Symbiotic Tb Idea - Been Done?

1.2k · January 12, 2004

I am mulling over the idea of creating a TB called "Symbiont" whose mission is to get attached to another TB, take a ride for awhile, then drop off and go ride off with another TB, etc. etc. etc..

Maybe make a rule that Symbiont gets bored after every 100 miles and it then always goes off to find someone new. (Kinda like certain people I know... :unsure:

Anyway, has this already been done?

4.1k · January 13, 2004

I have never heard of anything like this.

Regardless of others who may or may not have done this: you ought to. It's an intriguing idea.

January 13, 2004

I haven't heard of the idea. I have heard of somthing similar with caches themselves - where there is a cache hidden in the ammo box of another cache, and the hidden cache could be moved. But not with TB's. I like the idea.

24.7k · January 13, 2004

It's a new TB mission to me.

1.3k · January 13, 2004

Closest thing I can think of is the goal of some of the Star Wars travel bugs. Darth and Leia want to travel to Alderaan together.

http://www.geostl.com/SLAGAStarWarsCacheGame/index.html

Sounds like a fun bug. Go for it.

8.4k · January 13, 2004

Very cool and new to me also.

Sn gans

January 13, 2004

hey sparrowhawk then you could list the TBs its traveled with on its TB page or an accompanying website.

1.2k · January 13, 2004

I just ordered some new TB tags, so I might as well go ahead, design the Symbiont TB, and see what happens. :blink:

I am still deciding on it's "personality".

I don't know whether to make it's motivation for it's actions to be that it exists to give other TB's good luck on it's journeys...

...or just write it as a neurotic needy, clingy little thing that just can't stand to be lonely AT ALL. Maybe drive the TBs it accompanies nuts or something.

Whatever.

I will definitely find something fun. :bad:

Edited January 13, 2004 by Sparrowhawk

January 14, 2004

I helped along a Borg, which was one of 5 set out to assimilate bugs. it had a bug attached to it and they must travel together from now on.

January 14, 2004

I just ordered some new TB tags, so I might as well go ahead, design the Symbiont TB, and see what happens.

I am still deciding on it's "personality".

I don't know whether to make it's motivation for it's actions to be that it exists to give other TB's good luck on it's journeys...

...or just write it as a neurotic needy, clingy little thing that just can't stand to be lonely AT ALL. Maybe drive the TBs it accompanies nuts or something.

Whatever.

I will definitely find something fun.

Maybe a "lamprey"....one that latches on and "sucks" up to the other bug until it finds a better bug to hook on to (or until the other bug figures out a way to get it off!) :mad:

January 14, 2004

I helped along a Borg, which was one of 5 set out to assimilate bugs. it had a bug attached to it and they must travel together from now on.

Was this the Borg's goal or the other bugs? If the other bug has it's own goal perhaps attaching it to a Borg is not in the best interest of the other bug's owner... :unsure:

January 15, 2004

The TB LT. Dan mentions was also in my possession, called 6 of 5 TB. I also had 8 of 5 in my possession around the same time. Both TBs had 'assimilated' other TBs. The owners of both the assimilated and assimilator TBs were already in agreement that it was OK to do so. The best way to handle this situation is to simply email the owner of the TB about to be assimilated and see if they mind. Star Trek fans would love it possibly, others might not. The symbiotic TB idea sounds great, just make sure with a simple email to the owner if it is ok to either 'tag' along with another TB, or assimilate another TB. I personally attached a geocachetreasure.com coin to 6 of 5, as those coins cannot be tracked online, and thought this was a great way to see where my coin goes. The owner of 6 of 5 and I were in contact. As with many other issues regarding TBs and geocaching, the simple courtesy of an email to an owner can serve to eliminate a lot of confusion about what happens to someone's travel bug.

January 16, 2004

"As with many other issues regarding TBs and geocaching, the simple courtesy of an email to an owner can serve to eliminate a lot of confusion about what happens to someone's travel bug"

Amen to that statement, it never hurts to talk to one another!

Peace!

January 16, 2004

I am not sure whether this is what you had in mind, but here is the true story of TB Bamse.

Bamse was started in southern Sweden with the goal of reaching the northernmost cache in Sweden. Bamse got detoured to Germany on the way. Two Danish TB's (Nalle and Nisse) were sent out with the mission "find Bamse". Bamse went MIA in Germany. Bamse's owner fielded a new TB Bamse with the same mission, and a geocacher near the cache in Germany that disappeared with the original Bamse in it also fielded a new TB (Pauli) with the same mission. In the meantime, a new Danish TB (Blues Bear) was sent out to go search for the old Bamse, who went MIA in Germany.

Current status:

- original Bamse is MIA

- new Bamse is in Abisko, far north in Sweden, but not the goal cache

- Nisse is with Bamse

- Nalle is in Oslo, Norway, still looking for Bamse

- Pauli is in southern Sweden

- Blues Bear is on a detour in Finland

Nalle and Pauli met in Trollhättan (southern Sweden) one fine summer evening, and then went their separate ways again.

Nisse and Bamse have been traveling together for some time, but they almost got separated on the way when a cacher initially took just one of them from the cache where they originally met.

January 18, 2004

I had this bug last month: Symbio. A finder may attach other bugs using it's clips.

1.2k · January 18, 2004

I wrote about this matter a couple of months ago and then this one showed up here in Sweden: Parasite Bear

1.8k · January 25, 2004

I think this one http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=56093 falls into this category............

1.6k · January 26, 2004

I just ordered some new TB tags, so I might as well go ahead, design the Symbiont TB, and see what happens.

I am still deciding on it's "personality".

I don't know whether to make it's motivation for it's actions to be that it exists to give other TB's good luck on it's journeys...

...or just write it as a neurotic needy, clingy little thing that just can't stand to be lonely AT ALL. Maybe drive the TBs it accompanies nuts or something.

Whatever.

I will definitely find something fun.

I have some new tags coming, how about me setting up a second symbiont bug and giving it the ultimate mission of fusing with yours somewhere?

1.2k · January 26, 2004

Now that I know that the idea is not original and has been done, I have lost interest.

Oh well. At least my Patron Saint of Great Caches Past kinda seems original enough.

On the other hand, I am still working on my music travel bug which will be a burned CD of all the best genius female singers in my friends collection, with emphasis on songs never heard on the radio. 10 hours of rockin' beauty in mp3 format . Videos too. This will be cool.

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