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And technically you get the most drag-alongs ever ... even though most of them won't ever know ;) - [[User:Mampfred|Mampfred]] 09:07, 13 February 2011 (EST)
 
And technically you get the most drag-alongs ever ... even though most of them won't ever know ;) - [[User:Mampfred|Mampfred]] 09:07, 13 February 2011 (EST)
 
:Well, yes and no. In the end it turned out to be just a regular bicycle hash for me. The GPS located the point clearly between the footway and the railway, but still outside of the "danger area". So the first visit which was intended for taking photos and making sure where the exact point is already counts as "reached". If someone passes by train that day, it would surely count also, since the distance to the railway tracks was still well below accuracy.  
 
:Well, yes and no. In the end it turned out to be just a regular bicycle hash for me. The GPS located the point clearly between the footway and the railway, but still outside of the "danger area". So the first visit which was intended for taking photos and making sure where the exact point is already counts as "reached". If someone passes by train that day, it would surely count also, since the distance to the railway tracks was still well below accuracy.  
About unintended dragalongs: there had been a similar hash before: [[http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/2009-06-07_48_9]]. People who frequently travel by train and join geohashing at some time should check that one as a potential "curse of unawareness". --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] 12:40, 13 February 2011 (EST)
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:About unintended dragalongs: there had been a similar hash before: [[2009-06-07_48_9]]. People who frequently travel by train and join geohashing at some time should check that one as a potential "curse of unawareness". --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] 12:40, 13 February 2011 (EST)

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And technically you get the most drag-alongs ever ... even though most of them won't ever know ;) - Mampfred 09:07, 13 February 2011 (EST)

Well, yes and no. In the end it turned out to be just a regular bicycle hash for me. The GPS located the point clearly between the footway and the railway, but still outside of the "danger area". So the first visit which was intended for taking photos and making sure where the exact point is already counts as "reached". If someone passes by train that day, it would surely count also, since the distance to the railway tracks was still well below accuracy.
About unintended dragalongs: there had been a similar hash before: 2009-06-07_48_9. People who frequently travel by train and join geohashing at some time should check that one as a potential "curse of unawareness". --Ekorren 12:40, 13 February 2011 (EST)