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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- On a rainy Thursday morning at Appalachian Power Estate, Patrick Bayly lugged three trashcans, two tarps and a stuffed teddy support to a registration booth.
With his gear in tow, the senior at George Washington Dear School was ready to drop some pumpkins.
Bayly, along with his 14-colleague team, had tested, perfected and finally settled on a pumpkin doodah called "Electric Cataclysm." It had only one deliberation: to ensure the orange squash survived the 40-foot pitch to the ground intact.
More than 1,000 easy, middle and high school students from across West Virginia hauled their homemade pumpkin containers to the 13th annual Cap City Pumpkin Drop on Thursday.
While students across the realm typically construct impact-resistant containers for their coach's egg drop contests, West Virginia adds a seasonal turn to the perennial physics project, said Christina Johnson, an upshot coordinator.
Students from 22 schools in six counties submitted a complete of 96 pumpkin designs in a statewide game hosted by Bridgemont Community and Technical College to increase their science and math skills.
Source: Charleston Gazette