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Pi-pe Dream Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/11/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


To Solve this mystery cache, you need to work out the length of a piece of string/tape

The string/tape is wrapped around a cylinder and you can assume that in the starting position the tape or string is fully wound up and cannot be wound up any further, and that in the end position the string/tape is fully wound out with no remaining string/tape on the cylinder.

The dimensions of the cyinder are :


D= 0.2731927

and the thickness of the tape/string 

t= 0.0252468

As this cache is for Pi Day ( 3.14) - lets find out how far the string/tape would have descended after 14 turns

For the Latitude: how far will the string have descended assuming that the string never wraps on itself, so does not affect the diameter of the initial cylinder = La

For the Longitude: how far will the tape have descended assuming that the tape does  wrap on itself, so does affect the diameter of the initial cylinder = Lo

The cache can be found at :

N31° La, E 121°Lo

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Shegure pyhrf pna or sbhaq ba pregvghqr.

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)