Duane Hansen of Syracuse, Nebraska, has been learning to grow giant pumpkins. His largest ever is this year's "Big Berta," an 861-pound pumpkin. That's not large enough to win competitions these days, but the pumpkin is as big as a boat, so Hansen set out to break the Guinness World Record for pumpkin paddling!

On Saturday, the day after his 60th birthday, Hansen climbed into the hollowed-out Big Berta and sailed down the Missouri River from Bellevue to Nebraska City, which would beat <a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/378205-longest-journey-by-pumpkin-boat-paddling">the old record</a> of 25.5 miles. Hansen <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bellevuene/posts/pfbid0J2GH2RaH2YMLRn9LtXFN58UJHbki549KkUvMZih1eibgZdQATcdEKH8vkqSdzrK8l" alt="surpassed that record at 2:52 PM" class="on">surpassed that record at 2:52 PM</a> and continued on another 12 miles to Nebraska City.&nbsp;

You can see <a href="https://rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com/story/47178983/hansen-on-his-way-in-world-record-attempt">a video of Hansen as he starts the journey</a> at News Channel Nebraska.&nbsp; -via <a href="https://www.fark.com/comments/12532346/Its-great-pumpkin-boat-Charlie-Brown">Fark&nbsp;</a>​ #worldrecord #pumpkin #pumpkinpaddling