While driving though this world-famous hill, try to take a break from the brake. With nothing to do, prepare though for an interesting ride that will surely surprise you especially if it is your first time driving through this hill.
The interesting thing here is that, your car will roll uphill all by itself. Now when your mind starts to tell you and convince you it’s not happening, the experience will totally blow your mind. Either way though, it’s going to be proof that there is something behind this hill.
Over the decades, many stories have been published both on print and online telling various experiences about the world-famous hill. You must have heard this too even before. But how much do you know about this magnetic hill?
Join us as we unravel the secret behind the Magnetic Hill and how on earth does it make possible to roll vans, trucks, and even buses upward. This is the literal picture of defying gravity.
Kokichi Sugihara, a Japanese scientist, created a visual illusion showing how objects can appear to roll uphill as if they are pulled by a magnet. The work even encouraged more tourists to find out its significance to the New Brunswick’s hill in Canada. The scientist revealed the secret behind the famous and interesting but for most, there is no secret’s out unless you experience it yourself.
The History
It was in the 19th century when the cart path was built from the city in the south onto the ridge which eventually expanded later when automobiles were released. Every motorist would notice at one point near the base of the ridge when driving south that they have to accelerate in order to avoid rolling back. What gave them bubble thought is realizing that the hill was actually contrarily uphill.
The stories rolled out and many more would drop by at the path which then became an instant local attraction for locals and the nearby visitors. Eventually, the roughly 1 kilometer pass became the Magnetic Hill amusing various visitors.
By putting your car into neutral, the car will begin to roll upward back into the hill. Becoming a historic property, the Magnetic Hill today is being preserved and drivers who would pass through must pay a fee to the end of the road. As one may have notice also, the water in the adjacent drainage ditches also seemingly flow uphill.
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Video from NB Tourism