EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS Mystery Cache
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NOTE; THE ABOVE COORDINATES ARE NOT THE FINAL COORDINATES FOR THE CACHE!!. You must SOLVE the PUZZLE in oder to solve the cache.
The cache itself is a Park & Grab type. Terrain is easy and paved. If you are in a wheelchair, you should be able to reach it, although you may have to reach around an obstacle a bit. This is a good cache for kids, especially if you would like to introduce them to a little science.
The FINAL COORDINATES are represented by Chemical Element Symbols from the Periodic Table of the Elements.
While the puzzle is actually an easy substitution formula, you must either KNOW the Periodic Table, or look it up ahead of time.
**NOTE: The West Coordinate's 1st "0" actually IS a zero, not an element symbol.**
North Coordinate: N = Se Sn . N / Be / Li
West Coordinate: W = 0 / Pb K . O / Pt
Where "/" just indicates a separate element, put into the standard coordinates format of N AB CD.EFG and W 0 JK LM.XYZ where each letter is a number.
OR, to put it another way: Fill in the Blanks following each symbol:(2 spaces indicated that element has 2 digits)
N = Se___ ___ Sn___ ___ . N___ Be___ Li___
W = 0(zero) Pb___ ___ K___ ___. O___ Pt___ ___
Once you have the correct values, proceed either to the coords given in the title as a starting point, or just go to the plugged in coordinates.
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Check sums:
N: Se + Sn + N + Be + Li = 98
N= AB CD.EFG checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F+G = 26
Remember: Se=AB, Sn=CD, N=E, Be=F, Li=G
W: Pb + K + O + Pt = 187
and W= 0JK LM.XYZ checksum: J+K+L+M+X+Y+Z = 43
Remember: Pb=JK, K=LM, O=X, Pt=YZ
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Zntargvp xrl ubyqre