Talk:Electric Brae

message: As list of gravity hills has now been added, maybe a "See also" section is not required. But, although that list is quite long, there aren't many which have actual articles of their own - I can see only two or three. So should these also be added separately in a "See also" section? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's probably best to reference each items' article as links on the Gravity hill article instead. I expect that would then draw attention to this article from the people already studying the others. 82.40.36.180 (talk) 20:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, they are linked there already - that's the only way I found them. But if there is only a small number of articles, it might be wise for each to link directly to the others. But let's see if there are any other comments here first. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:54, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other gravity hills 

message: In the Kilsyth hills there's a similar illusion. This 10-frame loop doesn't do it justice however shows that the same triangle effect exists underneath its horizon as in Croy Brae and irrespective of whether this horizon is level or not it's now obvious that I'd been holding the camera counter-clockwise of it anyway! Steve Corry (talk) 21:47, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I passed this illusion twice yesterday on a round-trip to another. In the daylight I could clearly see that the horizon was being rotated counter-clockwise. Later the moonlight illuminated only the sky and the horizon looked perfectly level. Steve Corry (talk) 19:06, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kilsyth's illusion 

message: The Dunkeld illusion differs from Croy Brae and Kilsyth due to having no obvious horizon. When travelling northbound the road looks more downhill than it actually is. When looking behind you (or travelling southbound) the road is almost flat. It's caused by interpretting a false horizon originate from the bending road itself.
I encountered 2 new illusions north of Stirling. One's a road that changed from uphill to downhill before my eyes and the other's a powerful downhill false-flat making my bicycle seem motorised! I intend to re-visit those once the weather improves. Also, there's a huge hill near Dunkeld that should be good for measuring the effect of "rotated perception", triangular in shape and without obstructions. Steve Corry (talk) 22:01, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The false-flat is located on a dangerous part of the A9 southbound. It's another bending road that's absent of any horizon. When viewing the southbound carriageway from the northbound side it's clearly downhill but while travelling the southbound cycle-lane most of it looks flat. It had my bicycle coast for 2 minutes and 32 seconds. I estimate the effect's strength as matching Croy Brae though it's less impressive due to being downhill only and on a fast-travelled road. Steve Corry (talk) 18:44, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

text: The uphill-to-downhill is on the A9 northbound however I've since travelled this road twice more and didn't see the effect those times. I either imagined it the first time or there's an unconsidered factor. Steve Corry (talk) 15:48, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Road trip, 2012-09: Dunkeld 

message: I would like to try and improve this article towards Good Article status. Are any regular editors interested? --MarchOrDie (talk) 20:48, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Might be an uphill struggle.. or is that downhill? "Obviously an article that has been assiduously improved, even over the past few days, and one that fully deserves to achieve GA status, if the burden could be shared a little." Martinevans123 (talk) 21:20, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It depends what angle you are standing at, I suppose. --MarchOrDie (talk) 21:42, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article improvement 

message: (moved from User talk:Peter James)
The explanation about the Electric Brae in Scotland is incorrect.
The road is clearly steep downhill and this can be checked by a view of the sea.
For the Electric Brae  to work you must park opposite the RAC box and release the handbrake. The vehicle rolls the wrong way ie. Uphill because at this point the road actually slopes the other way. Because the hill is clearly steeply downhill you have to look carefully to see that,at this precise point there is a slight downward slope. 
Obviously nothing to do with electricity or magnetism or even a trick of the eye - you just have to look carefully as I did.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:c7d:3c13:2a00:ec1b:bee1:df03:2db8 (talk) 10:19, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Electric Brae