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Instruments of darkness Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/13/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

If you come to Bratislava by bus at Einsteinova stop and go straight geocaching, this might possibly be your very first cache in our beautiful city ;) So take a try, make this quick detour before you visit a city centre and you will be rewarded with this very rare viewpoint. Hope you will enjoy your stay in Bratislava!

The crucial part of the cache inventory are sunglasses. Please don't take them away/don't trade them! Instead, why not to take a selfie wearing them with the castle in the background! Share this selfie via log and help us spread a smile :)

UPDATE: Please fellow geocachers, for real (!), don't take these sunglasses from cache! They are so cheap, it won't make you any happier if you steal them anyway :) Unfortunately, I had to replace them several times already to keep this cache unique for everyone... besides cache description doesn't make any sense without this inventory :-/ Cheers! :)

History of sunglasses

(from Wikipedia) Precursors In prehistoric and historic time, Inuit peoples wore flattened walrus ivory "glasses", looking through narrow slits to block harmful reflected rays of the sun. It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights with emeralds. These, however, appear to have worked rather like mirrors. Sunglasses made from flat panes of smoky quartz, which offered no corrective powers but did protect the eyes from glare, were used in China in the 12th century or possibly earlier. Ancient documents describe the use of such crystal sunglasses by judges in ancient Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses. James Ayscough began experimenting with tinted lenses in spectacles in the mid-18th century, around 1752. These were not "sunglasses" as that term is now used. Ayscough believed that blue- or green-tinted glass could correct for specific vision impairments. Protection from the Sun's rays was not a concern for him. Yellow/amber and brown-tinted spectacles were also a commonly prescribed item for people with syphilis in the 19th and early 20th centuries because sensitivity to light was one of the symptoms of the disease. Modern developments In the early 1920s, the use of sunglasses started to become more widespread, especially among movie stars. It is commonly believed that this was to avoid recognition by fans, but an alternative reason sometimes given is that they often had red eyes from the powerful arc lamps that were needed due to the extremely slow speed film stocks used. The stereotype persisted long after improvements in film quality and the introduction of ultraviolet filters had eliminated this problem. Inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses made from celluloid were first produced by Sam Foster in 1929. Foster found a ready market on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he began selling sunglasses under the name Foster Grant from a Woolworth on the Boardwalk. By 1938, Life magazine wrote of how sunglasses were a "new fad for wear on city streets ... a favourite affectation of thousands of women all over the U.S." It stated that 20 million sunglasses were sold in the United States in 1937, but estimated that only about 25% of American wearers needed them to protect their eyes. At present, Xiamen, China, is the world's largest producer of sunglasses, with its port exporting 120 million pairs each year.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgrrcl. Oyhr bire lbh.

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)