Tree of Knowledge Traditional Cache
onecrazycanadian: Hi,
The low health score on this cache has remained below 60 since our last contact. I see no sign of any maintenance being done to correct this and I have had no response from the owner since my last contact. Due to the lack of response I have no idea if any corrective action has been taken. Consequently I am archiving the cache at this time. If the owner does happen to complete the maintenance required and wish to activate the cache again just let me know and I will consider unarchiving it once the issue is resolved.
Thanks
onecrazycanadian
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You are looking for a camo water bottle with a few trade items in it. Accuracy was poor at time of hiding.
This cache is hidden close by the Engineering Building on campus. The College of Engineering is one of the oldest colleges on campus and was founded in 1912. It eventually got its own building in 1920. And 60 years later a new Engineering building was constructed in 1980 - the last building constructed on campus using the Imperial system of measurements.
The first Dean of Engineering was C J MacKenzie who also designed the Broadway Bridge. In 1984, the year of MacKenzie's death, the College adopted the MacKenzie tartan in his honour.
The U of S Engineers participate in many activities, and at one time held the world record for High Mileage. Their vehicle is on display on the 2nd floor of the building. In 1986, they achieved a world record rating of 5,691 MPG. Yes - over 5600 miles to the gallon! The vehicle has some areodynamic properties that generated thrust in a cross wind, and it was a bit breezy the day of the competition. The vehicle weighed 84 pounds and has a 3 horsepower engine.
The Engineers then turned their hands and minds to the model airplane "heavy lift" competition, where they set another record in their class - a lift of over 10 kilos.
Currently, the Engineers have their sights even higher. The "Space Design Team" competed in the 2009 Space Elevator competition put on by NASA. The U of S team was one of only 4 teams invited to the competition. They did not win this one - they had plenty of technical difficulties, but just getting to the competition is pretty amazing.
Congrats to Kris12345 on the FTF - nothing seems to get in her way!
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