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Travel Bug Dog Tag Archimedes' Ghost

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Owner:
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Released:
Monday, March 16, 2009
Origin:
North Carolina, United States
Recently Spotted:
In King of the Mountain

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Current Goal

To honor cachers whose inventive "spirit" and creativity--like that of the ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer Archimedes--has led to your own enjoyment while out caching. Whenever possible, please release in imaginative caches to honor the creativity of those whose handiwork you've enjoyed.

The original bug went to Europe and back! Lost in Arizona, USA, in a cache that appears to have been muggled, but resurrected with the copy of the original tag. Put back in action by the original owner.

About This Item

Archimedes is said to have invented the screw. While the screw is a simple unassuming device, there is certainly genius in his wrapping an inclined plane around a shaft to make a screw that could then--when inserted into a tube and twisted--raise water from one elevation to another! This is the spirit of creativity that this bug seeks to honor. Give credit to the inventiveness of a cache designer by dropping this travel bug into an especially ingenious, thought-provoking, clever hide. The emphasis here is on creativity, NOT difficulty: please avoid extremely difficult hides as I would like to keep the bug moving so that others can enjoy the trail of creative caches it will eventually produce. Thanks for playing, and thanks for sharing a creative cache and honoring its designer in this simple way!

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Tracking History (19358.6mi) View Map

Dropped Off 7/18/2020 bentbrook placed it in King of the Mountain North Carolina - 1,763.9 miles  Visit Log

Resurrection for a venerable travel bug!

Grab It (Not from a Cache) 7/18/2020 bentbrook grabbed it   Visit Log

Original assumed lost due to lack of movement. Copy of original Travel Bug to be released soon.

Retrieve It from a Cache 6/10/2012 HappyCamperToo retrieved it from Camping in the Canyon Arizona   Visit Log

Grabbed it the night prior to a week long backpack in GCNP. Plan to place in the next few weeks!

Dropped Off 6/8/2012 Camperfietser placed it in Camping in the Canyon Arizona - 279 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/4/2012 Camperfietser took it to Arch Canyon Arizona - 5,514.46 miles  Visit Log
Visited 5/30/2012 Camperfietser took it to #39 California - 5,528.93 miles  Visit Log
Visited 5/23/2012 Camperfietser took it to Dodecagon Zuid-Holland, Netherlands - 71.18 miles  Visit Log
Visited 5/17/2012 Camperfietser took it to Het Pad Der 7 Zonden Gelderland, Netherlands - 14.06 miles  Visit Log
Visited 5/2/2012 Camperfietser took it to Het zwaard van Berend Gelderland, Netherlands - 58.22 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/30/2012 Camperfietser took it to Geniet van het Oude Diep nr. 1 Drenthe, Netherlands - 13.73 miles  Visit Log
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