Day The air is so dry on the playa that even in the middle of the afternoon it's usually a nice temperature to be naked, or mostly so. Without that serious sunblock, though, you'd be hating life right now. You don't feel much like eating, or like eating much if you do, so you go out and wander. Walking through Burning Man in whatever outfit you've cooked up -- maybe you just added a layer of gold or green or silver paint over that sunblock -- you pass so many people, most seeming as detached and relaxed as you do right now; the sun is really, really bright, and it's too hot to feel too active. One in five people you pass takes your picture.