Burning Man
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- the_reverend0
Never heard of burning man before. sounds fun.
- i_monk0
An Archaeological Site Was Accidentally Torched At Israel's Burning Man
So much for leaving no trace: The Israeli Antiquities Authority is accusing the organizers of Midburn — the Israeli affiliate of Burning Man — of accidentally torching ancient remnants dating back to Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic periods.
The recently concluded Midburn Festival drew some 6,000 people to the Negev Desert in southern Israel from May 20 to 24. It was the second Midburn held, and is now the second largest regional version of Burning Man, the largest being AfrikaBurn.
Like the main event held each year at Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the counter-cultural festival is highlighted on the final Sunday by the burning of an elaborate wooden temple. But as Haaretz is reporting, the torching of the Midburn temple may have caused damage to an archaeological site, one that contains ruins from the Middle Paleolithic period 150,000 years ago, and the Epipaleolithic period 15,000 years ago.
- probably shouldn't have given them permits for everythingscarabin
- Continuity0
Were it not for the fact that I'm 41, and also can't dance to save my life, I'd totally want to do this Burning Man thing.
Well, minus the (accidental) torching of architectural relics.
- according to last year's census, a quarter of attendants were over 40 http://burners.me/20…scarabin
- the guy i founded my camp with is like 43scarabin
- Hm. Well, there's hope yet, then!Continuity
- age really has nothing to do with it and yes, there is hope for you. ;)sea_sea
- We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance
And if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of minemoldero - ssss aaaa ffff eeee tttt yyyysea_sea
- Dude age ain't an issue, this ain't a kiddie festProjectile
- Exactly. Plus this is the perfect place to show off your dance moves without judgment. :Dsea_sea
- sea_sea2
- you could be a girl gang. with matching bandanas, yoscarabin
- hell yea. we can be called "rad vag"sea_sea
- Is this what guys have to do to get into girls camp? https://tribkiah.fil…pango
- haha yep, exactly that pango. :Dsea_sea
- +3robotron3k
- bklyndroobeki0
I really want to go.
- work on getting a ticket right now. start here http://tickets.burni…scarabin
- and read this http://burningman.or…scarabin
- and this http://survival.burn…scarabin
- thanks scarabin. there are tons of different groups to engage in right?bklyndroobeki
- yeah, there's no end to stuff you can do. participation is a big deal out there; everything is angled toward interactivityscarabin
- you can camp solo, with my group, another theme camp, or join a village that provides amenities like showers and meal plansscarabin
- curious about your group... will contact you.bklyndroobeki
- sure thing https://www.facebook…scarabin
- bliznutty0
in need of a ticket and vehicle pass if anyone would like to make magic happen and send me to the playa this year. i assure you the universe will forever reward you. thank you ♥♥♥
- i'll keep en eye out for yascarabin
- thanks scarabin! what camp are you in?bliznutty
- hope you make it! :)sea_sea
- my camp is called illuminus and we're at rod's road's 8:45 this yearscarabin
- got my ticket in hand today!! nearly passed out from excitement. find me at Cirque Brulee camp at around 7-7:30 Esplanade!bliznutty
- Yay! :Dsea_sea
- bliznutty1
bump! so freakin' excited i can't stand it. my first one. i'm absolutely thrilled to be going. had to share :P
- Cosmodrome0
Once a year I forget this is a thing, and suddenly my daily commute becomes a weird Mad Max vs. Falling Down experience.
- MarleyMarl0
- brought a shop vac for thatscarabin
- Should be fun having it strapped to your body while you sleep.MarleyMarl
- i guess. people do that?scarabin
- MarleyMarl0
Barf.
"Cammy and Stinger needed some help from the medical team to deal with the infestation; Stinger’s back was covered with nasty red welts from the bites."
"All we know is that if you pick up some wood, you’re likely to uncover hundreds or thousands of the things. They’ve blown up inches deep against the sides of the Commissary tent."
- okay, you win. i'm gonna have a miserable time.scarabin
- happy?scarabin
- Somewhat.MarleyMarl
- ewwsection_014
- lol. you'd probably hate the heat, the sun, the dust and the wind as well. bugs are no nothing in comparisonscarabin
- Wait till the LSD and Peyote kick in!BH26
- Serious Interzone vibes this year, heheheWeyland
- Wait a minute here,, THERE'S BUGS OUTSIDE?!?moldero
- it's cool, we've got flamethrowersscarabin
- cruchy, moldy would throw those in his shake.sea_sea
- i_monk0
They're multiple species of stink bugs, and the small ones will burrow into your skin to find water.
- bliznutty0
although there may be a few bugs, which isn't usual and will likely get blown away in dust storms, if you don't smash them on you then you won't have issue. nothing a mosquito net or simple bug spray won't solve.
funny if this media hype would actually cause someone to sell their ticket. nice try! but seriously doubt it. lol
- < Entomologist. Clearly.MarleyMarl
- I just sold my ticket. This whole festival is for the bugs now.capn_ron
- i love that people who aren't going are getting excited over it while the people who are going don't give a shitscarabin
- the only difference it's going to make is there are gonna be a whole lot more people wearing bug costumes this yearscarabin
- so truebliznutty
- lol marleymarlBrokenHD
- actually the "don't smash them" advice came from a burning man blog post that came out today who got that info from an entomologist. so yeah, good eye, marleyscarabin
- Noggin2
I'll be at Slut Garden, also DJ'ing there Tuesday night and 1 or 2 gigs at Celtic Chaos.
See ya there!