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The Life of Pi - Travel Bug Hotel Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/18/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache has plenty of space for travel bugs, geocoins, and other swag. The cache is not at the posted coordinates. To find it you must do the math below.



To find this cache you must add two very large numbers together.

Follow these eight steps to find the final:
    1. Get the first 64 digits in the number Pi, .
    2. Make a 64-digit whole number by ignoring the decimal point in Pi. (ie. instead of 3.14159xxxxx you should have 314159xxxxx.)
    3. Now take that 64-digit whole number and add it to this number:
       6134125114102120059055766290684662053321512176748610120274727153
    4. Your answer, the sum, should be a 64-digit whole number that starts with a '9' and ends with a '5' and there should only be one zero in the number.
    5. Take the eight digits preceding the zero and divide that 8-digit number by 1 million. Now you have the Latitude in Decimal Degrees.
    6. Take the eight digits after the zero, divide it by 1 million, and make it a negative number. Now you have the Longitude in Decimal Degrees.
    7. You can use the Waypoint Converter to convert from Decimal Degrees (DegDec) to Degrees and Minutes (MinDec).
    8. You can check your final answer for this puzzle on www.Geochecker.com.


CONGRATULATIONS TO johnwip AND QuadWrays FOR FTF ON 06/20/2014

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nzzb Pna arfgyrq va n ohfu.

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)