Physics-Defying Gravity Hills Are One Of The Strangest Natural Phenomena You’ll Ever See

Scattered across the world are a number of bewildering ‘mystery spots’ that appear to defy gravity – places where cars seem to drift uphill, and cyclists struggle to push themselves downhill.

Also known as gravity hills, these bizarre natural phenomena can be found in places like Confusion Hill in California and Magnetic Hill in Canada, and while they’ve inspired rumors of witchcraft and giant magnets buried in the countryside, the actual scientific explanation will have you questioning every slope you encounter from here on out!

There is a road in Scotland where bicyclists have to pedal hard to ride downhill… but then coast uphill. Why?

And here’s that Pennsylvania gravity hill:

Originally published on Science Alert