Burning Man: Drug-Fueled Hippie Fest?

August 15th, 2006 by Pia Taylor

Motorised Cupcakes at Burning Man

‘To the uninitiated, Burning Man is:

a) a drug-fueled hippie fest in the searing heat, or

b) the wildest art show in the world.

To those of us who have been there, Burning Man is:

c) all of the above.’

So writes Julie Patel in this article. She goes on to describe motorised cupcakes ‘whirling around each other‘ in the desert and a ‘50-foot mechanical flower lighting up the night and throngs of people – high on drugs or life – dancing wildly under it‘. (More about the cupcakes here).

I’ve never been, but Burning Man sure sounds like one hell of an experience!

(Photo: Tristan Savatier)

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