FFV - Big Ben Mystery Cache
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The year 2014 marks the debut of Fudgy Fest Five! Fudgy Fest celebrates my favourite cacher: el_fudgeeo!
El_fudgeeo started this as a way to give back to the caching community for all the caches that have been hidden in and around Saskatoon. So thanks - even for the ones I can't find. These caches get published on one special day of the year - can you guess what makes it special?
This year there are 52 caches hidden for Fudgy Fest. Each one is assigned a card from a standard Bridge deck of playing cards. Your challenge is to get the best poker hand you can. However, only I know which card is assigned to which cache. So the first 5 FFV (Fudgy Fest V) caches that you log on the geocaching.com website become your hand.
So find some caches and log them. You have until September 5 2014 to log your finds and then the winners will be revealed. Remember that valuable prizes are up for grabs, as well as Fame, Glory and the undying admiration of your fellow geocachers.
The Cache is Not at the Posted Co-ordinates
Solve the puzzle to unlock the true co-ordinates. Someday I hope to visit London and see Big Ben.
A = Diameter in feet of the bell that first chimed in July 1859.
B = Number of times the clock stopped during WWI.
C = Number of lesser bells in the belfry.
D = on May 27 2005. the clock stopped at this many minutes after the hour when the temperature exceeded 31 Celsius.
E = On August 5 1976 a weight with this mass went out of control and caused major damage to the mechanisms.
F = August 11 2007 marked the start of this many weeks' stoppage of the clock for maintenance.
G = Number of Hammers on the Great Bell.
H = Number of Hammers on the low bell.
I = Add together the length of Minute hand of the clock in feet.
N 52. A.BDC W 106 EF.GHI
Additional Hints
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Treasures
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