I was impressed with how fast
my last mystery cache was solved and found, so I thought I'd
better challenge the danish geocachers once more. And this time
it's really nasty. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's not a
mathematical puzzle this time - it's something else...
The Russian Cosmonauts
It should be no surprise to you when I tell you that the russian
people are proud about our results in space.
Gagarin
We were the first to send a human in space in April 12,
1961. You may know that the first cosmonaut was Yuri Gagarin
in the spaceship Vostok 1, which beat the americans and Alan
Shepard with less than a month.
The first woman was also from Russia: Valentina Tereshkova in
June 1963. But Russia had the records in many areas - here are a
few:
- August 1961: G. Thitov made a 25-hour flight - the longest at
that time.
- June 1963: V. Bykovsky completed a 119-hour, 81-orbit tour in
Vostok 5.
- March 1965: A. Leonov conducted the first spacewalk--it lasted
12 minutes.
Leonov
The history of humans exploring the space is fascinating, and
the russians still play an important role in this area.
Hints:
29-4-2007: The name of the cache is the key to the solution.
5-5-2007: None of the numbers or digits in the description has
anything to do with the final coordinates.
12-5-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" was never in space
24-5-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" does not speak russian!
18-6-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" is a fictitious character
23-6-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" and I share a common
interest.
4-12-2007: Maybe "The russian cosmonaut" could be your friend?
Happy hunting!
Dansk:
"Bugs" Travalski, der er professor i matematik ved universitetet
i St. Petersborg fortæller:
"Jeg blev imponeret over hvor hurtigt min sidste mystery cache
blev løst og fundet, så jeg synes at jeg ville udfordre de danske
geocachere en gang til. Og denne gang er den rigtig drilagtig. Sig
ikke at I ikke blev advaret. Det er ikke en matematisk opgave denne
gang, det er noget andet...
De Russiske Kosmonauter
Det er vel ingen overraskelse når jeg siger at det russiske folk
er stolt over de resultater vi har opnået i rummet. Vi var de
første der sendte et menneske i rummet - d. 12. april 1961. Læserne
ved måske at det var Yuri Gagarin der i rumskibet Vostok 1 slog
amerikanerne med knap en måned.
Den første kvinde i rummet, juni 1963, var også russer:
Valentina Tereshkova. Men Rusland havde rekorderne på mange områder
- her er nogle få:
- August 1961: G. Thitov gennemførte en 25 timers rumtur - den
længste på det tidspunkt.
- June 1963: V. Bykovsky klarede en tur på 119 timer, med 81
jord-omkredsninger i Vostok 5.
- March 1965: A. Leonov var den første der udførte en rumvandring
- den varede 12 minutter.
Historien om rummets udforskning er fascinerende, og det
russiske folk spiller stadig en stor rolle på området.
Hints:
29-4-2007: Navnet på cachen er nøglen til at løse
opgaven.
5-5-2007: Ingen at tallene og cifrene i beskrivelsen har noget at
gøre med cachens slut koordinater.
12-5-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" har aldrig været i rummet.
24-5-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" taler ikke russisk!
18-6-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" er en fiktiv person
23-6-2007: "The russian cosmonaut" og jeg (Travalski) har en fælles
interesse.
4-12-2007: Måske kunne "The russian cosmonaut" blive din ven?
God jagt!
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