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Nights of Pythagoras -or- Death by Triangulation Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/28/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

*** Cache is not at the posted coordinates ***

 

Are you smarter than a grade 8 student?

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Drag out that old geometry textbook
and your knowledge of coordinate systems
to locate this puzzle cache!

A straight line from the posted coordinates
to 49°57'22.06"N 97°15'33.73"W
forms the hypotenuse of a triangle
whose right angle points south east.

Complete the triangle and reflect it along its North-South axis.

The Easternmost vertex of the reflected triangle
is where you will find the cache.

 

Cache is a cammo taped medium sized Lock-and-Lock container. It contains an attractive and stylish FTF certificate, a hand-crafted logbook with a vintage Pokemon pencil, and some trading items, including:

  • Deck of cards
  • Emergency blanket
  • Compass carbineer
  • CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival Button
  • Red Christmas Ornament
  • 5 in 1 Survival Tool

 

 


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur ulcbgrahfr ehaf rknpgyl FJ gb AR, gurersber gur bgure gjb fvqrf eha rknpgyl A/F naq R/J. Guvf znxrf vg rnfl gb fbyir cheryl zngurzngvpnyyl. Jryy... ernfbanoyl rnfl!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)