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| − | The Tongs is a name for a group of friends who go geohashing in [[52,0|the Cambridge (UK) graticule]],
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| − | but who might stray into [[52,-0|the Northampton graticule]] sometimes.
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| − | We usually aim to visit hashpoints nearish us at 4pm local time, if it looks like there's something interesting in the area or if people want to meet up (we monitor our talk page, so leave us a message if you do).
| + | Image:2015-08-30 52 0 stag.jpg | [[2015-08-30 52 0]] |
| | + | Image:2015-08-30 52 0 woods.jpg | [[2015-08-30 52 0]] |
| | + | Image:2015-09-27 52 0 blackberries.jpg | [[2015-09-27 52 0]] |
| | + | Image:2015-09-27 52 0 supernova.jpg | [[2015-09-27 52 0]] |
| | + | Image:2016-03-12_52_-0_3_lookingout.jpg | [[2016-03-12 52 -0]] |
| | + | Image:2016-03-12 52 -0 7 denbuilding.jpg | [[2016-03-12 52 -0]] |
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| − | '''We announce all our expeditions (and sometimes other fun) on the Twitter account [https://twitter.com/52n0e 52n0e]''' | + | ''A field ploughed with straw...'' |
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| − | == Expeditions ==
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| − | The Tongs are at [[Two_to_the_N_achievement|Level 2]]. | + | The Tongs is a name for a group of friends who go geohashing in [[52,0|the Cambridge (UK) graticule]], |
| − | | + | but who might stray into [[52,-0|the Northampton graticule]] sometimes. We usually aim to visit hashpoints nearish us at 4pm local time, if it looks like there's something interesting in the area or if people want to meet up (we monitor our talk page, so leave us a message if you do). If you see postings from 'Tongs', it's usually [[User:Tongs/B|Tongs/B]]. |
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| − | ! log<sub>2</sub>#
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| − | ! Date
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| − | ! Who
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| − | ! Graticule
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| − | ! Where
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| − | ! Result
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| − | | 1
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| − | | 0.000
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| − | | [[2014-08-17 52 0|Sunday, 17th August 2014]]
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| − | | [[/F|F]][[/T|T]][[/B|B]] (3 people)
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| − | | [[52,0]]
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| − | | A ploughed field just south of the A14.
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| − | | Success
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| − | | 2 (a)
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| − | | 1.000
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| − | | [[2014-08-23 52 0|Saturday, 23rd August 2014]]
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| − | | [[/F|F]][[/M|M]][[/T|T]][[/B|B]] (4 people)
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| − | | [[52,0]]
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| − | | A field on a hillside near the village of Shaftenhoe End.
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| − | | Success
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| − | |-
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| − | | 2 (b)
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| − | | 1.000
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| − | | [[2014-08-23 52 -0|Saturday, 23rd August 2014]]
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| − | | [[/F|F]][[/M|M]][[/T|T]][[/B|B]] (4 people)
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| − | | [[52,-0]]
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| − | | Just off a track by the side of a field near Therfield. | |
| − | | Success
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| − | |-
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| − | | 3
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| − | | 1.585
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| − | | [[2014-09-28 52 0|Sunday, 28th September 2014]]
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| − | | [[/F|F]][[/M|M]][[/T|T]][[/B|B]] (4 people)
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| − | | [[52,0]]
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| − | | In a field near Vestey Wood, near the Gog Magog Hills.
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| − | | Success
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| − | |-
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| − | | 4
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| − | | 2.000
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| − | | [[2015-08-30 52 0|Sunday, 30th August 2015]]
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| − | | [[/F|F]][[/M|M]][[/T|T]][[/B|B]] (4 people)
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| − | | [[52,0]]
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| − | | In the northeastern corner of the grounds of Oxbrough Hall. | |
| − | | Success
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| − | * Distinct graticules: 2.
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| − | * Total hashpoints bagged: 5.
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| − | * [[Saturday_meetup|Saturday meetups]]: 1.
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| − | == Notes and plans ==
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| − | * The tongs are just over six years late to this particular party, and often hope to meet someone at a hashpoint. Often we have a good adventure anyway.
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| − | * We'd like to try to do a hash with only a map and compass, not even using a car GPS to get us there. We later found out that this is called [[No_Batteries_Geohash|no batteries geohash]].
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| − | * M suggested a [[Birthday_Geohash|birthday expedition]] and doing a geohash on holiday.
