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A Disarming Bomb Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 11/9/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Please do not attempt this cache unless you are willing to read ALL the instructions! (Especially the bit about resetting the bomb!)


THE STORY SO FAR: An Unexploded Bomb has been found in the Shire Of Denmark. A brave 'volunteer' is required to defuse it and recover the Payload Canister. NOW READ ON!

"Ahhh, come in Corporal Muggins. Stand Easy. Well, Corporal, it looks like you are the 'last man standing' in this Unit. We've had a bit of a bad run recently, what with all these new Type FX geo-bombs. By the way, here is what's left of the defusing manual. As you know, Lieutenant Smoker was, ahh, a little careless with it.

"Anyway I'm told it's quite simple; disconnect the red wire before the blue one... or was that the blue wire first? Damned if I can remember! Didn't I read something about closely examining the connectors? Still, I'm sure you will sort it out in the field. Ahh, umm, now... do we have your next of kin listed? Yes? Good, good, off you go then, and sort it out. Best of Luck Corporal!"

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This is the second in my anti-nano, big-fat-easy-to-find caches. It is hidden in a rather unprepossessing patch of crown land behind the Scotsdale Tennis Club (A potential Muggle source that operates Wednesdays and Sundays). If you don't mind a little walk, the best parking is at the Scotsdale Hall. Wander down Scotsdale Road, past the Tennis, until you find a firebreak between the bush and a cow paddock. Stroll down it for about 100 metres. Just past a 'dog-leg' in the track you might find a yellow ribbon on a tree. The cache is 35 metres due East of there.. Follow the orange ribbons. Good Luck, and have fun!

And if you do trigger the bomb, you've got just one second warning before it 'detonates!' Make sure you are wearing your 'Shoes, Running, Bomb Disposal Officers for the use of!'

AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO RE-ARM THE BOMB!
Full EASY illustrated instructions are in the Logbook/Instruction Manual. I've even pasted a copy of the instructions on the side of the canister! There have been a few times where the bomb has not been reset. This is unfair for those that follow; exploding the bomb is the fun part!  And if you do find the bomb disarmed, there is nothing stopping you from reading the instructions and doing the necessary. And then have the fun of blowing yourself up! Finally: PLEASE close the logbook before replacing it!

 

cheers, roymerc

BONUS: Go to the Image Gallery below and download your own personal Certificate of Award. Signed by Col. O'Furtherthy -Topp himself!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Shyy pnzb cnvag wbo, arne n ovt Wneenu gerr.

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)