Pumpkins Get An Aerodynamic Makeover In Science Channel's Thanksgiving Day Special, PUNKIN CHUNKIN

Hosted by Science Channel's Own Zach Selwyn, PUNKIN CHUNKIN World Premieres Thursday, November 26 at 9 PM (ET/PT) Following the First-Ever Special ON THE ROAD TO PUNKIN CHUNKIN, Premiering November 26 at 8 PM (ET/PT)

Pumpkins. Good for carving, making pies, baking seeds, and a flurry of other fall favorites. But a catapulting pumpkin competition? Now that's an unusual job for this orange gourd-like squash! For 23 memorable years, the Delaware-based "World Championship Punkin Chunkin" has hit the skies. This year, Science Channel is honoring the backyard engineers who turn pumpkins into projectiles with an inside look at the high flying, far-flung action of the 2009 championship.