Happy National Pumpkin Day! This is what happens when you hurl a 1,000 pound pumpkin! #PunkinChunkin | Science Channel

🎃✨ The 12th Annual Longhorn Pumpkin Chunkin Contest at Leigh High School was a smashing success! Recently, Leigh physics students worked tirelessly over month and a half, researching, designing, and building incredible trebuchets (think catapult, but cooler!). On the big day, over 100 teams put their creations to the test, hurling softball-sized pumpkins as far as possible across the front lawn of Leigh High School. 🏗️🎯 A huge congratulations to the winning team, whose impressive throw launch