Running Into a Giant Dust Devil

Of *course* it's not a tornado. This was shot at Burning Man in 2006 (Black Rock City, Nevada), and is brought to you un-edited much to my chagrin. It's probably best if you skip forward to the last 40 seconds.

What was it like? Windy! Once I was in it, I couldn't walk because I would've fallen over. Best done with goggles and a dust mask-- I tried not to breathe in and failed. I'd run into other dust devils before (there were a lot of them that day), so I knew this one wasn't going to hurt me.

This happened while I was shooting a 48 hour film with a group of folks who used it in the picture (see "Abandon All Hope & Fear").

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• burning
• man
• 2006
• twister
• dust
• devil
• bicycles

[studentshadow1]

anyone els thinking : please turn into an F5?

[exile0142015]

this place is like heaven to me

[MethanielinNylons]

what's that song starting at 3:45?fits perfectly...sex,drugs,good music,beautiful people and dust devils in the middle of nowhere-what else can you prolly wish for...need to go there!

[robnuts01]

@ENTERRAPTURE20 ugh...

[ENTERRAPTURE20]

ISAIAH 19:3-4 THE SPIRIT OF EGYPT SHALL FAIL IN ITS MIDST;I WILL DESTROY ITS “COUNSEL”:..THE EGYPTIANS WILL I GIVE INTO THE HAND OF THE CRUEL/FIERCE LEADER.DAMASCUS SYRIA–OLDEST CITY,NEVER BEEN DESTROYED(ISAIAH 17:1)ISRAEL DIVIDED(JOEL 3:1-2)JESUS SAID,HIS 2ND COMING,IF U SEE DMASCUS DSTROYED & SRAEL DVIDED.IF U THINK QUAKES R COMMON THINK OF THESE PROPHECIES,THESE R N THE NEWS NOW.1THESSALONIANS 4:17,WE’LL MEET JESUS IN THE CLOUDS(RAPTURE) REPENT!READ BIBLE,MATTHEW 24 –GIV YOUR LIFE TO JESUS.

[nelesr]

is this burnig man ?

[yard12346]

could you imagine... riding a bike thru a tornado...

[albertooo16]

Did I see Daffy Duck there? :D

[SuperDrumdude11]

Haha cool man ! 

[1998littled]

lmao!!!!!...........

[tingmarco1]

be careful it caused injures and killed pepoles and danmged bulidings in the past if wind speed is to high to reach EF0 torando.