Want to win $500.00?

Want to show off your inventive side?

Build a trebuchet and see how far you can throw a wooden pumpkin!

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Enter the Pumpkin Chunkin' Contest

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The rules are simple:

You will be throwing an approximately 2.5 pound wooden pumpkin.

You can call or text 519-503-7843 to get a couple of practice “pumpkins”.

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Your trebuchet must by entirely powered by gravity (a falling weight).
Hint: for best results use a weight that is 100 to 140 times the weight of the object you intend to throw.

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Your trebuchet should be constructed with safety in mind (for yourself and spectators).

You will have the baseball net as a backstop.

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You will have a maximum of 30 minutes to set up your trebuchet, fire 3 shots and disassemble it.