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It's not all random... Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

One more of my mystery series, which gives you an idea how particle physicists find new particles in experimental data. The header coordinates again only mark the general region. This time I recommend the use of a CPU, therefore the high difficulty rating (still, you will need brains to know what to ask from your CPU).

   N 48°  12.???
   E 016° 23.???

North is larger than east.

After the feedbacks (and wrong solutions) I received so far, I'd like to make a couple of general statements:

  • There is something quite fundamental behind the riddle. If your solution looks somehow special or arbitrary, then you are on the wrong way.
  • In this context a general warning: If you have enough numbers, you can find almost everything in it. So don't get lost into too complicated algorithms to decode the riddle, it's much simpler than you might think.
  • There is no ambiguity, there is only one solution.
  • Every word in the listing has a meaning, and unless everything gets meaningful in a very obvious way when you have a solution, you are again on the wrong way.
  • You do not *mandatory* need a CPU, it just saves you some time. You need only the most basic mathematic operation.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[riddle:] Ertneq gur anzr bs gur pnpur. [cache:] Ybbx arne gur jnyy bs gur ohvyqvat, ng gur onavfgre (yrsg bs gur ragenapr).

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)