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Marking your way through history (TPS2013) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/5/2013
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates

(Optional) Please include in your log the time you found the cache (for scoring).

A good friend of mine invited me over to his house for dinner. He wanted to show me a puzzle he was working on:

1846853 4850842
3518214 472959
19698332 13304618
10908727 9201242
4791443 19393920
12349900 7859534
13016638 2551796
8813567 1067394

As we were talking his twin teenage daughters came downstairs, both wearing cropped tops, mini-skirts, and high heels. The following exchange transpired:

  • Where do you two think you are going dressed like that?
  • We’re going to a party.
  • Not dressed like that, you’re not!
  • Dad, you’re so square… Mom!!!!

The mom comes over and tells my friend:

  • Honey, don’t be irrational. Remember your own roots. We were teens once, and your daughters are no longer little girls. I helped them pick out their clothes. You should continue your geocaching thing and let me worry about these two.

As that was transpiring, I was looking at the index of a math book, trying to find any ideas to get me started with that puzzle

Note about the Triangle Puzzle Series: To be considered for the solver points, you must verify your answer with certitude (anonymous certifications will get you no points). All point scoring is arbitrary and subject to change. One challenge puzzle will be posted per month around the 5th and hint added on the 20th of the month. Please do not share the hints with others. Finders who did not certify their solution will get no points as well. Please note in your find log your position in the cache log and the TIME of your log. Logs without time will have scoring based on log submission time instead. Best of all, have fun.

Note 2: Also special thanks to teamajk for beta testing the puzzle again.

 


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Hint added on Nov 20th] - fgrc 1: na veengvbany frnepu ratvar jvyy or urycshy jura lbh vqragvsl gur 4 xrl jbeqf va gur chmmyr qrfpevcgvba - fgrc 2: hfr gur vasbezngvba lbh sbhaq jvgu gur uvag sebz gvgyr gb gb svaq gur pnpur pbbeqvangrf (gvgyr tvirf 2 uvagf ol gur jnl)

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)