+PISA-caching Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Here's a little riddle for you. What we are looking for is a specific waymark. I will give you some hints for a start and will add more hints every now and then. If you think, that this is a stupid idea, please stop reading and go out and take some photos. :-) Ok, here we go: The waymark is in a European country. The waymark owner is from Canada. More than 12% of all the waymarks in that country are owned by that Canadian waymarker. I think that a very clever person would find that these three hints are enough to find the waymark I'm looking for, but maybe I'm wrong. I will post additional hints tomorrow, if necessary. Whoever is the first to find the right waymark, may start with another Waymarking riddle. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Alfouine Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I have the answer, but my problem is to create another riddle... Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 If that Canadian waymarker owns 12% of all the waymarks in that country, do we have enough information to identify the specific waymark? Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 That was tricky. Well played. WM848X Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Wow, that was fast. Next time I have to make it a little more difficult. Ok, Alfouine, you can post a riddle whenever you like and in the meantime, we are awaiting elyob's riddle. Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 What U.S. Benchmarks waymark is most distant from American soil? Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 My first guess: WM7WP ? Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Apparently we need more challenging riddles. Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, PISA-caching said: My first guess: WM7WP ? That one doesn't appear in the database, or at least it doesn't for me. 5 hours ago, elyob said: What U.S. Benchmarks waymark is most distant from American soil? Haven't a clue. It could be one of mine, but mine are only about 2 or 3 miles north of the 49th, so I doubt it. A guess - somewhere in the south Pacific? Keith Edited April 9, 2019 by BK-Hunters Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 http://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7WP_McMurdo_Camp_Area_1961 Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, elyob said: http://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7WP_McMurdo_Camp_Area_1961 That is, of course, unless they surreptitiously planted some on the moon. Keith Edited April 9, 2019 by BK-Hunters Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 OK - how about the object farthest from where you're sitting at the moment which contributes to a Waymark ? Keith Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Asteroid 12 Victoria in Extraterrestrial Locations Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 4 hours ago, vulture1957 said: Asteroid 12 Victoria in Extraterrestrial Locations Nope! Try again - guesses are free! Keith Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 10:25 PM, BK-Hunters said: OK - how about the object farthest from where you're sitting at the moment which contributes to a Waymark ? Keith Elvis? Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 18 hours ago, BK-Hunters said: Do I need to give a hint? Silence... ... ... Ok. Here's a hint - If one were to start here on Earth and travel in a straight line at a speed of Warp 9.9, it would take 1.867016 million years, or 1 million, 867 thousand and 16 days, (give or take a few days) to arrive at the object in question. That should make it easy peasy! One caveat - this calculation does not take into account the object's observed red shift and apparent velocity away from Earth, which would, given its red shift of .597, add considerably to the travel time. For the sake of simplicity, though, we'll ignore that factor. Keith Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, BK-Hunters said: Silence... ... ... Ok. Here's a hint - If one were to start here on Earth and travel in a straight line at a speed of Warp 9.9, it would take 1.867016 million years, or 1 million, 867 thousand and 16 days, (give or take a few days) to arrive at the object in question. That should make it easy peasy! One caveat - this calculation does not take into account the object's observed red shift and apparent velocity away from Earth, which would, given its red shift of .597, add considerably to the travel time. For the sake of simplicity, though, we'll ignore that factor. Keith WMYZ1N Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 hours ago, vulture1957 said: WMYZ1N No, sorry. You'll have to begin thinking extra galactically. WAAAAAAAAAAY extra galactically! Keith Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 8:20 PM, elyob said: WMVQNX Well, no, not really. We'd have to define the exact location of the "Big Bang", which, I suppose, could be at the centre of the present universe. Wallace, Idaho lays claim to that accolade, among others. That was Waymarked by the dear, departed BruceS, by the way. AND we're looking for a specific location, or object. So, try again - and remember that it's WAAAAAY out there! Keith Quote Link to comment
+dtrebilc Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 WMRDYG If I'm right this is one of mine (and one of my favourites) so I waited for a while in case anyone else worked it out. Dave Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 4:15 PM, dtrebilc said: WMRDYG If I'm right this is one of mine (and one of my favourites) so I waited for a while in case anyone else worked it out. Dave Again, no, sorry! You have to think much, much, much, much, much much farther away. Travelling at "a speed of Warp 9.9, it would take 1.867016 million years" to get there. Warp 9.9 is 3,053 times the speed of light. At that speed the nearest star is only 14 hours away. So, think BIG and FAAAAAAAAAAARRRR! I do like your Waymark though. That's one to be proud of! Keith Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 36 minutes ago, BK-Hunters said: Again, no, sorry! You have to think much, much, much, much, much much farther away. Travelling at "a speed of Warp 9.9, it would take 1.867016 million years" to get there. Warp 9.9 is 3,053 times the speed of light. At that speed the nearest star is only 14 hours away. So, think BIG and FAAAAAAAAAAARRRR! I do like your Waymark though. That's one to be proud of! Keith then it MUST be the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Don't forget to bring your towel and order a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) or maybe Waymark Code: WMJPFQ Icarus, whose official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, is the farthest individual star ever seen. It is only visible because it is being magnified by the gravity of a massive galaxy cluster, located about 5 billion light-years from Earth. Edited June 15, 2019 by vulture1957 Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 8:45 PM, vulture1957 said: