Jan 11, 2013
World’s biggest bonfire fueled by a 130-foot-tall stack of pallets [10 pictures]
Every year in June, a brave group of daredevils in the city of Alesund, Norway stack up hundreds of wood pallets to a height of over 130 feet, which they then light on fire in celebration Midsummer and John the Baptist’s birthday…
(via Trasyy)
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sketchy, what material was the pallets stacked on?
My mom is as hot as that fire was.
Now I want to go to Norway. In June. I would even help stack!
heh, when I saw the first pictures, I thought, “I would NOT be standing there.”
Suck it, Burning Man.
the bonfire/ tower is great and all… but how tall is that dude on the ground handing up the pallet?? holy cow!
The fish-eye lens distorts his height, stephen c.
11 to 12 pallets tall!
I just measured a few pallets I have accessible, they’re 4.5 to 6 inches high, depending on manufacturer. With Cynthia’s comment, and my measurements, I’d guess he’s about 6 feet tall. Martin’s explanation is valid, the lens and angle of viewing make his legs look oddly elongated.
Thanks for validating me, Pspaughtamus. :-)
LOL You’re welcome. I apologize for sounding stuffy, I was “thinking out loud”.
well at least they wear safety hats all except the guy at the bottom of the stack
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