The coordinates at the top of this page are not
the actual coordinates of the cache! You must determine the actual coordinates by
solving the puzzle. Note: not even the
minutes listed above are guaranteed to be correct. However, the actual
cache location is within a 2.5 mile radius of the given coordinates.
A group of friends is visiting an art gallery. There are four simple pictures hanging on a wall, which are reproduced online below, using only the finest physical to digital conversion and preservation systems known to the world’s best curators:
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Picture 1
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Picture 2
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Picture 3
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Picture 4
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Each friend has a favorite picture. Here are some of the preferences:
- Bonnie and Cindy are attracted to the arrow picture.
- Willow and Ysabel think the bridge is beautiful.
- Irene and Xander happily hover over the hourglass.
- Fred and Gail prefer the pitcher picture.
Your task is to figure out what picture is the favorite of each of the other friends. For each, choose the number of the picture.
- What picture does Albert like?
- What picture does Oscar like?
- What picture does Darryl like?
- What picture does Harry like?
- What picture does Karl like?
- What picture does Nancy like?
- What picture does Robert like?
- What picture does Stephanie like?
- What picture does Ursula like?
- What picture does Victor like?
From Picture Preferences to Cache Coordinates...
The cache is located at a latitude of 37° BE.FGJ′ and a longitude of 122° LM.PQT′. Calculate B, E, F, G, J, L, M, P, Q and T from the following formulae.
Note: If any answer results in a number greater than 10, drop every digit but the last one. For example, with B = (N + 18), if Nancy liked the hourglass, then N = 3, so 3 + 18 = 21 and then B would have a value of 1.
B = (N + 18)
E = (U * (U - 2))
F = (((V + 4) * 3) - 3)
G = (F + A) + 1
J = (S + 1)
L = (D * 9) + 1
M = (H * 4) - 1
P = R
Q = (C * 8) - 4
T = (K * 14) - 1
As a check against your work, the final answers for B, E, F, G, J, L, M, P, Q and T add up to a number whose last digit is 8 (eight).