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[–]mohaukachi 2472 points2473 points ago

[–]neyvit 1648 points1649 points ago

What is this?! A festival for ants?

[–]PuP5 361 points362 points ago

Kill the Malaysian Prime Minister!!!

[–]the_fewer_desires 124 points125 points ago

The prime rib of propecia!

[–]SucculentSoap 120 points121 points ago

He tried to brainwash Derek to kill the Claymation dude.

[–]penguin93 130 points131 points ago

Well you can Derelick my balls.

[–]RoyNelsonMuntz 101 points102 points ago

I can Derelick my own balls!

[–]project_seven 65 points66 points ago

The files are "in" the computer...

[–]Lincoln33 25 points26 points ago

For Christ's sake it's a casserole Sheila... it'll stay!

[–]LetsGetBeard 69 points70 points ago

It needs to be at least...three times bigger than this! edit: don't you know I get farty and bloated from a foamy latte?

[–]UnnecessaryPhilology 170 points171 points ago

Fart comes from the Old English feortan, "to fart," from the Proto-Indo-European word perd- of the same meaning. The /p/ sound changed to /f/ in the Germanic languages around 1000 BCE, whereas languages like Latin and Greek retained the older /p/ (for example pater for "father in Greek, but "fader" in Middle English). This change is one of large list of regular sound changes that occurred in Proto-Indo-European's evolution into Germanic; so regular, in fact, that they are called Sound Laws. The specific law /f/ to /p/ is called Grimm's Law.

Other words from perd- include Old High Germanic ferzan, Old Norse freta, Sanskrit pard, Greek perdein, Lithuanian perdzu, and Russian perdet. Y con tu permiso, tengo que irme a echar pedos...

[–]Parnass 18 points19 points ago

Awesome account, by the way; now it's called furzen in german

[–]madman485 174 points175 points ago

I'll take this chance to plug /r/photoshopbattles

[–]senorsandman 159 points160 points ago

Cannot unsee.

[–]dogfunky 150 points151 points ago

Before you posted this, I was going to make a comment about he's the one they're going set on fire. You know what, I'm still going to make that comment.

He is the one they're going to set on fire

[–]SpeaksToWeasels 36 points37 points ago

[–]mysteron2112 53 points54 points ago

you made him into the man!

[–]bahnder 52 points53 points ago

BURN HIM!

[–]niXor 136 points137 points ago

[–]droctopu5 25 points26 points ago

You obvious fucking genius.

[–]thebrandnewbob 966 points967 points ago

He will never need another Facebook profile picture for the rest of his life.

[–]rmoritz 76 points77 points ago

If I were at Burning Man, I'd use it. "Me at Burning Man". (somewhere down there)

[–]itsdeuce 124 points125 points ago

That's cover photo material there.

[–]onion_cutting_champ 2241 points2242 points ago

He is still not the highest one there.

[–]TheAtomicPlayboy 2192 points2193 points ago

The person who took the picture is higher ◔ ◡ ◔

[–]The_Hindu_Hammer 549 points550 points ago

Have you ever done skydiving photography?

Have you ever done skydiving photography..... on weed?

[–]oscartuna 280 points281 points ago

How many weeds?

[–]SkatBoodig 561 points562 points ago

Exactly 2 Marijuanas.

[–]YourWelcomeOrMine 114 points115 points ago

I'm going to smoke the marijuanas like a cigarette...

[–]Crumpyyy 55 points56 points ago

I heard the marijuanas effect you more if you snort them or inject them..?

[–]Nathan561 68 points69 points ago

You can overdose on 4 marijuanas. /r/trees has confirmed this.

[–]Crumpyyy 67 points68 points ago

I know a guy who got AIDs from sharing used marijuanas.

[–]BoringUsername1 11 points12 points ago

Dude, be careful! That's way to many marijuanas. I'm not going to drive you to the hospital when you're OD'ing.

[–]onion_cutting_champ 824 points825 points ago

[–]go_go_bannananas 105 points106 points ago

I cant imagine tripping at burning man, already confused to the world that sourounds you, and having to atempt to comprehend why people are falling from the sky.

