Transcript Pumpkin Chunkin Info

Rowan University
Pumpkin Chunkin’
Fall 2014
This Event Includes:
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Pumpkin launching
DJ
Free food
Free t-shirts
Pumpkin carving contest
Cash prizes
Networking with local ASME chapters
General Rules
• Teams must design and build a machine to
launch pumpkins at targets
• Teams need to provide their own funding
• Machines will be inspected prior to
competition and any safety concerns must be
fixed and approved on site
• Air canons and surgical tubing are prohibited
• Primary target is about 100 ft away with
secondary targets surrounding it
General Rules Cont’d
• Pumpkins are 4-6 pounds and cannot be altered
in any way
• Each team is allowed 5 shots. Teams take 1 shot
at a time.
• A point system will determine the top three
teams. These teams will advance to the final
round with three shots each.
• Cash prizes will go to the top three teams as well
as the winner of the pumpkin carving contest
Event Logistics
• Pumpkin Chunkin’ takes place on Friday October
31st on the Rowan Green
• Pumpkin launching begins at 1:00PM
• Teams must arrive EARLY and set up between
11:00PM and 12:30PM
• Machines can be unloaded directly onto the
Rowan Green next to the engineering building
• Teams can park vehicles in the gravel parking lot
next to Rowan Hall
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