Yeehaw, I went to the

Yeehaw, I went to the Texas State Fair last night. I went with Amanda, Karen, Leia, and Mark. I confronted my fear of heights and took the ferris wheel full-on. However, I have to say the best ride at the fair was free.

At random times you could be walking along and a panic would overtake the crowd. They would start stampeding, screaming and pushing people in front of them out of the way. The stampedes would start small, with a few people, and then grow like an avalanche coming down a mountain. The first time it happened I felt the adrenaline kick in hard. I think if I hadn’t tried so hard to maintain my composure I would have gone with the crowd. The second and third times were good but not as intense. This is despite the fact that in the second one it caught me by surprise as it started out with people pushing into me from behind. Each swell only lasted about 15-30 seconds. I wonder what makes crowds of people behave like that?