Dear Tourists...

[TamSV]

Lovely to see you in the area. I hope you enjoy your stay.

As you know, we're home to Croy Brae (AKA Electric Brae), one of those inexplicable places where cars roll UP the hill. It would be a shame to miss it while you're here.

However, please bear in mind it's on a nice biking road and, when I come round that blind left-hander, it would be really ****ing helpful if I wasn't confronted by the back of your Saab rolling slowly up the hill towards me. Today's slow-moving chicane caused by one of your compadres doing the same on the other side of the road was a blast though. Thanks for that.

Perhaps the next time you might want to use that very long and very empty layby - you know, the one I pulled into to empty my ****ing trousers.

It's a shame you ****ed off at that point - I was only on my way over to give the traditional Ayrshire greeting - I hope you didn't miss the sign language version.

Thanks for your attention.

[Milky Bar Kid]

I'm confused...how can a car roll up a hill??

[TamSV]

'Tis magic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Brae

[metalangel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_hill


The slope of gravity hills is an optical illusion, although sites are often accompanied by claims that magnetic or even supernatural forces are at work.

The most important factor contributing to the illusion is a completely or mostly obstructed horizon; without a horizon, judging the slope of a surface is difficult as a reliable reference is missing. Objects one would normally assume to be more-or-less perpendicular to the ground (such as trees) may actually be leaning, offsetting the visual reference.

[SIII]

My dad took us as weans and now I take my own weans! Love to stop and roll 'up' the hill!

[TamSV]

Me too. I'm down that road regularly and still stop sometimes when I'm in the car on my own, big kid that I am. :D

Not right on the bend though, eh? It doesn't even work so well at the top (or rather, bottom) of the hill.

[Milky Bar Kid]

I shall have to visit this one day...

[keithd]

I shall have to visit this one day...

when you do, take your time and visit slowly :)

[TamSV]

I shall have to visit this one day...

when you do, take your time and visit slowly :)

Noooooooo. I wish I hadn't mentioned it. Next time I go round there it'll be full of bloody orgers. :p

[Bri w]

Now where are my keys?

Gonna be a busy place this weekend

[fenjer]

Sounds like an awesome test of reactions and skill there Tam...

(hope there were no double whites and there was no over taking on those blind bends! lol)

[TamSV]

Sounds like an awesome test of reactions and skill there Tam...

You're too kind but, no, it was the usual "hold on tight and scream like a girl".

(hope there were no double whites and there was no over taking on those blind bends! lol)

No highway rules were knowingly broken in the making of this thread.

[fenjer]

haha! A scruffy yorkshire man told me not so long ago to close your eyes and hope for the best...

I dont think I'll be following that advice tho...

[SuzukiNess]

we have one of those roll up the hills near Sardinia Bay in South Africa.. i didnt believe it, and was pretty freaked out when the car did actually start rolling up the hill (i was told it was the pull of the water in the sanddunes :) hahahhahahahaha )

Tam, glad to hear you didnt rearrange the design work on your bike / their car

[Dave20046]

That's amazing definitely doing that on the way back from the gm - only a 50mile detour 8)


oh and nicework on the stayin alive bizzle ;)