"Oh shit man! That's so heavy right now!"

[–]ramrob 69 points70 points ago

Best place to engage in psychedelics if you ask me.

[–]NodiRevetlar 15 points16 points ago

Maybe..... I'm more partial to The Annual Rainbow Gathering. I prefer the woods over desert.

Also, the Rainbow Gathering is free

[–]MrDERPMcDERP 21 points22 points ago

THIS. all about setting. there is no more perfect setting IMHO

[–]CaffeinatedGuy 56 points57 points ago

One time at Burning Man, I had been up all night drinking, meeting people, checking out the pretty lights, and having a great time and was standing by a burn barrel warming my everything waiting for the sunrise so I could head back to camp.

A low rumbling noise started off in the distance and got gradually louder. This isn't abnormal for the event, because sound camps, but this was different. Over the mountain came a fighter jet hauling ass across the sky. It begins a slow bank, and circles overhead and around the playa several times before continuing on it's original course.

The whole thing took about 5 minutes, 5 very confusing minutes as to why an F-15 (or whatever) was flying around Burning Man.

Only the people up at that time noticed anything, and then too, only the ones who bothered to look up at the sound. No one in my camp was up, and I'm the only one I know who saw it. I'm still a little tripped out, but was glad that I wasn't out of my mind.

[–]raevnos 31 points32 points ago

It's normal to see military helicopters making slow passes over BRC (Bored crews sight seeing on the way too/from training areas?). I haven't seen a jet yet, though. Nifty.

[–]ABMarley 6 points7 points ago

At Wakarusa this summer two A-10's came and circled the mountain. I swear to god the military was coming to take us all out. but that could have been the acid talking

[–]tyrghast 25 points26 points ago

Nothing weird about that. Pilots have to log X number of hours each month in order to stay a pilot. The desert offers thousands of miles of nothing in which you can perform exercises that you can't do over residential areas (such as going faster or flying lower than X speed/height).

[–]AistoB 88 points89 points ago

And who would pass up the chance to buzz some hippies?

[–]snowball_in_hell 5 points6 points ago

Half of whom are probably naked.

[–]zzt711 4 points5 points ago

On my first visit to burning man right after we arrived some guy passing by just whips out his dick and spins around yelling "pee pee circle".

Then later in the day right after we were done setting up our basecamp some neighbors, two butt naked attractive females, came by to introduce themselves and hang out (they saw us smoking up..). One of them sat on my lawn chair and sat kinda spread eagle, I saw her clit was pierced - I had a raging boner. A little while later they started to make out and I find out they are lesbians, not even bi, sigh.. :/

[–]CaffeinatedGuy 9 points10 points ago

So do you think they were just flying past and saw something they weren't expecting and decided to circle a few times, or do you think it was part of their maneuvers/practice to fly circles around us?

I wasn't saying it was unexpected, I'm just saying that it was out of place (like anything can be out of place there!) and threw me off. I couldn't imagine if someone was tripping at the time and saw that.

[–]Ninjasmooshr 16 points17 points ago

I'm sure he was aware and did his on purpose for a little fun.

[–]djsjjd 6 points7 points ago

I've been to a lot of burns. The military jet flyovers are there almost every year. There are lots of air force and navy bases in Nevada, I'm sure its a normal training mission, but they intentionally divert their route to fly over BM. They fly low and loud and its quite a sight.

Greatest place on earth.

[–]buscemi_buttocks 30 points31 points ago

I've seen military jets pretty much every year I've been out there. In 2011 we were camped on L facing the mountain, and a couple of black hawks flew past with the doors open and a bunch of soldiers hanging out of them with binoculars glued to their faces.

I flashed them my titties.

[–]iv_loc 1 point2 points ago

Some funny shit happened on Wednesday. One of the jumpers had a cutaway, and a whole bunch of people saw his cutaway main canopy hit the ground and thought someone had died. They had a big Moment of Silence, and everything...

