Pumpkin Cannon

leslie

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ever cool! :D

A man in the US has built a cannon to fire a pumpkin a mile.

Jim Bristoe's invention has a 30 foot barrel and is powered by a 700 gallon air tank.

It's named "Ain't All There".

During a demonstration in Elletsville, Indiana the 42-year-old electrician and mechanic said: "You don't need to cover your ears, but you're going to know I shot it."

When Mr Bristoe fires the cannon, a 10 pound pumpkin is hit with 11,300 pounds of force.

He says the pumpkin projectile leaves the muzzle at about 900 mph, and during the test it fired a pumpkin through the rear of a Pontiac.

Mr Bristoe plans to take the two tonne pumpkin cannon to the first annual Pumpkin Propulsion Contest at Verizon Wireless Music Centre near Noblesville, on Saturday
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I love those things! Bring it on over; we'll plunk NJ with pumpkins! ;)
 
I'm supposed to believe that a pumpkin survived being accelerated to super sonic in 30 feet? Yeah Right:rolleyes:
 
It does sound pretty impressive. I think the air pressure around the pumpkin would be equalized enough that the pumpkin might not explode upon takeoff.
 
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