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Flood water level
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The coordinates for this cache are “hidden”
in the stereo graphic image to the left. In order to pick out the
last three digits of the latitude and the longitude you will need
to look at the graphic using the technique called cross-eyed
stereo vision. When stereofused the last three digits of the
latitude will appear, maybe 1/4 inch, closer to your eyes than the
plane of the screen. The last three digits of the longitude will
look a bit farther away than the plane of the screen. To determine
the correct order of the numbers that appear above and below the
screen, arrange them in the order that they appear when scanning
from the top of the graphic to the bottom of it. Higher up on the
list = sooner in the order.
To see the 3D effect, start by aligning
the left and right black dots until you see three of them. The
center one is two that are fused. Force them into focus. If it is
not, then try, try and try again. Possible headaches aside, the
more you try the better you will get at it! Don’t worry; your
eyes will not stick in the cross-eyed position! When properly
aligned you should see three boxes. Pay attention to the flashy
middle one. Many colors will appear ghost-like, coming and going.
That in fact will make the job of stereo fusing the two blocks more
of a challenge, hence the rating of difficulty on this cache.
[NOTE: it’s always easier to do this
when the graphic is small. It may be easier to copy the graphic to
a Word document then adjust it to shades of gray.]
I’m sure there are ways to get around the
stereo viewing technique. Since the reason for this cache is to
teach people how to stereofuse two images to see in 3D w/o having
to use special glasses, I do not think anyone should claim this as
a find unless they get the coordinates in the way I intended them
to be obtained. If you do succeed tell us about the experience
when you post your log.
Shown to the right here is one of the
many cross-eyed viewing 3D images I’ve taken. Click on it. I
greatly exaggerated the depth. If you like what you see and are a
premium member, take a look at
this “off-topic” thread I started.
In the cache you may
find anaglyph glasses. Take one per family please. They are
red/cyan. If you trade for a pair, make sure to go to
this website! Try Googling anything with the word anaglyph and
see what you can find. After viewing for a few minutes take the
glasses off and look around the room first with your left eye then
with your right eye only. Another neat thing to do is when looking
at a crater on Mars, reverse the colors for each eye. Stare at it
for a few seconds and it should turn into a bump!
Here is one of my
favorite anaglyph images of Mars.
Good luck! Click on the Earth for a coord
verification.
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