New Yorker Ashrita Furman, the record holder for smashing most pumpkins in one minute, has set a new one by shattering 31 on Monday, which refreshed the old number 30 at the Halloween weekend of 2016. /Chinanews Photo

Furman said he was very happy with the result and that he has learnt some skills from clubbing the vegetable. “A lot of it has to do with hitting it in the right place and the right angle,” said Furman. /Chinanews Photo

 The pumpkin residue did not go wasted with local chefs changing the scraps into pie stuffing. Furman also broke another Halloween-themed record by inserting more than 40 pieces of caramel popcorn in mouth in one minute. /Chinanews Photo