{"id":2595,"date":"2016-08-27T11:55:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T11:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2016-08-27T17:27:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T17:27:46","slug":"burning-man-in-pictures-xlviii-edal-bump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/08\/27\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlviii-edal-bump\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man in Pictures 2015 XLVIII: ‘Edal Bump’"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we last saw our heroes<\/a>, they were flying towards their fiery demise and keeping Curiosity company.<\/p>\n

Today, we follow them on their random-walk journey through an eclectic assortment of things that Burning Man has to offer.<\/p>\n

First, the (slightly creepy) dancing bears! They seemed just a little *too* happy…:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The (slightly creepy) dancing bears!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Found! A public service for all of those lost items. Remember, only MOOP[1] is truly lost (and all lost items are MOOP):<\/p>\n

\"Found!<\/a>
Found! (Only MOOP is truly lost at Burning Man.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you may guess, Mad Max is a common decorative theme:<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/a>
Another example of Mad Max-like architecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This structure seemed to serve as a warning. Our heroes shied away, after being burned by objects like this in the past[2]:<\/p>\n

\"But<\/a>
But what it trying to warn you about?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Needing a breather, they stopped at the Steampunk Saloon:<\/p>\n

\"Steampunk<\/a>
Steampunk Saloon! (Tents like this are marvelous shade structures.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On their way again, they biked along the Esplanade, marveling in the experience:<\/p>\n

\"Riding<\/a>
Riding along the Esplanade, trying to capture the feeling. (Also, wide ‘playa tires’ in the foreground.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along the way, they passed a strangely-named structure, ‘Edal Bump’:<\/p>\n

\"'Edal<\/a>
‘Edal Bump’. ‘What does “Edal Bump” mean?’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Going slightly further, it made much more sense[3]:<\/p>\n

\"'Ah.<\/a>
‘Ah. “P-Edal Bump”.’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Bad Advice”, or “Really Bad Advice”? Which would you choose? Which one would you be more likely to follow? Which would be worse?<\/p>\n

\"Stay<\/a>
Stay clbutty, Burning Man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then, in the distance, our heroes spot the destination they didn’t even know they were heading towards, The THUNDERDOME!:<\/p>\n

\"Like<\/a>
Like a rain god, S spots the Thunderdome off in the distance!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next time, THE THUNDERDOME! Also, up close and personal with Serpent Mother! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

[1]’Matter Out Of Place’, the reduction of which is central to the ethos of ‘Leave No Trace’, a fundamental ethos of Burning Man. Painstaking inch-by-inch MOOP search and removal is a part of every camp’s responsibility. (Another important part of the ethos is avoiding MOOP, and picking it up anywhere you see it during the festival.)<\/p>\n

[2]It does bear an uncanny resemblance to the ‘nuclear waste spike field<\/a>‘, a hypothetical structure to deal with the very real problem of warning future generations about the problems of nuclear waste.<\/p>\n

\""\u2018Spike<\/a>
“\u2018Spike field\u2019: An early idea from the US Department of Energy in the 1990s. The spikes and their shadows would communicate danger, as would warning signs bearing Edward Munch\u2019s ‘The Scream’ scattered across the site” – http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/2\/db87c16c-4947-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c.html<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[3]Not to mention why there were so many bicycles in the area (although there could be many reasons for that at the Burn).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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