How deep to crush a regular pumpkin?

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So it's that time of year, underwater pumpkin carving time. I have a question for those that have come before me:
How deep can you take an average carving pumpkin before it implodes? I think it would make for an interesting video to explain the physics of depth and diving, but I don't want to lug a giant pumpkin around on a dive if it's not going to crush. Any insight would be welcome. I wouldn't think it would be too too deep, less than 100'?

Extra points if you have a definitive answer
 
They are not that hard, if a plastic crappy camera housing cracks at 5 bars I would guess that a pumpkin would do it a lot shallower.
 
>> They are not that hard, if a plastic crappy camera housing cracks at 5 bars I would guess that a pumpkin would do it a lot shallower.

Neither are we. Softer the object, harder to implode.
 
@Rollin Bonz and I took a pumpkin to about 130'; it cracked, in a most unimpressive manner.

IIRC, it still did take off for the surface once we released it, but the pumpkin's shape also slowed its upward progress, and according to viewers, its topside arrival was equally unimpressive.
Ah yes, the good ol' days when we could dive at our leisure at the local hole in the ground... Funyuns, Cheetos, canned Cokes, and bananas as well all made similar trips to depth... for science.
 
>> They are not that hard, if a plastic crappy camera housing cracks at 5 bars I would guess that a pumpkin would do it a lot shallower.

Neither are we. Softer the object, harder to implode.
Oh I agree no spectacular implosions unless you change the pressure in a drastic way, mythbuster style.
 
Oh I agree no spectacular implosions unless you change the pressure in a drastic way, mythbuster style.
...and that aint gonna happen submerging a pumpkin in a lake.
 
Who was the guy here who used to take various food and food products to depths and post about it?

His avatar was a cartoon "diver" with some type of flame thrower....
 
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