We had a great informal physics club event today. We dropped liquid nitrogen cooled pumpkins and SMASHED them! We also tried tennis balls but they were lame. Better just to show you pictures, see below:

Special thanks for chemistry for giving us some LN2, thank you Professor Stockman! Special thanks for public safety for helping us secure a safe spot on campus.

Next year, we are dropping them from even higher! MuHaHaHa!

Photo and Movie credits: Katie Gifford and Shalauni Patel

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