"Magnetic" Mountains

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You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill and
vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

One in Scotland is called the Electric Brae, isn't it?

Shaun.

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You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill and
vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

I have Googled - but found nothing but magnetic variation etc....

thefolklorist.comgravityhills.htmOpen ↗

HTH

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Peter said:

You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill and
vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

Old water leats can often look like they are going uphill, and unless they knew something really
clever when they built them they must be flowing downhill from where the water was taken off.

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at the keyboard of 'Peter said:

You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill and
vice versa...

There's a stretch of the road #217 a little north ov Velletri with a stream alongside it where the
water clearly flows uphill.

That's southeast from Rome, between 20 and 30 miles.

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Probably a hanging offence not to call it "Strathclyde" now :-) Passed an old sign announcing
"Richmondshire" this afternoon - wonder how old that is...

Not all that old; there's quite a few -shire names in the north, such as Hallamshire, Howdenshire
and Riponshire in Yorkshire, Islandshire and Hexhamshire (+ 4 others) in Northumberland, and
Coldinghamshire in Berwickshire, none of which were ever local government counties. I think
Richmondshire got recycled as a local government district name in the Heathian reforms; I don't know
whether it's still current.
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thanx all

Peter

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You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill
and vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

I have Googled - but found nothing but magnetic variation etc....

thefolklorist.comgravityhills.htmOpen ↗

HTH

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You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill and
vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

One in Scotland is called the Electric Brae, isn't it?

On the main road just south of Ayr, in funnily enough Ayrshire.

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Shaun.

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Peter said:

You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill
and vice versa...

There's a stretch of the road #217 a little north ov Velletri with a stream alongside it where the
water clearly flows uphill.

That's southeast from Rome, between 20 and 30 miles.

This link csicop.orgshort.htmlOpen ↗ is accompanied by photographs of an "alleged"
magnetic mountain and is from Skeptical Inquirer magazine.

"Simon Challands" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Old water leats can often look like they are going uphill, and unless they knew something really
clever when they built them they must be flowing downhill from where the water was taken off.

I think it was on the A93 south of Braemar we were a bit surprised that the stream alongside the
road looked like it was running uphill.

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In message 'Peter said:

You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill
and vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

Old water leats can often look like they are going uphill, and unless they knew something really
clever when they built them they must be flowing downhill from where the water was taken off.

I'm still wondering at the leat I followed across Dartmoor last year, I'm sure it ran slightly
uphill for part of the way.....

Nick

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You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill
and vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

One in Scotland is called the Electric Brae, isn't it?

On the main road just south of Ayr, in funnily enough Ayrshire.

Probably a hanging offence not to call it "Strathclyde" now :-) Passed an old sign announcing
"Richmondshire" this afternoon - wonder how old that is...

The Electric Brae works rather better one way than the other (going south), but it's been some time
since I actually stopped and released the brakes to see how steep it is. (The answer is: only just
enough to allow a car to roll.)

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Old water leats can often look like they are going uphill, and unless they knew something really
clever when they built them they must be flowing downhill from where the water was taken off.

I'm still wondering at the leat I followed across Dartmoor last year, I'm sure it ran slightly
uphill for part of the way.....

In many cases it's because leats run along the sides of valleys, and a valley floor which looks
quite flat can drop quicker than you think (my own theory). Was it one like that, or one of those
Dartmoor ones that are too far from the bottom of anywhere to be that obvious?

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| Probably a hanging offence not to call it "Strathclyde" now :-) Passed an old sign announcing
| "Richmondshire" this afternoon - wonder how old that is...

I'm not sure the residents of Richmondshire District Council would be pleased to hear that. For
information, Richmondshire covers the area from Richmond up to Hawes.

Until the next report on local government re-organisation next year, that is!

Budgie

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"Peter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> You know what I mean (hopefully): those mountains - where by means of altered horizons and
> perspective etc - give one the impression of going uphill when in fact you are going downhill
> and vice versa... Can anyone supply me with a list and/or weblink to them?

One in Scotland is called the Electric Brae, isn't it?

On the main road just south of Ayr, in funnily enough Ayrshire.

Probably a hanging offence not to call it "Strathclyde" now :-)

But Strathclyde has been broken up into a number of component parts and to all intents and purposes
has not meaning other than the Public Transport Executive.

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Passed an old sign announcing "Richmondshire" this afternoon - wonder how old that is...

The Electric Brae works rather better one way than the other (going south), but it's been some
time since I actually stopped and released the brakes to see how steep it is. (The answer is: only
just enough to allow a car to roll.)

Is Electric Brae magnetic? I thought it was al optical illusion? Never been there myself mind.

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Old water leats can often look like they are going uphill, and unless

they

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knew something really clever when they built them they must be flowing downhill from where the
water was taken off.

I'm still wondering at the leat I followed across Dartmoor last year,

I'm

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sure it ran slightly uphill for part of the way.....

In many cases it's because leats run along the sides of valleys, and a valley floor which looks
quite flat can drop quicker than you think (my own theory). Was it one like that, or one of those
Dartmoor ones that are too far from the bottom of anywhere to be that obvious?

Not that sure, it was too foggy to tell! A quick look at the map (smothering my cat beneath it in
doing so ;-) ) makes me think it was Devonport Leat because of the aqueduct and the bloody great
hill we later climbed before crossing a busy road B3212. It might just be I was knackered after 4
days walking in a grey-out.....

Nick

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"John Laird" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| Probably a hanging offence not to call it "Strathclyde" now :-) Passed an old sign announcing
| "Richmondshire" this afternoon - wonder how old that is...

I'm not sure the residents of Richmondshire District Council would be pleased to hear that. For
information, Richmondshire covers the area from Richmond up to Hawes.

So it is Yorkshire. A better name would be Richmond District.
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On 12 Oct 2003 20:31:07 GMT, Adrian Tupper <[email hidden]>

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John Laird <[email hidden]> wrote in

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(Ayrshire) Probably a hanging offence not to call it "Strathclyde" now :-)

But Strathclyde has been broken up into a number of component parts and to all intents and purposes
has not meaning other than the Public Transport Executive.

I know, I know. I was born there ;-)

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Passed an old sign announcing "Richmondshire" this afternoon - wonder how old that is...

The Electric Brae works rather better one way than the other (going south), but it's been some
time since I actually stopped and released the brakes to see how steep it is. (The answer is:
only just enough to allow a car to roll.)

Is Electric Brae magnetic? I thought it was al optical illusion? Never been there myself mind.

It is an optical illusion. No doubt it was named because the local folklore did have a large magnet
at one end, though. Travelling south, it appears to head noticeably downhill into some trees, but is
in fact a slight up gradient. Travelling north, it is a featureless horizon and looks far flatter.
It'll all be to do with the contours, I expect. There is a stretch of the M6 northbound, south of
Tebay as you pass alongside the Howgills which always feels "down" too, but is also uphill. Coming
at the end of an genuine downhill, it always feels odd to be losing speed.

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