1701eh

Hello to the usual and unusual suspects. It is I allan. It comes to that time of the year so soon. 1 year ago on August 26th 2006 We lost our father, family member, friend and fellow geocacher(1701eh) to an aweful accident. My mother (sue) would really like to hold a small event this day to remember and share our thoughts on his memories. The location will be our backyard so it would be imperitive that I get an rsvp as soon as possible so we may have an idea on how many of you are going to show up. (note our backyard isn't that big and I do realize that harvestfest is that weekend.. maybe even the same day). She has asked me to post a lil note up on the forums as I am. The time to arrive is around 3pm you don't need to bring anything just yourself. However me being forgetful I forgot to ask how long it shall lastXD. Anyways If you need my address or wish to attend you can contact me at my email. Cruise448788@hotmail.com. Or even call and leave me a message at 905-858-0449. Thanx again and take care. Sincerly, The Dawe's

Feb 22, 1978 Correct. Your turn...

What year was the first GPS satellite launched?

Getting close... there is some blue in this colour, but there is also some green! Think printer ink! Who's gonna be first to say it? TOMTEC cyan

Drat! I was hoping to see a guess of 'It wouldn't change cause it's the same north...' It is actually closer to 1 degree, 53 minutes and you would pass just south of Yorkton, SK The point here was that a straight line between two points is not always a straight line on a map. The only route that did not have a variation of the north would be between two points on the equator. You can try this for yourself if you have access to an old world globe. Most of you will have seen this if you've ever looked at the flightpaths map for an airline. The routes are usually the most direct route, but they appear curved on a flat map. Some people in Southern Ontario might not be aware that all of the cities in western Canada are actually more north than Timmins is (and we know how far north Timmins is, right? Wayyyyy up there...) Take it away CA...

Ok, here we go again.... First, let's establish some 'Facts' (don't shoot me if they are not official) Vancouver, BC is located at N49 15.710 W123 06.809 Smooth Rock Falls, ON (north of Timmons) is located at N49 15.710 W081 37.417 If you were to take the shortest, direct route (as the crow flies; not limited by roads) between these two points, roughly how much would your north coordinate change during the trip?

1/15840 You are getting closer. You are "half" right 1701eh is correct. 1 chain = 66 feet (or 4 rods) giving a scale of 1:15840 - I'm so happy we switched to Metric! - Donna G I knew about the 66' road allowance and thus my guess that it might have been 33' previously. I'll have to think of a question now...

No. Here is a hint. Many road allowances/ Right of Ways were originally 1 chain wide. - Donna G I'll guess that the chain is 33' then which would work out to 1/7920 1/15840 You are getting closer. You are "half" right

No. Here is a hint. Many road allowances/ Right of Ways were originally 1 chain wide. - Donna G I'll guess that the chain is 33' then which would work out to 1/7920

hmmm...I stand corrected. I guess I should review my notes from my GIS courses. The next question is yours. A lot of the older maps I work with in the Office of the Surveyor General are in the wonderful scale of 1"=20 chains. What is this scale as a Representative Fraction (the type of scale shown on Metric maps)? - Donna G I'll take a stab at a chain being 20 feet long. Being made of metal, I remember that you had to record the tension and temperature to allow for corrections of sag and expansion. Assuming a chain = 20' long, then 1" = 400' or 1" = 4800" Therefore, my guestimate is 1/4800

The Caledon Mountain one is the 'View' one mentioned by Juicepig. Most of these night caches involve reflectors or glow-in-dark markers that you need to follow (using flashlight to illuminate). The cache itself is usually not reflective or glowing, at least the ones I've done.

22 000? Close enough... 22920 when I checked earlier today. Your turn.

not red shift, the other one. Red shift occurs in signals moving out of the Earth's ________ field. 'blue' shift and 'magnetic' field? Blue shift is correct. Besides electromagnetism, what is the other force that can act on objects larger than the atomic scale? Gravity You got it. The energy of an EM wave increases when entering a gravitational field (blue-shift) or decreases when leaving a gravitational field (red-shift), as described in Enstein's theory of general relativity. Woohoo, I got one!!! Ok... Without looking it up... Roughly how many active caches are there in Canada as of today (Aug 18, 2006)?

not red shift, the other one. Red shift occurs in signals moving out of the Earth's ________ field. 'blue' shift and 'magnetic' field? Blue shift is correct. Besides electromagnetism, what is the other force that can act on objects larger than the atomic scale? Gravity

On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern savings time, the great blue switch* controlling selective availability was pressed. Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant upgrade. *there is no actual blue switch Hmmm... Either you looked that up or you have a photographic memory... Less than a two minute turn around... Well done either way. Your turn now.

Yippee! Ok... Here goes... A single part question... According to geocaching.com, what colour was the switch that was pressed to remove the selective availability limitation in May 2000?

Terry Fox Thunder Bay Terry's Treasure - GCFD4B (I Looked up the GC number for the benefit of others...) We stopped by on the way back from Winnipeg. I knew it was supposed to be AWOL, but I had a boo anyway. Thanx, Tony

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Calgary, Alberta?

10,000 BC in Atlantis... Go ahead... Prove me wrong... I dare ya

I gave up and looked it up, I have to admit that I would never guess this correctly. I'll let others take wild guesses and see if anybody can actually get it witout looking it up. Ditto! Not on my top 1,000,000 list...

Scientific American?

North up!!! If something were to happen to the GPS or the backup, I would still remember my basic track well enough to be able to use my compass and get back out.

It must have been Sir Isaac Newton then. I recall that it was about placing a cannon on a high enough hill so that when you shoot the cannon, the cannonball's arc exceeds the earth's curvature enough that it never falls to earth. I don't recall the name of Newton's work other than I think it was short and latin. Something like my previous answer of 'Theorum Relativum'.

Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity (theorum Relativum or something like that)

I didn't really think it was my turn as I only answered 1/3 of the question, but here goes: A 5 part question - just kidding! (Personally, I think we should keep them to a single question to help move things along.) What is the name of the constellation of satellites who's predictable glints can sometimes be seen in broad daylight with a maximum magnitude of -8 (30 times brighter than Venus)? Navsat?