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  • Extreme Pumpkin Chucking: Engineering Launch - Launch into the physics of distance with Oly Bennet

    Extreme Pumpkin Chucking: Engineering Launch - Launch into the physics of distance with Oly Bennet
    2026/04/24
    Join host Oly Bennett as he explores competitive pumpkin chucking, where engineers build trebuchets, air cannons, and centrifugal launchers to hurl gourds over a mile. What started as a 1986 Delaware bar bet has become a six-figure engineering arms race. Discover the physics, heartbreak, and madness behind these machines.

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  • Extreme Pumpkin Chucking: Engineering launch - A Bar Bet That Became an Arms Race

    Extreme Pumpkin Chucking: Engineering launch - A Bar Bet That Became an Arms Race
    2026/04/24
    Join host Ollie as he traces competitive pumpkin launching from a 1986 bar bet in Bridgeville, Delaware to a 20,000-spectator phenomenon. Discover how backyard catapults evolved into engineering marvels achieving supersonic speeds, specialized pumpkin breeding, and the elusive mile-breaking world record standing for over fifteen years.

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    29 分
  • Extreme Pumpkin Chucking - Medieval Versus Modern: The Machine Wars

    Extreme Pumpkin Chucking - Medieval Versus Modern: The Machine Wars
    2026/04/24
    Join host Ollie Bennett exploring competitive pumpkin launching engineering — from medieval trebuchets hitting 2,000+ feet to air cannons breaking records over a mile. Discover why teams choose counterweights versus compressed air, how centrifugal machines generate 500 Gs, and what happens when pumpkins explode mid-flight in this gloriously unhinged sport.

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    32 分
  • Extreme Pumpkin Chucking: Engineering launch - The Mythical Mile and the Maniacs Chasing It

    Extreme Pumpkin Chucking: Engineering launch - The Mythical Mile and the Maniacs Chasing It
    2026/04/24
    Host Ollie dives into extreme competitive pumpkin chucking, where engineers use medieval siege weapons and pneumatic cannons to launch eight-pound gourds over a mile. Explore the unbroken 15-year world record of 5,545 feet, the physics limiting distance, and why breaking this record seems nearly impossible.

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    26 分