Monday, September 12, 2011

Burning Man 2011 = Burn keyword

There's a good reason Burning Man is aptly named.  It's *not* a poster event for the lowest carbon footprint. Yes - the Man certainly gets burnt to the ground as part of the cerimonies, but then again so do many other things as well. In fact, just about everything that burns gets burned - acetylene, gasoline, propane, wood, fireworks, etc.

Burning Art Cars

Many of these cars spew flames and explosions, especially at night. Here's some particularly good ones:




The Steam Punk Octopus in action:




Trojan Horse Burn

The larger burns generally follow along in several stages:
Fire Dancers

Fireworks

Followed by explosions

which ignite the structure

until it's entirely engulfed in flames.


The crowds love it... and shout for more.

Transfixed audience




The Man Burn

Of course, the main event is the burning of the Man itself.

Pre-burn fire dancers

Spectacular fireworks show

The Man ignites

and burns.



That's it folks - time to pack up and go home.

Leaving the next morning...

Shane's hitching a ride,
Doug looks a little worst for wear

See you again next year!


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