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Jun 27, 2017 23:16:52 GMT -5
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 27, 2017 23:16:52 GMT -5
Using Polar or New Zealand for what? The Polar Race page has to do with a specific landmark in a specific city. 3 others have privately contacted me with the "correct" answer, or at least the same one I came up with. NZ is something completely separate.
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Post by astree on Jun 28, 2017 8:21:59 GMT -5
You got me on this one, I can't make a location / landmark without stretching and mashing the numbers, etc.. The broken-up "Snickers" was interesting, because it might indicate to use the letters. (Also, I cannot imagine someone eating 50 broken-up Snickers a day, between regular meals. Distance runners / walkers use things like GU packs, Cliff bars, etc.)
There's a Snicker's Gap in Virginia, with an Appalachian Trailhead.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 28, 2017 14:02:36 GMT -5
Hi Astree: I can see how the "fifty" and the "Snickers" could be used as confirming words for the location, but I don't see a way to use "broken-up Snickers bars" as a way to solve that location.
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Post by thetictocman on Jun 28, 2017 15:14:14 GMT -5
Hi Astree: I can see how the "fifty" and the "Snickers" could be used as confirming words for the location, but I don't see a way to use "broken-up Snickers bars" as a way to solve that location. My guess led me to a Central Park landmark as well, I can't seem to crack this one.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 28, 2017 16:59:23 GMT -5
It's weird how multiple people are coming up with Central Park. I'm at a loss trying to replicate the method that would put someone there based only on the information on page 135. Anyone care to share their methodology?
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Post by thetictocman on Jun 28, 2017 17:08:31 GMT -5
Mine was a landmark based on an expedition up in the polar region.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 28, 2017 17:20:12 GMT -5
Perhaps this will help: Pete has provided information to the location with a precision of better than 100 feet.
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Jun 28, 2017 23:50:09 GMT -5
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Post by astree on Jun 28, 2017 23:50:09 GMT -5
I was wondering if you werr doing that
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Jun 29, 2017 0:00:16 GMT -5
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 29, 2017 0:00:16 GMT -5
Astree: it's actually surprisingly straightforward, which I suppose is why many people have solved it. Bang away at the coordinates--you'll get it. :-)
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Post by cowlazars on Jun 29, 2017 11:57:20 GMT -5
The Latitude is in the Polar Race paragraph but without a Longitude you have a area that runs the width of New York. Washington Square Park is there?
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Post by astree on Jun 29, 2017 12:17:32 GMT -5
It runs across the entire country. I think it would be partial confirmation of more definite clues, or maybe combined with other info in the book (there are other similar mentions).
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 29, 2017 15:43:44 GMT -5
Well, since Mike has let the cat out of the bag and ruined the fun for anyone that was trying to solve it on their own, yes -- it's Washington Square Park. (Sorry, Mike -- had to give you a little ribbing. ;-) The latitude degrees are provided by the temperature (excluding the minus sign), and the minutes and seconds are from the race time. Convert to decimal, and you'll have 40.730833. You don't need the longitude because the latitude is deadnuts on the landmark. Plug these coordinates into Google Maps: 40.730833, -73.99745. (You might also note how close the longitude is to exactly 74). Now one could argue that the latitude line stretches across the entire U.S., so without the longitude you've got nothing. But given that there are at least a few clues to New York City in the book, the fact that the latitude cuts through Manhattan should immediately raise an eyebrow. And the fact that that latitude goes right through the center of the fountain in Washington Square should leave little doubt. But if you're still uncertain, there are the 50 broken-up Snickers bars. What's the number of the famous avenue that terminates at Washington Square? And is it a candy bar?
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Post by razorback on Jun 29, 2017 17:24:06 GMT -5
Excellent find zaphod73491! That has to be a confirmer for NYC or maybe even the park itself. Way to go!!! Still not sure which hunt it goes to. I was hoping one of you articulate hunters could get on Pete's site and convince him to tell us how to distinguish between the 3 hunts.
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Post by toppop on Jun 29, 2017 17:43:58 GMT -5
Yes,thats a good find. Tell me what the all most " 74 " means or comes from or what?? Other than my age. LOL
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 29, 2017 17:50:22 GMT -5
Hi toppop: no meaning. I was just pointing out that the longitude of the center of that fountain was pretty close to exactly 74 degrees west. It's off by only 9.2 arcseconds, which works out to about 216 meters (707 feet).
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