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From: dbb@aicchi.UUCP (Burch)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Re: Re: Weird Gravitation and other mysteries
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Date: Sun, 25-Aug-85 11:21:56 EDT
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> > So, I'm looking for some help in explaining this phenomenon.  The
> > scientific community has known about this site since 1942 and
> > supposedly (according to the people who own the site) there was an
> > investigation around 1942 or later by some people at the U of Wisc. at
> > Madison.
> 
> I have visited similar mysterious gravity demos.  Usually they
> roll balls and pour water "uphill" as part of the act.
> 
...
> However, these anomalies are nowhere near as strong as what you
> describe and what I have seen demonstrated.  I'm pretty sure
> it is an illusion.  Perhaps the folks running the demo are
> sincere; that doesn't mean they have the right explanation.

One can actually BUILD such a structure. An illusion building was
built at Knotts Berry Farm.  The only thing of scientific interest
is the way they fool human perception...

						-Ben Burch