Obscure Songs I Like: A series of caches dedicated to
songs you probably haven't heard of, by obscure people. Usually the
music is available for you to hear for free on the Internet. It's
probably not actually necessary to have heard the song to find the
cache, but it won't hurt. In some cases, the cache location
reflects the song... in other cases, this is less so.
For this cache, the actual song title is not mentioned,
because that would be advertising. You don't need to shop at the
store to find the cache. You don't even need to get that close to
the store, although you'll certainly see the big sign. You can hear
Jonathan Coulton performing his obscure song at
YouTube, or find lyrics and guitar tabs for the
song at
his website.
To find the cache you will have to find two poles, and do some
simple math. Then you'll have the coordinates of a shiny micro
final.
Step one: The listing coordinates should bring you to a
pole. Note the "pole number" displayed high above you in large
letters. You will need it shortly.
Step two: Take the first three letters of the store name,
which you can see in large print to the west. convert each letter
to a number, according to their place in the alphabet: A=1, B=2...
Z=26. Now, compute the following formulae:
X = first letter
Y = second letter
Z = third letter
W = ((X + Z) * Y) - 9
V = (X * Y) + Z.
Now add W to the last digits of the original north coordinate, and
add V to the last digits of the original west coordinate. This
gives the coordinates for a second pole. Go to that pole, and again
note the "pole number."
Step three: Now, convert your two pole numbers to
numbers, by converting any letters according to the same A=1
conversion. Compute the following:
N = first pole number
M = second pole number
P = (2 * M) + N + 12
Q = M - N
Now, add P to the to the last digits of the original north
coordinate (the coordinates at the top of the cache page,
not those computed in step two), and add Q to the last
digits of the original west coordinate. This gives the coordinates
for the final cache. Seek and find.
All the steps can be completed from within a single large clear
area. There is no reason to climb fences or enter buildings. The
area can be very busy while the store is open... so use appropriate
precautions to avoid the cache being discovered by those who might
tamper with it.