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Pumpkin Chucking

Pumpkin chucking is an event-based distance contest in which teams launch pumpkins with approved devices such as slingshots, catapults, trebuchets or air cannons. Source coverage is event-dependent, so the entry stays review-marked.

LevelMain sport FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryTraditional event / throwing sport

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Classification

Category Traditional event / throwing sport

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Event contest where inspected machines launch pumpkins for distance.

Geeignet für Suitable for engineering teams and event fans, not spontaneous recreation.

Cost Realistic only as spectator, helper or part of an approved event team; not a DIY entry. Machine building, safety inspection, transport, event fees and a large clear field. Punkin chunkin/maker/engineering team or regional festival with safety rules.

First progress Immediate as spectator; long planning as team project.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

approved event
safety inspection
pumpkins
launch device
measurement field

First steps

read event rules
start as spectator
understand safety requirements
help only with an experienced team

Regional punkin chunkin event, maker/engineering team or festival organisation.

Only approved venues, barriers, inspection and responsible crew; no improvised launches.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, pumpkin-chucking, engineering, distance, event, kurbisweitwurf, traditional-regional-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Launch a pumpkin safely and validly as far as possible in the device class.

Teilnehmer

Technical/operating crew per device; spectators strictly separated.

Teamgröße

Team size by event and safety rules.

Spielfeld

Closed distance field with firing line, measurement area and safety zones.

Dauer

Attempts/rounds under event schedule.

Wertung

Greatest valid distance by device class.

Gewinnbedingung

Farthest valid launch in the class.

Ausrüstung

pumpkin
approved launch device
barriers
measurement system

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
device not inspected
pumpkin breaks before measurement
launch outside field

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Punkin Chunkin Competition Rules Punkin Chunkin · event-rules · medium
World Championship Punkin Chunkin Rules World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association · event-rulebook · medium
What is a punkin chunkin? HowStuffWorks · explainer · medium