[–]snowboarder04 298 points299 points ago

[–]owenstumor 152 points153 points ago

[–]TheAubz 135 points136 points ago

I bet in his head he was like "YESHHH!"

[–]AssumeTheFetal 196 points197 points ago

What time does Sean Connery go to the U.S. Open?

Tennish.

[–]sco134 82 points83 points ago

[–]ScotteeMC 12 points13 points ago

I can't not upvote Still Game. Well done chap.

[–]sco134 4 points5 points ago

Cheers! I love Still Game, it's one of my favourite shows.

[–]elephantx 97 points98 points ago

[–]zombiesunlimited 48 points49 points ago

I love this gif.

[–]Skizzor 7 points8 points ago

Then u will love the video. Just google Australian news catches duck. Sorry. Would post link but on iPhone.

[–]donpapillon 20 points21 points ago

Am I the only one bothered that there's nothing in those cups..?

Wait, this is actually better, they are having a tea party.

[–]publ1c_stat1c 6 points7 points ago

And the man down in the camp who thought he saw superman takes the cake.

[–]oliversmom 31 points32 points ago

Do you mean as in the satellite that took the photo?https://s3.amazonaws.com/geoeyemediaportal/assets/images/gallery/Burning_Man_IK_30AUG2012_3k.jpg I think this photo looks a bit to weird (aka photoshopped)

[–]TA55346 19 points20 points ago

WHY AREN'T HIS CLOTHES WINDBLOWN

[–]iWish_is_taken 12 points13 points ago

They are, not sure if you understand how camera's work, but when you take a picture, you freeze any action.

[–]VariousFancyHats 487 points488 points ago

Do you have the Go-Pro footage?

[–]alreadytakenusername 155 points156 points ago

Silence is killing me.

[–]mrchives47 199 points200 points ago

But you wouldn't even know it.

EDIT: Fixed the link

[–]SpelingTroll 149 points150 points ago

Broken link

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[–]DVartian 170 points171 points ago

Why does that link to nothing?

[–]learn_after_reading 142 points143 points ago

Look at the scratches on your arms.

[–]PoutinePower 23 points24 points ago

When the question is asked...

[–]HunterIrked 14 points15 points ago

Who?

[–]MLBM100 26 points27 points ago

I don't get it. Somebody explain the reference up in this bitch.

[–]brajx 40 points41 points ago

It's from a doctor who episode, the weird looking dudes erase themselves from your memory when you look away.

[–]DaniL_15 17 points18 points ago

Hence all the tallying/scratches/mark comments below. The characters mark up their arms with sharpie to keep track of when they see them.

[–]Getsome4000 8 points9 points ago

thats nuts, I've been thinking about watching that show for some time now. I guess now I finally have to, my gf will be pumped.

[–]monkeyman5828 17 points18 points ago

The image is of a creature known as The Silence from the british sci-fi show "Doctor Who". The twist to this creature is that you cannot remember seeing it when you're not looking at it.

[–]RichardBehiel 4 points5 points ago

Technically, the creature is not The Silence. The Silence is a religious sect, of which this species is a part. They never actually mention what these guys are called, afaik.

[–]pussy_diver 10 points11 points ago

We see them everyday.

[–]tralala66 7 points8 points ago

What is that .gif from?

[–]Xenc 25 points26 points ago

Link doesn't show anything for me?

[–]401vs401 22 points23 points ago

Oh well, no sleep tonight.

[–]notdez 19 points20 points ago

Did you really think this guy was his friend?

"my friend" is basically a new type of punctuation here on reddit, its meaningless.

[–]julianf0918 56 points57 points ago

For those GoPro enthusiasts here, you should join us over at /r/gopro.

[–]DubiumGuy 45 points46 points ago

Contour HD users welcome?

EDIT: - :(

[–]Strangely_Calm 90 points91 points ago

Get your 117° non fish eye lens the fuck outta here ;-)

[–]pogitalonx 30 points31 points ago

Here's some kinda GoPro footage of skydiving practice for Burning Man 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDXe7Txd-hw

[–]iv_loc 2 points3 points ago

Too bad the pyro jump never happened. Too much wind Friday night.

