lickystickypickyshe

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 of Midsummer and John the Baptist’s birthday.

iamoceanic

Norway: where they build monuments and burn them because metal.

archangeltwoone

vikings man…. 

st3fn

only in my homeland.

peachdoxie

I thought it was going to be some inspirational art installation about teamwork and stuff BUT THEN IT WAS A PILLAR OF FIRE AND IT JUST GOT EPIC

dangit-jim

THE BEACONS ARE LIT

THE BEACONS OF MINAS TIRITH ARE LIT

GONDOR CALLS FOR AID

daftwithoneshoe

Now all of China knows you’re here.

thatstheriddle

I thought they’re building the tower of Babel…

flailingandflailing

Why are you making that?

So we can burn it.

casualprivatepinkie

yeah this is still pretty metal

silver-tongues-blog

The seed of the prophet shall sit the throne and drown in fire the mountain of man.