{"id":2718,"date":"2026-06-06T12:19:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2718"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:29:16","slug":"2026-blue-switch-butterfly-effect-geocoin","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/product\/2026-blue-switch-butterfly-effect-geocoin\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Blue Switch Butterfly Effect Geocoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">It\u2019s incredible to think that one small action could chart a course toward something so big.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">On May 2, 2000, that\u2019s exactly what happened as the pivotal decision was made to flip the \u201cBlue Switch,\u201d leading to geocaching as we know it today.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">On May 2, 2000, the United States government decided to discontinue restricting GPS accuracy, known as Selective Availability, making GPS technology more accurate for everyone.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">May 2 became known to geocachers as \u201cBlue Switch Day.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The first geocache was hidden the following day on May 3, 2000.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Celebrate the 2026 Blue Switch Day with this amazing hinged Butterfly geocoin!<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">It gets its inspiration from both hiders and finders, and showcases both the geocaching game board and the satellites that power this game.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The 2026 Blue Switch Butterfly Effect Geocoin is trackable at Geocaching.com with a unique icon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Dimensions:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Open: approximately 10 cm x 7 cm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"nl\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Closed: approximately 5 cm x 7 cm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Het is ongelooflijk om te bedenken dat \u00e9\u00e9n kleine actie de weg kon banen naar zoiets groots. Op 2 mei [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2723,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[51,16],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2718","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-coins","product_cat-geocaching","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2718"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2718"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.bppublishing.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}