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| − | * We'd like [[52,0|Cambridge]] to be the UK's most active graticule.
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| − | * To remember to wear long trousers (and maybe wellies) when we go hashing. We'd like to have some kind of recognisable tshirt or something so [[/T|T]] doesn't need to ask strangers 'Are you geohashing?'.
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| − | * To remember to mark the GPS coordinates of the car when we leave it.
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| − | * We carry an [[/Emergency_Fun_Box|Emergency Fun Box]].
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| − | * We wear a [[/Reflective_Vest|Reflective Vest]].
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| − | We have invented some possible achievements:
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| − | * '''Inverse geohashing''' is computing a future hashpoint based on a hypothetical movement of the Dow Jones. To get the hash, you have to correctly predict the movement and visit the hashpoint. For a better chance of achieving this, go to as many of the hypothetical hashpoints as possible.
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| − | * '''Geosplashing''' has two possible definitions. The first is that the hashpoint is in a toilet. The second is that it is '''used''' as a toilet. Some of us thing the whole thing is disgusting.
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| − | == Other geofun ==
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| − | * We once let off a [http://balloon.tongs.org.uk/ helium balloon with a message on it] and it was found 85 miles away. We couldn't contain our excitement when we got that email. We're likely to do it again with the left-over helium. We found out since buying the helium that it's not good for the environment (and nor are the balloons for that matter).
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| − | * We're sort of interested in orienteering and Ingress too, but haven't done much about it. Update: B went through an Ingress phase, got to Level 5, and is now over it. Geohashing is more fun.
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| − | * Now that it's summer, F and B have started going for walks on some Friday nights. Right now we're walking up the Cam away from Cambridge, and will start the next segment of the walk from Upware.
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| − | * Now that it's summer, we've been going wild swimming.
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| − | Tongs like playing with the idea of randomly-generated plans for fun. Here are some variants of geohashing. | + | Please feel free to [[Special:EmailUser/Tongs|say hello using email]], to [http://www.tongs.org.uk/wiki/Answering_Machine leave a message on our answering machine], or to [http://www.tongs.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page visit our wiki]. |
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| − | * F suggested we could do decihashing, where we just shift the decimal point across one place to give us a set of possible points within roughly a five mile square around Cambridge. We thought it might be just as fun.
| + | ''Tongs:'' [http://tjum.anthill.de/cgi-bin/geohash.cgi?lat=52.20&lon=0.12&nr=o&map=gs&size=240x240&t=&date=&unit=km Use this link], centred on the Fitzwilliam lawn, to check for points. |
| − | * Douglas Adams wrote in <i>The Restaurant at the End of the Universe</i>: "The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases. For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question 'How can we eat?' the second by the question 'Why do we eat?' and the third by the question 'Where shall we have lunch?". Geohashing can help. F and B suggested devising a list of pubs, restaurants, cafés, picnic spots, places we'd like to go for lunch in Cambridge of length <i>2<sup>n</sup></i> for some positive integer <i>n</i>. Assign a unique number between 0 and <i>2<sup>n</sup>-1</i> to each, and use the first <i>n</i> bits of that day's hash to decide where to go for lunch. If it's 20 miles away and you only have an hour for lunch, go anyway.
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| − | * F suggested a subset of points of the local area consisting of those found on interesting National Trust properties. Projecting this set onto a unit square in the 'best' way is left as a future task. The Tongs suspect we need someone good at making patchwork quilts.
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| − | == Achievements unlocked == | + | == Information here == |
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| − | {{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|600px}}
| + | * [[/Expeditions|A log of our expeditions so far]]. |
| | + | * [[/NotesAndPlans|Notes and plans]]. |
| | + | * [[/Achievements|Our geohashing achievements]]. |
| | + | * We're also working on [[/Geofun|Geofun]] and would love you to help us out with playtesting. |
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| − | {{land geohash | latitude = 52 | longitude = 0 | date = 2014-08-23 }}
| + | == News! == |
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| − | {{Multihash | latitude1 = 52 | longitude1 = 0 | latitude2 = 52 | longitude2 = -0 | date = 2014-08-23 }}
| + | ;January 2018:[[User:Tongs/B]] has moved to [[51,-0]]! The other Tongs remain in [[52,0]]. I wonder if this means I should set up a separate user account for myself, or optimistically hope that we all keep going geohashing together in spite of the distance... |
