<p>update–I still haven’t used that squash. I had a big butternut also, so used that for the soup. I did, however, ask the woman at our local farm stand what they do with Hubbard squash and she said they drop them on the (concrete) floor.</p>
<p>^^^LOL</p>
<p>Watch out for potential collateral damage!! :D</p>
<p>How high up to ding it? To crack it? To cover the car with its guts?</p>
<p>I thought I could put it in a bag before dropping it. I might still microwave, if I’m too chicken to drop it.</p>
<p>Dropping it seems like a very bad idea to me.</p>
<p>Youtube sabrinahunks1 video looks like a pretty successful squash drop (waist height). The 2nd story drop videos appear satisfying if you’re looking for a major splat, not so much for cooking.</p>
<p>OOh I have an idea! At Caltech for Halloween they freeze pumpkins with liquid nitrogen and then throw them off the library roof where they shatter satisfyingly to music: <a href=“Cal-Tech Students Annual Pumpkin Drop / Pasadena RAW FOOTAGE - YouTube”>Cal-Tech Students Annual Pumpkin Drop / Pasadena RAW FOOTAGE - YouTube;
<p>mathmom - thanks!!! Mr B will be greatly amused tonight. :)</p>
<p>I think dropping the squash inside a plastic bag is not a bad idea. </p>
<p>I finally did it! I took the squash into our garage, dropped it on the concrete floor, and it elegantly split open, exactly in half. No squash guts came out. It’s roasting right now.</p>
<p>Very cooperative squash.</p>
<p>Love squash! Hope it is delicious! </p>
<p>Life is good. :)</p>