What are the games of Autumn for children? Here are the games listed at Howells Pumpkin Farm: Zombie Paintball, Apple Cannon and Pumpkin Slingshot.
Doesn't that look interesting - Pumpkin Slingshot. Many of the articles start with Do not DIY... It looks like an innocent game for little kids at Howell Pumpkin Farm.
However, Wikipedia's entry for Pumpkin Chucking shows it is a big-time amateur scientist activity.
The World Championship Punkin Chunkin, held annually in November in Delaware by the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association (WCPCA), was the first and largest annual competition. The event ran annually from 1985 to 2013; a myriad of legal and logistical problems caused multiple events to be cancelled after that...and in 2016 more injuries happened.
The problems make the headlines with injuries - 16 year old, 9 year old, 'Punkin Chunkin' producer. The Science Channel seems to get involved in crazy activities. CNN covered the story HERE. The producer of the show was severely injured. Look at the pictures of the launchers and it makes sense. These look like huge science experiments gone berserk.
Despite all the issues, these remain popular events. There is a long listing of punkin chunkin festivals in the U.S. in 2021 HERE. Maybe they are more like Howells Pumpkin Farm with little kids and little slingshots.
This is the Bizjak farm stand on Victoria Ave in Vineland.
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