Sometimes it chimed with a personal ethos to fight the establishment or defend free expression, often they just wanted to jump in for thethrillofitall.
Organizers say it is the tantalizing cocktail of testing one's limits and achieving the unattainable, helped by the haunting surroundings ofthe desert, which have shrouded the MDS with a veil of mystique over the years, making it appeal to all kinds ofthrill seekers.
In recent years, it's become clear that dopamine helps to regulate decisions involving risk and reward, allowing us to experience both thethrillof getting what we want and the pain of losing itall.