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The amazing road that makes cars roll uphill (for real!)

published by arvana

2 days 21 hours 5 minutes ago • 831 views

tags: car, roll, uphill, gravity, mountains, hill, slope

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One of my science teachers in high school told us about this thing. I thought he was saying anything. Is this for real?

I wonder if it would do the same thing for bicycles.

written by BenyBen | 6 days 23 hours 22 minutes ago | CH

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that's a sweet ride

written by BillOreilly

| 6 days 13 hours 46 minutes ago | CH

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The 'slope' must be an optical illusion then? The road next to it adding to the effect more. When he rolls, he's actually going downhill then.

written by swampgirl

| 5 days 10 hours 11 minutes ago | CH

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....next day

OK Where are all the brainy fellas that usually hover over these kind of sifts? I did not offer an answer so much as asked a question

written by swampgirl

| 4 days 15 hours 34 minutes ago | CH

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Moving this video to arvana's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 3 days.

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| 4 days 13 hours 53 minutes ago | CH

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*beg

written by arvana

| 3 days 7 hours 19 minutes ago | CH

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Sending this video to Beggar's Canyon to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter arvana.

written by siftbot

| 3 days 7 hours 19 minutes ago | CH

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>> ^swampgirl:
....next day

OK Where are all the brainy fellas that usually hover over these kind of sifts? I did not offer an answer so much as asked a question

Okay, I'm not trying to claim to be brainy by replying now, but I'll certainly put my hand up to being cynical.

I agree the most likely scenario is, as you suggested, two downhill slopes with the lower one being steeper - causing an optical illusion.
I've watched it a couple of times trying to confirm this by looking at the angle the trees are growing at, but the camera guy has done a good job.

Throwing some other (less likely) options onto the table, just for chuckles:

It could be a driving instructor's car, with two sets of pedals, the set on the right-hand side of the car not filmed. However as the engine clearly appears to be stopped at one point I don't think this is the case.

There is also a chance they are simply using deception and the footage has been played backwards despite the disclaimers of no tampering.

It is possible to make a ball roll up a small incline, using only gravity, by making the track slightly narrower at one end - but I can't see this being the case here, as the car is not a sphere.

written by heathen | 3 days 3 hours 2 minutes ago | CH

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A quick Google check popped up with this:

http://www.weburbia.com/physics/roll-uphill.html
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~frizzell/gravhills.html

Apparently there are plenty of other places with the same illusion. Interesting stuff.

written by Lurch

| 3 days 1 hour 49 minutes ago | CH

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There's a hill by where I live in Boise, Idaho that has the same affect/effect. It's pretty eerie. Damn, I should have taken a leveler with me...

written by UnseenUltra

| 2 days 20 hours 4 minutes ago | CH

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100% optical illusion, it happens all over the place.

Pause at 2:19 to see the angle of the trees showing you which way the road is slanting.. and remember batman and robin can be filmed climbing up a building by simple turning the camera 90 degrees and having them climb along the floor.

written by dannym3141 | 2 days 19 hours 12 minutes ago | CH

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There's a hill in Anchorage, AK that has the same effect. Either the force of gravity is being modified in these places, or its an illusion of perspective. I'm casting my vote on the latter.

written by deathcow

| 2 days 19 hours 11 minutes ago | CH

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_hill

written by antonye

| 2 days 18 hours 49 minutes ago | CH

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No, it's certainly not a logical explanation like an optical illusion with two roads angled at a downward slope. It's undoubtedly the FSM exerting His Noodly Appendage. That road must be a sacred place. We should flock to it and sing his praises.

written by Majortomyorke

| 2 days 16 hours 30 minutes ago | CH

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There is one of these in my hometown of Burlington Ontario... the illusion is completely convincing. I have to confess to using it more than once as a quirky and interesting thing to do as part of a date.

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