| Placed: | December 25, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Replaced: | December 20, 2002 |
| Created by: | Ryan Carpenter ([email protected]) |
| Clue Difficulty: | Moderate |
| Terrain Difficulty: | Easy (wheelchair accessible, in fact) |
| Last Checked: | Summer 2003 |
| Status: | dead and bulldozed |
This urbran adventure will take you to the three corners of San Luis Obispo, leaving puzzled Taco Bell employees in your wake pondering your strange behavior. This is a two part puzzle. Part one requires gathering information about each of the Taco Bells in San Luis, while part two uses that information to reveal where the letterbox is located. And, if you get hungry or thirsy along the way, well, you won't have to go far to fill up. =)
Part 1: Gathering the data
Taco Bell #1
3810 Broad Street #1
| Number of registers | ������� |
| Number of soda nozzles | ������� |
| Number of tables | ������� |
| Number of chairs* | ������� |
| Number of hanging lights | ������� |
| Maximum occupancy | ������� |
Taco Bell #2
309 Madonna Road
| Number of registers | ������� |
| Number of soda nozzles | ������� |
| Number of tables | ������� |
| Number of chairs* | ������� |
| Maximum occupancy | ������� |
Taco Bell #3
397 Santa Rosa Street
| Number of registers | ������� |
| Number of soda nozzles | ������� |
| Number of tables | ������� |
| Number of hanging lights | ������� |
| Number of windows** | ������� |
* It has come to my attention that there's been some confusion about what should count or not count as a chair. Booths do not count as chairs. Highchairs for toddles do not count as chairs.
** While counting windows, count the windows in the dining area where you would sit to eat. Don't worry about the other windows you can see from the outside but are inaccessible from the inside (unless you work there, of course).
Part 2: Run for the Border
For Taco Bell #1: Add up all of the numbers you gathered. Multiply by 2. Subtract the maximum occupany. Add back the number of registers. This number is a highway number, and the mystery box is located somewhere along it.
For Taco Bell #2: Starting with the maximum occupancy, subtract all of the other numbers. Subtract the number of registers. Divide by 2. Add 1.
For Taco Bell #3: Add up all of the numbers. Divide by one more than the number of hanging lights. Add the number of registers. Add the number of hanging lights.
Take the calculated number from Taco Bell #2 and #3 and squish them together into one number. For instance, if Taco Bell #2 is 45 and Taco Bell #3 is 102, you'd squish them together to get 45102. This number is the street address of the building next to where the box is located. (Not 45102, but the number you calculated.)
Once there, look for a 'garden' nearby. At the base of the guide box, on the right side, look for the letterbox. This box is very small--in a film cannister, in fact--and is easy to overlook if you aren't looking carefully.
DISCLAIMER: For your edification, I have no interest in Taco Bell except as a consumer. I don't work there, hope to god I never have to, and have no financial interest in the company in any way. I just thought it would be fun to have a mystery box "themed" around a fast-food establishment, and Taco Bell was the one I chose.
NOTE: Always take adequate precautions (such as prodding with a stick and/or wearing gloves) before reaching into dark crevasses and holes in the wild. Before you set out read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
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