Welcome to the
Frederick Puzzler's Corner!
This is a monthly event to encourage puzzle solving in the geocaching community.
If you have a specific puzzle or puzzling topic you'd like help with, feel free to make note of it in your Will Attend log so others can prepare to help.
Fun Facts:
Happy Prime Meridian day! Explorers over several centuries have learned how to navigate the globe, but did you know that is wasn't until 1884 that a single longitudinal demarcation of 0˚ was established? As examples, the French and Algerians used the Paris meridian, while Swedes measured from a meridian passing through Stockholm. The International Meridian Conference of October 1884 (held in Washington, D.C.) voted almost unanimously to define a single world-wide prime meridian, running pole-to-pole through Greenwich, England. They settled on this location mainly because nearly two-thirds of the world's ships were already using charts based on this line.
On This Day in 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act against the American Colonies. This unpopular tax would eventually lead to the American Revolution and independence for the colonies.
On November 1, 1938, Seabiscuit upset the horse racing champion War Admiral at Pimlico in Baltimore.
In 1952, the United States detonated the world's first thermonuclear weapon on Eniwetok, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
Today is All Saints Day, the middle of the three days of Allhallowtide. This is a Christian solemnity honoring all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown. In 835 A.D., All Saints Day was made compulsory throughout the Frankish kingdom by Pope Gregory IV. While the Catholic Church in Western Christianity continues to honor this date, other religions celebrate it on the first Sunday after Pentacost, the first Friday after Easter Sunday, or on September 11. Following this day is All Souls' Day, which celebrates or honors all those who have died.
This is also Dia de los Muertos (November 1 & 2), which originated in Mexico and is also a celebration of the lives of family and friends who have died, but is done in a less mournful way than typical All Saints Day feasts. Dia de los Muertos is not solely focused on the dead; it is common to give gifts to family & friends, and to write light-hearted and often reverent mock epitaphs dedicated to living friends and acquaintences.
Here's the usual spiel…
This event is open to all geocachers, no matter what your statistics say or whether you even like puzzles! Newbies and addicts, socialites and lone wolves, mark your calendar.
If you've got a puzzle or mystery cache that's currently got you stumped, this event is for you!
This is an unstructured think-tank assembly where you can collaborate on the latest tantalizing quizzler on your radar. But you don't have to work on puzzles to attend; there are always good stories and conversations all around. However, you'll have plenty of others to bounce ideas around with, and you might discover that someone has seen a similar technique before. We continue to see successes and progress at each gathering.
For the puzzle junkies, bring your puzzle paraphernalia - flagged caches, laptop or tablet (Wi-Fi is available), theories, library card, worksheets, (sp)eye glasses, flight plans, Enigma machine, abacus, scratch paper (don’t forget your writing instrument) - you never know who, or what, will show up, and from whom you can gain an advantage. Have you recently cracked a tough one and want to see others’ wheels spinning? That can be very entertaining!
When & Where:
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022, 6pm - 8pm
Panera Bread
1700 Kingfisher Drive, Suite 1
Frederick, Maryland
(Look to your left as you come in. If the weather cooperates, we'll meet on the patio.)
All food and beverage costs are your own responsibility, though no purchase is required.
Field trips not included. But it's a good time to plan them!
If you drop any trackables into this event, make sure they have all been claimed or reclaimed before you leave. We don’t want them getting lost in the muggle world!
This event will be held in accordance with current local COVID guidelines.