Shut it down, NASA wins. They made your pumpkin carving game look like child’s play. You should just give up right now. Put the knife away, set that pumpkin aside and use your time in a more productive manner—like looking at these beautiful pumpkins.
While the annual event is called a competition, no one is officially crowned the champion. The only judge is the viewing public. We’ve collected our favorites in no particular order below. If you guys want to vote in the comments I’ll tally them up tomorrow and update the post with a winner.
All of the entries can be seen here and the Jet Propulsion Lab has uploaded some high-quality videos to Flickr.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/791734536581156864
Martian Sample Return Mission #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/4p2lvsy7MH
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Swing Carousel #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/LLdVRQcLij
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Political Commentary #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/w1YiK2zfUb
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
PAC-MAN #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/5BYTskeHEB
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Dark Side #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/pYeOs4LMvN
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
And best for last, my group's entry: Leonardo, the Mars Copter #NASAPumpkin! pic.twitter.com/3E0Mz0aC94
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
