rowan university pumpkin chunkin ’ fall 2013
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Rowan University Pumpkin Chunkin ’ Fall 2013. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 31st 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
Directions to Rowan University:http://www.rowan.edu/map/directions.html
Map of Campus:http://www.rowan.edu/map/maincampus/index.html
Rowan Hall (Engineering Building) Address:Rowan Hall, North Campus Drive, Glassboro, NJ
If you would like to participate…
• Please email Zach at [email protected] ASAP!
• Include name, email, and t-shirt size of all team members
• Keep in touch throughout September and October! Don’t hesitate to bring up any questions/concerns about your design or the details of the event
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Rowan University ASMEhttp://www.rowanpumpkinchunkin.org/
We hope to see you there!!!