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Quovid Quations Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/19/2021
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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WARNING: Don’t read any further if you hated and/or avoided my previous caches* of a similar ilk. If you’re into self-flagellation, read on.

With too much time on my hands during our recent enforced hibernation, I decided to extend my series of “equation” caches, and here we go.

Like the previous versions, this one involves finding the mystery words that begin with the capital letters in the following 8 equations:

4 = P on a P T

4 = M in M P

6 = S of the T

10 = L T of I

13 = S to a T

154 = S of S

776 = F A O G

1000 = S of S

For example, in “7 = D of the W,” the mystery words are “DAYS” and “WEEK.”

The 8 equations fall into the following 6 categories: History, Literature, Music, Math, Religion and Sports.

To find the cache, determine the total alpha-numeric equivalent (A=1, B=2, C=3 etc.) of each letter of the mystery words in the 8 equations. 

Sum these values for the first 4 equations , divide this sum by 1000 and add the result to the posted N coordinates to get the N coordinates of the cache.  Sum these values for the second 4 equations , divide this sum by 1000 and add the result to the posted W coordinates to get the W coordinates of the cache.

FTFers kcote have claimed their prize

NOTE JULY !, 2021:  There will be an additional, equal prize - a FTS prize - for the first seeker to send me the correct missing words for the 8 equations .

* ManoQuations – GC3CN39

   2nd ManoQuations – GC5PQWT

   3rd ManoQuations – GC67JCT

   4th ManoQuations – GC6VCIE

   5th ManoQuations – GC6WQMK

   6th ManoQuations – GC7RFPZ

   BarrQuations – GC80D6Y

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. qvtvgny ebbgf bs zvffvat jbeqf va 8 rdhngvbaf = 4, 5, 4, 5, 8, 7, 6, 1 2. sbe #2, guvax haybirq zhfvpny bchf 3. sbe #8, guvax n ovg zber - creuncf rknpgyl bar zber

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)