I'll admit: Henrico County, Virginia isn't a place that I know too much about. But that's all changing, because I've just found out my first factoid on the place - it's hit the headlines for a bizarre human stampede caused by the flogging off of old Apple laptops.
When the local school decided to sell off its old stock of iBooks for just $50, it was inundated. Some queued overnight, but problems started when the gates were opened, according to the local newspaper.
More:
Many of those in line were immediately overrun by "a flood of people" lurking in the background or rushing across Laburnum Avenue, said 16-year-old Donna Owen, a junior at Tucker High School. "It was terrible."
Once the laptop louts broke though the clog of flesh at the entrance gate, they joined the race for the warehouse entrance, ignoring orders to form a line given by one of the few off-duty police officers on the scene.
The articles also have links to pictures and video of the incident, which left 17 people needing medical treatment, according to the authorities.
(thanks, John-Henry)
