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A Giant Act Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Team Yofa: There's other "tall" places the cache could be re-hidden, but they're kinda exposed to the neighbors. So I think I'm just going to archive this one. Here's the solution:

1 - D - Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) 6'5"
2 - F - Richard Moll (Bull) 6'7 1/2"
3 - A - Ted Cassidy (Lurch) 6'9" or 6'10"
4 - C - Richard Kiel (Jaws) 7' 1 3/4"
5 - E - Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) 7'3"
6 - B - Lock Martin (Gort) 7'7"

I got to meet Richard Kiel many years ago. He dwarfed my 6'6" frame. :-)

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Hidden : 4/28/2007
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

NOTE: The listed coordinates are NOT the position of the cache. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the actual coordinates of the cache.

A) B)
C) D)
E) F)

Associate each letter (A-F) with the order of each actor's respective height (at his peak), starting with the "shortest". For instance, if the actor in picture "B" was the shortest, then "B" would be assigned 1. Compute the eight separate sums below to get the coordinates. If any individual sum is double digits, then drop the 10s digit (e.g. 6+6=12->2).

B A E C F E B A
+ B + E + C + B + D + F + F + A
N 37° 4 ? . ? ? ? W 121° 4 ? . ? ? ?
Checksum: The sum of the eight ?'s is 43.

IMPORTANT: If you are not tall, you may not be able to reach this cache. Just bring a tall person with you. Otherwise, you may need to bring a step stool, but watch out for geomuggles if you do. Please replace the cache exactly as you found it.

FTF went to geodaminal. Cache initially contained:

  • A FTF certificate
  • $5 Gift Card to Cold Stone Creamery
  • Jen's Obsessed Geocoin
  • Small metal 2007 Team Yofa tokens
  • Various toys

P.S. I'm an inch taller than one of these guys, but the rest are out of my league.

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