Burning Man
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- Beeswax7
Back from Burningman last saturday. We left in the afternoon, waited for about 4 hours to leave, not so bad compared to sunday, monday exodus.
Last time I was there was 2007 and 35k people have attended.
Things that I think have changed in the last 15 years.
- It's fucking big. The total area felt much more bigger, once dark horizons now filled with light and that's very disorienting (and kind of fun)
- It's becoming less bikeable. Not only because you have to pedal much more also the roads are shit caused by all the vehicle traffic.
- Because of that e-bikes are a good choice, but fuckers are driving those at 15-20mph in jam packed areas or dust storms and pose a serious threat.
- Bros, fratboys, pissers, shitters, weekenders used to come towards the weekend, now everyone is there on Monday because they start building the city from the previous week.
- Last time I was there our cellphones didn't have cameras, there was no instagram or facebook. With social media came posers and people who don't really care about principles like leave no trace. Witnessed many were using this unique geological area as their ash tray. Their mecca is Mayan Warrior.
- If there was wind there was a lot of dust because of powdered surface by 80k people, if there was no wind this time horribly toxic air caused by generators, vehicles & burning stuff settled in the valley. If you have asthma you're fucked. My lungs were hurting towards the end.
I still think it's a very unique experience, so much fun despite struggles, very magical because people care and share, but I think 80k is not sustainable.
I wish they had capped at 40k. It was no less interesting or fun when there was a lot less people.here is me during our psychedelic art walk
https://imgur.com/NrRoQRtand the nice puppy I got to ride
https://imgur.com/GVN7bl5- Sounds like a worthwhile adventure!mort_
- Thanks for the recap. I was there in 2006. Comparing the pictures I can tell it's massive nowadayszaq
- that's awesome man. I want to go so badly but feel I've missed the boat or there's something like what it used to be somewhere else._niko
- what would you say the age range is btw?_niko
- hard to say. Maybe 35. But the spectrum there is really wide. I've seen 3 to 74. You def. didn't miss the boat. have to say its better at this age.Beeswax
- Nice pics :)toemaas
- That puppy wagon looks like it rocks back and forth.CyBrainX
- BabySnakes5
Made it home Tuesday 11:30 after 24 hours on the road starting with an 8 hour exodus, then had to find a shop in Reno to weld my trailer back together. All the bouncing from the fucked up 'roads' out of the playa almost broke the neck of my trailer (old trailer). My camp scored 6 E-Bikes (i got 1) from some rich people that ditched on a helicopter right before the rains locked us all down. Over all was awesome, would do again.
- sea_sea1
Did babysnakes make it out yet? can't wait for the recap..
- 777sea_sea
- yes, just got back Tuesday Night, <3BabySnakes
- yay! :)sea_sea
- OBBTKN4
- Who's gunna carry the boats?palimpsest
- so I exist in the wasteland. A man reduced to a single instinct: Survivehotroddy
- We who wander this wasteland in search of our better selves?bezoar
- Krassy6
semen bubble tea?
"One camp is serving semen bubble tea ... served up at the United F***ers Market, who promise it offers a "bold fusion of flavours that pushes boundaries and sparks curiosity".
- There used to be a camp that would swallow a bunch of eggs and vomit them into a pan and serve you the omelettescarabin
- ^ come again?Krassy
- @Krassy no no, that's the tea, not the omelette :PBuddhaHat
- ^ oh, OK. lolKrassy
- *takes notes ...
NEVER, EVER GO TO BURNING MAN!!Ramanisky2 - STD = Sip That Drinkcrazyprick
- legendsted
- pockets6
- ok that's fucking cool!!Projectile
- Noah's rainbow signified the purification of the Earth from sin after every sinner was exterminated in the flood. And hope for the future without them.sarahfailin
- Some food for thought.sarahfailin
- Reminds me of: https://physicsworld…crazyprick
- mg generatedsted
- *mjsted
- jonny_quest_lives0
- (-‸ლ)jonny_quest_lives
- Americans can hardly believe someone would walk 6 miles! Lol. What a lazy country.nb
- strategically placed dirt on face for the photo. LOLKrassy
- 6 miles in mud is not a 6 mile walk. More like 20 if it's soft mud.Projectile
- 6 to 8 miles to the highway and you are still 110 miles away from the nearest major Airport in Reno.jonny_quest_lives
- The closest town of Gerlach is Hills Have Eyes territory where the locals hate Burners and tell you to go on your way unless your are buying something in town.jonny_quest_lives
- nothing Diplo or Chris rock did is heroic it's the equivalent of losing your wallet and passport in Europe.... they have staff and connections to sort them outjonny_quest_lives
- it's just funny that major deciding factor of them trekking out of Burning man in the first place was Chris Rock thought their camp would be overrunjonny_quest_lives
- and their supplies stolen by other burners.jonny_quest_lives
- maquito0
What happened? I’ve only watched tiktoks with mud.
- jonny_quest_lives2
DJ Diplo and Chris Rock had to mud crawl 5 miles out of Burning man then hitch a ride to Reno to their private jets... I dunno whether to be impressed or saddened by their self preservation.
- pockets0
man & temple canceled, they need 48 hours of dry weather prior.
- another storm expected tomorrowpockets
- Where the fun isn’tscarabin
- Anyone else watching every video of people being miserable at burning man?jonny_quest_lives
- https://www.tiktok.c…jonny_quest_lives
- PhanLo0
- ayeee frankie!!!pango
- hahahahaha!oey_oey
- the scent of the modern hippie is the real pandemic, lolwhatthefunk
- prophetone0
- I couldn't listen to the guy with the beard for more than 3 seconds.CyBrainX
- Nairn2
I'm guessing scarabin's still stuck in the queue out?
- zaq3