[–]ptgkbgte 408 points409 points ago

The layout of burning man reminds me of The Fifth Element for some reason.

[–]rewere3 331 points332 points ago

It looks like the Death Star to me.

[–]Harmswahy 204 points205 points ago

Droid control ship.

[–]Talarot 71 points72 points ago

Zero-one from the animatrix.

[–]I_Like_To_Play_Cards 40 points41 points ago

A cock ring around my balzac.

[–]Inessia 36 points37 points ago

The letter "C"

[–]stratospaly 49 points50 points ago

C is for Cookie, that's good enough for me!

[–]chemelle 9 points10 points ago

There is a Death Star there. I've seen it...

[–]StuporCollider 21 points22 points ago

Don't be so proud of this post-technological terror you've created. The ability to get thousands of stoned people laid is insignificant next to the power of the Force.

[–]BlackCab 68 points69 points ago

Speaking of which (kinda nsfw)

[–]slyweazal 8 points9 points ago

SHOCKINGLY ACCURATE! God, this is why I love Burning Man. Coming across this in-person while everything's feeling amazing on some drug would instantly make this the most amazing memory ever :D

[–]fortworthbret 15 points16 points ago

Interesting. Link was purple.

I watched it again.

[–]A5foot5Bob 245 points246 points ago

Is it true you get free admission if you skydive in?

[–]liquidflux 109 points110 points ago

Not true. When you land they meet up with you and you have to give them your ticket for admission.

[–]alwayssunnyinvt 117 points118 points ago

How many people per year skydive in?

Follow up question, why doesn't everyone skydive in?

[–]almiller07 108 points109 points ago

I can answer the 2nd question. $/fear

[–]Uberninjaa 113 points114 points ago

The fear of money.

[–]Lochcelious 104 points105 points ago

Strictly money divided by fear.

[–]Revoluzzer 78 points79 points ago

Dollars per fear. Wat?

[–]iv_loc 96 points97 points ago

"Follow up question, why doesn't everyone skydive in?"

There is 100 jump experience minimum to jump with Burning Sky. This is due to the difficulty of the landing area, in that there is an abundance of moving obstacles (people, bikes, mutant vehicles).

[–]ZEFninja 6 points7 points ago

Also the wind can be pretty nasty as well. I was told that pilots have a lot of trouble landing in there because of the conditions.

[–]iv_loc 9 points10 points ago

The wind was absolutely perfect on all my jumps. There were a couple people that got caught in some nasty stuff Friday afternoon, though. Luckily, no injuries.

[–]deadsoon 5 points6 points ago

Fly? Yes.

Land? No.

[–]hcumberdale1 13 points14 points ago

Oh, you'll definitely land. I can guarantee that.

[–]iv_loc 29 points30 points ago

There were 94 of us that bought jumps. I'm not sure about how many people ended up jumping.

[–]Dancopter 174 points175 points ago

You should get free admission considering how much it is to skydive in the first place.

[–]ooo0ooo 99 points100 points ago

To be technical, if you were in a helicopter hovering one inch over the ground, and you jumped out, would that still technically be skydiving? Where is the line drawn between sky and not sky?

[–]brsfan519 368 points369 points ago

probably the point where you need a parachute.

[–]castleclouds 69 points70 points ago

You can still die from jumping beneath the point where you can open a parachute effectively.

[–]brsfan519 214 points215 points ago

  • Skydiving: Jumping from a height where you can deploy the parachute you're wearing.

  • Jumping: Being able to land without injury.

  • Falling: Not being able to land without injury.

[–]el__duderino 37 points38 points ago

I have fallen, and not been injured. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

[–]niwtsol 32 points33 points ago

We have an outlier - 2,400 feet - with no parachute should probably classify as more than a jump...

[–]sine42 16 points17 points ago

That's the exception that proves the rule.

[–]jasontimmur 36 points37 points ago

That phrase still makes no sense. None at all.

