Car Climbing A Slope With Engines Off?

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Some people say this is an eletromagnetic phenomenon, others think it's just an optical illusion. I'm not really convinced with either explanation, so... what do *you* think?

  1. By: MURD_tv
  2. Categories Wheels & Wings, Science & Tech
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  4. Added :01-Feb-08
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  • well could be cause

    long time ago, people got tierd bringing things up the hill, so they cast a spell on it so when they get to the hill it will bring there havy stuff up there its self. easy and fast.

    By GreenerTea 1201908339
  • This place is not alone

    There are many places where this happens and it just is an optical illusion. although the ramp is going up hill everything is facing down hill. And the up hill ramp doesn't quite "level out" it to is actually facing down hill. Its even been proven with simple leveling modules which show up hill is down hill.

    By Evolution 7 1201899333
  • weird

    but interesting 5*

    By GBprod 1201911945
  • Is it only an optical illusion

    Like Evolution 7 said.

    I know one place also in my country where it looks like you are driveing hill down. However if you stop car and let it roll free you will start slow down where you came from. It feel really wierd.

    Eyes lie, but gravity not. :D

    By psaijai 1201904496
  • Simply AMAZING!!!!

    I am sure there's a scientifical explanation for this. Your posting may be seen by someone who can tell us what it is and we all we'll know. Five stars for you.

    By mijterO 1201897544
  • weird

    how is this posible

    By vvr_1976 1201895693
  • Not the only one...

    Theres another place like this one in the Mexico-Queretaro Highway, by San Juan del Rio in Mexico. Im sure that theres an explanation... but I cant find it yet, kinda weird

    By Pantako 1201895691
    • where

      where is that place that you say in San Juan Del Rio????

      By frankflo2008 1201904320
    • In Queretaro

      Its the Highways second exit to San Juan coming from San Luis to Queretaro... if my memory doesnt fail, people there are well aware of that phenomenom

      By Pantako 1201940532
    • you know what?

      it would be great if we'd round up a list with google coordinates for all the spots! Like this:

      Google earth: 41°33'22.80"N 8°22'30.94"O (Braga, Portugal)

      By MURD_tv 1201914701
  • Google earth: 41°33'22.80"N 8°2...

    the video isn't reversed, and I haven't tampered in any way with the footage. This is a genuine phenomeon, and genuinely hoping someone will be able to shed some light upon it.

    By MURD_tv 1201892854
  • Wow!

    That's really weird!

    By IZasPIE 1201892758
  • No weird science here

    Just put a bubble type carpenter level on the road, you would find it sloped like any other hill you roll down. This was explained before, as just an optical illusion because of the surrounding terrain.

    By fido139 1210384247
  • Good Movie

    :)

    By Noiteslongas 1202175573
  • The easy answer?

    Answer is really easy. The car is NOT climbing uphill.. Its rolling downhill.. No need for magnetic fields nor magic :)

    Its just optical illusion and you can even see it with some really cheap measuring equipement.. All you need is spirit level.

    By vegitax 1202059658
    • I agree with Vegitax

      The car is rolling downhill, but it looks like it is rolling uphill. No car can climb uphill without the engine on! In this video, the camera is playing tricks on us. Great idea!

      By mystichealer 1213016332
  • strange possible magnetic interference

    hey have you noticed some kind of strange interference at 1:26 ?

    By broas 1202002406
  • hi everybody that is true

    i am from jordan and we have same street like this so when i saw this video it not strange on me i hope if somebody know why this happend tell me

    By white_whale7474 1201981953
  • Who will

    give us a explanation...?
    So weird !

    By LUCCHINA 1201955365
    • common guys , its a hoax !

      you cant believe this things, its the 21st century... always bare this in your mind !!

      Either it is an optical ilusion, or the guy has some sort of peddling system installed, its an useless car and there is this strange noise...

      so...

      By jani100 1210454780
  • just wicked

    what the hell is going on???

    By pyderi 1201913475
  • lying idiots

    thats bowlshit the engine aint off

    By jadeddog 1201894915
    • actually....

      if you listen closely, it doesn't take half a brain to notice the engine's off, in the second part of the video.

      By MURD_tv 1201897628
  • Yeah

    woho hooot..btw check out LiveDona.com for really hot girls

    By nadiataylorb14 1272925121
  • Wikipedia

    Wiki "Magnetic Hill" for an explanation. :p

    By Purl 1213306256
  • yep

    he have this same effect here in Romania... personally I believe it's optical illusion...

    By vamapaull 1212014417
  • i know

    little ghost horses are pulling it

    By boby the joster 1211849485
  • Simiar situation

    There is a section of I-70 west in Maryland where you feel like your going down the hill, However your car is taxed to proceed. Increased rpms like your going up a steep hill. It's the section of road near Burkittsville, Md.

    By awaddell 1210776423
  • optical illusion

    I have been to 2 of these kinds of hills, one near where I live (Durham Region, Ontario), and one in Nova Scotia called Magnetic Hill, and I did take a level with me, and they both were downward slopes, even though the surrounding environment made it look like they were upward slopes.

    By atarijedi 1210416718
  • Hummer

    Well I drive an H2. However, I don't live in Portugal. That might help us determine something about this.

    By LP_AS_Addict 1210399271
  • Magnetic Hill

    There is a place in New Brunswick Canada Called Magnetic Hill....
    Neat the first time you visit, there is also a line up of cars to try it. It takes a while though and the novelty wears off.

    By canadiangirl55654 1210385509
  • Snopes is yout friend

    It's an optical illusion.

    Here's a similar place, but with a better back-story:

    Search Snopes for "san antonio ghost children"

    Cheers!

    By ensceptico 1210384288
  • OPTICAL illusion

    okay, what they are doing is actaully true they are going back up the hill without any help.

    now whats really happening is:
    now from what we see is that the hill is angled so it would look like its down. but the angle for the hill is actaully less the angle of the earth underneth the hill,
    so it was more of a strain on the can going down the hill(or from what it looked like "going down the hill")

    so yeah thats what it is.

    theres other places like this to.

    By sam,kshijs 1202066809
  • OPTICAL illusion

    okay, what they are doing is actaully true they are going back up the hill without any help.

    now whats really happening is:
    now from what we see is that the hill is angled so it would look like its down. but the angle for the hill is actaully less the angle of the earth underneth the hill,
    so it was more of a strain on the can going down the hill(or from what it looked like "going down the hill")

    so yeah thats what it is.

    theres other places like this to.

    By sam,kshijs 1202066717
  • Damn, there are some stupid people.

    Magic spells? Magnetic fields? The people that believe that S**t should kill themselves. It's a downward slope. The next one is tilted even more. So that's tough for Brazilians to comprehend, huh? Pretty disappointing.

    By ayeroxor 1202066165
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