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Got gas? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/26/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Gas is a very important component in everyday life, for better or for worse.

We need it to power our personal transportation vehicles (well, most of us anyway), public transportation, for the  trucks that transport food to our grocery stores and restaurants, and those which haul building materials and goods for sale, service vehicles, etc.

However, we're talking about a totally different kind of gas with this puzzle!

After figuring out the correct coords by calculating the digital root and doing a bit of  arithmetic, you'll be ready to press your foot on the gas pedal and drive to the cache! On the other hand, you could bike there and save some gas...

Gentlemen and gentlewomen; start your engines!

A) The more formal name for gas is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Subtract 7.

B) Chewing gum will help you overcome this problem. True or false? Subtract 5.

C) William Kotzwinkle wrote a series of books about a dog which had this problem. What is the dog’s name? Add 2.

D) What is the active ingredient in many anti-gas over the counter medications? (Hint:11 letters) Add 3.

E) As we all know, beans are often a culprit. Name the complex sugar in beans and some other foods that cause this problem. Add 2. (Hint: see image of chemical structure...starts with the letter "r")

F) Le Pétomane performed at what is now a famous French tourist attraction? Subtract 3.

 

Relief will be found at:

 

N45° 18.ACB W075° 52.DEF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat urnq uvtu.

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)