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The 13 Challenge Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/12/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a Challenge Cache, and it at the posted coordinates.


This is a Challenge Cache, and it at the posted coordinates.  You must meet the requirements to claim a find on this cache

Some people consider the number 13 as bad luck

Unlucky 13

The number 13 is considered an unlucky number in some countries. Fear of the number 13 has a specifically recognized phobia, Triskaidekaphobia; a word which I learned by watching a Charlie Brown cartoon on TV (you learn all sorts of things from strange sources)

The end of the Mayan calendar's 13th Baktun was superstitiously feared as a harbinger of the apocalyptic 2012 phenomenon.

At Jesus Christ's last supper, there were thirteen people around the table, counting Christ and the twelve apostles.  So it's also considered to be unlucky to have thirteen guests at a table.

Friday the 13th has been considered the unluckiest day of the month. On Friday 13 October 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of the Knights Templar.

13 turns make a traditional hangman's noose. Anything less would not snap a neck and might strangle a person inhumanely

There are a number of theories behind the cause of the association between thirteen and bad luck, but none of them have been accepted as likely.

Full moons

A year which contained 13 full moons instead of 12 posed problems for the monks who were in charge of the calendars. This was considered a very unfortunate circumstance, especially by the monks who had charge of the calendar of thirteen months for that year, and it upset the regular arrangement of church festivals. For this reason thirteen came to be considered an unlucky number.

 However, in a typical century, there will be about 37 years which have 13 full moons compared with 63 years with 12 full moons, and typically every third or fourth year would have 13 full moons.

The moon moves 13 degrees around the earth every day. It Takes 13 days to change from Full Moon to New Moon and 13 days to change back with 1 day Full and 1 day New to equal 28 days of the Lunar Cycle.

So to claim this cache you must overcome your fear of the number 13, and have logged at least

1.      13 regular caches

2.      13 puzzle/challenge caches

3.      13 multi-caches

4.      13 earth-caches

5.      13 events, virtual, and other caches (total)

6.      Found 13 trackables

 

As with all challenge caches, I will check your profile and to see if you fulfill the requirements.  Logs of cachers not meeting the requirements will be deleted.  You can find the cache and post a note for it until you meet the requirements. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp xrl ubyqre ba pbeare gvr

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)