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The mystery of the FTF hunters Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/27/2009
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Original coordinates point to the senior house in Mustasaari. The cache is not there. The cache moved to a new place in june 2010. You can get the new coordinates by entering the original answer to checker.


This riddle is modificated from Einstein’s riddle. Supposedly Albert Einstein wrote this riddle and said that only 2% of population can solve this. You only need a pen, paper, reading skills and logic to solve this.


Five geocachers met in Vaasa during a FTF hunt. A picture where they stand in a row was taken. Each one of them has a car with a different brand name and colour. They all search for caches with different tools and live in five different locations. Every one of them is planning to publish a new cache of an individual type.


Facts:

  • The cacher from Mustasaari drives a Toyota
  • The Ferrari driver uses an Oregon gps
  • Someone is planning to publish a traditional cache
  • The middle one in the picture navigates with only a map
  • The Mitsubishi is yellow
  • The owner of a Volkswagen stands next to a mystery cache maker
  • The cacher from Vaasa drives a red car
  • The cacher who has a Volkswagen stands next to the cacher who uses an eTrex gps
  • In the photo the first one from the left lives in Laihia
  • The cacher from Pietarsaari is planning to publish an earthcache
  • The owner of a green car uses a phone to navigate
  • The cacher from Laihia stands next to the driver of a blue car
  • The owner of a green car is in the picture directly on the left side of the owner of a white car
  • The cacher from Kurikka uses a Colorado
  • The Ford driver is planning to publish a webcam cache
  • The person planning to publish a multi-cache stands next to the owner of a Mitsubishi


Cars:
1. Ford
2. Mitsubishi
3. Ferrari
4. Volkswagen
5. Toyota


Colours:
6. Yellow
7. Blue
8. Red
9. Green
0. White


Locations:
3. Mustasaari
4. Vaasa
5. Laihia
6. Kurikka
7. Pietarsaari


Caches:
1. Traditional
2. Multi
3. Webcam
4. Earthcache
5. Mystery


Navigation:
6. Map
7. eTrex
8. Oregon
9. Colorado
0. Phone

When you have solved the riddle you can count the cache coordinates.


N 63 06.ABC
E 021 40.DEA

A = What car belongs to the cacher from Vaasa?
B = With what the owner of a Volkswagen navigates?
C = What type of a cache is the cacher from Laihia planning?
D = Where is the cacher who is planning a traditional cache from?
E = What colour is a Ford?


The final container is a trick box. The log book is inside it.
Do not use power to open the container!

Additional Hints (No hints available.)