is there a place in Canada called "Switch-back'-Hill'i.e. reverse gravity?

Question

possibly in Nova Scotia .I believe a strong magnetic field makes it possible to pedal down a hill ,and coast up it, does it exist if so where is it /

Answer 1

There is indeed a site near Moncton, Nova Scotia, known as Magnetic Hill where you can put your car in neutral and seemingly coast UP the hill.

However, much like the other sites mentioned above, it is purely an optical illusion, a trick of the mind rendered by some unusual geography in the region that makes it seem like you are going uphill when you are actually going down.

Answer 2

More likely Switch-back Hill is very steep and so the road is made in "switch-backs" - that means that the road makes a real zig zag up the mountain.

Switch-backs exist all around the world - but most of my experience with them was in Colorado and Northern California. They have nothing to do with reverse gravity - sorry.

Answer 3

I'm not sure, but I've heard of hills in Scotland known as 'Electric braes' whereas you seem to coast uphull on your bicycle whilst not pedalling, but apparently this is caused by an optical illusion caused by the angle of the trees along the road.

Answer 4

There's the Electric Brae in Ayrshire, in south west Scotland. It's not a real effect, it's an optical illusion created by the particular terrain round there. Up looks like down, and down looks like up. Don't know about Canada.

Answer 5

There is no such thing as "reverse gravity" anywhere in the known universe. If such a place as you describe exists, it would be due to magnetic fields, as you already guessed. If this is the case, such effect would only apply to vehicles constructed of ferrous materials, like old steel-framed bicycles and automobiles with steel-intensive construction (not carbon fibre or aluminum).