Manitou Springs, Colorado - The Great Fruitcake Toss

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Great Fruitcake Toss. Manitou Springs, Colorado - The Great Fruitcake Toss

The Manitou Springs, Colorado holds an annual Fruitcake Toss, complete with competition rules and prizes for the most beautiful fruitcake, the ugliest, the most creative use, and fruitcake that has traveled the farthest for the competition.

Medieval fruitcake launcher. [Gaye Smith, 01/26/2007]

[RA: In 2007, the Great Fruitcake Toss was held on January 20th on the Manitou Springs High School track. Contestants hurled 1- and 2-lb. fruitcakes, and also employed "pneumatics." The winning human "hurl" of a 2-pounder was by Sean Hall, at 124 feet. In the "launch" category, Nolte Associates managed to get their fruitcake out 308 ft. Team Omega pneumatically propelled their 2-lb. fruitcake 1,425.6 feet. Fruitcakes apparently share many characteristics with artillery shells.]

The Great Fruitcake Toss:
Address: Manitou Springs, CO
Admission: Free
Hours: Annual event (Call to verify)
Phone: 1-800-642-2567

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