{"id":1769,"date":"2016-05-27T11:13:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T11:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2016-05-15T05:55:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T05:55:11","slug":"burning-man-in-pictures-2015-vii-a-chorus-of-anvil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/05\/27\/burning-man-in-pictures-2015-vii-a-chorus-of-anvil\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man in Pictures 2015 VII: A Chorus of Anvil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday<\/a>, we started construction, and then ended up investigating a traveling variable forklift chased by bicycles[1]:<\/p>\n

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A variable forklift? Complete with chase group?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following the variable forklift, we came upon a large group of people involved in a strange ritual:<\/p>\n

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A strange ritual.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For some reason, it seemed to involve firing of an anvil into the air, and multiple cars up on variable forklifts:<\/p>\n

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Another car up on a forklift?!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here you can see the aftermath of the ritual, none of which really made any sense:<\/p>\n

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The aftermath of the ritual. None of this really made any sense.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bewildered, we continued on our original quest, which was to commune with the Man:<\/p>\n

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The Man during the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arriving back at camp, we were reminded of an experience earlier in the day, where we experienced one of those sublime moments, where you see a person totally focused on what they’re doing, and there’s almost a type of music:<\/p>\n