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Former Governor George Nigh used to say that the geographic
center of the United States was "somewhere up in Kansas, but the
real center of our country is here in Oklahoma." Hoyt Axton once
said that Oklahoma is the Cultural Center of the Universe. Tulsans
can point to the exact Center of the Universe.
Bring a poem, or a speech, or the Declaration of Independence,
or something to read out loud. The Center of the Universe is a very
fun bit of acoustic architecture. Like the Echo Wall at the Temple
of Heaven in Beijing or the focal points of the entry arch in
Cincinnati's art deco train station, the Center of the Universe
will bounce the speaker's voice back to produce weird auditory
effects. These reverberations are heard only by the speaker and any
other person(s) standing in the center space.
To claim this cache, please e-mail us the number of bricks
originally on the innermost ring, surrounding the 30-inch
Center of the Universe. (Even though recent repairs have replaced
some of the bricks with asphalt, you can do the math and work out
how many there used to be.) You may go ahead and log your cache
after you have e-mailed us (waiting is no fun), but we will delete
any log that has not sent confirmation data. We will answer each
e-mail, whether you log right away or wait for our okay. We don't
check e-mail every day, so don't worry if you don't hear back from
us immediately.
Nearby is one of Tulsa's most unusual pieces of public art.
"Artificial Cloud" is a sculpture by artist Bob Haozous. It was
created in 1991, although local newspaper accounts (Luann Ruark's
Tulsa World article "Universal Mystery" on 16 Feb. 1997) say it was
installed in 1992.
To complete this cache, look at the little figures cut into the
sides of Artificial Cloud. Notice that some of the human figures
are missing parts of their arms and some are complete. First
go to the side that faces southeast, and write down or remember
how many complete human figures decorate the top edge of the
image. Then, go over to the other side, and write down or
remember how many complete human figures there are across the
bottom of the side facing northwest, toward the Center of the
Universe. These two numbers, in this order, serve as a 2-digit
password that will enable you to unlock a beautiful certificate of
accomplishment created especially for this cache.
To receive the certificate, when you email us your confirmation,
leave the box checked saying "I want to send my email address with
this message". We'll send you the certificate as a Word document
attachment. When you click to open the attachment, a box will pop
up asking for the password to open the certificate. Enter the
password, the document will open, and you should be able to modify
the certificate with your details. You can print it out in full
color, put it in an expensive frame, and hang it on your wall!
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