Punkin' Chuckin' is in Deleware; I think the first weekend after Halloween. Do
a search for Punkin Chuckin and it will take you right there! These guys were
about to break the ONE MILE mark last year!!!! I have been trying to go for two
years but it is always freezin rain that weekend. Maybe a LBC road trip is in
order.
Geoff Branch '74 Meejit (fast asleep) '72 Innocenti Cooper (in surgery)
----- Original Message -----
From <CNAArndt at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: Junkyard Wars was: Re: LBC conversion
> In a message dated 1/5/01 6:33:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu writes:
>
> << On 1/4/01 8:50 PM, "James Kleemeyer" <jkk@adams.net> wrote:
>
> > hey, forget the cars, I'm gonna build me one of them there pumpkin cannons.
> > (maybe launch a few of the neighbors cats)
> > Jim K >>
>
> I had to get in on this discussion but first a little history. I too am a
> huge fan of Junkyard Wars, the British version. I did however watch the new
> series which it appears is now U.S. based and the verdict is still not out on
> this new season.
>
> Regarding the French hurling machine the "Trebuchet," there is in fact an
> organization called "The International Hurling Society" which was inspired by
> the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, (one of my personal favorites).
> Started by two Texans (wouldn't you figure), and their ultimate goal is too
> is to be able to hurl a cow, or cow sized object a quarter mile.
>
> Anyway back to hurling pumpkins, unless you thought that this idea came out
> of thin air you're wrong. There is an annual "Punkin Chunkin Contest," held
> I believe, in New Jersey since '86. Contestants use both trebuchets and
> large compressed air cannons (the two most popular styles) to hurl 8-10 lb.
> pumpkins up to 2,700 ft., which I believe is the current record. This record
> was set by a compressed air machine with an on board computer and laser
> guidance which had corporate sponsorship from Caterpillar Tractor. This I
> think is a little too high tech for us LBC folk.
>
> You can file this in the "for what it's worth" trivia category.
>
> Cheers
>
> Curt
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