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Ontario, Canada.

I have been contacted by a university group regarding the thickness of fruit walls. They have requested photos of fruit which depict cross sectional cuts and measurenment objects for reference. I you have any of this type of information please post or forward the pictures to.

Thanks

[email protected]

10/12/2007 8:17:52 AM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

Here's a link to my pumpkin pics from 2005 and the Hester582 pumpkin I grew. This picture and the prior and following all have pics of wall thicknesses with a measuring tape:
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=43028

10/12/2007 8:44:46 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I got an email from David today too. I will definitely be sending him all the pics I can take when I carve them up.

10/12/2007 3:10:05 PM

ordinary,VA

that email seems to be making the rounds.

10/12/2007 4:22:24 PM

Belgium Europe

Got one too.

10/12/2007 4:29:37 PM

addison Il

I got one LOL

10/12/2007 5:18:50 PM

Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

I even got one and it said he has been reading my diary with interest. He must really be bored...lol.

10/12/2007 5:20:04 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

I got one and he had even read what seeds I was planting. Too bad he didn't read farther to see that they all went belly up.

10/12/2007 5:28:11 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

I think they are all word for word the same. The one I got was the exact same as the one Ed got. Got to love sincere people.

10/12/2007 6:06:25 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

yep mass email with the weights of the pkns changed....lol

10/12/2007 6:48:26 PM

Crossett Arkansas

me too

10/12/2007 7:50:31 PM

Key West, FL

Also got it.

10/12/2007 7:55:55 PM

[email protected]

Yep me too. Got the same email.

10/12/2007 8:18:23 PM

New Carlisle IN

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=218426
I'm sorry I don't see a problem here, I don't see how this could be a scam.

10/12/2007 8:26:52 PM

Coventry R.I.

i got it also,,,

10/12/2007 9:50:48 PM

Littleton, Colo

Wiz and Biz alZo !

10/12/2007 9:51:00 PM

Somers, CT

Me 2

10/12/2007 11:29:14 PM

[email protected]

It's not a scam. The guy is Dr. David Hu. He came to our weigh-off & is very interested in what we do. Visit his NYU website to see some of Dr. Hu's amazing work.

Please don't send him bad data. If you don't want to support his work then don't but please don't screw it up. He might come across so valuable information that we can use.

10/12/2007 11:56:01 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

I got the same one, and had no fruit to maturity (again)...but, IMHO this could be a serious study, that could help us to grow heavier pkns. Granted, not the best way to request info, but nontheless??? Peace, Wayne

10/13/2007 12:00:30 AM

South Finland [email protected]

Finland got one too:)

10/13/2007 2:04:51 AM

Waitakere New Zealand

i got one to, pity we are just planting our seeds

10/13/2007 5:43:01 AM

West Chazy,N.Y.

got 1 too. but may not have the info he needs

10/13/2007 8:03:51 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

I received an email too....he specified which pumpkin I grew, that he was most interested in....so it was personalized(at least partially) in my case. I agree with Steve(Tremor). Maybe a large sampling is need for the study.

10/13/2007 11:58:17 AM

Hayward, CA

Got one too! Guess he's also intrested in the little ones too, lol.

10/14/2007 10:43:49 AM

Westford, MA

Got 1 too, interested in my diary. Yawn!!
Also I think his collection of data may be flawed.
I assume Thickness changes depending on how long the fruit has been off of the vine, Storage Location, amt.of sun, how long the fruit was carved left open before the cross-sections were cut, how much of the wall was thinned when it was cleaned of seeds, possible Steroid use,(see Colorado),
and any # of variables.????
Kevin

10/15/2007 11:49:36 AM