The Nudge:
The following information might be helpful in solving the
puzzle, then again, it might not. At the very least, I hope
you find the information thought provoking and interesting.
Choose from the following three flavors, depending on which viewer
you prefer (the content is identical for all three links).
Play time is about two minutes.
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Glossary Of Terms:
I could make this insanely hard and make you figure out all the
abbreviations, but I think you'll have your work cut out for you as
it is:
|
Test Abbreviation |
Full Name |
| ONPG |
Ortho NitroPhenol beta-D
Galactopyranosidase |
| ADH |
Arginine DiHydrolase |
| LDC |
Lysine DeCarboxylase |
| ODC |
Ornithine DeCarboxylase |
| CIT |
Citrate |
| H2S |
H2S production |
| URE |
Urea |
| TDA |
Tryptophane DeAminase |
| IND |
Indole |
| VP |
Voges Proskauer |
| GEL |
Gelatinase |
| GLU |
Glucose |
| MAN |
Mannitol |
| INO |
Inositol |
| SOR |
Sorbitol |
| RHA |
Rhamnose |
| SAC |
Saccharose |
| MEL |
Melibiose |
| AMY |
Amygdalin |
| ARA |
Arabinose |
| OX |
Oxidase |
The Puzzle:
BT-1
BT-2
BT-3
The cache is at the following coordinates:
N36 39.ABC W121 49.DEF
Where:
A= c+d
B= g
C= l
D= m+n
E= b+g
F= o+p+q+b
Sum check: A+B+C+D+E+F=19
Brute Force:
Some people get their panties in a bunch over
cachers that solve puzzles by "brute forcing". In other
words, they just go to the cache page coordinates and look around
for obvious hiding places. I don't have a problem with that
approach and if that's how you play the game, that's fine with
me. In order to facilitate your hunt, I've put together a
short Podcast of my little adventure when I placed the cache.
You can either listen to it at home and take notes, or take an MP3
player with you and follow my description step by step. If
you look around you may find some landmarks that fit my
description. You might listen for background noises to get
some ideas as well.
BT
Podcache Hint