ATT Clue #4 - MPowers's Solution (Spoiler)

SPOILER WARNING

The following is my solution to ATT Clue #4. I am not using spoiler boxes, so read no further if you prefer not to know.

DISCLAIMER

Although I think my solution to ATT Clue #4 is largely plausible, I don't claim that it leads to a prize of any sort. To my knowledge, no token was found despite searches by myself, my family, and a partner. The following solution was shared with a small group of Twelevers awhile backs as part of KLFQ. Mr. Stadther never disclosed a prize associated with this clue. I share my solution in case it offers a small measure of closure for fellow Trovers, and to allow me to 'let go' of this hunt.

SUMMARY OF SOLUTION

1. Recognize checkerboard tangram pieces, and arrange these into a rattlesnake.
2. Identify partial longitude of W 118 15 12 written in the vines and verify that it crosses Rattlesnake Park in Los Angeles.
3. Generate a set of numbers from flowers/petals and use them to derive the latitude and the remainder of the longitude.
4. Match 2-petal flower to double curve in nearby river alignment, and note a blue fairy pointing to Dodger Stadium, suggesting a blue diamond as a prize, and to strecth things, the Zac token.

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CHECKERBOARD TANGRAM - RATTLESNAKE

1. Create grid over entire illustration by drawing horizontal and vertical lines through each flower center.

2. Shade in alternate squares to create checkerboard pattern over entire illustration.

3. Draw lines extending from cut centers of one-petal flowers to establish tangram pieces.

4. Arrange checkerboard tangram pieces into rattlesnake as shown.

Attached Images

	ATT_Clue4_CheckTangram.jpg (62.2 KB, 19 views)
	Rattlesnake Tangram Bold.jpg (70.5 KB, 20 views)

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PARTIAL LONGITUDE

W 118 15 12 can be read from the vines. The numbers vary in height, and foreshortening the clue can make it easier to read these numbers. The longitude crosses Rattlesnake Park in Los Angeles.

Attached Images

Clue 4 Longitude Rev.jpg (173.5 KB, 18 views)

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FULL LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

The rough longitude, W 118 15’ 12” is given in the vines.

Rattlesnake Park is narrow strip, and runs East-West. Consequently the only rough latitude between W 118’ 15’ 12” and W 118 15’ 12.99” which falls across Rattlesnake Park is N 38 06’ 28”.

In Google Earth, Longitudes and Latitudes can be given as

DDD MM SS.xx’ where

D – Degree, M – Minute, S – Second, xx – tenth and hundredth of second

At this point the longitude and latitude are:

W 118 15’ 12.xx”
N 34 06’ 28.xx”

The following numbers are given by the flowers:

1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7

And a ‘0’ is suggested by the odd green bud in the illustration.

The following numbers can be matched:

0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7

W 118 15’ 12.xx”
N 34 06’ 28.xx”

This leaves two unmatched ‘8’s in the lat/long, and the following numbers:

3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7

The ‘8’s can only be made up in one way. Neither the ‘7’s nor the ‘6’ can be used because there is no ‘1’ or ‘2’ to make up to an ‘8’. Consequently, the 1st ‘3’ pairs with the ‘5’ to make the first ‘8’. The 2nd ‘3’ can’t pair with anything, so the 1st ‘4’ pairs with the other ‘4’ to make the 2nd ‘8’. We now have:

W 118 15’ 12.xx”
N 34 06’ 28.xx”

With the following numbers remaining: 3 6 7 7

The first x in the Longitude cannot be a 6 or a 7, as it would place the point on the concrete sloping toward the river. Consequently the Longitude is:

N 34 06’ 28.3x”

The Longitude and Latitude pair is now limited to the following three options:

W 118 15’ 12.77”
N 34 06’ 28.36”

W 118 15’ 12.67”
N 34 06’ 28.37”

W 118 15’ 12.76”
N 34 06’ 28.37”

It may not be important to nail the exact Longitude and Latitude, because the possible lat/long pairs fall in a small area (The size of a tree).

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THE BIKE RACK

There is a bike rack in Rattlesnake Park in the vicinity that matches up with two arcs in the illustration. I'm unclear how this is used.

Attached Images

Bike Rack 03.jpg (90.8 KB, 18 views)

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DODGER STADIUM - BLUE DIAMOND

The petals of the flowers are oddly shaped. The explanation seems to be that a two-petal flower matches up to two curves in the nearby river. When matched up, the nearby green fairy points to Dodger Stadium. I think this is a clue that the prize was a 'blue diamond.'

OTHER INTERESTING STUFF

I won't go into too much detail on these:

'LA' can be found in the vines.
There are various animals i(including another snake) in the vines suggesting the nearby LA Zoo.
There is a skull in the vines suggesting nearby Forest Lawn Cemetary.
The flowers are arranged in a duck/bunny illusion, which may suggest the nearby Hollywood Hills as seen in Google Earth from above.
A part of the vines match up to the trails in the adjacent lot. Not sure why.
Two curving vines match up to an off-ramp and on-ramp in the adjacent interchange. Not sure why.

IN CONCLUSION

I enjoyed the first hunt, and continued to pursue ATT Clues #3 and #4 after the second book came out. It seemed much easier than trying to get traction in the second book. I hope you found the above discussion interesting. I appreciate Mr. Stadther's efforts in producing his treasure hunt.

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