, participants built and burned a 6-armed, cowboy hat-wearing [[Hanuman]] effigy in 2004, a [[rocket ship]] at the 2005 event, and a [[Chalice (cup)|chalice]] at the 2006 event.