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Giving Back Mystery Cache

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foon: With over half of the original 11 Foon's 10K caches now archived, I think it's time to let this "thank you" cache fade into the sunset.

For those of you wondering how I came up with the final coordinates, here's what I did:

Since the 11 caches are not all at the same degree of latitude or longitude, I converted all of the coordinates to decimal degrees and then computed the averages.

10000 Finds, 6 Years: N 33 48.228, W 118 10.513 is N 33.8038, W 118.1752
"And the Emmy goes to...": N 34 09.955, W 118 22.465 is N 34.1659, W 118.3744
The Writing is on the Wall: N 33 45.200, W 118 25.100 is N 33.7533, W 118.4183
The "Play Ball" Challenge: N 33 42.567, W 117 47.963 is N 33.7095, W 117.7994
A Parallel Universe: N 33 43.400, W 117 56.800 is N 33.7233, W 117.9467
I Get All Emotional: N 33 34.528, W 117 37.757 is N 33.5755, W 117.6293
Extra Inning Sudoku: N 33 48.000, W 118 05.800 is N 33.8000, W 118.0967
Facts, Not Memories: N 33 39.974, W 117 43.322 is N 33.6662, W 117.7220
Hall of Fame: N 33 43.900, W 118 03.000 is N 33.7317, W 118.0500
10 x 10: N 33 58.500, W 118 23.222 is N 33.9750, W 118.3870
The Bonus Cache: N 33 55.210, W 118 24.604 is N 33.9202, W 118.4101

The average coords are N 33.8022, W 118.0917, which is N 33 48.132, W 118 05.502

The 8 consecutive prime numbers starting with the 14th smallest prime number are: 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73. Their sum is 474. Add this to the latitude to get N 33 48.606.

The only number that is the both the sum and product of the same three consecutive positive numbers is 6 (the sum and product of 1, 2, 3). Add this to the longitude to get W 118 05.508.

Plug those results into Certitude to learn that N 33 48.606, W 118 05.508 is within 10 metres of the solution!

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Hidden : 1/7/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Please do not attempt to access this area. The cache is a bison tube.

Recently, 11 geocachers put together an extremely fun set of caches to help me celebrate reaching 10,000 finds. Leading the charge was Meschroul, who orchestrated the whole ordeal, with tons of help from RavRobin.

In order to solve a puzzle that allowed me to begin working on my 10,000th find, I had to solve and find 10 other puzzle caches from as far north as North Hollywood in Los Angeles County to as far south as Las Flores in Orange County.

I wanted to give something back to these 11 geocachers for the 11 caches they placed, but I didn't know the best place to hide a cache where everybody would consider visiting. So, on January 7th, 2012, I looked at the posted coordinates of all 11 caches and averaged them. Since I don't play golf, I didn't place my cache exactly at the average.

To discover where I placed my cache, start by taking the average of the posted coordinates (as of January 7th, 2012) of the 11 caches listed below. Then, do a little math on the 3-digit decimal portion of both the average latitude and the average longitude.

Start with the average latitude, add each of the 8 consecutive prime numbers starting with the 14th smallest prime number, and you'll get the final latitude.

Start with the average longitude, add the only number that is both the sum and the product of the same three consecutive positive numbers, and you'll get the final longitude.

The 11 caches placed in honor of my milestone, and the cachers that placed them, are as follows:

Foon 10K: 10000 Finds, 6 Years GC36NJ0 by the Druids
Foon's10K: "And the Emmy goes to..." GC30KFW by mshock
Foon's 10K: The Writing is on the Wall GC35TM5 by NakoTacoPatrol
Foon's 10K: The "Play Ball" Challenge GC35T14 by ravrobin
Foon's 10K: A Parallel Universe GC38V34 by bajatym
Foon's 10K : I Get All Emotional GC35Q7K by FishfulThinking
Foon's 10K: Extra Inning Sudoku GC33TD0 by Doggleboone
Foon's 10K: Facts, Not Memories GC35TKF by JJG10101
Foon's 10K: Hall of Fame GC37XJX by IWillFindIt!!
Foon’s 10K: 10 x 10 GC3935X by benh57
Foon's 10k: The Challenge GC39486 by meschroul


Many thanks to all of these 11 cachers for making this milestone a very special one. I hope you enjoy my way of Giving Back.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ovfba ghor, nobhg 6"-12" nobir gur tebhaq, oruvaq gur svefg fxvaal cbfg fbhgu bs gur tngr, oruvaq n fghzc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)