A Nebraska man set a new world record after floating nearly 40 miles down the Missouri River in an 846-pound pumpkin

Insider (via MSN.com) ^ | 30 August 2020 | Erin Snodgrass

[zeestephen]

Hansen's nearly 40-mile odyssey, if officially verified by Guinness World Records, would cement him as the world record holder for "longest journey by pumpkin boat."

[zeestephen]

[crusty old prospector]

I just love Pumpkin Man.

[Old Yeller]

Sounds like the makings of a children’s book.

[fwdude]

The world needs more of this.

Very Shire-like.

[sphinx]

Will this be in the next Olympics?

[ClearCase_guy]

Now do the Atlantic.

[Belteshazzar]

This guy was just preparing the electorate for Biden’s next brilliant move, floating down the Potomac in an even bigger pumpkin and smashing this record.

[Right Brother]

Nah. Niagra Falls.

[glorgau]

A man has to accomplish his goals in life to be truly happy.

[caver]

That’s pretty cool! It looks like it has a high center of gravity. Maybe he has some ballast in it?

[PGR88]

We’ve all got to have goals in life

[fwdude]

Now his record becomes a new target for every whipper snapper attention hog.

I think a requirement for this feat should be that you HAVE to grow it yourself.

[larrytown]

Clearly this would only work in the upper stretches - that ‘boat’ wouldn’t last long south of KC (after joining Kansas River) - I’ve seen huge logs floating on Missouri get sucked down in the turbulance and not come back up for quite a long time. The Mighty Mo is NOT to be toyed with.

[Monterrosa-24]

I went down a portion of the Harpeth River south of Nashville in a horse trough. It was a surprisingly stable boat.

[blueunicorn6]

I’d like to see him try that with a turnip.

[one guy in new jersey]

Zero lateral stability.

This was an achievement!

[Magnum44]

Here he is resting between pre-trip training practice...

[Spok]

Was it really necessary? I mean, Thor Heyerdahl he ain’t.

[x]

Brendan, the Irish monk who discovered America, did it in a very large potato.

Or would have, if the Irish had had potatoes in 500 AD.

[DannyTN]

What was the old record for floading down a river in a 846 pound pumpkin?

Was it still 846 lbs after he scooped out the inside?

Holy Pumpkin Paddle Batman!!!