Pumpkin Launch 2008

On Novermber 1, 2008 the Discovery Science Center and the Federation for American Scientists and Engineers hosted the first annual Pumpkin Launch at CSU Fullerton. 7 Teams competed and built catapults, trebuchets, and even a cannon to launch pumpkins at targets. This video gives an overview of the competition, and highlights the Booz Allen Hamilton created catapult.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• pumpkin
• catapult
• diy
• mechanics

[stuckinboston]

The nar-a-shun is ex-treem-ly anoy-ing.... Good punkin chunkin though, thanks!

[goeasy0]

To bad they don't show the Cal State Long Beach's first test shot, which went completely out of the stadium!

[yellowwproductions]

Annotations have been added to the video to show the correction of the teams.

[akitist]

Fun event. The cannon put its first shot way past the targets, up by the scoreboard.

[keyspan85]

I'm afraid you mixed up the CSUF Civil and Mechanical teams. Team SAE is Mechanical.

[roobenhawk]

Wow, I always wanted to do some Pumpkin Chuckin! I love to engineer fun stuff that really doesn't help society!!! Good job Tanya!!!