The Frustromantic Box, Part 1: Intro

A few months ago, Hack A Day featured an ingenious hack called the Reverse Geocache Puzzle by a gentleman named Mikal Hart (please note that “Reverse Geocache Puzzle” is Mikal’s trademark – my unabashed clone of his project will hereafter be known as the Frustromantic Box).  As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to build one.  It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but I had the finished product ready in time for my wife’s Christmas present.  She still hasn’t opened it, so I have to be a little cagey here.

I’ll describe this project in a series of posts.  This post – the first – will go over the high-level design of the box.

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