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Dumb Ways To Die Mystery Cache

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charliewhiskey: Cache is indeed missing, and the area has grown too thorny to be a pleasant hiding spot.

Thank you to all who visited, and for the Favorite points.

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Hidden : 12/2/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

More and more these days I've been longing for puzzles that are fun and clever and not seemingly in a contest to win a "Most Obfuscated" award. So in hopes of inspiring others, I offer this easy puzzle.

Update Feb 15, 2013: Cache is available only during daylight hours.


Don't look for this cache at the posted coordinates. To do so would be a Dumb Way To Die.

Clever folks at Australia Metro came up with an animated video promoting train safety. It's gruesome in a clever, witty, catchy way, and HUGELY popular. To find this cache, click on the "Related Web Page" link above the cache page coordinates to watch their video. It's 3:02 minutes long and has 20 examples of Dumb Ways To Die, but you only have to watch the first 8 to solve the puzzle.

Note the order in which the characters appear. The cache is at:

Pink guy with fishes
Pink guy with toaster
Green guy with bumps
Yellow guy with stick
Yellow guy with stick
Pink guy with toaster
Blue guy in house

Blue guy with wavy orange "hair"
Yellow guy with stick
Yellow guy with stick
Pink guy with toaster
Green guy with bumps
Green guy with bumps
First green guy with hat
Yellow guy with stick

Checksum: N = 27, W = 25

For recommended parking, subtract .066 from North coords and add .135 to West. Carefully cross the street and go east to the trailhead - not the one directly across from parking; go about 400 feet further east.

Don't park on the main streets north and south of the cache. To do so would be a (sing with me now)
♫♪ Dumb Way To Die... ♪♬

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyyre, zhygv-gehax gerr.

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)