This puzzle cache is initially hidden for those in need of such a cache to to earn their souvenir for March 14, or 3.14. Also known as π day, or Pi day. (Afterwards, well, it’s just a really easy puzzle cache for those whose minds need a rest.) Being an irrational number, π cannot be expressed exactly as a common fraction, although fractions such as 22/7 and other rational numbers are commonly used to approximate π. Consequently its decimal representation never ends and never settles into a permanent repeating pattern. The digits appear to be randomly distributed; however, to date, no proof of this has been discovered. Ergo, Pi remains a puzzle, consequently, the need to find a puzzle cache on pi day!
However, there is another take on Pi Day that might be preferable for those of us who feel a little overwhelmed by weighty puzzles. Just add an “e” and make it Pie Day. That yummy concoction that most of us remember our mothers making for a special occasion, you know, the dinner where we might actually sit in the dining room! That is the tradition to which this “pie” puzzle cache is dedicated. So in keeping with all things “pie”, the coordinates for this puzzle are not as posted and you have to find the real ones by solving this pie-themed puzzle.
A. The number of letters in the type of pie that Jack was eating.
B. The number of letters in the fruit that Jack extracted with his thumb.
C. The number of letters in the price that Simon was asked to pay to taste the pie.
D. The number of blackbirds that are baked in a pie; now take the two digits and add them together to get this number (wow, this one is really tough)
E. The number of letters in Georgie’s destination where he chose to run to when the boys came out to play.
F. Round off Pi to the nearest integer (ha, another toughie) to get this number.
To find the correct coordinates, place the numbers from the solutions above in the following formula:
N 46 03.XYZ W 064 48.VUT where:
X = (A – 9) + 8
Y = B
Z = C + 1
V = D – 6
U = E – 1
T = (F x 2) – 2
Check sum (adding all of the numbers in both coordinates together): 60