04:01Competitors from across the United States lined up in Vermont's Stowe on Sunday with homemade catapults to beat the record for the furthest throw during the Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival.
This year, the festival celebrates its 15th edition and was recently named the United States' best autumn festival by USA Today.
Using gravity-powered catapults, competitors are judged on how far away they can throw pumpkins through the air.
"A reason why they are not huge pumpkins is because you want them to go further, the bigger the pumpkin is, they won't go as far and the whole competition is judged on distance. It adds only pride on how far you can shoot it," a first-time participant who came as part of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers club (ASME) explained.
The event is a one-day competition benefiting the local Clarina Howard Nichols Center, a non-profit organisation in Stowe created in 1981 that aims to combat domestic and sexual violence, as well as human trafficking and stalking in Lamoille County.
Last year's winning throw landed 262 metres (861 feet) from the launch site, setting a new record which could not be beaten at this year's event.
Gourd almighty! Competitors gather for Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival in Stowe
Competitors from across the United States lined up in Vermont's Stowe on Sunday with homemade catapults to beat the record for the furthest throw during the Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival.
This year, the festival celebrates its 15th edition and was recently named the United States' best autumn festival by USA Today.
Using gravity-powered catapults, competitors are judged on how far away they can throw pumpkins through the air.
"A reason why they are not huge pumpkins is because you want them to go further, the bigger the pumpkin is, they won't go as far and the whole competition is judged on distance. It adds only pride on how far you can shoot it," a first-time participant who came as part of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers club (ASME) explained.
The event is a one-day competition benefiting the local Clarina Howard Nichols Center, a non-profit organisation in Stowe created in 1981 that aims to combat domestic and sexual violence, as well as human trafficking and stalking in Lamoille County.
Last year's winning throw landed 262 metres (861 feet) from the launch site, setting a new record which could not be beaten at this year's event.
Competitors from across the United States lined up in Vermont's Stowe on Sunday with homemade catapults to beat the record for the furthest throw during the Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival.
This year, the festival celebrates its 15th edition and was recently named the United States' best autumn festival by USA Today.
Using gravity-powered catapults, competitors are judged on how far away they can throw pumpkins through the air.
"A reason why they are not huge pumpkins is because you want them to go further, the bigger the pumpkin is, they won't go as far and the whole competition is judged on distance. It adds only pride on how far you can shoot it," a first-time participant who came as part of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers club (ASME) explained.
The event is a one-day competition benefiting the local Clarina Howard Nichols Center, a non-profit organisation in Stowe created in 1981 that aims to combat domestic and sexual violence, as well as human trafficking and stalking in Lamoille County.
Last year's winning throw landed 262 metres (861 feet) from the launch site, setting a new record which could not be beaten at this year's event.