So here's the situation...
Several months ago, I started working on a puzzle for a cache I
was creating. I wanted to use something that was common to
everyone, but still mysterious... Something I could easily turn
into a complex puzzle... That 'something' is p (Pi).
A simple equation with a complex answer that seems to go on
forever. With all of those numbers after the decimal point, I knew
there had to be something in there I could use. I looked into
numerous ways of calculating p,
each giving the exact same results....except for one....my way.
Using a combination of the different methods that I researched,
I came up with a value of p that
is slightly different than all of the others, but this variation is
only within the the first 5700 or so digits. After that, it's the
same as any other calculation.
So I had a new value for p...
But what to do with it? I worked for months on end... Numbers
staring me in the face... Eventually, I started losing sleep over
it. That's when I saved my data and took a break for a couple of
months...
After a break, I started looking into word puzzles... One in
particular has been of interest to me for quite some time. It could
even be the biggest puzzle of them all: The Bible Code
A short description of it: Start at a particular letter, then
count forward or backward X number of letters. When you get to that
letter, continue counting X number of letters, and so on, and so
on... Eventually, the letters that you stop on, spell out words and
phrases. So far, people have found phrases that talk about events
in our past, present, and possibly future... I HIGHLY
suggest you do a search on the web for more information about the
Bible Code.
So when I started working on a Bible Code puzzle, the numbers
for the starting location, letter spacing, and number of letters
all started looking familiar... These were the same numbers that
were keeping me awake months before... These were the same numbers
that I found in p.
So what does this all mean? Apparently, it seems like my
calculation of p unlocks a
portion of the Bible code. I'm still wondering to this day how this
could be possible... Could I have come across something that no one
else has? How do science and math relate to this religious code?
What does the code spell out? Could the pattern in
p be some sort of message? And
if so, who put it there? So many questions... But I have one
answer... I decoded the message... And it points to a location, on
the Earth, in the format of Nxx° xx.xxx / Wxxx° xx.xxx .
What are the chances of that?
I've decoded the message, now it's your turn. Here's what you
need to do (sorta):
Download
this zip
file (1.38MB). Inside of it is a text file containing my
calculation of p, a chart to
fill in, and a copy of a portion of the Bible. The Bible is in
Excel format, and html for those who don't have Excel. A warning
though, when you extract and view the html file, it's about
10Megs... It's useable, but could lock up your system a bit. If you
don't have Excel and don't want to use the html version, I suggest
you find an Excel file viewer.
After you have the files, you need to find the pattern in my
calculation of p. I suggest you
compare it to other versions. There may appear to be some 'gaps' in
the pattern, but just follow what seems logical.
When you find the pattern, take the numbers that you find, and
'work them out' on to the chart, filling in the 'start', 'skip',
and '# of letters' columns. On the chart, some boxes have a '-'
sign in them. That means that these are negative numbers.
When you get the chart filled in, you need to apply it to the
Bible using the Bible Code method. Fill in the rest of the chart
with the letters that you find.
After that, go find the cache!
Eventually, you will come up with coordinates for the cache. I
want to stress that even though the puzzle uses the Bible, this is
NOT a religious themed cache in any way, so please just
trade non-religious cache items
The cache container is about 1 cubic foot.
Hope you enjoy!
-fractal