Alacrity

Just another incident of my Mom may be paranoid, but she can also be right. She never let us go to any of those shady fairgrounds, because she thought the constant assembly and break down of the rides made the bolts wear out. She was so right in this case, it's scary:

"An amusement ride broke open and ejected several passengers at a county fair, injuring seven people including a teenage girl who was in critical condition.

A piece of paneling came off "The Gravitron" while it was running late Friday, Miami-Dade police spokesman Juan DelCastillo said Saturday. The ride spins at high speed to generate centrifugal force that pins seated passengers against its interior wall.

A bolt that held the panel in place sheared, said Liz Compton, a Department of Agriculture spokeswoman."