Halloween started off with a smash today at Chico State.
The 34th annual Pumpkin Drop took place at the university this afternoon, which is put on by the Society of Physics Students and the Department of Physics.
Hundreds of kids from local schools were in attendance watching pumpkins being tossed off a crane from 50 feet in the air and learning the science about how and why gravity works.
Here’s the day in photos
Citrus Elementary School students seated for the Pumpkin Drop.
A young Albert Einstein passing out programs to the kids.
Parents, teachers and students in attendance.
Onlookers dressed up for the event.
The crane getting ready to take flight.
Pumpkins away! The team displays some fun aspects of gravity while dropping the pumpkins.
Things got a little messy.
Kids staring at the smashing pumpkin display.
The aftermath.
