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My Brother's Birthday Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/13/2012
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The coordinates above are not the cache but for a small parking area outside a row of shops.
There's plenty of parking along the road if you can't find a space.
 
Today is a special day. It's one of my brothers birthdays and this year it's a milestone year. Happy Birthday! As we grew up in Iver Heath I thought it was only fitting to place a cache here for him.
 
So as to not feel left out I'd like to wish you a Happy Birthday too! Whether your birthday is near, or has just gone I hope you have a great day . In fact, your birthday will help to solve this cache and set you on the right path.
 
The cache is not far from Pinewood Studios (home to the James Bond, Batman and Carry On franchise amongst many others) so if you have time why not wonder around Black Park and see if you can see any of the film sets (free parking marked in the waypoints. Please note this parking is NOT to find the cache).
 
If you wanted to include a Happy Birthday message for my brother in your online log please go ahead, however the cache only has enough room for the log itself, so please bring a pen/pencil to sign it.
 
Once again...Happy Birthday!!
 
 
(A) Subtract the year you were born from the year of your last birthday. This is how many years old you are. (#1)________
 
(B) Multiply by 7, how old you would feel if you were a dog. (#2)________
 
(C) Count up and add to (#2), the number of months since your last birthday. Don’t count your last birthday month but do count this month. (#3)__________
 
(D) Multiply by 2. (#4)________
 
(E) Subtract the day of the month that your birthday was. (#5)________
 
(F) Add the day of the month that today is. (#6)________
 
(G) If this results to be an “odd” number, subtract 17 from it; if the result is less than 200, add 100; all resulting in: (#7)________
 
(H) Divide by 2. (#8)________
 
(I) Modify this number by rearranging its digits so its largest digit is first and its smallest digit is last. If all 3 digits are the same, add 100. (#9)________
 
(J) Modify this number by making its 1st digit be its 3rd digit and by making its 3rd digit be its 1st digit, while its 2nd digit remains unchanged. (#10)________
 
(K) Subtract (#10) from the number (#9) to give you (#11)________. If this is a two digit number make sure that you read this as a three digit number (e.g. 048)
 
(L) Modify this number by making its 1st digit be its 3rd digit and by making its 3rd digit be its 1st digit, while its 2nd digit remains unchanged. (#12)________
 
(M) Add (#12) to (#11) to give you (#13)________
 
(N) Multiply by the year my brother was born to give you (#14)________
 
(O) Reverse the digits to give you (#15)________
 
(P) Add 8, the age my brother was when I was born. (#16)_______
 
(Q) Add 262,800, the amount of minutes there are in half a year. (#17)_______
 
(R) Multiply (#13) by the age that my brother turns today, and subtract this from (#17) to give you (#18)_______
 
(S) If this is an odd number subtract 4210, If this is an even number subtract 4345. (#19)_______
 
(T) Reverse the digits to give you {{20}}_______
 
(U) Add 12. (#21)_______
 
(V) Divide by 20, the house that my brothers grew up in. (#22)_______
 
(W) Subtract 3. (#23)_______
 
(X) Divide by the day of the week that my brother was born on (1=Monday, 7=Sunday) to give you (#24)_______
 
(Y) Round up the digits to the nearest thousand to give you (#25)_______
 
(Z) Add 133. (#26)_______
 
(AA) Reverse the digits to give you (#27)_______
 
(BB) Round up to to the nearest hundred to give you (#28)_______
 
(CC) Subtract the date of the month that my brother was born to give you (#29)_______
 
(DD) Subtract 7 (the amount of days in a week). (#30)_______
 
(EE) Subtract by 2012, the year of the Queens Golden Jubilee, the London 2012 Olympics and also my brothers special birthday! {{31}}_______
 
(FF) Rewrite {{ #20 }} with a ° after the 2nd digit
and a decimal point after the 4th digit to give you N _____________________
 
(GG) Rewrite {{ #31 }} with a decimal
point after the 2nd digit to give you W 000° _____________________
 
Good luck and Happy Birthday!!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)