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Have you ever been to Gravity Hill in Mentor, Ohio?

I found out about this hill from the TV show *That’s Incredible!* back in the 1980s and one day i want to visit this place

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
I know of both cases. Several are optical illusions. That one isn't though.

The Ohio site is considered one of the rare “true” gravity hills, where the apparent uphill direction is reportedly the actual downhill grade, rather than merely a misleading horizon.

The effect is still ordinary gravity: cars roll in the direction of the road’s real slope. What makes the Ohio hill unusual is that the surrounding terrain apparently does not create the usual visual-horizon illusion. My earlier explanation was too broad, and I also incorrectly identified the location.

Gravity Hill in Kansas is an illusion.
HumanEarth · F
I didnt know about one in Kansas
ArishMell · 70-79, M
There's something that I imagine is very similar in Scotland, called The Electric Brae.

It is of course, an optical illusion.
HumanEarth · F
Oooo, I'm interested
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@HumanEarth Situated in the County of Ayrshire, its own incline relative to those of the surrounding, gentle hills create the optical illusion of sloping the opposite way to its reality.

I had to look that up. I've not visited it.
HumanEarth · F
I love little hidden gems like this to visit

 
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