Author Topic: Strange Slopes (Read 1598 times)

Member · December 25, 2007, 01:20:25 AM

In April, 1990, the discovery of the Strange Slop in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in China, drew attention worldwide. Its fame continues to spread as visitors from home and abroad flock to see this rare sight.

Strange Slope is located 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the northeastern portion of Shenyang. The slope descends eastwards from its western peak, occupying an area of nine sq kilometers (5.6 sq miles). It is 80 meters (262.5 feet) long and 15 meters (49.2 feet) wide.

Its uniqueness lies in its apparent violation of gravity. If a car stops at the foot of the slop, it will run to the top of the slop without any difficulty. The contrary occurs when cars attempt to drift downwards.

Experts and scholars have attempted to discern the mystery of the Strange Slope. Commonly scholars attribute this phenomenon to magnetic fields and optical illusions. Owing to the lack of evidence for a solid explanation, Strange Slope is still regarded as a mystery.

Today, Strange Slope lies at the heart of the Strange Slope Scenic Area, which also features a number of other natural attractions, including those which comprise the area's well-known 'Three Mysteries' and 'Five Great Mountains'

Member · December 25, 2007, 01:29:53 AM

A search on the web turned up a surprising number of examples of this illusion. Below is an incomplete list of ones for those who want to visit. Remember that it may be dangerous or illegal to stop or reverse your car on these roads and bends!

* Mystery Spot Road, off Branciforte Dr. Santa Cruz, CA, USA. A spot 50m in diameter in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains
* Mystery Spot, Putney Road, Benzie County, Michigan, USA.
* Gravity Hill, Northwest Baltimore County, USA. along a public road that ran through the Soldier's Delight environmental area.
* Gravity Hill, Mooresville, Southwest Indianapolis, USA. Located off SR 42 on the South side of Mooresville.
* Gravity Road, Ewing Road exit ramp off Route 208, Franklin Lakes, USA.
* Mystery Hill, Blowing Rock, hwy 321, Carolina, USA.
* Confusion Hill, Idelwild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
* Gravity Hill, off of State Route 96 just south of New Paris, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.
* Gravity Hill (near White's Hill) , just South of Rennick Road, on County Truck U, South of Shullsburg, in LaFayette County, Wisconsin, USA
* Oregon Vortex, near Gold-Hill, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA.
* Spook Hill, North Wales Drive, North Avenue, Lake Wales, Florida, USA.
* Spook Hill, Gapland Road just outside Burkittsville, Gapland (Frederick County), Maryland, USA.
* Magnetic Hill, Near Neepawa in Manitoba, Canada.
* Magnetic Hill, just off the Trans Canada highway, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
* Gravity Hill, on McKee Rd. just before Ledgeview Golf Course in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
* Electric Brae, on the A719, Near Croy Bay, South of Ayr, Ayeshire, Scotland.
* Anti-Gravity Hill, Straws Lane Road, Wood-End, Near hanging rock, Victoria, Australia
* Morgan Lewis Hill, St Andrew, Barbados.
* Hill South of Rome, in Colli Albani, near Frascati, Italy.
* Malveira da Serra, on N247 coast road West of Lisbon, Portugal
* Mount Penteli, on a road to Mount Penteli, Athens, Greece
* Mount Halla, on the 1.100 highway a few miles south of the airport, near Mount Halla, on the island of Cheju Do, South Korea

Member · December 25, 2007, 01:51:41 AM

Spook Hill
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spook Hill is a gravity hill (an optical illusion where cars appear to roll uphill) in Lake Wales, Florida.

Spook Hill is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, a geologically significant range of sand and limestone hills, which were islands from two to three million years ago, when sea levels were much higher than at present. Many species of plants and animals evolved in isolation and are endemic to the Ridge. Most are threatened or endangered by possible extinction.

The attraction is adjacaent to an elemenatry school that adopted Casper The Friendly Ghost as their school mascot. The attraction is also in close proximity to Bok Tower.

Spook Hill received national media attention when an article about it appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on October 25, 1990, and it was featured in a segment on CBS Morning News with Charles Osgood on November 5, 1990.