[–]malfunktionv2 46 points47 points ago

Wait, you have to pay to go to the desert? How much is admission?

[–]DNAmutator 77 points78 points ago

Burning man tickets run from 240$ presale to 420$... So quite a bit to get onto that piece of desert.

[–]GroovenileDelinquent 361 points362 points ago

This is a masterfully composed photograph. A job well done.

[–]ariiiiigold 199 points200 points ago

A video filmed at their event last year is equally as awesome:

Oh, the Places You'll Go at Burning Man

[–]slyweazal 45 points46 points ago

Thank you for that! This is why I freaking love hippies. Despite being the butt of jokes, they've definitely figured out that whole happiness thing ;) Talking about getting the most out of life and no regrets...

p.s. Here's an equally well-shot video of this year that shows a variety of the treasure you encounter AS WELL as the critical, awe-inspiring night life.

[–]madsci 8 points9 points ago

For all the talk about hippies at Burning Man, that really doesn't describe the majority of the population. One of the things I love most about the event is that it's full of brilliant people who aren't into crystals and reading auras and whatnot. Scientists, artists, engineers who build amazing things just for the sake of building amazing things - I went exploring one day this year and made it half a block before I found a tiny bar full of amazing people. I could explore my home city every night for a year and probably not run into anyone as interesting.

[–]DontPokeThatPlease 24 points25 points ago

That was amazing. Made me happy to be alive.

[–]TheAdster 19 points20 points ago

I've never seen that before, thank you. It was quite moving.

[–]mrmadrid 49 points50 points ago

No joke, this pic is beautiful.

[–]zipzap21 9 points10 points ago

The look on his face is priceless.

[–]grachi 11 points12 points ago

One of the coolest photos I've ever seen, for sure.

[–]Mackinstyle 144 points145 points ago

Curious: how much of burning man is about drugs and how much is about orgies? Could one have a fun time there without either?

[–]CaffeinatedGuy 139 points140 points ago

How much of life is about drugs and orgies? I personally drink and don't fuck around, and it was exactly the same when I went to burning man. Think of burning man as a gathering of the most creative people each area has to offer, and you'll start to understand.

The art is amazing. I'm not just talking about statues or buildings or music, but every person takes on a personna that the playa forces on them. The major point of the gathering is that no one is a spectator, so you may be dragged into helping strangers as easily as you may ask strangers for help. One friend of mine spends half her time walking around looking for camps to volunteer at, washing dishes for fun, just for the sake of meeting people.

Everything is random and bigger than live, and you're in a dusty hot/cold environment where any moment you could be overtaken by huge wind storms that whip up the dust and make breathing and seeing difficult, where the city is circular making finding your way around laborious, and the major population consists of tricksters and artists.

If you go there with drugs, you'll probably use them. If you go there looking for orgies, you'll probably find one. If you go there to meet people, you'll meet the exact people you've been missing from your life. If you go there with a bad attitude, you'll have a fucked up week.

Can you have a fun time without either? That depends on who you are and what you need to have fun.

[–]unguidedCDN87 25 points26 points ago

If you go there with drugs, you'll probably use them. If you go there looking for orgies, you'll probably find one. If you go there to meet people, you'll meet the exact people you've been missing from your life. If you go there with a bad attitude, you'll have a fucked up week.

That's a great way to describe approaching any festival situation, large or small.

I stood by my own mantra of "Spread your love and the festival will provide" and you know what? Things just fell into place. Nothing I expected to happen did, but everything that needed to happen did so with almost mystical perfection.

[–]CaffeinatedGuy 10 points11 points ago

I wasn't able to go for the last 3 years, but my dad did. Last year, on the return trip, the trailer caught fire and destroyed the entire camp and his small but trusty art car.

We rebuilt the camp with what was left, and he acquired a new vehicle to make a new art car with. He spent tons of time on the car because he's disabled and walking is a struggle for him. On his third trip out there with the new cat car, it broke down. They spent 3 days trying to fix the engine, and eventually he called it.

