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<p>Things we talked about on this episode:</p>
<ul>
<li>The JPL pumpkin carving competition:</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>World record breaking pumpkin statistics:</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Spinning wedding rings:</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Video of wedding ring spinning on Teflon</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<ul>
<li>GPR for autonomous vehicles: <a href="https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/20/1553830/0/en/WaveSense-Launches-the-World-s-First-Ground-Penetrating-Radar-Sensor-for-Self-Driving-Vehicles.html">link</a></li>
</ul>

Thomas Kienzle/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images https://enginerds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/episode-7.mp3 Things we talked about on this episode: The JPL pumpkin carving competition: World record breaking pumpkin statistics: Spinning wedding rings: Video of wedding ring spinning on Teflon GPR for autonomous vehicles: link

Thomas Kienzle/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
<a href="https://enginerds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/episode-7.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://enginerds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/episode-7.mp3</a>
<p>Things we talked about on this episode:</p>
<ul>
<li>The JPL pumpkin carving competition:</li>
</ul>



<ul>
<li>World record breaking pumpkin statistics:</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li>Spinning wedding rings:</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li>Video of wedding ring spinning on Teflon</li>
</ul>



<ul>
<li>GPR for autonomous vehicles: <a href="https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/20/1553830/0/en/WaveSense-Launches-the-World-s-First-Ground-Penetrating-Radar-Sensor-for-Self-Driving-Vehicles.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">link</a></li>
</ul>

Episode 7: Pumpkins & Wedding Rings

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