10/10/10
Multi Event – The Powers Of
Ten
What:
A meet-and-greet of geocachers to
celebrate 10/10/10 and to introduce the new Indiana “Powers
of Ten” geocoin. Donuts, muffins, coffee and soft
drinks will be available.
Where:
Munger Park Pavilion, Lafayette,
Indiana
http://www.lafayette.in.gov/egov/docs/1199333715630.htm
When:
Sunday, October 10th 2010
Beginning at 10:10 am until 1:10
pm
Why: It’s 10/10/10! This date will not occur again for
another 100 years. This
event is being celebrated world-wide. Each of the locations listed below
has its own special 10/10/10 coin – a total of 41 different
10/10/10 Event coins.
Who:
Geocachers,
family and friends.
Locations
celebrating this event are:
Indiana, Alabama, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Emerald Coast Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Space Coast Florida, Texas, Utah,
Washington, Ontario, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden and
Australia.
Hmmm?
About the
Number 10!
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Ten is
the sum of the first three prime numbers.
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A
polygon with ten sides is a decagon.
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Ten is
the base of the decimal numeral system.
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The
atomic number of neon.
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The
number of space time dimensions in some superstring
theories.
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The Ten
Commandments are considered a cornerstone of Judaism and
Christianity.
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People
traditionally tithed one-tenth of their produce or
earnings.
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There
are ten cents in a U.S. or Canadian dime, itself one tenth of a
dollar.
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The
interval of a major or minor tenth is an octave plus a major or
minor third.
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The
title of quite a few albums, including recordings by Pearl Jam and
LL Cool J.
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In
ten-pin bowling 10 pins are arranged in a triangular pattern and
there are 10 frames per game.
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In
Baseball there are always at least 10 players on the field at a
time.
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Driving
a racing car at ten-tenths is driving as fast as possible, on the
limit.
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Ten-codes are commonly used
on emergency service radio systems.
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Ten
refers to the “meter band” on the radio spectrum
between 28 and 29.7 MHz, used by amateur
radio.
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Current
number of incarnations of The Doctor in the BBC science fiction
television program Doctor Who.
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House
number of 10 Downing Street.
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The
number of Provinces in Canada.
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The
designation of United States Interstate 10, a freeway that runs
from California to Florida.
A
limited number of the Indiana 10/10/10 coins will be available for
purchase for $10 each.
PLEASE LOG
A “WILL ATTEND” IF YOU PLAN
TO JOIN US THERE!