Errors in Pi Mystery Cache
Hidden : 3/8/2023
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
Don't go there unless you want to get wet!

In honor of Pi Day (3/14), I thought I would hide a pi related cache. Pi is such a cool mathematical concept, and at one point in time, I had about 70 digits of pi memorized. When I saw this colorful shirt featuring pi, I almost bought it, but then I realized it contained so many errors, and I couldn't in good faith bring myself to purchase it.

Here’s the puzzle. Using only the first 64 digits of pi as listed on the shirt (after that the designer seemed to get really lazy and just list random numbers), you need to identify the three errors contained in the string of numbers. There is one extra number, one missing number, and one number substitution. Once you figure out the errors, you will enter them as a keyword into the Certitude checker in the order they appear, using the following format (you will have six characters to enter):

For the extra number, enter x# (where x indicates extra and # is the extraneous digit)
For the missing number, enter m# (where m indicates missing and # is the missing digit)
For the substitution, enter ## (where the first # is the incorrect listed digit and the second # is the correct digit that should be listed instead).
Note: use lowercase letters

Here is an example: If the shirt were to read 3.24159726535879 instead of the correct string of numbers (3.14159265358979), you would enter the following keyword into Certitude: 21x7m9
(The 2 after the decimal point should be listed as 1, there is an extra 7 listed before the 2, and the 9 between the 8 and 7 is missing).

Good luck, have fun, and enjoy Pi Day!

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
FTF honors go to
ikolor and Radioman

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp

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)


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