That jack-o'-lantern you worked020 Archivesall weekend doesn't look like much compared to the feats of engineering these NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers put into their annual pumpkin carving contest.
This year's entrants brought it and there's video and photos to prove it.
Devoted NASA JPL mechanical engineer Aaron Yazzie was diligent in sharing inventive takes on the traditional Halloween decoration, much to our viewing pleasure.
SEE ALSO: Carve your own 'Overwatch' pumpkins with these spooky stencilsFirst up, the NASASMAP pumpkin. (That's NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, for the uninitiated.)
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Next up is a pumpkin holding real samples from Mars, glowing green and featuring a spacey take on the famous Forest Gump line.
Mars Sample Return Pumpkin #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/QEjyDsOSQg
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Popular Netflix show Stranger Things made it into the competition.
A @Stranger_Things #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/Uv3a88fUUV
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Now the pumpkins get more intricate.
Martian Sample Return Mission #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/4p2lvsy7MH
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
And now the engineers are just showing off.
A "Happy 80th Birthday @NASAJPL " #NASAPumpkin with a birthday card to sign. (JPL was founded on Halloween 1936) pic.twitter.com/FrivYuGQR9
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
This one went off-season and pulled out a barbecue -- and totally made it work.
BBQ #NASAPumpkin on a hand made mini Flotron! pic.twitter.com/sR6hRebe8V
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Things got political during the competition with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump pumpkins.
Political Commentary #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/w1YiK2zfUb
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
And then things got fun with Pac-Man.
PAC-MAN #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/5BYTskeHEB
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Yazzie unofficially named his group's pumpkin the winner. You can judge for yourself.
And best for last, my group's entry: Leonardo, the Mars Copter #NASAPumpkin! pic.twitter.com/3E0Mz0aC94
— Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
You've got until Monday to attempt to make your pumpkin look half as good as all these.
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