{"id":21256,"date":"2013-08-12T21:36:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T21:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/?p=21256"},"modified":"2013-08-12T21:36:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T21:36:34","slug":"day-224-a-rubiks-cache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/12\/day-224-a-rubiks-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 224: A Rubik&#8217;s Cache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>12th August and today was the first <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Calendar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">calendar<\/a> gap in our cache history for quite a while. The calendar is developing nicely after 893 caches found. I&#8217;m unsure whether we will reach our target of 1000 by the end of August. It seems quite far away with only 19 days left to hunt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21262\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/calendar-893.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/calendar-893\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/calendar-893.png?fit=742%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"742,306\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"calendar 893\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Our caching calendar after 893 finds (click to enlarge).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/calendar-893.png?fit=742%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21262\" alt=\"Our caching calendar after 893 finds (click to enlarge).\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/calendar-893-300x123.png?resize=300%2C123\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our caching calendar after 893 finds (click to enlarge).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today&#8217;s cache was called <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Rubik's Cube\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rubik%27s_Cube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Rubik&#8217;s Cube<\/a> (GC4C69T) and the coordinates were hidden on a photo of a Rubik&#8217;s Cube. I&#8217;ve posted them below. How I solved this was through buying a new Rubik&#8217;s Cube, mixing it up in exactly the same way by following an online solver backwards (harder than it sounds), then copying the information from the photo and resolving the Cube&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f.jpg?fit=640%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,619\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG PL200\/VLUU PL200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1264744543&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2010&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.022222222222222&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f.jpg?fit=640%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21260\" alt=\"90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f-300x290.jpg?resize=300%2C290\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f.jpg?resize=300%2C290&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/90553bd6-87cc-4e58-9079-4b676252f66f.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7.jpg?fit=640%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG PL200\/VLUU PL200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1264744571&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2010&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.022222222222222&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7.jpg?fit=640%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21261\" alt=\"5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7-300x296.jpg?resize=300%2C296\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7.jpg?resize=300%2C296&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/5622560e-53d4-40a2-acea-756f56ffd8d7.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of which gives us another souvenir:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Day-12.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/day-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Day-12.png?fit=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day 12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Day-12.png?fit=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21259\" alt=\"Day 12\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Day-12.png?resize=500%2C300\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Day-12.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Day-12.png?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12th-August.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/12th-august\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12th-August.png?fit=320%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12th August\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12th-August.png?fit=320%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21258\" alt=\"12th August\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12th-August.png?resize=320%2C480\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12th-August.png?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12th-August.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In other news, I&#8217;ve spent a lot of the day working on the Grange Moor Band website, and Mrs Pitts visited the dentist and, let&#8217;s just say, she is an unhappy bunny.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea what the rest of the week has in store &#8211; but I need to find motivation to get things done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?w=1165\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12th August and today was the first calendar gap in our cache history for quite a while. The calendar is developing nicely after 893 caches found. I&#8217;m unsure whether we will reach our target of 1000 by the end of August. It seems quite far away with only 19 days left to hunt. Today&#8217;s cache [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,34,35,42],"tags":[1115,1249,1324,1732,2475,2607,2608,3114,3305,3341],"class_list":["post-21256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2","category-banding","category-blogging-hobbies","category-geocaching-hobbies","tag-feliks-zemdegs","tag-geocaching","tag-grange-moor-brass-band","tag-las-vegas-nevada","tag-puzzle","tag-rubik","tag-rubiks-cube","tag-tyson-mao","tag-world-cube-association","tag-youtube","post_format-post-format-audio","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12.png?fit=100%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6OeSW-5wQ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}