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BLACK OR WHITE; THEY ARE BOTH NUTS Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/2/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


THIS IS A ? CACHE, AS SUCH, THE CACHE CONTAINER WILL NOT BE FOUND AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.

PLEASE DO THE PUZZLE BELOW TO OBTAIN THE FINAL COORDINATES.

ENJOY.

 

There is an interesting comparison between most nuts and geocaches.

Most have three identical layers.

THE OUTER LAYER: The camouflage. For the nut it is the husk and for the geocache it is the paint or tape.

THE MIDDLE LAYER: The hard container or shell.  It needs to be removed to get at the nut or the log.

THE INNER LAYER: The prize.  Is the nut or the log.

The nuts with 3 layers are called stone-fruitsAlmonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, pistachios, pine nuts, and most other nuts are in this category.

Nuts with 2 layers are called  true nuts which include chestnuts, acorns, and hazelnuts. They differ from the stone-fruits because they don't have the husk outer layer.

 Peanuts are just the odd man out and are considered legumes.

One nut that is most interesting is the WALNUT. It is the only nut that comes in black or white.The black walnut, which originated in native America, has a bolder, earthier flavour and is one of the most expensive nuts on the market. White walnuts originated in Europe and have a milder taste  and thinner shell allowing easier access to the nut.

All this nutty information above, is just interesting trivia and has nothing to do with solving this puzzle.

Walnuts are black or white, but there are many things around us that are BLACK & WHITE.

THE PUZZLE

In each of the 10 scenarios, count up all the items that have both BLACK & WHITE   in them. 

The NORTH coordinates can be found at

N45 EB.ONY

E = One day, shy, twin brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, decided they would try on-line dating. They perused an inter-nut site and invited a pair of twin sisters, to throw around a soccer ball followed by a relaxing game of dominoes.. The very successful date allowed the fellas to gain confidence and finally come out of their shells.     

B = On her way to a performance, Nancy had to stop for gas. She was horrified when she realized her daydreaming resulted in some gas flowing onto her orange boots. In exasperation she said, “Well, that is just my day in a nut-shell.” 

O = The captain of the marina was an orca and the first mate, Tennille, was a harp seal. The crowd cheered as they knew they walnut be disappointed by their amazing antics.

N = Sonny the holstein and Cher the lakenvelder were grazing in a field of snowstorms, when Cher was suddenly stung by a bald-faced hornet. Initially Sonny cracked up, watching Cher jumping around acting like a nut. Cher quickly put Sonny in his place though when she said, “this is nut funny."     

Y = Through the years, Gypsy Vanner, always knew she was Kenny’s woman. There was a local fella, Mantled Guereza, who had started to pester her and drive her nuts. He was crazy and referred to himself as, the gambler. Kenny went to visit him and ran the coward of the county out of town. 

BLACK & WHITE    BLACK & WHITE     

The WEST coordinates can be found at 

W075 IV.ORY

I =  Maxene, a sooty tern, LaVerne, a puffin and Patty, a petrel, were sisters who had a reputation for getting themselves into trouble, when they hit the dark rum and coca cola. On the way home from the bar, Patty decided they should rob a Shell station.  As Maxene, the safe cracker, went to work, LaVerne kept tapping her on the shoulder, to which Maxene responded, “Nut now, I’m busy!” Alas, LaVerne’s warning went unheeded, and they all ended up in the pokey. Maxene and LaVerne said to Patty “We are going to crack you one if you ever come up with a nutty idea like that again.”

V =  On the 20th of March 1991, The Pearly Gates Choir was practicing a very special song to welcome Conor. The choir was composed of a motley crew of characters. This assortment of special nuts were:  Buddy the zebra, Bing the giant panda, Judy the badger, Janis the Malayan tapir, Patsy the white tiger, Karen the ruffed lemur, Cass the Siberian huskey, Hank the stabyhouns spaniel and Frank the skunk. After their amazing performance, there were many tears in heaven that day for the 4-year-old boy.

O =  Friends,  Ba Xuyen and Cinta Sense were so excited when they received an invitation to a celebrity event. They knew that many performers were going to attend including brothers Tommy and Dick. Just imagine how ulsalted they were when they realized they were going to be roasted.

R =  On her way to a performance, Nancy realized she had to stop for gas. She was horrified when she realized her daydreaming, resulted in some gas flowing onto her orange boots. In exasperation she said, “Well, that is just my day in a nut-shell.”  

Y = Elvis was very shy as a child. At the age of 11, his mom took him to the Tupelo Hardware Store on January 8, 1946 and purchased a guitar for $6.95. Well, the rest as they say, is history! Talk about emerging out of his shell!    

 

It would be best to go into the bush just south of the perpendicular to avoid the downed trees. If you go in just north of the perpendicular it would be a 4.5 terrain.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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)