The Appliance of Science. Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

zarbi&zarbibird: Sadly, due to the difficulty of hiding (and keeping hidden) a cache in the vicinity of the museum, we are archiving this. We are also finding it harder to get up to London to maintain/replace the cache. Thanks to all who have found or attempted to find the cache. Hope you had fun.

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Hidden : 3/21/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The clues to locate this cache are found in London's Science Museum. The Science museum is located at Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD. It is open from 10am – 6pm every day except 24 to 26 December. Entry is free! (There is a charge for some temporary exhibitions)

The above co-ordinates are for the museum. The cache can be found at N51 ABCDE W000 FGHIJ Go to the 5th floor into the science and art of medicine exhibition. Locate the Heart-Lung machine. The 4th DIGIT of the inventory number is E. Walk across the corridor into the vetinary history section where you need to locate the vetinary dental key. This was made in 185? This is G. Now go down to the next level, floor 4. In the Glimpses of Medical History section, discover when Gibson's chemist closed in Northumberland. 19?8. Take away 1 and this is C. Go through to the Mind Your Head exhibition. When was the Alice in Wonderland jigsaw puzzle made? 1?45. This number is B. Now you need to go to the 3rd floor. In the area Health Matters, what date was the laboratory-grown skin preserved? (?99?) Subtract the first number from the last to get A. Staying on this floor, find out how many people with lung cancer had their information punched into cards? Divide the last digit by 3. This is H. Once you've got this information, you will need to go down to the 2nd floor. How many terminals are there on the valve heater transformer that is in the cabinet containing Ernie 1? Divide this number by 2 and take away 1 to get D. Right, now down the stairs again to the 1st floor. What type of Massey-Ferguson combine harvester-thresher is on display here? The last number is I. Nearly there! On the ground floor, find the date printed on the floor in front of Puffing Billy. The first number is F. Finally, the last number can be found in the basement. How many knobs can you see on the HMV combined TV & radio receiver, model 905? Divide the number of knobs by 2 to get J. Now exit the museum to find the cache! You are looking for a magnetic micro.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh'yy svaq vg haqre naq oruvaq n Inevrgl bs fubrf! (Vg'yy nyy orpbzr pyrne jura lbh trg gurer!)

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)

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