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Shots from the detonation of the art piece 'Crude Awakening' - 2000lbs of liquid propane shot through a 4 inch vent at high pressure and ignited :)

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[veek.livejournal.com]

That was my first thought.

Well, not the "gorgeous" part. I just saw the incredible waste of resources.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry. The next day they trucked out a 50' tall live redwood tree to stand in the place of the exploded oil derrick for a couple of hours, and then trucked it back to ... wherever it came from. The live redwood tree shop, I expect.

I would love this whole piece if it were done with a sense of perspective on itself, which I sadly doubt it was.