Name: Optical Illusion Slope of Montagnaga
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Optical Illusion Slope of Montagnaga

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Location: Baselga Di Pinè, Trentino, Italy

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1. Piazze Lake – East Shore of Lake Serraia loop from San Cristoforo al Lago - Ischia

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2. Piazze Lake – East Shore of Lake Serraia loop from Pergine Valsugana

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3. East Shore of Lake Serraia – Piazze Lake loop from Montagnaga

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ForestDolphin

September 25, 2023

Wikipedia also mentions this place for its curious characteristic of optical illusion which makes what is a slightly uphill road appear like a slightly downhill road. Coming from Montagnaga to join the SP that goes up from Pergine to Piné, in the direction of Piné, it would seem like you are proceeding downhill towards the stop sign (photos 2 and 3). And quite clearly. WRONG.

At that point the road goes up! Try it with the bike. Or pouring water from the bottle onto the ground. Naturally, in the opposite direction, deviating to the right from the SP mentioned towards the center of Montagnaga (first photo), it would seem like it was going up but instead it goes down.

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ForestDolphin

October 10, 2023

Buffaloes of all kinds have indulged themselves on this thing with unspeakable nonsense. From "alterations of terrestrial magnetism" to "unknown forces" to the inevitable extraterrestrials. To be shocked.

The illusion is optical and is due to the presence of steeply rising (or falling) sections before and after the section in question, which give the eye misleading references (Wikipedia). But if you stood on the side of the road to sell sandwiches and beers at that point (and tennis balls) you would do good business and you might meet crowds of idiots ready to believe anything. Well... maybe it's an idea.

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Location: Baselga Di Pinè, Trentino, Italy

Optical Illusion Slope of Montagnaga

1. Piazze Lake – East Shore of Lake Serraia loop from San Cristoforo al Lago - Ischia

2. Piazze Lake – East Shore of Lake Serraia loop from Pergine Valsugana

3. East Shore of Lake Serraia – Piazze Lake loop from Montagnaga

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