10 Steps to Finding a Geocache Mystery Cache
Hidden : 1/30/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

***The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.***

To find the cache, you must solve the puzzle by doing the following TEN steps in ORDER!

This has been field tested extensively and it always works... Trust me! ;)

Step 1. Obtain a pencil (or pen) and some paper. You are permitted to use a calculator but it is best to show your work in case you need to go back and check your answers.

Step 2. Then, take your age and multiply it by 173. If you are a bit shy, you can do this step in private! ;)

Step 3. Now, take the answer from above and divide it by the sum of the last two digits in the year you were born.

Step 4. Alright, here is where it gets a bit harder. You will need a tape measure and a car. Measure the steering wheel of the car to determine the diameter and then figure out the circumference. Now take the year the auto was manufactured and divide it by the circumference of the steering wheel.

Okay, I know what you are thinking... There is no way that this is going to work! Really if you follow ALL the steps in order, I promise you, you will be able to find the cache.

Step 5. Okay, now to combine a few numbers. Take the numbers from step 3 and the answers from step 4 and add them together. Then find the cube root. It is okay if you need to use Google to refresh yourself on how to do this, I’m sure it has been a while ... I'll wait :)

Step 6. Now go to your kitchen and count how many of the following items you have:
1. Potatoes
2. Forks
3. Soup Cans
4. Carrots
5. Spoons
6. Cups

Step 7. Add all the numbers of the various items in step 6 together and multiply that by the number of times you have eaten a vegetable in the last week.

Step 8. Take the number from step 3 and put it in the third place of the posted longitude.

Step 9. Take the number from step 7, multiply it by step 4, then divide by step 3 and finally multiply it by step 5. Put that number in the third place of the posted latitude.

And now for the final step…

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Step 10: Forget about everything you've done above and take the last 5 digits of the north coords (get rid of the decimal) and subtract 15.  Now subtract 703 from the last 5 digits of the west coords, again dropping the decimal before subtracting. Throw the decimals back in and go to your new coordinates. Do a little dance around a 3 meter area of the coordinates... the cache should magically appear... or maybe not. ;)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vf gurer n ahzore zvffvat? Ubcr V unira'g fghzcrq lbh! Svany: Rnfg fvqr. Nobir zl urnq ohg gura V'z bayl 5'2''. ;)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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