No longer a weapon, the pumpkin canon that blows huge pumpkin with compressed air

Air guns that pop out of the cylinder with cork bullets pushing the piston and popping out with the sound "Pon!" Are popular as children's toys, but even if you become an adult, their pleasures can not be forgotten, It seems that there are quite a few people who are playing with Pumpkin Cannon which shoots a huge pumpkin over compressed air over 1 kilometer.

Details are below.
This is Pumpkin Cannon with the world record of range, 'Aldium Q 36 pumpkin projection device'

YouTube - Guiness World Record Pumpkin Chucker


I will launch this pumpkin. About 10 pounds (about 4.5 kg)


It's like a gun barrel like a crane.


The rear part is a tank of compressed air


The base is fixed firmly with a hydraulic jack.


In this way, distance measurement is done by GPS until the falling point.


The moment of launch. Pumpkin being struck towards far away.


The Aldium Q36 achieved a range of 1496 feet (about 456 meters), which is the world record of 1998, then extended to 4860 feet (about 1480 meters) in 2001.

Every year the Pumpkin Cannon World Tournament "Pan-kin Chankin" is being held, in which case the pumpkin cannons gathered from all over the USA are lined up like this. The next round is held in Delaware, USA in the 3 days from November 6th to 8th.

World Championship Punkin Chunkin


By the way this pumpkin cannon, if it shoot horizontally it will be tough.

YouTube - 900 mph Pumpkin


As you see. As for the hull of the motor boat, pull out lightly.



I feel amazing in America as I can make such a thing without permission and shoot it.