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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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.
Added: Nov 24, 2009
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Runtime: 01:09
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