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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Smashing Pumpkins - The Instron Way

Our customers ask us to test all kinds of unusual things and with Halloween approaching, our Apps Lab Team thought it would be fun to test the strength of various fall vegetables: a small pumpkin, a large pumpkin, and a dumpling squash. The video below is of the little pumpkin. Seeing it's size, we were surprised at how strong (and full of seeds) this little pumpkin was. It made us think, "How strong are the kids that smash pumpkins on the road?!"


Do you have something you'd like to see us test? Let us know - we're up for the challenge!

Stayed tuned to our blog to catch the other 2 videos coming soon!

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