{"id":2471,"date":"2016-07-26T11:09:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T11:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2016-07-31T03:16:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T03:16:17","slug":"burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man in Pictures XLVI: The Fearsome Medusa!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlv-metallic-dragon-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\">In our last installment<\/a>, our intrepid heroes had met a number of new metallic friends, and gone on myriad adventures with Claude, the dragon.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we follow their adventures confronting the <a href=\"http:\/\/burningman.org\/culture\/history\/brc-history\/event-archives\/2015-event-archive\/2015-art-installations\/?yyyy=&#038;artType=H#MedusaMadness\" target=\"_blank\">FEARSOME MEDUSA<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Our heroes approach&#8230;:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2476\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1830-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2476\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1830-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Off in the dusty distance...THE MEDUSA!\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2476\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1830-copy.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1830-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1830-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off in the dusty distance&#8230;THE MEDUSA!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230;and are almost transfixed:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2477\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1833\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2477\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1833.jpg\" alt=\"M and S are almost transfixed.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2477\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1833.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1833-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1833-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1833-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M and S are almost transfixed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But then S notices that one of the snakes is made out of stone:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2479\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1840\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2479\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1840.jpg\" alt=\"S points out some important things.  &quot;I think that snake may be made of stone.&quot;\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1840.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1840-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1840-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1840-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S points out some important things.  &#8220;I think that snake may be made of stone.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And receives a whispered quest[1].  &#8220;Follow the bird car to the birds&#8217; nest[2].  There you shall find what I seek.&#8221;:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2480\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1843\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2480\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1843-e1469499942705.jpg\" alt=\"Following the drop\/bird car to an even more dangerous place...\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1843-e1469499942705.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1843-e1469499942705-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1843-e1469499942705-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1843-e1469499942705-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following the drop\/bird car to an even more dangerous place&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of the quest, our intrepid heroes consulted with law enforcement:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2481\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1847\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2481\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1847-e1469500012223.jpg\" alt=\"An indication of how safe Burning Man is.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1847-e1469500012223.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1847-e1469500012223-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1847-e1469500012223-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1847-e1469500012223-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An indication of how safe Burning Man is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And received directions from the BLM:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2482\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1850\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2482\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1850.jpg\" alt=\"The Bureau of Land Management, masters of Leave No Trace.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1850.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1850-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1850-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1850-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bureau of Land Management, masters of Leave No Trace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To meet the Skull Truck, but that&#8217;s another story[3]:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2484\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1857-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2484\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1857-copy.jpg\" alt=\"The Skull Truck, off in the distance.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2484\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1857-copy.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1857-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1857-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Skull Truck, off in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eventually, after fulfilling their quest for the Medusa, they received directions to their next destination, an important <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phage_display\" target=\"_blank\">Phage Display<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2483\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/img_1854-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2483\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1854-copy.jpg\" alt=\"An important Phage Display.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2483\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1854-copy.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1854-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1854-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An important Phage Display.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next time, we see what the phage may be displaying.  Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>[1]Comment if you want to hear this story!<\/p>\n<p>[2]Off in the distance, you can see a multi-headed beast that even medusae fear&#8230;Comment if you want to hear the story!<\/p>\n<p>[3]See [1] and [2].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our last installment, our intrepid heroes had met a number of new metallic friends, and gone on myriad adventures with Claude, the dragon. Today, we follow their adventures confronting the FEARSOME MEDUSA! Our heroes approach&#8230;: &#8230;and are almost transfixed: But then S notices that one of the snakes is made out of stone: And &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/26\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlvi-the-fearsome-medusa\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Burning Man in Pictures XLVI: The Fearsome Medusa!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,13,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions\/2577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}