Pumpkin carving often falls into two categories: amateur and exemplary. No shame in this pumpkin game. Some are just better than others.
But even the best crafting moms and artsy hipsters who drink cold-pressed juice have nothing on the folks at NASA. Whatever pumpkin carving competition exists, they won it.
Not only can these scientists send people to the moon, they can also carve a fresh pumpkin. You can check out all the entries here, but we collected some of our favorites for you below.
Swing Carousel #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/LLdVRQcLij
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Mars Sample Return Pumpkin #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/QEjyDsOSQg
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
A "Happy 80th Birthday @NASAJPL " #NASAPumpkin with a birthday card to sign. (JPL was founded on Halloween 1936) pic.twitter.com/FrivYuGQR9
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
BBQ #NASAPumpkin on a hand made mini Flotron! pic.twitter.com/sR6hRebe8V
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
PAC-MAN #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/5BYTskeHEB
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Black hole #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/CEmOSB2csB
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Space Telescope #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/fQzSwnlfKq
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Political Commentary #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/w1YiK2zfUb
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Most Useless #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/YkNbUzHQSc
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Dark Side #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/pYeOs4LMvN
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
Martian Sample Return Mission #NASAPumpkin pic.twitter.com/4p2lvsy7MH
— Aaron Yazzie (he/him) (@YazzieSays) October 27, 2016
