PUMPKIN CHUNKIN

[deadshapes]

Okay so some of you might have seen Mae's post last week about setting up a pumpkin chunkin competition. Now that it's closer to Halloween, I figure it's high time for a plotting post!

For anyone who isn't American or hasn't heard of the glorious sport of pumpkin chunking, it's pretty simple--you build some kind of launching device, and then you launch a pumpkin from it, and the farther it goes the more points you get. You also get points for style and design and how rad it is when the pumpkin explodes. The only real rule is that your pumpkin launcher has to be mechanical in nature, so you can't build a robot that throws pumpkins or anything electronic. And NO EXPLOSIVES (though if your pumpkin catches on fire or explodes in midair, you get bonus points, because Mae is Mae).

I'm aiming to have the post go up on the 27th, the Friday before Halloween. That might change if we end up having a Halloween event that weekend, in which case I can push it into early November. Right now, Mae, Mikan and Frank Castle are slated to be judges. Everyone else is encouraged to form teams to build pumpkin launchers, or to just do it solo.

Comment below if you think your character will be interested in participating, and to organize teams and launcher designs! Here's a pretty decent video on how the whole thing works and what sort of machines can be built.

Comments

[sciencelizard]

DABS HARDCORE

Alphys is absolutely in on this; I don't have hard planning right now but she does intend to have a motion-induced incinerator in the pumpkin so it catches on fire, for style points and also because the pumpkin being on fire will make it lighter as it burns + it'll fly farther + get more lift from gas release. It's GOOD SCIENCE, BRENT

but she's so in on it if people want in on helping her make it she'd be more than happy to get the assistance

[mypartnerintime]

This sounds absolutely awesome and Max will definitely offer to help (though she has very clumsy fingers)! Yes to flinging pumpkins, setting them on fire, and reconnecting with Alphys!

[sciencelizard]

yessss def!!! it'll be AWESOME

[mr_englishguy]

Newt is so in on this!

He's going to be creating a machine wherein he uses magic to wind it, but it is otherwise a traditional chunker. Likely a torsion style machine.


Also, because I am a horrible person, I am considering him ending up on the wrong end of the field, and taking a pumpkin to the head and not making it. >.> What? It's so he can learn his first death didn't count... also because it's funny.

[deadshapes]

LMFAO WTF

[mr_englishguy]

It started out as a hahaha on plurk, but for several reasons with Newt it may be a thing. One, it means he can go talk to Evie, and learn that his first death didn't count - recovery time and all - and therefor he can't even trust the deaths. Not to mention he's reckless, and is learning not to be as much in events, but he takes so many chances otherwise. So it may end up being a thing with meaning and not just funny. I don't know though. Still a considering stage, what does this do for him.

[deadshapes]

Mae's gonna be so upset that someone died during her funtimes event but I MEANWHILE, AM LAUGHING

[shslliar]

Kokichi just got here and there is gonna be a pumpkin chucking contest THIS IS SO COOL!!!

Unfortunately, he learned of this on short notice so he can't build anything for the competition. Buuut he might weasel his way onto the judge's panel if he can. He's totally good at this.

[deadshapes]

I am 100% down for four judges

[shslliar]

YEEEESH!

Look out world, the Ult Supreme Leader is judging your chucking!

[alphyswhatsabara]

Petition for Asgore to shotput a pumpkin.

[deadshapes]

Asgore does not count as a mechanical device but he is one hundred percent allowed and in fact encouraged to shotput a pumpking

the true PUMPking

[alphyswhatsabara]

Petition for Asgore to hammer throw a pumpking.

[deadshapes]

dear god yes

[deadshapes]

i realize i typoed pumpkin as pumpking but i left it in on purpose

[alphyswhatsabara]

parmpking

[pleasereset]

Asriel is definitely gonna want to chuck some pumpkins. The flashier it is, the better

[nomorules]

Ryuji isn't mechanically-inclined enough to build anything competition-worthy, buuuut he may make an appearance just to be an idiot and have his Persona play baseball with pumpkins because

A) Idiot, as previously stated.
B) If your Persona has a giant staff with which to hit things, why not.

Feel free to come monkey around with him! _{See what I did there. :')}

[trabryu]

Mondo can definitely help with building the device! He'll probably need a hand with the physics/thinking side of it, but he can definitely carry out the executions with a pretty decent quality. He's been working a lot with woods (learning to woodwork) and machinery (trying to build up motorbikes), so! If anyone who wants to team up with him, please do?!

[naughty_nurse]

fyi mikan is going to be a terrible judge

"everyone did really well i don't want to make them mad at me by choosing PLEASE DON'T BE MAD AT ME"

[deadshapes]

You'll do perfectly you dear sweet Mikan baby

[shslliar]

Mikan, the point of being a judge is to criticise people's work. Haven't you watched a talent show before?

Oma might have to give her some pointers in the art of judgement.

[letsemilythis]

EMILY IS SO IN. She will be providing all the drinks, food, and decorations that they talked about before, and she is SO EXCITED and will probably be dressed the part in a dirndl, etc.

[deadshapes]

HELL YES! Toriel is going to also provide a bunch of baked goods, so the two of them could even coordinate if you want!

[letsemilythis]

And lo, time got away from me and I totally failed. BUT YEAH. /handwaves stuff?/

[deadshapes]

no prob dude!