Threats from Above 2015
Gerlach, NV (AP) – In past years the biggest threat to Burners has been the playa surface; rendering bikes, propane tanks and dubstep too dangerous to use. The playa is fine people. Bring your bikes.
This year the threat comes from above. The weather system known as ‘El Nino’ in addition to early signs of the coming apocalypse has ensured that the playa is full of life before you even arrive.
Green pastures leading to Burning Man = insects.
Flying, feral insect life. There are insects and bugs everywhere on the playa. They are known as pentatomids and hemipterans and just plain mosquitos. They have wings. There is nothing to eat in the dry alkaline desert – they are hungry for blood.
They await you: Burners.
Courtesy Reno Burners. They should know. They live this everyday.
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And there’s another effect of the unseasonable wetness: Bugs. There are lots of bugs around.
The Good: These little pestilential buggers are not naturally attracted to humans. They prefer the pure blood of cattle and jackrabbits that roam the corridors of the 447 highway to Gerlach.
The Bad: They find the active ingredient in sunscreen irresistible. Avobenzone and Benzophenone, Titanium dioxide and Zinc oxide are like Chalupas from Taco Bell after you freebase shatter on your shitty cubicle job lunch break.
Advice: Don’t waste your money on sunscreen. It will only do you harm. Want to protect yourself from the sun and the millions of feral blood sucking insects. Scrape your sequined daisy dukes in favor burkas and artic onsies.
The Horrible: These insects are from Central America. Just ask Donald Trump what that means. Yeah. They carry Dengue Fever. Bone Break Fever isn’t an EDM dance floor hit. It’s not a mediocre hipster band from Los Angeles.
Dengue Fever. it’s a disease you’ll be suffering from by about Wednesday.
Advice: Sell your ticket cheaply and spend the week in Box Elder, MO. Or Bowling Green, KY or anywhere really. Just as long as its not called ‘Black Rock Desert’.
So to recap – Pre-Apocalypse Pro El Nino Pestilential Plague from Central America has decided to crash Burning Man. They are attracted to sunscreen and exposed skin. Leave your sunscreen at home and pack your burka instead.
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