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The Truth Behind "Gravity Hills"

by Justin Glow (RSS feed) on May 10th 2007 at 1:00PM

According to Wikipedia, a gravity hill "is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope." The video above investigates a gravity hill just outside of Burkittsville, Maryland (also where the Blair Witch Project was filmed). The legend of this particular gravity hill goes that the ghosts of the dead soldiers of the Battle of Crampton's Gap push your car or skateboard uphill. Actually, it's just an optical illusion. Watch the video to see how it works.

Related: Wisconsin's "Wonder Spot" To Close

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Joshua Berman May 11th 2007 12:01AM

There's a trippy gravity hill in Belize, on the Hummingbird Highway.

Bogdan Dec 3rd 2007 2:19AM

This Happens also in Romania (Maramures County, nearby the town of Cavnic)

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