Because it broke down, he was able to interact differently with people and take other art cars around the playa. As he was moving slower on a borrow 3 wheel bike, he saw more things than he saw racking up effortless miles. In the deep playa and feeling groggy, he ran across a man gifting PB&J sandwiches, something he has seen before from his art car, but never fully realized why the people on foot and bikes were over-joyed with something so simple.

As we always joke mid-white out, "The playa givith and the playa taketh away." I suppose that can be translated as "You can't always get what you want, but if you try some times you just might find that you get what you need."

[–]wolbscam 18 points19 points ago

If you go there to meet people, you will meet the exact people you've been missing from your life

this makes me smile

[–]hartekin 204 points205 points ago

You can have a grand fucking time with neither playing a factor. There is a shit ton of art, amazing music, fantastic people, etc. You're definitely going to run into people partaking in one or both of those activities, but you don't have to participate.

[–]Mackinstyle 68 points69 points ago

Awesome to hear. I was hoping that was the broader truth. The media likes to focus on the drugs and orgies.

Thanks!

[–]GalacticInquisitor 65 points66 points ago

there is surprisingly less drugs going on there than you think. LOTS of police all over. There are orgy tents around but they're easily avoidable.

[–]raaaargh_stompy 82 points83 points ago

Ok so what's the deal with this, do you just go in and start having sex? Do you have to know them? I mean... what the heck? If you are in there is it basically you expect your body to be penetrated every which way?

[–]TomTheGeek 202 points203 points ago

"I'm here for the gangbang."

[–]freudian_nipple_slip 15 points16 points ago

Wow, second time I've commented on this quote in the last 24 hours.

That was a cameo by the director Todd Phillips. I love that line

[–]aguywholikesclothes 56 points57 points ago

Usually, each gathering has their own policy and etiquette. For example, at the OrgyDome, you couldn't go in stag, only n-somes (where n >= 2) were allowed in. Once you got in, they provided contraception, towels, and the basic rule was only interact with people outside the group you came in with if you ask and they say yes. The aim was to provide a place for couples (or more) to explore a group sex setting. There were plenty of couples how came in, got off on having sex in a "public" place, but didn't necessarily interact with others in the room. Sometimes just making eye contact with another couple while having sex was enough for some. And obviously other couples wanted more interaction, but there was not pressure to do one or the other.

You would sometimes get the sketchy guys waiting outside asking couples if they "wanted a third", but you get all kinds when the event grows to 60k. Radical inclusion, what can you do?

[–]GalacticInquisitor 43 points44 points ago

I didn't go into any, but I witnessed the events going on the outside of one particular orgy tent at several times. Really early in the day, around maybe noon, there was a completely naked old guy (probably 65) wandering into it asking where everyone was, and some other guy just said he was the first one there. Walked by the same place late into the evening around 10pm and there were lots of girls dancing around mostly naked but it all looked more like a dance party than some fucked up desert porno. From what I can tell it is mostly a "whatever you're comfortable with" situation in those tents, but I will say I saw a lot of (normal world thinking) "attractive" people all over "unattractive" people; at burning man everyone is one (it is a weird thing to think about if you're not there). Intention is very hard to discern there but actions and attitudes society would find "creepy" are pretty normal and ok.

[–]raaaargh_stompy 9 points10 points ago

Sounds pretty sweet. One day I'll have to stop by :3

[–]Suzan_B 7 points8 points ago

I always think balls on mouth when I see that face.

[–]julia-sets 5 points6 points ago

What sort of public health measures are taken by the participants and people in charge especially regarding STIs? Or even heat exhaustion/dehydration? Overdosing? As a Master of Public Health student, Burning Man is a really interesting public health situation.

[–]GalacticInquisitor 19 points20 points ago

While its easy to get dehydrated and exhausted there, it is super easy to avoid both as well even if you are not prepared. You can't go 20 feet without being offered water, shade, or a place to sit and talk. Everyone's personal safety IS THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY! It even says on the ticket that Bmorg is not responsible for injury or death caused by anything at the event. Most people will look out for each other though; if someone is in trouble, someone will be willing to help... its very much the opposite of the normal world where people will just walk by and ignore an old woman getting mugged etc.

