Watching a Time Lapse of Burning Man Is Like Seeing a Disease Spread [Video]

By Casey Chan Oct 16, 2011 11:00 AM 6,404 8

This time lapse video shows 5 weeks of Burning Man 2011 in 5 minutes. It covers the entire event—from set up to everyone leaving—at about 3 hours every second. It's like watching a disease spread on the face of the Earth.

The nighttime part seems to be the most fun with crazy lights and fires burning abound while the day time sequences look hot, dusty and hot and dusty. Does this time lapse video capture the soul of Burning Man or do you have to be up close to partake on the crazy? [Playa Time via Laughing Squid]

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The Wildfires Burning Texas Right Now Can Be Seen from Space [Fire]

Texas is burning right now. More than a thousand homes have already been lost, 5,000 people have been evacuated and more fires are popping up. Some of the fires are so big that you can see them from space.

It's a really scary situation, a lot of people don't even know what's going to happen—there are an estimated 85 fires burning with more than 7,500 acres already destroyed by the fires. According to people in the Lone Star State, the entire state smells like fire and the clouds are filled with smoke (most of the fires are in Central Texas).

Something as small as a Labor Day BBQ could start a fire because it's hot, it's dry and it's windy in Texas. Absolutely destructive weather and with no rain in sight, the fires are raging and spreading. The Texas Forest Service said, "this is unprecedented fire behavior. No one on the face of this Earth has ever fought fires in these extreme conditions." The space shots of the fires come from NASA and though they don't show the damage up close (like these photos do), it does show the sheer size and power behind it. Hopefully, everyone fighting these fires can stay safe. [LA Times via @MattHardigree, Image Credit: NASA] You can keep up with Casey Chan, the author of this post, on Twitter or Facebook.

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9 Tools to Make Burning Man Extra Awesome [Tool Kit]

Ah, Burning Man. It's art meets music meets dirt meets naked meets fucking amazing. As a two-time burner myself (who is sadly missing it this year) I can personally guarantee that this gear will maximize your awesome.

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Burning Car Explodes Right In Firefighter's Face—but He Shrugs and Keeps Working [Video]

In case there was any doubt, here is another proof of the courage of firefighters: watch as this man stands with his hose right next to a blazing car and the car explodes literally on his face.

And yet, he keeps drenching it like nothing really happened. Two words: Steel balls. And steel everything too. This guy is tougher than the Wolverine.

The burning car was at the beginning of Detroit Street, in Los Angeles. Oh, the irony. [YouTube via Buzzfeed]

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