Tetraodontidae
A
cache
by TheNomad
Hidden:
5/6/2005
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Terrain updated to reflect current conditions.
There are as many as 120 species of puffer fish (also called
blowfish, globefish and fugu) - 38 of them found in Japan. They
come in different sizes from the tiny Valentine Puffer to the
larger Star Puffer. They are so called because they inflate
themselves with water or air when threatened, making it difficult
for a predator to swallow them.
The ovaries, skin, muscles, and mainly the liver contain a deadly
poison (tetrodotoxin) for which there is no known antidote. Yet,
fugu has been eaten in China for thousands of years, and in Japan
for hundreds of years. Tetrodotoxin is so deadly, a single
milligram can kill a full-sized adult. That amount would fit on the
head of a pin. It's over 1200 times more deadly than cyanide.
While tetrodotoxin poisoning is rare in the U.S., a 1996 report in
the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) documents 3 cases
of tetrodotoxin toxicity from persons ingesting contaminated fugu
imported by a coworker from Japan. In Japan, approximately 50
deaths may occur each year from tetrodotoxin poisoning.
A Vancouver bio-tech company has developed a drug from tetrodotoxin
that is more than 3000 times stronger than morphine. And, it's
non-addictive and non-mind or mood altering. It is a highly
effective pain killer.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates. To find this cache, you
will need to determine the coordinates from the information
provided in the paragraphs above. It's an ammo can, and it contains
some upgraded swag, a log book, and a $5 gift card to a local
smoothie establishment. Please re-hide better than you find it.
Apparently, this park has a bit of a muggle problem.
Owing to the lack of activity on this cache, I'm un-obfuscating the
information that is required to solve:
27F398AA0110D824900ECDD5DC081AE097A3818E2C3CAF32 Update 8/10/2009 -
The original required information could only be decrypted by one
engine - one that wasn't spec compliant. The above has been changed
to be compliant with the specifications for the cipher.
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No hints available
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 September 7 by TomToad (227 found)
Went searching again for this one. Last time I got attacked by a killer bush, this time I managed to avoid any lethal trees. Found this one literally only seconds after reaching GZ. Don't have a clue why it was so illusive the first time through.
TNLNSL Thanks for the cache and the fun puzzle.
[view this log] | September 1 by sahagian (733 found)
First off, thanks for the spec compliant un-obfuscation. Without it, I'd still be banging my head against the wall. After months of work, it felt really good to have actual coordinates, instead of garbled wingdings! With those numbers finally in hand, we weren't going to let a little rain stop us! Then, as luck would have it, the kindbus rolled up to GZ and we found nothing but bugs and mud and... Ouch! more bugs! (Yeah, Stu and I both got stung by something!) It wasn't until we were heading out, ready to throw in the towel, that the cache jumped up and almost knocked the bus down. That was one sweet Huckleberry!  TFTFun!
[view this log] | September 1 by kindbus (1039 found)
well this one was tough.... and I am glad to have it off my list. solving the puzzle is only half the battle. finding the cache is a puzzle in itself. sahagian and I hit GZ in the rain ... and what a swampy tangled place it is .... fortunately I stumbled over it, literally. it's one big ammo can so watch out .. it will knock you over if your not careful. took nothing and left a geocoin. TFTC ! Roll On !
[view this log] |  August 30 by TomToad (227 found)
Not a big enough frowny for this one. 
Went to GZ and searched for a long time. I really don't remember exactly how long, 45 minutes, 1 hour, maybe more. You kind of loose sense of time while hunting a cache. I was just about to give up for the day, when I noticed a likely spot I didn't search before. I peered inside a group of bushes when I noticed something out of reach on the other side. I pulled one of the branches out of the way so I could stick my head in and get a closer look. But before I could determine if what I saw was the cache or not, my hand slipped off the branch I was holding and it swung into my eye.
I then drove myself to the emergency room and had it checked. Fortunately the injury is superficial, and with some eye drops and heavy duty pain killers, I should be ok in a couple of days.
Hopefully, I'll be back out to search again before I need to go back to work.
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| August 19 by trentakins (0 found)
I worked this one with no luck. Once the new code was posted I tried again and Bingo. Went to the site and found nothing but bugs, mud and kudzu before it got too late to keep looking. Going to go back when I have more time.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 12:19:02 PM
Last Updated: 9/7/2009 5:43:18 PM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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