Yeah, that would suck so bad with that many people. Though, I suppose that’s how they got up to the visitor centre in the first place.

I hope no one was hurt, but honestly that sounds like a good time.

Funny, I was just going to mention Vietnam; they did the lockdown as it should have been. Closed borders, no gatherings, the whole shebang. And wouldn’t you know it; economic damage from the pandemic was extremely minimal because of all the people (read: workers, read: customers) that didn’t needlessly die or were permanently disabled.

Consider using a Chemex. If it’s kept away from explosions and impacts with rigid surfaces, it’ll keep ‘working’ until the heat death of the universe. You can even keep using the same filters if they’re the right size.