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When the Penny Drops Mystery Cache

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teamajk: This one is gone again, so it's time to let it go. Thanks to all who visited! Maybe stickman will be resurrected in a new location.

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Hidden : 7/14/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

There is nothing at the posted coordinates, but they indicate the entrance to a good place to park. You must solve the puzzle to determine where the cache is located. Please use stealth when necessary, and rehide the container exactly as you found it. BYOP.


If you've ever solved a satisfying puzzle, you know what is meant by the "aha" moment.  An article in Time Magazine 3/11/13 described it:  "A well-constructed puzzle leads you down a particular chain of reasoning to a specific elegant or counter-intuitive cognitive leap, and as you make it, you know at that moment that you're making precisely the same leap the puzzle designer did.  There's a moment of silent intellectual communion, of shared aha!"   The same moment has been descriped as "when the penny drops." 

Click on the image below and follow the directions.  When the penny drops, you'll be moments away from achieving the cache coordinates, where you will find an in-theme container.

 


Note:  I obviously did not design this game, and I'm not sure who used it first in a geocaching puzzle. There are several like it out there, but I still thought you'd find it amusing. Have fun. No geochecker will be needed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Hfr lbhe zbhfr gb sbyybj gur qverpgvbaf. Pnpur: Hcqngr 11/08/21: Gur va-gurzr pnzb vf pheeragyl zvffvat. Gjrrmref pbhyq or hfrshy. Vg'f zntargvp, naq fghpx arne gur onfr bs fbzrguvat gung n zntarg jbhyq fgvpx gb. N fznyy ebpx vf cebivqvat n yvggyr pbire.

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)