Blistering winds and extreme weather have destroyed the infamous ‘Orgy Dome’ at this year's Burning Man festival.
The week-long event kicked off on Sunday in the Nevada Black Rock Desert with 70,000 attendees expected, but serious heat waves and 80 km/h winds have caused chaos for attendees.
The orgy dome does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a giant air-conditioned tent, filled with mattresses, pillows, and comfortable couches. The tent is limited to couples, and solo men are usually not permitted.
Organisers said in a statement on Instagram: “Our build team worked so hard this past week to erect our lovely space. Unfortunately, the winds yesterday undid all that labour and wrecked our structure.”
The ‘Orgy Dome’ was founded back in 2003 and has become one of the festival’s most iconic fixtures, returning each year as an "intimate, safe space" to educate attendees about consent.
Organisers say it’s where single people or swingers can experience a "safe, consensual, sex-positive, inclusionary and exploratory environment".
Attendees are encouraged to be safe - in more ways than one - after a man "broke his penis" in the Orgy Dome back in 2021.
On the first day of the festival, temperatures soared to 37 degrees, with humidity levels sitting at 57% for parts of Nevada.
A massive dust storm, described as a “wall of dust’ also ripped through the event, wreaking havoc in campsites and causing major travel delays around the festival.
Four minor injuries were reported as a result of the wind and dust, not to mention the down buzz effect on the general vibes. The dust storm is the third extreme weather event in the last four years to cause chaos for punters.