DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa —

Sure, carving pumpkins is fun. But have you ever tried launching them 1,000 feet out of an 8-foot-long cannon?

Cary Knight did. He and his family owned Patch's Pumpkins near Adel for years. A highlight for many visitors was watching the homemade, air-powered cannon shoot pumpkins into a field a quarter-mile away. Some shots had a hang time over 10 seconds or more.

Watch the video above to see the pumpkin cannon in action.

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