Travel Bug Dog Tag Penske Puzzle Bug

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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, October 25, 2002
Origin:
Nevada, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of ck6.

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Current Goal

The Penske Puzzle Bug has been released to test the skills and patience of fellow GeoCachers encountering it during their journeys.
Its goal is to travel from cache-to-cache, trying to frustrate all who attempt to solve it, keeping score along the way.

About This Item

The Puzzle

The puzzle appears overly simple at first, but ALL 5 pieces must be used to score a victory.
Post your honest results, but please don't post pictures of the completed puzzle to allow the bug even odds.

Current Score:  Bug: 4   Cachers: 2

As we say in Vegas...
Good Luck!!!

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Tracking History (7570mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 3/30/2003 ck6 retrieved it from Hsien Ku Fung (Hong Kong) Hong Kong   Visit Log

Puzzle solved!
What an interesting Penske Puzzle Bug!
Dropped Off 3/6/2003 ooga booga placed it in Hsien Ku Fung (Hong Kong) Hong Kong - 16.99 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/4/2003 ooga booga retrieved it from Shek Pai Wan Hong Kong   Visit Log

I seem to be following dpgriffi around Hong Kong, picking up his/her travel bugs. This is the second time in less than a week that I've unexpectedly encountered a travel bug in a cache here, only to find that it had been left just beforehand by dpgriffi.

I'm going to place it again in a new cache here in HK, as soon as I figure out where I'm going to hide it. I came across the 4-piece solution quickly, but the 5-piece way has so far eluded me. I've still got time to try, though.
Dropped Off 3/3/2003 dpgriffi placed it in Shek Pai Wan Hong Kong - 7,191.59 miles  Visit Log
Write note 1/14/2003 dpgriffi posted a note for it   Visit Log

Wahoo, I have solved the puzzle. I've obtained permission to post a photo of the puzzle that is NOT the correct solution. It is the solution using 4 pieces thus yielding 2 perfect squares instead of one. This bug will be placed in a new cache in the very near future ;-)

  • Penske Puzzle Bug This is an image that caused this finder a great deal of frustration, however it is NOT the correct solution.
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/7/2003 dpgriffi retrieved it from Adventure in Highland Glen Utah   Visit Log

I have obtained the Penske Puzzle Bug. It is in for a long journey in a few weeks. I have been able to create a square using 4 of the pieces 😡. I expect to solve this bad boy before I deposit it in the next cache.

  • Adventure in Highland Glen
Dropped Off 1/4/2003 punchman1 placed it in Adventure in Highland Glen Utah - 164.09 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/21/2002 punchman1 retrieved it from Utah 100 Mile Cache Utah   Visit Log

Stopped by on my way through. Easy hike even through 3 inches of snow.
Dropped Off 12/16/2002 Dr Webe placed it in Utah 100 Mile Cache Utah - 197.36 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/25/2002 Dr Webe retrieved it from Just South of "Station" Nevada   Visit Log

Grabbed this in the dark of night, (well ok, it was a well lit area) and will post results of my attempt before placing this bug in another cache.
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