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A Piece of Pi Mystery Cache

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JBT: We have had to replace this cache container several times, so we have decided to let it go.

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Hidden : 5/24/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

There is no cache nor parking at the coordinates given above, however this location is one place you could go to learn more about this puzzle and is not far from the actual cache site.

The mathematical constant Pi (3.14159 . . .) is defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter in flat Euclidean space. Pi is an irrational, transcendental number so its decimal expression never ends or repeats.

As unlikely as it may seem, the decimal representation of Pi contains the exact coordinates for this cache! The 7 digits for the north coordinate begin 13,204,942 places to the right of the decimal point and the 7 digits for the west coordinate begin 5,183,099 places to the right of the decimal point.

The cache container is a magnetic key holder on the Penn State campus. BYOP. Stealth is required during busy times.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ZXU qbja ybj naq bhg bs fvtug

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)