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Smashing Pumpkins For Science

BOSTON (CBS) -- A whole bunch of pumpkins won't be on display this Halloween weekend.

Boston University Pumpkin Drop
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That's because they fell 70 feet Friday from a Boston University building.

Students got into the Halloween spirit by dropping the gourds.

Boston University Pumpkin Drop
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The Physics Department runs this event to study physics and see gravity in action.

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