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WELCOME TO A MAGNANIMOUS CACHE CREATED BY QFC -
The main
coordinates provided for this cache (top of the page) will
not take you to the cache, you will need to print out a copy
of the map to use while finding the cache. The coordinates for the
entrance are 26°03.938' South and 27°57.238' East. There is an
entrance fee. R15 if you take your vehicle in, and R5 per person
excluding the driver (this seems to be dependent on the day, or who
is at the gate). You can walk in, which will just be R5 per person,
but to support city parks, and save you from a long walk, we
suggest taking your car in. Total distance you will need to walk if
you are without a car is roughly 3km.
The park is open between 8am and 6pm
The Map was generously provided to us by Pieter Mulder, and he
has marked the 2 waypoints that you need to find on the Map. One of
our aims for this cache is to introduce people to
orienteering… here is an extract from the Wikipedia
Encyclopaedia:
“Orienteering is a sport involving navigation with map
and compass. The traditional form (sometimes referred to as Foot
Orienteering or Foot-O) involves cross-country running, though
other forms have evolved. Participants have a map, usually of an
area with which they are unfamiliar, and a compass. They attempt to
visit, in sequence, control points that are indicated on the map,
as quickly as possible.”
For more information on
Orienteering, you can visit the RACO Orienteering website at:
www.racorienteers.co.za
You will need to use the map that you have printed to find the
waypoints the other waypoints and finally the cache. Each of the
waypoints will have a clue to the next waypoint, and a key which
you will use in the Mystery part of this cache below. The first
waypoint (closest to the entrance) next to remains of the square
metal pole (now cut off at ground level), look for the north east
remaining pole section of the indicated location.
Now for the Mystery
Since QFC comprises of 3 programmers, who never really use
binary, we decided to make a simple binary puzzle… Basically
just translate a few binary numbers into decimal.
The Cache’s final coordinates are as follows:
S 26°0(M.AGN)
E 27°5(I.OUS)
You need to work through the instructions below to translate the
letters in the brackets above. These will first be translated into
a new set of letters.
E.g.: (M.AGN) may end up being (A.BCD).
Each of the keys that you will find at the waypoints will allow you
to translate your new letters into numbers, so in the above
example,
the key may be, A=6, B=4, C=9 and D=2 and therefore your south
coordinates would be 26°06.492.
Ok, do the following:
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Translate the following Binary into
Decimal values: |
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M |
= |
1100 |
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A |
= |
1111 |
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G |
= |
1011 |
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N |
= |
1000 |
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I |
= |
1001 |
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O |
= |
1110 |
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U |
= |
1100 |
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S |
= |
10000 |
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For each of the Decimal numbers, find
the equivalent letter in the alphabet. i.e.: A=1, B=2… and
so forth… Z=26. |
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You should now have a new set of letters, which you will finally
translate into numbers using the keys that you will find at the
waypoints. Simple as that! Have Fun!
We have provided a few hints to help you find the map, waypoints
and final cache. 0 is a hint to find the map, 1 to find the 1st
waypoint, 2 for the 2nd and 3 is for the actual cache.
Download/View the High Res map here
