AIR CANNON
These machines pack a serious punch and have the potential to blast a pumpkin almost a full mile before it hits the ground!
RESULTS: 2011 | 2010 | 2009
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CATAPULT
Ah, the catapult. The classic hurling contraption. But don't let the simplicity fool you. Catapults definitely know how to chunk with the best.
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CENTRIFUGAL
You haven't lived until you've seen a huge metal beam powered by a truck spinning at top speed and launching a pumpkin over the horizon.
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TREBUCHET
Trebuchets are the siege machines of legend. And they haven't matured much since then as far as looks are concerned. Witness the raw power of the fabled trebuchet!
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HUMAN-POWER
 Who needs motors, electronics and automatic gizzy-ma-whats-its to chunk a pumpkin, anyway?
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TORSION
The lifeblood of any torsion machine are the springs or cords. They are stretched as far as they can possible go without snapping in half, then wrapped around the axle while the ammo is loaded.
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THEATRICAL
 With final throws under 100 feet, the goal in this division is not to get distance. Rather, the goal is to give an Academy Award-winning performance.
RESULTS: 2011 | 2010 |
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