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Cache hidden as part of the 1st Annual Country Cachin’ Event on
April 18, 2009.
Anyone out there listen to Car Talk? I just love it ... not that I
know anything about cars, mind you, but I those two jokers keep me
entertained. This cache is placed in honor of their Puzzlers. I
have yet to figure one out, but there's always next week.
Here are some older Puzzlers ... give them a shot first, but the
answers are encrypted in the Hints section.
#1 Time Warp
Melvin had been briefing the boss at a staff meeting since he
arrived at the office, too busy, in fact, even for a cup of coffee.
Worse than that, he'd skipped breakfast that morning because he got
up late, got dressed in a hurry, and sped off to the office in his
'65 Mustang convertible. When he finally finished his meeting, he
glanced at his brand-new digital wristwatch. Yikes! No wonder he
was hungry. It was 12:01 ... lunch time! He hurriedly donned his
coat, hat and gloves, and raced out the rear entrance of the
building, headed for the lunch counter across the street. He darted
between traffic lanes and parked cars and almost fell into the
doorway of the lunch counter. But, the door was locked. A sign hung
inside the door, 'CLOSED, We Open at 11:00 A.M.' He rechecked his
watch, which was working just fine, and realized why the lunch
counter was closed. What did Melvin discover?
#2 Fuzzy Math
A boy and his mother were doing math problems. For example, 25 + 8
and the boy answered 33. The next problem was 42 + 15. The boy said
43. When Ray saw how the boy was dressed, he understood. What was
going on?
#3 Flipping Ages
A woman and her mother can reverse the digits in their ages. For
example, if she is 37 her mother is 73. They have been able to do
that six times in the past and could do it twice more in the
future. How old is the woman now?
You are looking for an ammo box hidden near the Osage State Fishing
Lake.
Original contents include:
Gold Cow-Tipping geocoin (unactivated)
Slinkies
Dominoes
Frog Yo-Yo’s
Log & Pencil
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
#1 - Ur chg uvf jngpu ba hcfvqr qbja. Fb jura vg ernq 12:01, naq ur qnfurq bhg bs gur ohvyqvat vg jnf ernyyl 10:21.
#2 - Ur jnf jrnevat n sbbgonyy havsbez. ??Fb jura gur dhrfgvba jnf 45 zvahf 8 naq gur xvq nafjrerq 47, vg jnf orpnhfr vs uvf grnz jnf ba gur bccbarag'f 45 lneq yvar, naq ybfg 8 lneqf, gurl jbhyq or onpx ng gurve bja 47 lneq yvar. ??Fvzvyneyl vs gurl jrer ba gurve 42 lneq yvar naq tnvarq 15 lneqf, gurl jbhyqa'g or va gur 57 lneq yvar, gurer vf ab 57. Gurl'q or ba gur bccbarag'f 43 lneq yvar.
#3 - Gur zbgure unf gb or fbzr zhygvcyr bs avar lrnef jura ure puvyq jnf obea. Sbe rknzcyr, gnxr 12 naq 21 ... gubfr ahzoref jbex, ohg gung jbhyq zrna gur zbgure jnf 9 juvyr gur qnhtugre jnf obea. Ohg ... vs gur zbgure jnf 18 jura gur puvyq jnf obea, gura jura zbz jnf 20, puvyq jbhyq or 02. Naq gura, rirel 11 lrnef vg unccraf ntnva. 13-31, 24-42, 35-53, 46-64. Fb vg gheaf bhg gur jbzna vf 57 naq ure zbgure 75. Gung vf gur fvkgu vafgnapr. Gur arkg gjb gvzrf vg unccraf, gur ntrf jvyy or 68-86, 79-97.