Pumpkin Launch - November 1, 2008

This event was put on by the Cal State Fullerton College of Engineering and Computer Science, along with the Discovery Center in Santa Ana and the Future Scientists and Engineers of America. The pumpkin launch competition was open to anyone able to build a trebuchet (a medieval catapult) for the event. The teams launched 15-pound pumpkins onto the targets on the field, different targets allotted different points and the team with the most points after three shots won the competition.

Six teams competed in the pumpkin launch, with competitors ranging in ages from ages 12 to 50. Names of the members from the winning team were then entered in a drawing and two of its members' names were drawn and awarded internships.

To read the Daily Titan article concerning this event, click here.