Waiting for a bus Traditional Cache
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Small cache to help pass the time waiting for a bus. Located behind the bus shelter and accessable via a little pathway into the car park.
Best to time to visit would be just after the bus has left to avoid people who are waiting for a bus. Perhaps they should have walked to the next step or perhaps not?
A small cache hidden out of sight. The cache is a small tupperware container containing a log book and pencil with enough room for small items.
Waiting for a bus
If your bus is late, how long should you wait before starting to walk in the hopes that you'll catch it at the next stop? Mathematicians from Harvard University modeled the problem and determined that the optimal strategy is the "lazy" one: stay put and wait. Taken from New Scientist:
The formula does break down in extreme cases, (Harvard's Scott) Kominers says, when the time interval between buses is longer than an hour, for example, and your destination is only a kilometre away.
If you do choose to walk, you should make your decision before you start waiting, he says. You will still reach your destination later than the bus you'd have caught, but it will be much less frustrating than waiting for a while and then watching the bus shoot by.
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