or maybe Waymark Code: WMJPFQ Icarus, whose official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, is the farthest individual star ever seen. It is only visible because it is being magnified by the gravity of a massive galaxy cluster, located about 5 billion light-years from Earth. Admittedly, you have found an object even more distant than the object in question. However, the object in WMJPFQ is the asteroid Icarus, not MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, so, unfortunately, it doesn't count. Icarus, the asteroid, is mere millions of miles from us, not billions of light years. The answer to the riddle is only about 1/3 the distance of MACS J1149+2223. Don't give up - I'm sure you'll get it eventually. Or, on the other hand, Waymark MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1 and I'll have to change the answer... Keith Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Whatever happened to Alfouine? He still owes us a riddle, as does Elyob. Keith Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Why did the chicken cross the road? That's not the right question. What road did the chicken want to cross? Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, elyob said: Why did the chicken cross the road? That's not the right question. What road did the chicken want to cross? The other one? Keith Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Silly, you can't waymark "The other one." Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 14 hours ago, BK-Hunters said: Admittedly, you have found an object even more distant than the object in question. However, the object in WMJPFQ is the asteroid Icarus, not MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, so, unfortunately, it doesn't count. Icarus, the asteroid, is mere millions of miles from us, not billions of light years. The answer to the riddle is only about 1/3 the distance of MACS J1149+2223. Don't give up - I'm sure you'll get it eventually. Or, on the other hand, Waymark MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1 and I'll have to change the answer... Keith If I could find a statue of Icarus, I would. Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) On 6/17/2019 at 10:57 AM, elyob said: Silly, you can't waymark "The other one." Then how about the Yellow Brick one? On second thought, I have pix of a brown and grey cobblestone one... ... Keith Edited June 19, 2019 by BK-Hunters Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 11:51 AM, elyob said: Why did the chicken cross the road? That's not the right question. What road did the chicken want to cross? Sonnenstrasse Waymark WMNGKP Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 hours ago, vulture1957 said: Sonnenstrasse Waymark WMNGKP That is a great guess but incorrect. Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 West First Avenue in Colville, Washington. Why? because there is a Feed Store on the other side. A National Historic Place feed store, at that. Keith Quote Link to comment
+fi67 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 6:51 PM, elyob said: Why did the chicken cross the road? That's not the right question. What road did the chicken want to cross? Brighton Road? Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, fi67 said: Brighton Road? Chicken dinner you're the winner, WM3R4B. Quote Link to comment
+fi67 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 4:08 AM, BK-Hunters said: Again, no, sorry! You have to think much, much, much, much, much much farther away. Travelling at "a speed of Warp 9.9, it would take 1.867016 million years" to get there. Warp 9.9 is 3,053 times the speed of light. At that speed the nearest star is only 14 hours away. So, think BIG and FAAAAAAAAAAARRRR! I do like your Waymark though. That's one to be proud of! Keith Finally found a waymark that might fit the criteria: WMQXDN ?? 1 Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, fi67 said: Finally found a waymark that might fit the criteria: WMQXDN ?? TAAAA DAAAA!!!! Bingo!!! fi67 is on a roll today!!! Well DONE! And it is now his turn for a brain teaser! (Unless Alfouine should choose to step in. Haven't heard from him yet.) Why does WMQXDN not return a hit when I search for it from the "Home" Page? Others do, but not that one. Luckily, I had copied it and was able to find where I had put it (which often isn't the case). Keith Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, BK-Hunters said: TAAAA DAAAA!!!! Bingo!!! fi67 is on a roll today!!! Well DONE! And it is now his turn for a brain teaser! (Unless Alfouine should choose to step in. Haven't heard from him yet.) Why does WMQXDN not return a hit when I search for it from the "Home" Page? Others do, but not that one. Luckily, I had copied it and was able to find where I had put it (which often isn't the case). Keith OK, I guess you'll have to give us more info so we can see this waymark. Search doesn't find it. Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Got it, Phoenix Cluster. Search from Home Page and typed it in. Quote Link to comment
+Alfouine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 OK here is my riddle This is the podium of what : 1) A waymark in British Columbia, Canada 2) A waymark in California, United States 3) A waymark in South Dakota, United States Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Alfouine said: OK here is my riddle This is the podium of what : 1) A waymark in British Columbia, Canada 2) A waymark in California, United States 3) A waymark in South Dakota, United States Having no information whatever to go on, I have to guess 1) A waymark in British Columbia, Canada ..... ............ ........... ............. ............ ... Hang on. I'm going to change my answer. I couldn't see what Thierry might be referring to in his riddle. The only sensible thing I can see is that he is referring to the previous post or the previous riddle, making the answer 2) A waymark in California, United States Keith Edited June 22, 2019 by BK-Hunters Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 14 hours ago, Alfouine said: OK here is my riddle This is the podium of what : 1) A waymark in British Columbia, Canada 2) A waymark in California, United States 3) A waymark in South Dakota, United States WMX337 Quote Link to comment
+Alfouine Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Find what you have to find is also part of a riddle, if you find these 3 waymarks, you have the answer, if you find first the answer, you have these waymarks. @vulture1957 : No Quote Link to comment
+Alfouine Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) If you do not find now, i can not help you.... Edited May 3, 2020 by Alfouine . Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 WMADM4 - most likely not the correct solution, but is at least the category correct? Quote Link to comment
+Alfouine Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 No, but something happened in the forum recently..... Quote Link to comment
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