Shop Class #8: Pumpkin Madness

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

As the students enter into the Danger Room Shop, they find that it has been transformed into a large field. On one side of a field is a barn with a large bullseye painted on it. On the other side of the field a series of markers, much like you would see at a golf driving range.

Everyone's flinger is setup where they left it and a large pile of pumpkins sits next to each one.

Mac tosses a pumpkin in the air with a grin.

"Okay kids... Let's have some fun."

((OOC: Read the following posts for what to do.))

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Go the distance...

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac tosses you a pumpkin. "All right. Let's see how far this baby can toss this thing."

((OOC: Describe the action your flinger takes. Mac will respond with the results of the fling))

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam double-checked the position of the pumpkin, pulled the ripcord on the lawnmower, and stood back.

Everything on the machine worked the way it was supposed to.

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Being a high powered lawn mower motor, the pumpkin is sent off at a high velocity and easily clears 350 yards. It explodes spectacularly in the distance.

"Wow. Good job Carter."

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam grinned. "Thanks. I love the smell of exploded punkin in the morning. I'm just not sure how it's going to do on the accuracy part of things."

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Well get it loaded and we'll see how you do."

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[death-n-binky.livejournal.com]

*DEATH lights the sparklers on either side of the pumpkin and, once they are going well, lights the t-shirt.

The machine works as expected.*

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

The pumpkin explodes sending bits everywhere. The farthest pumpkin fragment goes 100 yards, but the entire bullseye on the Barn happens to covered with pumpkin goop.

"Well that's not exactly what I was looking for," Mac says wiping pumpkin from his face and goop from his mullet, "but you did manager to hit the bullseye."

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[death-n-binky.livejournal.com]

*DEATH seems inordinately pleased, and does not seem to notice the stringy bits of pumpkin or seeds hanging off of every inch of himself.*

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

((OOC: If the Dean makes a facial expression, you get an A+ for the course))

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[death-n-binky.livejournal.com]

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[marieann-d.livejournal.com]

Rogue shoves the pumpkin into the barrel of the gun, making sure it fits snugly. She pours a bit of kerosene inside, and plugs the hole. Waiting a few minutes for the fumes to fill the drum, she then lights the electric starter.

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

*Boom*

The pumpkin flies out of the barrel and goes 300 feet before hitting the ground with a nice splatting noise.

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders puts the pumpkin into the launching bucket and heads over to start cranking up the winch, since this is of course his greatest contribution to the project besides tightening all the lugnuts. The physical exertion is clearly making him happy, since his smile gets wider as the winch pulls back the cable. Once it's cranked back as far as he thinks it can safely go, he stands with his hand over the release pin, looking at Cally for a cue.

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[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Good job, champ.

*sticks her fingers in her ears, just because*

Fire in the hole!

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Okay, that is easily the cutest thing I've seen today.

*grins, and yanks the pin, and watches the pumpkin go flying*

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

ZOMG! YOU TWO ARE SO CUUUUUUUUTE!!!!11!1!

The pumpkin flies over 275 feet before making a resounding splat.

"Nice job guys!"

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[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

*Once all the pumpkins have been fired and the prof has graded everyone's machines, Shep starts to help with clean up. He's so helpful that way.*

*With a finger up to his lips to silence anyone who sees him sneaking up behind Cally, he grabs the back of her shirt and drops a handful of pumpkin guts down her shirt.*

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[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Oh, GROSS!

*shudders, and tries to get the goop out of the back of her shirt, and smacks Shep on the arm*

You sick... You are so gonna fail this class now. S'not smart, pickin' on a new T.A. *continues trying to get the pumpkin guts off her back*

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[alchemic-bean.livejournal.com]

Edward frowns at the size of the pumpkin. He gets another bowling ball to add to the other end, then loads up the pumpkin into the net.

He releases the trigger.

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

*Ka-thunk*

The pumpkin flies through the air going 200 feet.

"Nice one Ed!"

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[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Shep sets a good-sized pumpkin on the device and let's 'er fly.

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[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac watches as the pumpkin flies into the 250 feet marker and makes a nice splatty noise.

"Good job guys. Let's see how you do on accuracy."

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[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

Krycek catches the pumpkin and weighs it in one hand. Nodding, he sets it into the sling and winches back the arm, tying it in place. Once he gets the go ahead, he cuts it, making sure he's out of the way when it flings the pumpkin.


((I made the weight of the counterbalance considering the pumpkin to still be pretty light as you said on Tuesday... if you upped the weight of them, it won't work as well))

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge loads the pumpkin and presses "brew". After about thirty seconds, there's a cheerful "ding" noise, and the pumpkin flies out. Bridge then takes the cup of coffee practically inhales it.

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[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John checks the pressure gagues and makes sure they're set to what he thinks is about right. He searched a bit on the Internet for the proper pressure ranges, but everything depends on the seals, the stoutness of the pumpkin, and luck.

He removes the bottom flange, puts a nice fitting pumpkin (just barely touches the walls, will spin even) in the hatch, and bolts it back down.

He tied a length of rope to the trigger valve, stood about 10 feet away, and yanked it.

"Banzaiiiii!"

((OOC: do we get one shot at this? Cuz if we get multiple shots, I'd have the first one dissolve the pumpkin into mist and the second be the good shot))