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88 stone pumpkin!

A German student has broken a European record after growing an 88 stone pumpkin.

German student Martin Reiss with his record-breaking 88-stone pumpkin /Europics

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I'm assuming stone means pounds, cause I don't think you can grow a pumpkin made out of stone.

 

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Hi Mushy.... a stone is heavier than a pound - so it's way more than 88lbs.. we need someone to do the math

 

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I never heard of a stone in describing what something weighs. Maybe I need to get out more.

 

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A stone is 14 pounds - so that pumpkin was over 1200 pounds!

Thats why I like getting weighed in England... saying your 9 stone sounds much better than 126pounds :crazy:

 

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Casshew said:

A stone is 14 pounds - so that pumpkin was over 1200 pounds!

Thats why I like getting weighed in England... saying your 9 stone sounds much better than 126pounds :crazy:

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That sure is a big pumpkin! Think of all the pumpkin pie and pumpkin seeds you can get from it.

 

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Ok I changed the title of the thread.

 

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MrsMush99 said:

That sure is a big pumpkin! Think of all the pumpkin pie and pumpkin seeds you can get from it.

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mmmmm pumpkin pie!

 

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Wonder how much miricle gro he went thru?

 

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I have a conversion program at work since I deal with weights -

it was 1233.49 lbs!

 

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Wonder how much miricle gro he went thru?

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:laugh:

 

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I have a conversion program at work since I deal with weights -

it was 1233.49 lbs!

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That sure is a big pumpkin. Holy cow!

 

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MrsMush99 said:

That sure is a big pumpkin. Holy cow!

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And pretty good looking too, as compared to most very large pumpkins. They are usually misshapen, and have a mottled color.

 

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• Oct 10, 2005

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They are having the annual pumpkin weigh-off at Half Moon Bay, CA today. Heaviest so far is 1147 lbs. but there is at least one heavier one that hasn't been weighed yet. Stay tuned.