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The World Record Pumpkin Carving

This carving was created in NYC by utilizing a 1,693lb pumpkin for the Zombies (Zombkins) that are crawling out of the new Worlds Record pumpkin that weighed a whopping 1,818.5lbs. It took Ray Villafane about 15 hours tocarve.

A crowd of garden-goers watched in awe as Villafane deftly sliced and slivered pieces of the giant squash (yes, pumpkins are a type of winter squash). After a few hours, the orange flesh was transformed into a terrifying scene complete with an eerily realistic zombie and a ghastly ghoul breaking out of the pumpkin’s shell. Villafane even used the stringyinnards of the pumpkin as “guts” draped in the hand of the zombie, who he depicted reaching out towards the audience.

The pumpkin, which is currently the record holder for largest pumpkin in the world,
was “raised” by Jim and Kelsey Bryson in Ormstown, Quebec. The orange behemoth is on display with its two slightly smaller brothers (grown in California and Pennsylvania) at the NYBG until October 30th, and all three will be carved into spooky sculptures by Villafane.

The World Record Pumpkin Carving



See 'The World Record Pumpkin Carving Photo Galery' here :
http://loungephotos.blogspot.com/2011/10/world-record-pumpkin-carving.html