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EXERCISE IN GEEKDOM NO.12 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/1/2019
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This should be a genuinely geeky mystery cache.

Examine the 10 image samples labelled Q W E R T Y A S D F G and H. Determine the programming language that may have been used in each and convert the name to a number using A=1 Z=26.

Q W E R T Y A S D F G H

The cache can be found at N51 27.XXX W001 15.YYY

 where XXX = [ (D+H) * (Q/A) ] and YYY = [ (W+E+T+Y- (G/F) ) * ( R*R/S) ] .

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

(chmmyr) vs (cvp['w'] != "r" && cvp['d'] != "p" ) { cevag "uvag vf inyvq"; } (pnpur) onfr bs gerr ...

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)