Popping the Bubble: Titusville's Anti-Gravity Hill

So remember in third grade when you learned about the apple that fell on Newton’s head and how he discovered this gravity stuff, which basically keeps the world in place and makes sure we don’t just float away? Well, in Titusville, NJ, somebody’s playing a cruel joke on Newton. And on your third grade teacher, for that matter.This week’s bubble popper takes you just 12 miles off campus to Titusville’s very own anti-gravity illusion. Make sure to bring something that rolls. Trust me, you’ll be surprised.Spoiler alert: check out the video if you don't believe it's real. (Ok, maybe not such a spoiler. But it's better in person.)Drive a mile down Pleasant Valley Road, and keep an eye out for a small road sign indicating where to put your car in neutral for “a fun-filled ride.” Sometimes, community members paint “Start here” at the location (so maybe Titusville residents get a little too excited about their attraction(s), but can you really blame them?).As the legend goes, there was once a farmer who lived adjacent to the site and one night, after visiting with neighbors, he returned home to find his house ablaze with his family inside. He begged a carriage full of bystanders for help, but to no avail, and went in himself, dying in the flames.So it looks like that farmer’s ghost supersedes the laws of nature, or else he was just really jacked, because according to the story, the “anti-gravity force” is the farmer pushing cars away from his property.In real life, this illusion is apparently caused by visual cues from the landscape, including the positions of trees, the slope of the land, and the obstruction of the horizon.But in any event, it’s pretty cool, so check it out sometime. It’ll only cost you ½ an hour (assuming you don’t total your car rolling “up” the hill…).(video source: youtube.com)