Tag Archives: 2009

May 3 2012

The History of Burning Man, in one picture

Found this interesting infographic that charts Burning Man’s progress from birth through to 2010. If anyone has an updated version for 2011, please let us know in the comments.

Here’s an interview with the creator of the infographic, Flint Hahn.

Over the course of two weeks, from conceptualization to final graphic design, Flint Hahn, a six-year veteran of the event, put together this infographic. He gathered the data needed from post-event after reports on the Burning Man web site, contacting various departments in the organization, the Nevada Bureau of Land Management, NASA historical astronomy data, online population sources, Flickr, Wikipedia, among a variety of other sources.

Click on the picture to make it bigger.

Apr 10 2012

How to get hurt at Burning Man

Reposting this, as it seems topical to some of the discussion in the comments.

This infographic may be useful for first time Burners to know what they may have to prepare themselves for. Out of 50,000 attendees in the permit, 4,461 of them needed medical treatment in 2009 – that’s almost a 9% chance. The closest hospital emergency room to Burning Man is in Reno – a long way to go in an emergency, even by helicopter. Fortunately, your ticket comes with medical insurance – all treatment you receive on site at Burning Man is free. The medical center is staffed by volunteers from all over the country – ironically, you probably have a better chance of getting treated rapidly and properly at Burning Man than just walking into an ER in a major city.

It seems like in recent years Burners are getting better at it:

The 2011 event had a total of 2,307 patient contacts, a decrease of over 50 percent compared with 2010; 33 patients required transport off of the playa, two of which occurred prior to scheduled ambulance deployment. EMS personnel transported 28 patients by ground, a decrease of six from the previous year, and 5 patients were flown to Reno via Care Flight

Burning Man, a former US Navy Site, is a great place for all kinds of medical and sexual experimentation…