Yep, I knew I was missing something obvious. Darn. So, it’s actually 7 rows of 11 for 77 plus the 5 rows of 10 for 50 more, making 127. by using 1 less in every other row, making triangles, you can put the rows closer together and get more rows. The height of an equilateral triangle 528 feet on a side is 457.26 feet, approx. Now, there may well be an even better packing method. Who can beat 127?
Bill
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Looked at it again then its rows of 11 and 10
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Nope, 106 looks right. 10 in the first row, and then 9 in the second. That means the second row can be 457.26 feet from the first. Then alternate 10 and 9. It looks like you would end up with 6 rows of 10 and 5 of 9 for 125, but you actually have room for a bit over 11.5 rows, so you can forget the triangles and make the last three rows all 10, so you end up with 7 rows of 10 and 4 of 9 for 106. Of course, it’s late, and I’m probably missing something obvious or important, in which case, I’m sure someone will let me know soon….
Bill in Willcox.
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I would believe 121
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I could fit at least 126 caches into a square mile without violating the 528 foot rule.... but maybe that's a puzzle cache for another day. :)
--Dave, The Cow Spots
360 <team360usa@yahoo.com> wrote:Just got this notification from my "O.K. Corral" cache listing:
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Had fun in Tombstone while in Arizona for spring training. Thanks.
Hmmmm. Maybe we have a celebrity major league cacher out there...
Also, did you know?-
The maximum number of caches you can fit in a square mile is 100? Well, that is IF GC.com actually stuck to their .1 "ahem"..."guideline".
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