Mysterious place in SA
This weekend I discovered an amazing thing. There is a place in south Africa where the laws of physics seem to not be applicable.
If you go to this certain spot, put your car in neutral and wait, it will start rolling UP hill! If you don’t believe me go and check it out yourself. Here is the address:
Johannesburg; Lombardy East, Modderfontein Road c/o Curie Road. When entering Lombardy East from the east (i.e. Edenvale) end, a car left in neutral, rolls towards oncoming (Eastbound) traffic.
After doing some research, I discovered that there are many of these places around the world. One of the most famous is called the Oregon Vortex, found in Oregon, USA.
Just outside of Gold Hill in Oregon, you will find a roadside attraction named the Oregon Vortex. Here, you can witness objects seemingly roll uphill or balance at odd angles. The attraction’s proprietors claim that it is the result of paranormal properties in the area. Sceptics claim that it is merely an optical illusion.
The phenomenon is only about 165 feet in diameter and has been mentioned in the earliest Oregon historical records. Apparently the native Indians named the area “The Forbidden Groundâ€. This was partly due to animals refusing to enter the area. In fact today, you will still notice an absence of birds and even insects within the vortex.
In 1890, the Old Grey Eagle Mining Company built a gold assay’s office in the vortex. Miners would come to the office to get their gold weighed and get paid. Historical records show that many miners distrusted the place and believed that the mysterious forces affected the scales. In fact, recent experiments have shown that scales are indeed inaccurate within the vortex.
A few years later, this assay office slid off of its foundation and came to rest at an angle against a maple tree. It has been that way ever since. Later this office became known as ‘The House of Mystery’.
In the 1920s, a Scottish mining engineer and geologist, John Litster, conducted thousands of experiments in the area. He discovered that the vortex is a spherical field of force, half above the ground and half below the ground. However, he always maintained that this phenomenon was caused by an optical illusion.
In 1930, John Litser opened the vortex to the public and people flocked to visit this strange place. Once in the vortex, many people reported feeling strange and to those outside the vortex these people appeared to be leaning at an angle of about 7-1/2 degrees towards magnetic north. The people inside the vortex did not seem to notice this.
Here is another example of this strange phenomenon: as another person, on a level platform, recedes from you towards magnetic south, they appear taller. When they approach you, coming towards magnetic north, they become shorter.
Do you know of any other weird places in good old South Africa? If so, let us know!
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