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2011 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest - Big 10 Inch Target Shooting Big10InchAirCannon 1,345 views Watch as the Big 10 Inch takes on a Ford Ranger at the 2011 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest. You'll be amazed at the damage 10 pound pumpkins can inflict against an automobile!
Death to Squash Bugs - Big 10 Inch vs. the lowly, despised squash bug... Big10InchAirCannon 496 views The Big 10 Inch air cannon is put to the test against a squash bug in Moab, Utah. The Youth Garden Project called in reinforcements for the ongoing battle against these des...
The Big 10 Inch Takes on a Ford Taurus - Damariscotta Pumpkinfest 2010 Big10InchAirCannon 4,042 views The Big 10 Inch air cannon is put to the test against a Ford Taurus. Armed with only pumpkins, the following demolition happened...
2010 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Pumpkin Drop II Big10InchAirCannon 1,439 views Watch at this 1,000+ pound pumpkin takes out a double stack of cars after being dropped from ~200 feet.
2010 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Pumpkin Drop I Big10InchAirCannon 378 views Watch at this 1,000+ pound pumpkin takes out a (weakened) Ford Taurus. The Big 10 Inch put ~10 pumpkins THROUGH it the day before!
2010-09-09 - Big 10 Inch Shot Big10InchAirCannon 474 views Team member Eric Eschborn firing the Big 10 Inch in early September 2010 - Moab, Utah. During our trip we shot a pumpkin 5,545.42 feet becoming the first team to ever launc...
Cleanup at Charlie's Big10InchAirCannon 65 views Our storage and practice facility owner's barn didn't fare so well during the 2009-2010 winter. Subsequently, neither did the Big 10 Inch. The barn collapsed under the weig...
Big 10 Inch - 2009 World Championship Awards Ceremony Big10InchAirCannon 65 views big 10 inch team members are announced as 2009 world champions
Big 10 Inch - Mid Air Pie Big10InchAirCannon 263 views by far one of the coolest things we have ever seen...
Big 10 Inch - Road to Moab Big10InchAirCannon 227 views footage during the Big 10 Inch's travels to moab, utah

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The "Big 10 Inch" is a three time World Champion air cannon and is the current Guinness World Record holder for "Farthest Distance to Fire a Pumpkin." Our Guinness World Record shot of 5,545.43 feet was certified by Guinness in early January, 2011.

In September 2010, we fired a pumpkin 5,545.43 feet! This distance shatters our own World Record and makes us the only team to officially enter the 5,000+ foot and mile clubs!

In November 2009 we won our third World Championship, hurling a pumpkin 4,162.65 feet at the 24th annual "World Championship Punkin Chunkin" held in Sussex County, Delaware. Our previous World Championships were won in 1999 and 2007.

The "Big 10 Inch" is a pumpkin cannon, so-named according to military custom for its bore. The "Big" refers to the fact that its barrel is 90 feet long! It's an air cannon - that is, it operates on compressed air. And, it's not just any air cannon. Pumpkin throwing (also referred to as "punkin chunkin") is becoming quite popular -- there are at least a dozen events each fall that attract all sorts of "chunkers", catapults, trebuchets, contraptions and machines.

Captained by engineer Ralph Eschborn, the team consists of 8 members. The remaining teammates include brothers Alex and Eric Eschborn, Stefan Hill, John Piel, Verne Weidman, Don Brill, and Harry Harding. Each member plays a key role in our success based on their expertise in mechanics, electronics, ballistics, welding, pressure codes, spotting, morale, etc...

We love the sport, the camaraderie, and never get tired of the exhilaration experienced when our air cannon fires.

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PA/NJ/DE

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United States

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world champion punkin chunker

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pumpkins, compressed air, and beer

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