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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
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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 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 November 1st on the Rowan Green • Pumpkin launching begins at 2:00PM • Teams must arrive EARLY and set up between 12:00PM and 2:00PM • 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 Danielle at cristi07@students.rowan.edu 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
Rowan University ASME http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/engineering/clinics/ASME/Home.html We hope to see you there!!!