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Bricks Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Shenanagan: Looks like the special container is gone. This cache needed a special container acquired from a certain store that I will not be visiting soon. Archiving the cache. It may come back at a later date.

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Hidden : 9/4/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A cache placed in the Kingsview Shopping Center to commemorate a brick we are all familiar with. The cache is hidden in one of these brick and blends into its surroundings quite nicely. When re-hiding the cache, please place it exactly how you found it or better for concealment and waterproofing. As always, be stealthy and good luck!


Here are a couple facts about the brick:

  • The brick is Danish for “play well”.
  • It's design was patented on 28 January 1958 and all manufactured since have been produced to the exact same measurements as this patent.
  • On average, there are 86 of these bricks for every 1 person on the planet and counting.
  • In 2012, 45.7 billion bricks were produced at a rate of 5.2 million per hour.
  • Laid end to end, the number of bricks sold in 2012 would stretch round the world more than 18 times.
  • To reach the moon you would need to build a column of around 40 billion bricks.
  • The world's largest tower contains over 500,000 bricks.
  • The largest commercially produced building made from these bricks is the Taj Majal.
  • This company is the world’s largest producer of rubber wheels—more than Bridgestone, more than Goodyear, more than anyone.
  • There have been 50 video games designed with these bricks.
  • The factory process is so streamlined that only 18 out of every million bricks fail to meet company standard.
  • There have been enough bricks produced to stack from the earth to the moon ten times.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f n juvgr bar bs jung v'z gnyxvat nobhg va gur qrfpevcgvba. Vg'f n ynetr ubyybj zbqry bs gur bevtvany, ohg gur fvmr vf zber yvxr n QHCYB oybpx. Jngpu jurer lbh fgrc. Fgrccvat ba fznyy YRTBf uheg!

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)