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Old 07-16-10 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Connell
There's a stretch of road on the west coast of Scotland called The Electric Brae (Brae is a Scots word meaning 'hill'.) An optical illusion caused by the surrounding terrain, gives the impression it's downhill when it's really up. You can sit in a car, take your foot off the brake and roll uphill. Very weird.
Salt Lake City has a similar stretch of road in a valley near the state capital. The locals refer to it as "Gravity Road".
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