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A Clockwork Lemon Mystery Cache

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duncdonut73: Bye bye lemon! You clocked a bit of work.

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Hidden : 5/8/2011
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The given coordinates are for CITRUS ROAD,
but you will NOT find the cache there.

 

In the future, a charismatic geocacher's world is turned upside down when he is jailed and
volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government
in an effort to solve society's energy crisis ... but not all goes to plan.

 

How many lemons, limes, oranges or grapefruit does it take to power a GPS receiver?

I'm pretty sure that Kubrick's similarly named movie wasn't so juicy, but the lemon battery is something I came across as a kid when our local pharmacy was selling a kit for a lemon-powered clock. It consisted simply of a stand with trays for two lemons, copper and zinc electrodes, some wiring and a digital clock face. Each lemon was stabbed with a copper and zinc electrode and connected in series to the clock. It also worked on potatoes, apples and even potted plants.

The energy comes from the oxidation of the electrodes blah blah [insert high school chemistry and physics lessons here]. Attempts have even been made to determine how many lemons are required to power an iPhone, but I suggest using commercial batteries when trying to find this cache!

 

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