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!!! new world record !!!
TILLER - Chris Michalec from Covington WA holds the
new world record pumpkin !!!

309 # a new worlds record !!! way to go Chris !
the largest pumpkin ever carved underwater. :)

10/31/2002 9:56:03 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

g1t must have pics somewhere?

10/31/2002 10:32:40 AM

Puyallup, WA

I can't see Chris under water doing the carving!

10/31/2002 11:39:57 AM

No Place Special

is this documented somewhere? Im a scuba diver and who says I didn't take my 392.5 to the lake and carv it underwater. How do I submit for the world record. Do I need certain witnesses? Congratulations Chris...... I may challenge this next yr! Mike

10/31/2002 11:45:22 AM

Utah

ok ... chirs didn't do the carving... but it was his pumpkin. The Boeing scuba club did the carving... and
the co-ordinating with gueniss world record people.
I emailed the guy and asked for pictures.... he was
leaving for hawaii for 2-3 weeks, said he would get me
some after he got back. with links to their web site.
Mike... i say go for the record... it would give the
boeing guys something to shoot for next year...
there are certain rules... not sure what they all are.
... i know there can be no hole before you start and
it has to be 15 ( or was it 25) feet underwater before
you start... so basically the problem is how to get you
pumpkin there and down to the bottom.... then the carving
is the easy part...
gordon

10/31/2002 5:01:25 PM

No Place Special

Ya I figured going down was the trick! Im sure a 300# pumpkin is very bouyant. One of my best friends owns an underwater construction company and I dive with him. Im sure he has a way to pull it down for me. I just may go after that. I still have a 350 lber I could use. BRRRR im sure the water is really cold now. If you get anymore details let me know. There is a local quarry I dive in but the deepest spot is like 23 ft if you put your head in a hole. So I hope 15 ft is the rule. Mike

10/31/2002 5:21:16 PM

Knopp, Germany

come on mike diving inIowa is like skiing there...lol

10/31/2002 5:30:38 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Wow a whole new idea is created! Depth is a record to! How deep will the walls of a pumpkin hold up to till it implodes! Yikes!

10/31/2002 5:44:47 PM

No Place Special

I guess that would depend on th ethickness of the pumpkin.... Wow, I guess that is an Idea. I will toss the idea around. If I knew how to make it official I just might consider it this year yet. Anyhow, sounds fun!

10/31/2002 6:24:42 PM

Sequim, WA

One slight correction, the pumpkin was 306 pounds. Maybe 305 as they snapped the stem off immediately after loading it on their truck. I didn't have a no handle label on it. Weighed in at Hunter Farm in Union Washington. Thanks Gordon for putting me in contact with these guys. It's great to have a part in setting a record. They'll be looking to raise the bar next year so I'll need to grow bigger pumpkins for them. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics myself. By the way the genetics on the pumpkin were 940 Mombert 98 X 764 Mombert 00 and they did save me some seeds.

11/1/2002 1:55:51 AM

Utah

opps... sorry i got the weight wrong. i should have
double checked it before posting.

here is a link to their underwater pumpkin carving
contest and world record from last year....

http://www.seahorsediveclub.com/news/news0111.pdf

note: see page 4-5 .... and it's a .pdf file

they didn't say how far down it had to be for a record
... but theirs was at 25 ft.

11/1/2002 10:16:14 AM

Utah

mike-
you can contact guiness at:

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
click on make a record attempt...

11/1/2002 10:45:57 AM

Connecticut, USA

Submit some pictures to the photo gallery. I want to do a section on carvings in general.

11/1/2002 1:57:54 PM