There are no master overlords there watching out for your well being or ready to show up at the first sign of trouble however (its not EXACTLY disney world) but there are a crapton of rangers around and police officers EVERYWHERE making sure nothing goes too wrong. The portajons can get absolutely fucking horrible, but there are crews that clean them every day (THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE PAID A MILLION DOLLARS EACH) they are incredible! But even still everything feels very very very gross at times (as you may or may not know, its very difficult to tell how clean something is while you're super fucked up. I am pretty paranoid about the gross level of things so I would say go overboard on disinfectants and cleanliness supplies and protecting yourself from stds etc.

An interesting thing I realized was that burning man is basically a painting of what the human race would be like if we made it to a type 4 or 5 civlization. If we could eliminate the need for religion, politics, and eliminate hunger, disease, all issues; we would just become a society of beings who make art (whether it be some contraption, performance, music etc.) or appreciate art (take drugs and look at lights, dance, interact etc.). So while public health there is pretty bonkers, it is kind of a fairly ignored subject (since most people are trying to look beyond problems like that).

There are some medical tents people have set up there, but these are all purely volunteer based! There is no master organization controlling these, just burning man participants! And they offer mental help as well to people tripping too hard etc. Anyone who gets seriously hurt (broken arm etc.) is usually air lifted out via helicopter and flown to reno. There is even a MASH theme camp though!

[–]tyrghast 19 points20 points ago

Well if you don't want jibblies rubbed on you, you shouldn't have walked into the orgy tent.

[–]everfalling 8 points9 points ago

Most of the tents I read about have a policy about bringing someone with you so you're responsible for each other (if one of you gets out of line both get thrown out). I'm sure you can't just sticking your dick in anyone they have to be comfortable with you to do it. No idea how that works though.

[–]Obscure_Lyric 9 points10 points ago

"Excuse, me, mind if I stick my dick here?"

[–]Avien 10 points11 points ago

Pretty sure it's as simple as going up to the tent and saying, "Hey mind if I join you?"

If they look at you funny or reject you then move along to the next one.

[–]JacksonBollocks 31 points32 points ago

I went five years and I never (ever) saw anything like an 'orgy.' There are probably orgies in the town you live in too, but you aren't going to one unless you really are looking into that sort of thing. It's just media hype.

[–]faggatron 37 points38 points ago

Can one ever have fun without drugs and orgies?

[–]shaggy1265 23 points24 points ago

If you can call that fun...

[–]Randompaul 5 points6 points ago

50:50

[–]fuckofthemountain 51 points52 points ago

He looks enormous

[–]niXor 26 points27 points ago

For a second there I was like 'where's his shadow?'.

[–]mohaukachi 134 points135 points ago

[–]papersmack 8 points9 points ago

Well done!! My mind's playing tricks on me!

[–]scarr3g 75 points76 points ago

[–]jayecks 175 points176 points ago

That, comma in the title irks the hell out of me.

[–]realfunatparties 44 points45 points ago

Amazingly, it does not irk me. ;)

[–]ibeinthesea 31 points32 points ago

But you used it correctly.

[–]MMangetout 15 points16 points ago

I can't figure out if it's supposed to be: Amazingly, A perfect shot... Or: Amazing, perfect shot...

[–]arthuresque 19 points20 points ago

If OP wants to describe the perfection of the shot (in lieu of the shot itself) it should be "amazingly perfect shot...." sans comma.

[–]hammer310 39 points40 points ago

Jesse Pinkman skydiving.

[–]diamond 40 points41 points ago

Yo, I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw this, bitch.

[–]vulpes_occulta 11 points12 points ago

That has to be the least weird-looking outfit of any Burning Man attendee I have seen yet.

[–]factoid_ 51 points52 points ago

I had no idea burning man was that organized.

