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Polymath Series #6 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/16/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems, such as this series of mystery caches. I hope you enjoy them all.


The cache co-ordinates provided are bogus, but within 200m.  .


This is the toughest hide of the series, with some added distractions. It's a micro container with complete natural camo. No need to dig, climb, bush bash or be too inconvenienced - but we hope its challenging nonetheless. Good Luck.

Time is a measure in which events can be ordered from the past through the present into the future, and also the measure of durations of events and the intervals between them. Two contrasting viewpoints on time divide many prominent philosophers.

One view is that time is part of the fundamental structure of the universe—a dimension independent of events, in which events occur in sequence. This second view holds that time is neither an event nor a thing, and thus is not itself measurable nor can it be travelled.

South

Tom slept badly last night. He fell asleep at 9:45pm and got up for school at 7:00am. But throughout that time, he woke up at 10:00pm. From then on he was awake until 6:38am. Then he fell back asleep until 7:00am. How long did Tom sleep (in minutes)?

Later that day when he was going to school, he caught a bus. He left home at 8:50am, and arrived at the bus stop to catch the bus at 8:52am for a 3 minute bus trip. How long did it take to get to school (in minutes)?

For Tom, school is quite long. (It really was.) School began at 9:00am and ended at 6:00pm. During school there is only a miserable 26 minutes of lunch break. How long did Tom learn for (in hours & minutes)?

Tom is rather a slow runner. His previous record for 100 metre sprint was 32 seconds. His new record is 24 seconds. How much did Tom break his record by (in seconds)?

East

In art class, Tom is building a model of the Eiffel tower. On the first day he spent 4 hours and 37 minutes on his project. On the second day he worked for 6 hours and 28 minutes. And on the last day he only worked for 3 hours and 45 minutes. Amazingly after that time he had finished his sculpture. How long did it take Tom to create his model Eiffel tower (in hours & minutes)?

On Saturday, Tom asked his Mum to drive him to the sculpture contest. The journey took 6 minutes but they caught ten red lights each stopping the car for 30 seconds. How long was the car actually moving (in minutes)?

Tom had his sculpture set up ready for display at 8:30am. The judging finished by the evening and Tom had packed up by 6:04pm. How long was Tom’s sculpture on display (in minutes)?

Use your responses to find GZ.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qbrf abg orybat.

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)