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TikTok videos show Burning Man festival goers walking barefoot in the wetness caused by storming, leading to warnings from festival organizers their bare feet touching the wet mud puts them at risk of playa foot, or a chemical burn, caused by the alkali dust that makes up the Black Rock Desert and Black Rock Playa.
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Marked by redness, pain and swelling, “Playa Foot” is a chemical burn that Burning Man organizers say is not serious but uncomfortable.
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