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Art Cars At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party Old Power Station San Francisco, California
The art car culture was once strongest throughout Texas and the Southeast but now it extends throughout the United States and art car events can be found in many major cities as well as in small country towns. Art cars now very evident in the East, with a large event often held in Baltimore. In Canada, art cars are popular in British Columbia and also in the western Canadian plains with shows in Nanaimo, British Columbia and Regina, Saskatchewan. Other cars can be found throughout the world, most recently in Europe with the European arm of car-hire firm Avis supporting the movement. [from wikipedia]
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Boat, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats.[from wikipedia]

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Lips, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

The lips contribute substantially to facial expressions. The lips visibly express emotions such as a smile or frown, iconically by the curve of the lips forming an up-open or down-open parabola, respectively. Lips can also be made pouty when whining, or perky to be provocative.[from wikipedia]

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Lost Tea Party, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

They stride majestically across the sands of time like some mutated Dali-esque vision on ornate, elongated metal legs, with their spout-like heads nodding and bells tinkling. Harbouring Sons of Sultans, Persian Princesses and the odd Assyrian assassin, each pot-like pod has a unique tale to tell, trading not only with herbs, spices and wordly goods but also of philosophies and technologies in a rich cultural tapestry of exchange, setting the world to rights over a really, really nice cup of tea.[from kickstarter]

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Out Of Band III, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

A helicopter, or chopper, is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward, and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft and many forms of VTOL (Vertical TakeOff and Landing) aircraft cannot perform.[from wikipedia]

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Plane, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation, transportation of goods and people, military, and research.[from wikipedia]

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Robot, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

A robot is a machine--especially one programmable by a computer--capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. Robots can be guided by an external control device or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be constructed on the lines of human form, but most robots are machines designed to perform a task with no regard to their aesthetics.[from wikipedia]

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Rocket, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle that obtains thrust from a rocket engine. Rocket engine exhaust is formed entirely from propellant carried within the rocket. Rocket engines work by action and reaction and push rockets forward simply by expelling their exhaust in the opposite direction at high speed, and can therefore work in the vacuum of space.[from wikipedia]

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Smiley Face, As An Art Car, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

A smiley (sometimes called a happy face or smiley face) is a stylized representation of a smiling humanoid face that is a part of popular culture worldwide. The classic form designed by Harvey Ball in 1963 comprises a yellow circle with two black dots representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth.[from wikipedia]


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