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niobiumnnul t1_is347r9 wrote

> Travis Gienger's Rhino Gourd weighed in at a staggering 2,560 pounds on Monday.

Good god.
I wonder how he transports that thing...

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quartertopi t1_is3619m wrote

Jeez! This looks like the someone's mum those jokes are all about

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whadya_want t1_is3h892 wrote

This is cool! I'd like to see this with my own eyes, but what's uplifting about this?

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kdzry t1_is3hv1h wrote

We got weights in pumpkin!

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Y0ung_Greg t1_is3u5o7 wrote

Wrong sub. That pumpkin is way too heavy to be uplifted.

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Different-Horse-4578 t1_is3wncr wrote

I think the truly amazing thing is the grower transported that monster halfway across a continent (from Minnesota to California.)

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_qst2o91_ t1_is3x0si wrote

How does this happen? Cause it's all the same plant as what my shit pumpkins are coming from right?

Are they just giving it exact measurements of every mineral / food that it needs every day or something?

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Kyane6 t1_is3x0wo wrote

But why did they have to crush it

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danidr t1_is3xw6m wrote

I meanā€¦ thereā€™s some upside to global warming then.

/s

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dannyd1337 t1_is3ygbm wrote

Check for lead and buttplugs, all we need is another cheating scandal.

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Bloodinthewater0611 t1_is3yoip wrote

Omg my neighbors are so cute. Itā€™s a small town here. They literally live streamed the weigh off. It was a huge deal here. But who watches a live stream of this??? Small town excitement is so sweet sometimes.

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powabiatch t1_is49odk wrote

It doesnā€™t look crushed to me

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floppysausage16 t1_is4ju3s wrote

Impressive.

But I'm disappointed in my lack of attention to detail. All i read was "National -------- Heaviest Pumpkin Crushed...."

Needless to say, I was sad when I didn't see a big ass pumpkin explode.

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TennesseeTennessee t1_is4zsdx wrote

Replying to _qst2o91_ (#90,981)

They grow a very large pumpkin plant but terminate all other pumpkin buds/flowers. So you have a huge pumpkin plant within 100s of leaves all sending nutrients to one bud. Also, youā€™re correct, to maximize growth there can be no limiting factors so the plant has all the water and nutrients it needs in proper ratios.

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novashocker t1_is5cffs wrote

Hmm how to cut it and check for weights šŸ¤”

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cmcewen t1_is5fh9i wrote

Cool. But 150lbs short of world record so eh. /s

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LightOverWater t1_is5qvqp wrote

Still waiting for the video of it being crushed.

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Pingy_Junk t1_is5spdf wrote

They couldā€™ve carved a really sick Jack o lantern with that

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FagboyHhhehhehe t1_is5xbhq wrote

I live not far from the guy who just set the record for biggest pumpkin in Illinois. He displays it on the front lawn and carves it.

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