Geocaching, extreme version.

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OG Bennyb Jul 6, 2011

Yesterday the British bomb disposal squad destroyed a geocach in a controlled explosion after a report from a member of the public that someone had left a dodgy package under a planter, the man who put it there was cautioned by the police. You couldn't make it up....
🔥zUntamed🔥 Jul 6, 2011

What exactly is a geocache?
OG Bennyb Jul 6, 2011

It's like a treasure hunt but on a global scale, there's an app in the store with locations and directions and an old thread to on give you a better description.
Brown🎵Note Jul 6, 2011

I love geocaching. Usually someone stashes a box, and posts directions or lat-lon coordinates online. The box is full of trinkets and a log sheet. When you find it, sign the log, and swap a trinket for one in the box. Eventually, the owner returns to collect the log and trinkets left. Made very popular by portable GPS devices back in the 90's.
TheSmokinGun Jul 6, 2011

I've been doing this for years. It's a great hobby :)
ImTheFukinDaddy Jul 6, 2011

Wtf
BigBK Jul 6, 2011

I cache
[Add:Baz]Boffer Jul 6, 2011

OG Bennyb wrote:
Yesterday the British bomb disposal squad destroyed a geocach in a controlled explosion after a report from a member of the public that someone had left a dodgy package under a planter, the man who put it there was cautioned by the police. You couldn't make it up....

That's Derbyshire police for you. Paranoid about Islamic extremists.
Tweek Jul 9, 2011

Brown🎵Note wrote:
I love geocaching. Usually someone stashes a box, and posts directions or lat-lon coordinates online. The box is full of trinkets and a log sheet. When you find it, sign the log, and swap a trinket for one in the box. Eventually, the owner returns to collect the log and trinkets left. Made very popular by portable GPS devices back in the 90's.

This. The main website is geocaching.com, but there are others if anyone is interested.
👿Belial Jul 9, 2011

It happened at my work a couple months ago. All of downtown Disney was in a panic
 mama tek Jul 9, 2011

my son accidentally left his backpack on the subway. in it was his most favorite stuffed animal and a nintendo ds. we tracked the train back to the station immediately afterwards. later, we were informed the nypd had blown it up. poor Titus the elephant. Perhaps he came back like the velveteen rabbit.
KrissKross Jul 9, 2011

bazboffer wrote:
OG Bennyb wrote:
Yesterday the British bomb disposal squad destroyed a geocach in a controlled explosion after a report from a member of the public that someone had left a dodgy package under a planter, the man who put it there was cautioned by the police. You couldn't make it up....

That's Derbyshire police for you. Paranoid about Islamic extremists.
It was found in wetherby, not exactly a high priority target for anyone in their right mind!
[Add:Baz]Boffer Jul 10, 2011

KrissKross wrote:
bazboffer wrote:
OG Bennyb wrote:
Yesterday the British bomb disposal squad destroyed a geocach in a controlled explosion after a report from a member of the public that someone had left a dodgy package under a planter, the man who put it there was cautioned by the police. You couldn't make it up....

That's Derbyshire police for you. Paranoid about Islamic extremists.
It was found in wetherby, not exactly a high priority target for anyone in their right mind!
Must be a different one. A package was defused at Normanton Park. A hotbed of Islamic extremism.
BigBK Jul 10, 2011

🐱 mama tek wrote:
my son accidentally left his backpack on the subway. in it was his most favorite stuffed animal and a nintendo ds. we tracked the train back to the station immediately afterwards. later, we were informed the nypd had blown it up. poor Titus the elephant. Perhaps he came back like the velveteen rabbit.

What a terrible thing to have to tell your son...
"hunny the cops blew up Titus"
I picture a 6 year old plotting revenge.