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MHB Unlocking An Irrational Location: Solving a Geocaching Puzzle
A friend of mine's partner solved it. They showed me how, but I still don't understand exactly what their online tool did. I don't want to post the solution here just in case future puzzle-solvers are searching the internet and come across me giving away the answer! If you're really curious...- waterdroplet
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Unlocking An Irrational Location: Solving a Geocaching Puzzle
Thanks for clarifying... I think that makes a little bit more sense! I'm going to have to sit with it and see if I get anywhere by using this line of thought. Thanks! Will post back if I'm still stumped.- waterdroplet
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Unlocking An Irrational Location: Solving a Geocaching Puzzle
Hi! No it doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever :-( Maybe I should make it clearer that I do not have the slightest math background at all... anything beyond the standard addition/subtraction/multiplication is a bit beyond me. Can you explain it in a way that a 5th grader might understand...- waterdroplet
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Unlocking An Irrational Location: Solving a Geocaching Puzzle
Thanks for the tiny hint... I suspected something like that but I still feel super clueless as to how to do that! I've tried looking for online tools that will automatically plot things on a grid for me in the hopes that it will somehow turn into degrees or something that looks like degrees but...- waterdroplet
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Unlocking An Irrational Location: Solving a Geocaching Puzzle
This might not be the usual kind of question posted here, but I am trying to solve a geocaching puzzle. The puzzle is called "An Irrational Location", and the only information provided is more or less the following: ~~~~~ No rational person should attempt to visit the posted coordinates Cache...- waterdroplet
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- Forum: General Math