A Story Problem Mystery Cache

*** The cache is NOT at the posted cordinates. ***

*** The higher D rating chosen was a combination of the puzzle difficulty and the container hide. ***

Similar to Numerophobia or Arithmophobia, which are the exaggerated, constant and often irrational fear of numbers, a few people have an irrational fear of Story Problems. The way to eliminate this type of fear is to confront it, by practicing/working through Story Problems until you become proficient at them. With that end in mind, your Story Problem follows below in the green-colored letters:

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An Amtrak train leaves the 1st town at 1:00 pm PST, moving northeast at 40 mph. A second Amtrak train leaves the 2nd town at 1:30pm PST, moving southwest at 35 mph. The two trains are on the same, single track. (Assume a wind of zero mph, the weight and number of locomotives and sleepers on the trains are the same, and a perfectly uniform straight line of track.)

Two movie teams who were working on-site to shoot yet another ‘rags-to-riches/ ranchers/off-shore oil rig/ocean/yadda yadda’ type of movie. Team ‘1’ left the movie set town, traveling toward the off-shore oil rig on a slow boat that averaged 7km per 60 minutes of travel. The oil rig lay a perfect 22 miles out. (Assume all ocean waves and troughs are not important.) Sixty minutes later, Team ‘2’ left the same town on a much speedier boat that averaged 30km per 60 minutes of travel. (Assume the same boat weight, the cargo weight, and the same number and weight of travelers).

Projectile ‘E’ launched off a launching point at the top of a 100 meter tall cliff, with a starting velocity of 17 meters/second at an angle 61° above the sunset line of the ocean, and attempted to reach velocity after 8 seconds. At the same time, projectile ‘Z’, a projectile of matching size and weight to ‘E’, dangles off the same 100 meter tall cliff launching point, then was released and plummets straight to the ocean.

Several toddlers own a number of small toys. The 1st youngster owns 1/10 of the toys. The 2nd child owns 12 more toys than the 1st. The 3rd kid owns one more toy than what the 1st child owns, and the 4th kid owns twice what the third child owns.

A man will put up a homestead with a simple pitched roof with the tallest points lining up to make a ‘middle of the structure’ line, parallel to the 40 ft. sides, with the roofline making an isosceles triangle at the 30 ft. sides. The roof pitch was targeted at 1:3. (1 ft of vertical rise per 3 ft linear) To maintain proper stability, the peak of the roof above the top of the walls matches up with the tallest point.

Two zeppelins leave the same airport at the same time, one traveling north, and one travelling south. One plane travels 30 mph more than the other. 180 minutes later, with more time yet to go, the zeppelins are 3,150 miles apart. Assume the zeppelin motors are 100% perfectly matched.

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You'll find the actual cache at N 41 3B.CDE  W 90 3F.GHI

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