Chunk This: The Destructive Side of Punkin Chunkin

Punkin Chunkin (watch it Thanksgiving night at 8PM!) is one of my favorite things about working for SCIENCE. I've been to the actual World Championship event three times now and it is just incredible to watch those massive machines send those gourds flying into the skyline. There's only one thing missing: some medieval carnage. That's where Chunk This comes in.

Yesterday, the SCIENCE digital group teamed up with air cannon team Chunkin Up, Metro Productions and Butler's Orchard to see what would happen if we pointed their massive machine right at a few different targets and let those gourds rip. What we got was better than we'd hoped! Layers of drywall, a Thanksgiving dinner table, a refrigerator and even an upright piano were outright annihilated. What better way to spend the day, right?

We originally tried this idea with air cannon team Chunk'n'ology in 2010 (check out the video below to see how it turned out). The difference this year is that we shot everything with higher quality cameras, which means you'll be able to see more of the carnage in seriously slow motion. It's gonna be epic.

What Really Goes on at The Science Channel Office (Meme)

You may have seen this meme going around the interwebs lately. We here at the Science Channel had to jump on board the meme train and give you a real look inside our office -- and what people think of our jobs.

Yes, all of these photos are real Science employees who graciously provided their faces (and sometimes their desks) for your amusement.

Amy Enchelmeyer
Social Media Strategist
SCIENCE

The Chunk is Coming!

Friday's are a wonderful thing, especially when you're preparing for the biggest special of the year: Punkin Chunkin in all it's glory, simplicity and complexity. We plan for it almost all year long. It's a phenomenon around the halls of SCIENCE. The network's main color is bright orange. What color are pumpkins? Coincidence? I think not.

So, what did we work on today for The Chunk? The Talent — travel, accommodations, food, shooting schedules. And just for the record, I am exceptionally excited about this year's hosts.

What else is nice about Fridays? I feel entitled to overdose on dark chocolate. It's not that I don't indulge during the week, but there's something about Friday that takes over. Resistance is indeed futile. A few of my coworkers and I have a basket in between our desks, where we exclusively put chocolate. Nothing else shall be allowed in the basket.

It's brainfood, I'm convinced.

Lindsey Foster
Coordinating Producer
SCIENCE