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Argathrosynctinus  Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/13/2024
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Argathrosynctinus 

 

This is that terrible feeling you get up your left nostril when your nasopharyngitis kicks in when you are sitting at the back of the church and everyone is concentrating on how long the sermon will still go on.... and you just HAVE to let that sneeze out... and you KNOW it is gonna be messy... and VERY LOUD... and everyone will turn and look at you.  Even the sermon provider will stop short in his then current sentence

So, next time you feel an Argathrosynctinus attack coming, rather look at this easy little puzzle.  It will surely invalidate any threat of hostility that your nose can demand

Notes :

[1] you need to resolve "a" and "b" (in less than 17 steps...)

[2] let us assume (quite theoretically) that your calculations resolve to a=71 and b=49

[3] then your answer for the checker will be "7149"

 

So, without further ado, here is the puzzle

a2 - b3 = 12

where a=x1 and b=x2 and x1-x2=0

 

And here is the checker

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

bar rk, gjb znal, guerr oyvaq

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)