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Triskaidekaphobia Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/7/2006
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

*** THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES ***


Welcome to Lucky 13! When the theme of this cache first occurred to me I hoped it might be pretty original; then reality struck as I found many others all over the world who have approached this subject in their own way. So, here’s my version.

Phobias are persistent, irrational fears of certain objects or situations. Phobias occur in several forms; the fear associated with a phobia can focus on a particular object (specific phobia) or be a fear of embarrassment in a public setting (social phobia). People who have phobias are often so overwhelmed by their anxiety that they avoid the feared objects or situations. Specific phobias involve a fear of an object or situation, such as small animals, snakes, closed-in spaces, or flying in an airplane. Social phobia is the fear of being humiliated in a social setting, such as when meeting new people, giving a speech, or talking to the boss. Most people experience these fears with mild to moderate intensity, and the fear passes. For people with social phobia, however, the fear is extremely intrusive and can disrupt normal life, interfering with work or social relationships in varying degrees of severity.

THE CACHE

This is a Three Part Mystery Multi. Two of the three stages are larger-than-micro containers and I’ve tried to make each stage somewhat interesting and not just a random location for the next set of coordinates. In my attempt to make these locations interesting, all three waypoints can only be accessed during operating hours. These hours are:

Part One - Daily from sunrise to sunset

Part Two - Special Summer Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm / Standard Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-4:30pm, Sun 11am-4:30pm. There is a $5.00 fee for entrance; though it is Free to the public on Wednesday from 12:00pm-6:00pm

Part Three - Tue-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm (Closed Mondays & Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday & Memorial Day)

Permission has been granted for these stages.

The trail ends with a small camo'ed Lock&Lock. You don't have to trample any landscape to access it. It contains a log book and some trade items.

To find the actual beginning coordinates you must answer the questions below and plug them in appropriately.

THE PUZZLE

A) This famous conqueror became a lieutenant in the military at the age of 16 and had which phobia? Uranophobia = 2, Ailurophobia = 0, Tuberculophobia = 3, Kleptophobia = 1

B) Approximately what percentage of the US population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year? 5% = 8, 10% = 3, 1% = 5, 12% = 6

C) You should RESPECT this female singer who had this phobia. Theologicophobia = 3, Atephobia = 4, Genuphobia = 1, Aviophobia = 7

D) This director had a peculiar phobia that was for THE BIRDS. What was he afraid of? Milk = 2, Cameras = 8, Eggs = 0, Heaven = 6

E) Kathisophobia will keep you away from what? People = 1, Chickens = 5, Pictures = 9, Chairs = 2

F) Coulrophobia could hinder your consumption of what? Pepsi = 9, Snickers = 3, Crunch-Wrap Supremes = 1, Big Macs = 5

G) Someone with Phonophobia might keep you from which cache? GCWMEQ = 3, GCGB4K = 6, GC9192 = 1, GCKZVK = 0

H) This famous actress had a Miracle on 34th Street. She had a fear of what? Water = 1, Toads = 3, Rats = 5, Cars = 7

I) If you are afraid of having your cache taken, you have… Cacheophobia = 3, Mugglephobia = 9, Magkeyaphobia = 6, Skirtliftaphobia = 2

J) Hylophobia will keep you out of where? The gym = 5, Subway = 7, Book stores = 1, The forest = 0


N35° AB.CDE
W89° FG.HIJ

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