Who says Chemistry can’t be fun?? And who says the PG County Geocache has to be an endangered species? In pursuit of my Nuclear Engineering degree, I’ve come across a compound that just screams for a Valentine’s Day release, and a place in geocaching! In order to find the name of this compound and thus solve the puzzle, you must first find the other five caches and, using the letter number combinations contained therein, assemble the formula for the compound. Then you may use the assembled formula and your mad computer skills to find the common name for the compound (e.g. H2O = water. By the way, I'd suggest having only the non-minor cachers perform this step!). Assemble the data from the caches as follows:
Cache(A)Cache(B)Cache(C)Cache(D)Cache(E)
(i.e. if cache(A) = “A1”, Cache(B) = “B2” and Cache(B) = “C3”, assembly = “A1B2C3”)
Also,
F = number of letters that make up the common name of the compound.
G = number of syllables that make up the common name of the compound.
Final cache is at: N 38° |(D*2)+1|.|(A*4)+1| |B*C*E| W 076° |(F*4)+1|.|A| |G| |C|
As you can see, a knowledge of chemistry isn’t required, just a lot of footwork.
Oh, and by the way, the container was chosen in honor of those wonderful feelings that a new relationship brings up!
Good Luck and Happy Valentine’s Day!
Go Army!
