Rowan University Pumpkin Chunkin’ Fall 2014

This Event Includes: Pumpkin launching DJ Free food Free t-shirts Pumpkin carving contest Cash prizes Networking with local ASME chapters

General Rules Teams must design and build a machine to launch pumpkins at targets Teams need to provide their own funding Machines will be inspected prior to competition and any safety concerns must be fixed and approved on site Air canons and surgical tubing are prohibited Primary target is about 100 ft away with secondary targets surrounding it

General Rules Cont’d Pumpkins are 4-6 pounds and cannot be altered in any way Each team is allowed 5 shots. Teams take 1 shot at a time. A point system will determine the top three teams. These teams will advance to the final round with three shots each. Cash prizes will go to the top three teams as well as the winner of the pumpkin carving contest

Event Logistics Pumpkin Chunkin’ takes place on Friday October 31 st on the Rowan Green Pumpkin launching begins at 1:00PM Teams must arrive EARLY and set up between 11:00PM and 12:30PM Machines can be unloaded directly onto the Rowan Green next to the engineering building Teams can park vehicles in the gravel parking lot next to Rowan Hall

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