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American English version. Request for permission to enter private property.
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- Dear Sir or Madam,
- For an adventure game, one or more player(s) would like to enter your property and is/are asking for your permission to do so. He/she/they will only take a few pictures and will leave after a few minutes. No flowers or crops will be trampled, nor will trash be left behind. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Yours,
- the xkcd geohashing team.
- If you would like to know more, please read the following brief explanation or feel free to ask the player directly.
- Geohashing - basic rules:
- Geohashing is a spontaneous adventure game with the goal to visit random locations. It was invented by Randall Munroe from Boston, Massachusetts, author of the successful internet comic www.xkcd.com .
- How it works: Every day, coordinates are generated by combining the date and the current New York Stock Exchange's Dow Jones value. These coordinates are randomly placed in a rectangle the size of one degree latitude by one degree longitude (about 69 miles by 50-60 miles in the U.S.). The players' task is to visit these coordinates (which are accurate to about 10 square feet) on the same day and prove this (with a photo) to gain points.
- Extra points are awarded for achievements such as: biking a long way to reach the coordinates, wearing formal attire or reaching the coordinates at certain times of day (sunrise, midnight).
- Example: The map shows the region "n 42 / w 71", which includes Boston, MA. This region spans the coordinates 42° to 43° north, 71° to 72° west. The marker shows the coordinates for September 27th, 2008.
- Today's coordinates are on your property, the chance of this was less than 1 in 1,000,000.
- If you think that this game sounds interesting or if you (or somebody you know) would even like to participate, please visit our website at wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing. You will also find the report for today's expedition to your property there.
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