Arrrrr you a good treasure hunter?
Get your pirate booty in gear; a three-day, free-of-charge, public treasure hunt starts in New York City on May 20, and the winner takes home a chest containing $10,000 worth of shipwreck artifacts.
The hunt leads participants throughout the city -- those outside the city can take part online (http://www.discoverytsx.com/shipwreck!-treasure-hunt) -- and a clue given out between 6 and 10 p.m. each day will eventually lead them to the top secret treasure.
It's all part of Discovery Times Square's launch of the SHIPWRECK! exhibit on May 24 (http://www.discoverytsx.com/exhibitions/shipwreck), which features hundreds of deep-sea artifacts unearthed by Odyssey Marine Exploration. Over the past 20 years, the team has discovered 2,000-year-old Roman wrecks, WWII U-boats, and even 40 tons of silver from a shipwreck that's three miles deep, according to their website (http://www.odysseysvirtualmuseum.com/).
Exhibit-goers can also pilot a virtual submersible, face 75-mph winds in a hurricane simulator, and operate the arm of ZEUS, Odyssey's remote exploration vehicle.
Click here to register for the treasure hunt (http://www.discoverytsx.com/shipwreck!-treasure-hunt). Those who participate in-person will get the first clue after registration. Online treasure seekers will get a clue by email every morning of the contest, which concludes on May 22.
Via: HuffingtonPost