What's nano mean?

[KoolGirl]

I'm new so excuse my ignorance...

 

I've seen the term "nano infestation" and "another nano" but I don't know what that means - any help?

 

Thanks!

[+Rick618]

It's a very small cache container. Nano and pico are both used.

 

An example can be seen here:

http://www.cachingbox.com/index.php?act=vi...mp;productId=73

Edited April 26, 2009 by Rick618

[+GIDEON-X]

Definition of NanoNano: From the Greek word Nanos - meaning "dwarf" this prefix is used in the metric system to mean 10-9 or one billionth (1/1000000000). ...

 

And as Rick618 posted a smal micro cache container..............

[KoolGirl]

Thank you!

[7rxc]

I'm new so excuse my ignorance...

 

I've seen the term "nano infestation" and "another nano" but I don't know what that means - any help?

 

Thanks!

 

One other thing in addition to the posted definitions... NANO often equals TROUBLE...

 

The things are often a pain to find! On the other hand that IS what we do... find the difficult, or easy.

 

Have fun... try to find some bigger ones and work down.

 

Doug

[+SkellyCA]

The other problem with nanos is getting that log out, then back in!

[+StarBrand]

BTW - nano is quite un-official. Anything film can or smaller is by definition - a micro sized cache.

[+DiamondDaveG]

The other picture shows it with the package but doesnt give an idea of the size. Here is what it looks like laying next to a dime.

 

[+niraD]

Around here, the kind of cache shown in DiamondDaveG's post is called a blinker. A blinker is a common type of nano-cache, but a nano-cache is anything so small that it holds only a custom fit log sheet. I've found several that are not blinkers.