Earlier in October we bought two pumpkins at the farmer's market. Time for some pumpkin science!
First, I had Gman make observations about each pumpkin.
Here is what he said:
Pumpkin A - Rough and smooth, 8 Stem Points, Heavy
Pumpkin B - A lot lighter, Looks the same, 8 Stem Points, Smaller Stem Points, Rough and Smooth
Then a chart...
| PUMPKIN A | PUMPKIN B | ||||||
| ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | ||||
| PUMPKIN | PUMPKIN | ||||||
| SEEDS | SEEDS | ||||||
| AFTER BEING GUTTED | AFTER BEING GUTTED | ||||||
Then the fun began!
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| Our scale wouldn't weigh the pumpkin by itself... |
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| So Gman was our "control!" |
Control = 65.2
Control + A = 77.8
Control + B = 75.0
PUMPKIN A | PUMPKIN B | ||||||
ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | ||||
PUMPKIN | 12 | 12.6 | PUMPKIN | 8 | 9.8 | ||
THEN THE FUN BEGAN!
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| Don't let the smile fool ya...Gman was not impressed with the gutting |
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| Kiki got in on the action too! |
Here are our final results after gutting:
(be careful...you might learn something)
PUMPKIN A | PUMPKIN B | ||||||
ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | ||||
PUMPKIN | 12 | 12.6 | PUMPKIN | 8 | 9.8 | ||
SEEDS | 157 | 474 | SEEDS | 424 | 737 | ||
AFTER BEING GUTTED | AFTER BEING GUTTED | ||||||
PUMPKIN | 10 | 11 | PUMPKIN | 8 | 8 | ||
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