[–]everfalling 25 points26 points ago

It's insane the amount of work that goes into setting up the city grid and then cleaning up everything after. Teams of people nearly walk arm-in-arm across every inch of desert in that grid looking for MOOP (Matter Out Of Place) and filling up post holes and such (needless to say feathers and glitter are two big no-no's out there). And that's just the desert. They're also responsible for miles of road leaving the desert too because people end up losing trash and other things during the exodus.

[–]zipzap21 34 points35 points ago

You thought it was a bunch of stoner hippies, didn't you?

[–]factoid_ 30 points31 points ago

Stoners, hippies, artists and fornicators. I make no judgements, I was just surprised that they had such orderly parking. I would have expected it to be more random and chaotic.

[–]buscemi_buttocks 36 points37 points ago

It's the most organized bunch of stoner hippies on the planet. I was 3 minutes late to a mandatory meeting with the Burning Man Organization this year, and I missed 3 minutes of the presentation. They run their shit on atomic time, and I'm not making that up.

[–]AltToCommentOnTrees 5 points6 points ago

Until you get on the playa, then everything runs on playa time (AKA +/- 1 hour).

[–]CornFedHonky 54 points55 points ago

Not so perfect execution of a comma.

[–]owlbi 7 points8 points ago

How is he already dusty?

[–]ResoL101 13 points14 points ago

Ever been to Burning Man? Imagine being in a circular wind tunnel, 20 bags of fine concrete mix - OPENED...and a rastaman who hasn't showered in 9 months in July clinging to you like a fanny pack filled with pennies.

[–]LEmonacle 18 points19 points ago

this guy knows exactly what the fuck is up.

[–]TATANE_SCHOOL 22 points23 points ago

He looks like a new age peacock!

[–]umdmatto 21 points22 points ago

Shameless plug /r/BurningMan

[–]liquidflux 6 points7 points ago

You might like to post this in /r/PerfectTiming I bet they'd love it.

[–]veryangryj 18 points19 points ago

Out of curiousity...

http://survival.burningman.com/rules-regulations/law-enforcement/#.UE-IZI1lQgo

You may only come into and out of the event site through the gate: Prior to the event, the Bureau of Land Management issues a federal closure order, creating a closed zone around BRC to ensure the safety of participants and users of the Black Rock Desert. It is a violation of the closure order to enter the closed zone except at the main gate, as is driving outside of Black Rock City in an area adjacent to its boundaries. These violations usually occur when would-be participants try to break through our city boundaries or when people attempt to avoid traffic at the conclusion of the event. PROPER USE OF THE MAIN GATE FOR EXIT PURPOSES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING EXODUS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

[–]burner_throwaway 42 points43 points ago

Skydiving into Burning Man has been an accepted means of entry for a long time. Additionally, Burning Man has a functioning air strip for musical talent and people who have the means to access the festival by plane or helicopter.
http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/airport/

[–]traitorous_8 9 points10 points ago

Unless you took off from the BRC airport and already made plans to do this with with the rangers...

That reg. is for vehicular transport only.

[–]-SkeletoR- 10 points11 points ago

can anyone explain to me what that layout is? are those people or tents?

[–]Ey3rose 16 points17 points ago

Those are tents, trailers and other temporary structures. Black Rock City had a occupancy of 50,000+ people this year. Despite being temporary burning man is a functioning city with a post office, airport, hospital, police station, streets, road cleanup, etc etc.. The large circle on the center by his head is center camp.

[–]PorchMonkeyKike 11 points12 points ago

Holy chute

[–]bigoldirtydick 11 points12 points ago

Nobody cares but I'm gonna say it anyway. This pic reminds me of ancient Carthage.

[–]Narcoleptico 74 points75 points ago

The worst part about skydiving into Burning Man is that when you land, you're at Burning Man.

[–]ResoL101 20 points21 points ago

golf clap

[–]RIP_KING 6 points7 points ago

amazing. post the video!

[–]Crazy_G1raffe 6 points7 points ago

this is so awesome, i didn't realize burning man had such a great "city plan"... i likes it.

[–]vervii 2 points3 points ago

THUMP.