Rancid reads an article about corn mazes

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Rachel goes back to watching TV. Rancid finds some information about corn mazes.

‘A corn maze or maize maze is a maze cut out of a corn field. Originally, the first full-size corn maze was believed to be created in Annville, Pennsylvania in 1993; however, similar corn mazes were highlighted in newspapers as early as 1982. Corn mazes have become popular tourist attractions in North America, and are a way for farms to generate tourist income. Many are based on artistic designs such as characters from movies. Corn mazes appear in many different designs. Some mazes are even created to tell stories or to portray a particular theme. Most have a path which goes all around the whole pattern, either to end in the middle or to come back out again, with various false trails diverging from the main path. In the United Kingdom, they are known as maize mazes, and are especially popular with farms in the east of England. These mazes are normally combined with other farm attractions of interest to families and day trippers. Some of these attractions include hay rides, a petting zoo, play areas for children, and picnic areas. Each year a few of the mazes are featured in national newspapers and TV. In the U.S., corn mazes typically are cut down circa the first week of November; in the UK typically in September after children return to school.

As of 2014, the Guinness World Record for largest corn maze was 60 acres (24 ha), created by Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, California.’ (Source)

“Hey Rachel, I just read some things about corn mazes,” Rancid says. “It says that they are like giant puzzles that you walk through. There are loops and dead ends so we could get lost. It also mentions that sometimes the farmers cut their cornfields into designs.”

“I wonder how they can create those mazes with such detail,” says Rachel.

Let’s continue - This is how a corn maze is created

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