Give them pumpkin to talk about.

Gourds and ghouls gathered in Tualatin, Oregon, for the 21st annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta to watch competitors turn huge pumpkins into hollowed-out floating boats.

The event has been drawing large crowds to the Portland suburb since 2004. 4

To get the humongous pumpkins into the small human-made lake — some of which weighed over 1,000 lbs — organizers used forklifts to carefully lower them into the water before the racers carved out the insides using weilding saws and knives to turn it into a vessel.

The more insides removed, the lighter the pumpkin and the easier it is to race. When all the carving was done, there were enough discarded seeds and pulp to fill a dumpster.

Competitors dressed in Halloween costumes as they raced around the

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