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How To Carve a Pumpkin

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• The first jack-o'-lanterns were carved centuries ago to ward off evil spirits. Now we use them to lure little ghosts and goblins to our home—but the…more »The first jack-o'-lanterns were carved centuries ago to ward off evil spirits. Now we use them to lure little ghosts and goblins to our home—but the technique remains the same. « less
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Nice carving, that's a sweet pumpkin.

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Jack my lantern, I dare ya...

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While this is a nicely put together video, I think all of us in the US have grown up carving pumpkins our whole life and have even heard that they were originally created out of turnips. A little more research & variety would have made this how to more compelling. (ie, how to pick out a good/unique pumpkin, going to the patch, different tools.) Also more cultural perspective, like the connection to Dia de la Muertos. The petroleum jelly was a good suggestion, and kudos for adding the pumpkin seeds suggestion (often forgotten I think)

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The person in the video is using the knife unsafely, a danger if kids are watching this, more effective would've been "how to use a knife properly when cutting out a pumpkin" the actor is demonstrating cutting towards his thumb & body! One slip and he's missing a thumb or pulling the knife from his stomach!

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