The Ferris Wheel

    After some further reading, the pace of the book is rapidly increasing.  The fair is almost open, the buildings are painted white, and everyone is preparing for opening day.  Everyone is doing their best to move forward with their work.  Not only that, but Burnham has found something to challenge the Eiffel tower.  Looking back, it is surprising how much the World's Fair has affected my own life, mainly in one way more than the other.
    During the World's Fair, a new attraction was introduced; the Ferris Wheel.  As a means to challenge the Eiffel tower from the previous World's fair, Burnham met a man, named George Ferris, who eventually would propose the idea of the Ferris Wheel.  In all my life, I believe I never once asked, "Who invented the Ferris Wheel."  I didn't even consider that it would be named after the man who created it.
    This train of thought led me down some interesting tracks.  As a child, when I would go to the fair that would come around for the fourth of July, the one ride I would always want to go on is the Ferris wheel.  The other rides were really fast and, as a little child, I didn't think I could handle them.  However, this gigantic wheel was slow enough to not make me sick, but high enough to still seem dangerous.
    For those of you who love movies, the Ferris wheel is seen in many of them, being the perfect setting for two people to have serious conversation.  The Ferris wheel can be seen in movies such as Never Been Kissed and even The Notebook.  Yes, those movies are considered to be chick flicks, but there is nothing wrong with watching them occasionally.  I mean, let's be realistic, who doesn't love the scene where Noah (Ryan Goslin's character) is hanging from the Ferris wheel, jeopardizing his life just to get the girl, but I digress.
    The fact of the matter is that the without the World's Fair, the world wouldn't have the Ferris Wheel.  I believe couples everywhere owe George Ferris and Daniel Burhnam a large thank you.