“There are only 10 types of people in the world:
those who understand binary, and those who
don't!”
Hexadenary
This cache follows on from
Worthington Bases: Octonary.
If you have calculated the answer to our Binary and Octonary
caches, then the next base is hexadeciaml. Hexadecimal, or hex for
short, is base 16, which is made up of the digits 0 to 9, and A to
F representing 10 to 15. Hexadecimal numbers are often represented
with either the letter h at the end, or preceded by
0x: 25h and 0xCD represent decimal 37 and 205
respectively.
Hex is an easier way of handling and representing binary
numbers. Computers hold binary digits, or bits, in
arrays. Early computers used 8 bits in a row, which was called a
byte; modern
computers mostly use multiples of these, either 16-, 32-, or
64-bits. A single eight bit byte can be represented by two hex
digits, from 00000000 (0x00) to 11111111 (0xFF, or 255).
The Cache
This cache is a small square lock'n'lock box which can be found
at:
35 33 ° 33 35 . 36 36 38 '
N
and
7A 65 72 6F 7A 65 72 6F 74
77 6F 64 65 67 72 65 65 73 74 68 69 72 74 79 73 65 76 65 6E 70 6F
69 6E 74 73 69 78 74 77 6F 74 77 6F 6D 69 6E 75 74 65 73 77 65 73
74
This cache contains part of the coordinates for
Worthington Bases: The Final. Please take a note of the digits
printed on the inside of the lid.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs situated near
to Standish. They were constructed in the early 1880s to meet the
water demands of the Wigan area, with water coming from a diversion
of the River Douglas. When full, Worthington Reservoir is 9 metres
deep, and has a capacity of 546 million litres. If required, the
water treatment works just to the south of the dam could filter and
chlorinate up to 8 million litres of water a day.
The reservoirs now form part of a 50 acre country park with
interesting and varied walks. The country park is open to the
public all year round, with picnic areas and ample parking (see
coordinates below). The parking has signs that say the gates close
at 5:30pm; at present this is not the case, the gates are open
24/7, but please do not rely upon this, as it is liable to change.
Alternative parking can be found in the layby on the A5106 Chorley
Road, opposite the entrance to Platt Lane. Refreshments are
available at either The Crown (on Platt
Lane), or the White Crow (on Chorley Road).
Please Note:
Dogs are not
allowed in Worthington Lakes Country Parks.- Cycling is not allowed in
Worthington Lakes Country Parks.
- The reservoirs are dangerous - do
not try to swim in them.
- All caches are near footpaths and open
areas - climbing is not necessary.
- Some barbed wire has been installed in
some places near the path.
- No caches are near the waters
edge.
- This is a popular area, so please
watch out for muggles.
An unactivated geocoin is in the final cache for the 2TF.
Congratulations to Citizen Smith for FTF on both this cache and the
Final!