Fire in the hole! These are the air cannons, the bad boys of Punkin Chunkin. Mike Senese breaks down the science behind blasting a pumpkin out of a cannon.
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Once these centrifuges get started, watch out! Mike Senese explains the science behind the circular motion and why these windmills on steroids have a shot at the mile.
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Known more for their antics than actual performance, Chucky III is out to prove that their world championships are not a fluke. Can they dominate the torsion category?
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Do you remember playing "Mouse Trap" as a kid? Dave Hodges sure does! To chunk his pumpkin he has created The Pumpkin Trap and modeled it after the popular game. Prepare to be entertained.
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After placing third in the 2008 Punkin Chunkin competition, will this year be any different? Rick Garloff of Team Chunk’nology explains what changes have been made to the air cannon and how it's anyone's game in 2009!
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Merlin is using modern physics to take the art of chunking a pumpkin to a new level. Using sophisticated technology, Merlin can calculate how far their pumpkin will travel without ever firing it!
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Young Glory III holds the current world record at Punkin Chunkin. Last year they came out of nowhere to win. This year all eyes will be on them. Do they have what it takes to repeat as champs?
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President Barack Obama says he will have a national science fair next year to honor young inventors with the same gusto that college and professional athletes celebrate their victories at the White House. (Nov. 23)
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After funding cut backs, Fermilab (a premier U.S. government research laboratory focusing on particle physics) is struggling to survive. Physics, politics and international competition collide as scientists race to find one of the most elusive sub-atomic particles ever theorized: the Higgs boson.
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perfect pumpkin’s mass to the mechanics of the air cannon and the physics of catapults. You'll not only get an in-depth look at the history and rules of the struggle for pumpkin launching supremacy, but you'll learn the engineering science behind the competition from Dr. Frank Wilczek, the 2004 ...
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Punkin Chunkin 2009: Air Cannons
