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Registered: 05-31-08
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This is located near harrisburg pennsylvania in Lewisberry Pa located on pleasantview road, or "Gravity Road." The story behind this road is that a school bus full of children was hit by a truck and everyone died when going over the guide rail. The reason i bring this topic up is that when you drive a car to this road, put it in neutral, and let go of the break your car will drift UPHILL!. it is said that the ghost children push you uphill out of danger. Now i have done this and it actually happens! The thing I would think is a good Idea is if you guys can bust this and figure out if there is a reasonable explanation as to why your car would drift uphill instead of over the guide rail. Bust the myth that ghosts push your car up the hill. i need an explanation!
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Registered: 11-04-08
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It doesn't drift uphill, it drifts downhill. The effect is an optical illusion. That's the "scientific explanation" that's given every time this myth pops up.
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Registered: 07-12-07
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There are “Gravity Roads” like this all over the world. They’re all optical illusions. The surrounding landscape is such that it makes the road appear to be uphill when it’s really downhill.
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Registered: 11-04-09
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Ghost children? Really? I don't think their real...though I would say that their is some other life form out their.
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