I didn't know the world record was so seemingly achievable. I just saw a 2000+lb pumpkin at my stupid local contest, wasn't even a state fair. Those last 750lbs are difficult, I'm sure.
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I assume that's the general pattern for most World's ______est ________. An obvious example is some Olympic world records where second place is a few hundredths of a second behind, and 100th place is maybe 5 seconds. Those last few seconds/pounds/whatever make all the difference in the world at the highest levels of competitions.
Yeah being the 99th percentile makes you pretty darn good, but it's really the top 1/10th if not 100th of 1 percent that competition for the "best" begins.
And then there's women's 800m freestyle swimming.
Oh my gourd
That is positively the largest pumpkin I've ever seen.
It is probably the largest pumpkin that anyone has ever seen.
Also one of the ugliest, but thankfully it wasn't a beauty contest
Seems probable that it is!
I'm not good at statistics and probability, so I appreciate the clarification
Cinderella would be pissed if she knew
Who would downvote this?!
Made into 1 and a half pies.