Today's wwftd is... geocaching

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Jan 10, 2012, 11:57:08 AM1/10/12

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The worthless word for the day is: geocaching

[blend of geo + cache]

A type of scavenger hunt in which participants are given the geographical coordinates of a cache of items, which they then locate using GPS navigation hence, geocacher

"Geocaching is a new Web-based fad that could have Alaskans flying to Finland to find treasure hidden under fallen trees. Players stash the goods -- any-thing from native art to sunglasses -- and leave directions at www.geocaching.com."
- Time, Oct. 2000

"..these RVers had apparently decided to get a jump on the tourist season and be the first geocachers of the year to make it to the sites in question."
- Neal Stephenson, REAMDE (2011)