( Mashable ) -- You know there 's something significant going on when Google creates one of its whimsical `` doodles '' on its home page , and Halloween is no exception . In case you ca n't see it where you are , this year ( in some countries ) , there 's a time-lapse video showing some of the most gigantic pumpkins in the world , going through a metamorphosis from blobs of orange to art as night falls . Here 's how the Googlers describe the making of this kooky video on the official Google blog : . `` To celebrate Halloween this year , the doodle team wanted to capture that fascinating transformation that takes place when carving a pumpkin . Instead of picking up a few pumpkins from the grocery store , however , we decided to work on six giant pumpkins , specially delivered from nearby Half Moon Bay ( some weighing well over 1,000 pounds ) . What you see is a timelapse video of the approximately eight hours we spent carving in the middle of our Mountain View , California , campus . '' Mashable : Where do Google doodles come from ? Watch the video of this Halloween Google doodle -- or go to Google.com to experience the doodle for yourself . © 2011 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Google 's Halloween-themed doodle shows time-lapse carving of giant pumpkins . Video shows employees carving massive pumpkins into Google logo . Comment: