GC18PG7 Blazeodisadus solarificus (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by blmcamp

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GC18PG7 ▼

A cache by blmcamp Message this owner

Hidden : 1/18/2008

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Well the 4th installment in my Stupid Latin Names Series.

I loved it in the Road runner show when they gave stupid fake Latin names to Willy E. Coyote Like "Coyotecus Stupidous". So, I decided to do the same with some of my caches. It is easy cache along a paved road.

WOW, Who knew? A High Tech Solar Farm in our little town.

So How does a solar sell work anyways? Just so happens I found out.

Photovoltaic (PV) cells are made of special materials called semiconductors such as silicon, which is currently the most commonly used. Basically, when light strikes the cell, a certain portion of it is absorbed within the semiconductor material. This means that the energy of the absorbed light is transferred to the semiconductor. The energy knocks electrons loose, allowing them to flow freely. PV cells also all have one or more electric fields that act to force electrons freed by light absorption to flow in a certain direction. This flow of electrons is a current, and by placing metal contacts on the top and bottom of the PV cell, we can draw that current off to use externally. For example, the current can power a calculator. This current, together with the cell's voltage (which is a result of its built-in electric field or fields), defines the power (or wattage) that the solar cell can produce.

That's the basic process, but there's really much more to it.

You can read more about it here. (visit link)

There is a set of collectors Stamps from around the world for the FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abar arrqrq

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)