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==About Me== | ==About Me== | ||
− | + | My permanent home is in the '''[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=42&long=-88&zoom=9&abs=-1 41,-86]''' graticule and go to school (and live) in the '''[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=41&long=-88&zoom=9&abs=-1 40,-86]''' graticule. My boyfriend [[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]] got me interested in geohashing. He recently bought a GPS so we use that on our adventures we do together. <br><br> | |
===Equipment=== | ===Equipment=== |
Revision as of 15:48, 23 April 2013
About Me
My permanent home is in the 41,-86 graticule and go to school (and live) in the 40,-86 graticule. My boyfriend StatMan22 got me interested in geohashing. He recently bought a GPS so we use that on our adventures we do together.
Equipment
I only have my smartphone which is not as accurate as a straight up GPS, but it will do.
Cameras
- iPhone
- Canon SX210IS
- Nikon D5100
Geohashes Attempted
# | Expedition | Location | Epicness | Outcome | Achievements |
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1 | 2013-01-12 40 -86 | In a livestock field about 6 miles west of Lafayette. | |||
2 | 2013-01-13 40 -87 | In a field about 6 miles west of Lafayette in the freezing rain. | |||
3 | 2013-02-19 40 -86 | North of Purdue's campus on the side of the road. | |||
3 | 2013-02-27 40 -86 | Off of the Brookston exit of 65, right by the wind turbines! 30 minutes north of Purdue's campus. |
Planned
2013-04-23 40 -86
This one is less than a mile away from my home, so it should be an easy get! The only thing I am worried about is construction...
Achievements
Buttercup has earned 5 Achievements:
Buttercup and StatMan22 earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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Buttercup and StatMan22 earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (40, -87) geohash on 2013-01-13 while the temperature was 30°F.
Buttercup and StatMan22 earned the Land geohash achievement
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Buttercup earned the Drag-along achievement
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Buttercup and friend earned the Flat Tire
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Statistics
- Success Rate: 75% (3/4)
- Number of Graticules with a successful geohash: 2
- Number of Graticules with an attempted geohash: 2
- Graticule with most successful geohashes: Lafayette, IN (40, -86) with 2
- Graticule with most unsuccessful geohashes: Lafayette, IN (40, -86) with 1
- Graticule with most attempted geohashes: Lafayette, IN (40, -86) with 3