RETRO FIND: Pumpkin cannon sends gourds flying through the air

Go to Patch's pumpkins on I 80 just west of Adel and get what you normally get. The tractor allows us to operate the hydraulics that raise and lower the Canon Bouncy House straw bale maize pot load of pumpkins that gives me air and it gives me air fast but get *** load of what else this pumpkin patch has got. I don't know of anywhere in Iowa that has an air compressed pumpkin cannon who made this thing. Well, me and some friends, an 8 ft long, eight inch diameter barrel but anything 6 to 8 inches would work fine mounted on *** 200 gallon steel tank pump full of compressed air. The pumpkin smash. He starts at 30 P si Here's why you always have uh moms and kids coming out and the dads of course, are just, you know, kind of moping around. I don't really wanna be here. Yeah. Can. And dad's basically is what it's all about. This thing is really fun to fire. It'll put *** pumpkin out there about *** quarter of *** mile. There it goes and the hang time is about 10 to 12 seconds. Patches. Pumpkins. Yeah. Where some jack O lanterns are sacrificed for seasonal joy. That's *** heck of *** way to say happy Halloween. Yeah, I think so. Near Ada Steve Carlin KCC, I News channel eight I News.

Pumpkins are so versatile. They can be carved into jack-o-lanterns, made into pies and also used as cannonballs!A pumpkin patch in Iowa made an 8-foot-long cannon to send the gourds flying in 2009. Compressed air-launched the pumpkins nearly a quarter mile. The owner said they devised the cannon for those who don’t enjoy traditional pumpkin patch activities. It proved to be a popular attraction. WATCH the video to see the pumpkin cannon in action!If you liked this video, here are a few more blasts from the past you might enjoy.RETRO FIND: Haunted nightclub with ‘portal to hell’ was the scene of gruesome 19th-century murderBobby Mackey is supposedly haunted by multiple ghosts, including a murdered woman who was beheaded.RETRO FIND: The secret to telling truly scary stories on HalloweenAs it turns out, educators do more than teach algebra and vocabulary. Watch as this teacher gave her students tips about crafting frightening ghost stories. Hopefully, you’re brave enough to watch.RETRO FIND: Adorable kid can't decide what costume to wear for HalloweenThe above video from 1990 follows one adorable kid around the store as he searches for the perfect costume. He knows exactly which one he wants — all of them!

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Pumpkins are so versatile. They can be carved into jack-o-lanterns, made into pies and also used as cannonballs!

A pumpkin patch in Iowa made an 8-foot-long cannon to send the gourds flying in 2009. Compressed air-launched the pumpkins nearly a quarter mile.

The owner said they devised the cannon for those who don’t enjoy traditional pumpkin patch activities. It proved to be a popular attraction.

WATCH the video to see the pumpkin cannon in action!

If you liked this video, here are a few more blasts from the past you might enjoy.

RETRO FIND: Haunted nightclub with ‘portal to hell’ was the scene of gruesome 19th-century murder

Bobby Mackey is supposedly haunted by multiple ghosts, including a murdered woman who was beheaded.

RETRO FIND: The secret to telling truly scary stories on Halloween

As it turns out, educators do more than teach algebra and vocabulary. Watch as this teacher gave her students tips about crafting frightening ghost stories. Hopefully, you’re brave enough to watch.

RETRO FIND: Adorable kid can't decide what costume to wear for Halloween

The above video from 1990 follows one adorable kid around the store as he searches for the perfect costume. He knows exactly which one he wants — all of them!

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