World Record Pumpkin Throw by a Trebuchet - Guinness World Records on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
The annual "Punkin Chunkin" contest is held each fall in Delaware. The competition is divided into several classes, and the point is to fling a 10-inch pumpkin as far as possible using mechanical or human power. This machine, a trebuchet, (a slight improvement on a catapult) holds the 2008 world record in it's class, flinging a pumpkin 1,894.42 feet!

In the "off-season", it is on public display at it's home base in Greenfield, NH. The compound it occupies is a visual feast of medieval-theme fabrications and placements, some quite extreme in scale - see 'roadside attractions' waymark WM68V8 for full gallery of photos.

Each October, the owners conduct demonstrations of it's capabilities using a small fabricated castle on a hill as a target. For video of the world-record event, follow the link below. For a list of records at the 2008 competition, "http://www.punkinchunkin.com/results2008.htm">CLICK!

Date the Record Happened: 11/07/2008 Where did this record happen: Bridgeville, Delaware Who Broke this record: The Yankee Siege team (Steve Seigars and associates) Is there something to see here?: Yes What is there to see here: The world record holding trebuchet on display, and in demo. Website that Shows record happening or area now: [Web Link]

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