2020 Georgia Tech Frozen Pumpkin Drop

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Friday October 30, 2020 - Saturday October 31, 2020
      3:00 pm - 3:59 pm
  • Location: Virtual viewing on Twitch: twitch.tv/gatechsps
  • Phone:
  • URL: GT Society of Physics Twitch
  • Email: mbbu3@gatech.edu
  • Fee(s):
    Free
  • Extras:
Contact

Matthew Barroso
GT Society of Physics

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Tune into the livestream of this year's frozen pumpkin drop on Twitch: twitch.tv/gatechsps

Full Summary: Society of Physics students will join School of Physics' Ed Greco in flash-freezing pumpkins in nitrogen and dropping them off from the roof of the Howey Building — one our of our tallest buildings in the heart of campus. Tune into the livestream on Twitch.

Media
  • 2020 Georgia Tech Pumpkin Smash 2020 Georgia Tech Pumpkin Smash
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  • Two pumpkins fall from atop the Howey Physics Building. Two pumpkins fall from atop the Howey Physics Building.
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It gives new meaning to "smashing pumpkins," and is quickly becoming a Halloween tradition at Georgia Tech. Society of Physics students will join School of Physics' Ed Greco in flash-freezing pumpkins in nitrogen and dropping them off from the roof of the Howey Building — one our of our tallest buildings in the heart of campus.

Tune into the livestream of this year's pumpkin drop on Friday October 30 at 3 PM ET on Twitch: twitch.tv/gatechsps

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

College of Sciences, EAS, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Mathematics, School of Physics, School of Psychology

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Other/Miscellaneous, Student sponsored
Keywords
pumpkin smash, smashing pumpkins, halloween, physics, society of physics, School of Physics
Status
  • Created By: jhunt7
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 28, 2020 - 3:01pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 28, 2020 - 3:02pm