Magnetic Hill - Moncton, New Brunswick
N 46° 08.154 W 064° 53.362
20T E 354061 N 5110882
Throw the vehicle in neutral and fly back up the hill.......
Waymark Code: WMBWGC
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 06/27/2011
Views: 66
Magnetic Hill is a wild and wacky place that appears to defy gravity. For years now, people have been entertained by driving their car to the bottom of the hill, putting the car in neutral and watching as their car rolls backwards, with them in it, UP the hill! In the 1800s, farmers were puzzled when it seemed that their horses had to strain to pull wagons that were seemingly going downhill; then on the way home, the wagons seemed to get tangled up with the horses' feet while going uphill. How was any of this possible? People thought perhaps there was a powerful magnet buried at the top of the hill which pulled objects to it. Actually, it's a common illusion where the level horizon is hidden in some way. Trees, walls and things that normally act as a visual clue may be leaning slightly. We expect such things to be straight and so we are fooled. An optical illusion makes a downhill appear to be an uphill. But seeing is believing, so even when you know the cause, you still can't help but think that when you're rolling uphill, you're actually rolling downhill. Freaky!
My family and I have been here a few times when we've vacationed in the maritimes. When we went the first time, it wasn't very exciting, but recently when we went, we had the place to ourselves and literally did it about ten times (in summer, you won't be able to do this). It's a blast and the kids love it, try it out, it's crazy.
Cheers
CZ
Description of Effect (Natural Illusion, Man-made, Unknown): Natural Illusion
Description of Location: (Tourist, Rural, etc.): Tourist
Admission (For tourist attractions): $5 per vehicle
Website Reference (if available): http://www.magnetichill.com/
Available hours (For tourist attractions): Not listed
Additional information that will help visitors at the site:: Not listed
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