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Punkin chunkin...

or Pumpkin Chunkin' or pumpkin chucking, is hurling a pumpkin by mechanical means over great heights and distances in an attempt to hurl the pumpkin the farthest.

Pumpkin chucking competitions, formal and informal, exist throughout the United States in the fall, when pumpkins are harvested,[1] and a European Championship has been held in Bikschote, Belgium since 2004.

In order of increasing effectiveness, the devices include compound slingshots, catapults, trebuchets, and pneumatic air cannons.  The last has fired pumpkins as far as 4483.51 feet.

The range achieved by devices greatly depends on their mass, shape, and size; the yield limits, stiffness, pitch, and elevation of the hurler; and the wind speed.

Some pumpkin chunkers grow special firm pumpkins for use as a projectile, since sabots are often prohibited in competitions.  These special pumpkins are often not good for eating.

A usual rule is that the pumpkin must remain whole after leaving the device for the chunking to count.  Pumpkins that burst after leaving the barrel intact are referred to as "pumpkin pie in the sky".

Glenn Frey

is 61 today

November 6, 1948

Musician, singer, songwriter Founding member of the Eagles

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