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	Mystery Spot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mystery Spot is a tourist attraction located in Santa Cruz, California in the United States.
		The operators of the small site (which is about 150 feet in diameter) claim that it is a place where the laws of physics and gravity do not apply, and provide a number of interesting demonstrations in support of these claims.
		The Mystery Spot is a gravity hill type of optical illusion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mystery_Spot (385 words)

	SPACE.com -- Mystery Spot on Jupiter Baffles Astronomers
		A similar fl spot, imaged on Oct. 22 by Eric Ng, deepened the mystery.
		Astronomers have spotted a strange, obvious and inexplicable fl spot near the equator of Jupiter.
		Jupiter's complex atmosphere is known to generate ephemeral spots, whirls and cloud formations of various sorts.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/jupiter_dark_spot_031023.html (1118 words)

	Mystery Spots. Roadside America
		Mystery Spots offer an amazingly similar menu of wall-walking, seat-balancing, body-shrinking and -growing tricks; most are placed suspiciously near interstate interchanges and bloated tourist meccas.
		Listening to the ravings of the expert at the Mystery Spot Santa Cruz, California, is half the fun.
		After subjecting many spots to rigorous, very scientific tests, our Mystery Spot Test Kit ™ indicates that the Oregon Vortex is the most disturbed.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /set/SCIspots.html (379 words)

	Mystery
		However, during one of the early filtering processes, applied to the full frame of 10941.jpg, my attention was drawn to the second bright spot (right and up from the "missile" bright spot).
		This "spot" did not have the monochromatic characteristic evident in the bright "missile" spot.
		Even at this stage it is apparent the spot is not one solid color.
	home.att.net /~gew-bowen/TWA800/mystery.html (345 words)

	Haunted Bay - Mystery Spot
		Although the Mystery Spot can't really be called one of the Bay Area's haunted places, it is a place that seems to defy the laws of nature.
		Visitors to the Mystery Spot find strange forces at work that cause billiard balls to roll up hill, people to shrink or grow tall, and the force of gravity to be defied.
		To truly understand the mystery behind the Mystery Spot one has to visit but here is a short list of strange occurrences that happen at the spot.
	www.hauntedbay.com /features/Mysteryspot.shtml (420 words)

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		Another way to mystery on this side is to come out much lower- maybe 20' downstream and use a "regular" charc and try to link up with seams squishing around in the middle of the slab there.
		The actual spot is on the river left side, and it is a seam/eddyline that comes off of a small six inch ledge.
		Below the spot is a thirty yard pool before the river runs into the next rapid, and the eddy on river left at the spot is plenty big.
	www.angstkayak.com /archives/mystery/midatlantic.html (5742 words)

	PhysOrgForum Science, Physics and Technology Discussion Forums -> The mystery spot
		I had no knowledge of mystery spot, but if I was to guess, when the cabin was built they used a level inside but left the outside follow the terrain.
		Actually no. The mystery spot cabin was built like a fun house to enhance the perception of the slant.
		When at rest, if one pushes it towards the center of the mystery spot, there is resistance, it swings more one way than the other in reference to its resting position.
	forum.physorg.com /index.php?showtopic=3157&view=getlastpost (956 words)

	AAA : Travel : VIA: Mystery Spots in the West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I was on the trail of mysteries, which are plentiful as prairie dogs in the West.
		Seems that one scientist visited the Mystery Spot and found "the highest dielectric biocosmic radiation" known in the world.
		She was the heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune and in 1884, shortly after the deaths of her husband and infant child, she moved to San Jose from Connecticut.
	www.csaa.com /travel/tmpviaarticledetail/0,8091,1003040100\|2807,00.html (2120 words)

	The Mystery Spot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Within the Mystery Spot you will be baffled as the laws of physics and gravity cease to exist.
		Other theories about what causes the Mystery Spot include carbon dioxide seeping out of the earth, the “highest dielectric biocosmic radiation” known anywhere in the world, and radiesthesia...
		whatever the cause is, it remains a mystery.
	www.mysteryspot.com (136 words)

	Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, California
		Yup, another mystery spot, exerting its paranormal pull on our equilibrium and our wallets.
		The Santa Cruz Mystery Spot is nearly the same as when we saw it a decade ago.
		Each group pauses to observe instantaneous height changes in their companions, balls rolling up hill, and the dreaded "Mystery Shack." The clapboard shack has suffered the eerie fate that befalls all spot-straddling real estate: twisted, sucked down the hill and transformed into Vertigo Central.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/CACRUspot.html (404 words)

	Laura Levine - Mystery Spot - What
		Homer and Langley's Mystery Spot Antiques is a must-see for tourists, treasure hunters, curiosity seekers, and antiquers alike.
		See why Homer and Langley's Mystery Spot Antiques was named one of the most "Bizarre Attractions of the Catskills" by the Albany Times-Union and was rated "SPECTACULAR!" by Mary Randolph Carter (the world's foremost authority on junk and the author of "American Junk").
		The Mystery Spot is a proud member of the Ulster County Antique Dealers Assn., the New York State Adopt-a-Highway Program, and Club 57.
	www.lauralevine.com /mystery-spot/what.php (1635 words)

	Ryan MacCarthy \| All of the Above: Debunking the Mystery Spot
		I went to the famous Mystery Spot with my family for the first time last week.
		Specifically, a tilted spatial background at The Mystery Spot induced misperceptions of the orientation of the cardinal axes (i.e., true horizontal and vertical), which then led to illusions in perceived height of two individuals.
		This illusion was assessed at The Mystery Spot and replicated in the laboratory using pictoral and lined displays rotated in the picture plane.
	small-fish.com /ryan/2004/06/debunking-mystery-spot.htm (1345 words)

	No foolin’, Mystery Spot still delights By KAREN SETNOR SENTINEL CORRESPONDENT August 16, 2003
		The Mystery Spot is part of a long line of tourist attractions which copied and improved upon from their predecessors before being duplicated, in turn, by their successors.
		The Mystery Spot is a variation that takes the house and tricks outdoors (and adds a few more complicated illusions) to pass it off as a natural phenomenon.
		To claim that The Mystery Spot is a natural phenomenon may be entertaining for the tourists, but covering up the real history (and true nature) of the place is detrimental to the Mystery Spot as a local and historical landmark.
	santacruzsentinel.com /archive/2003/August/16/style/stories/01style.htm (983 words)

	09.09.98 - Santa Cruz “Mystery Spot” Explained
		Supernatural gabble gushes from the house of illusions in Santa Cruz known as the "Mystery Spot," one of more than a dozen places in the nation where stunning visual illusions compel people to reach for metaphysical explanations to describe their experiences.
		"All the visual illusions in the Mystery House derive from the fact that the house is tilted," said William Prinzmetal, adjunct associate professor of psychology.
		Prinzmetal contends that understanding the principles of the Mystery Spot is critical for understanding other visual illusions that have remained unexplained for more than a century.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/1998/0909/spot.html (829 words)

	Mystery Spot
		Donald Buchanan, a guide at the Mystery Spot, explained it as caused by "a meteor which fell in ancient days and left a magic circle." He further informed that "there is an electromagnetic flux coming down this hill" and "birds and animals won't live here because they're afraid of the force."
		The Oregon Vortex, a similar site to the Mystery Spot, has been said to be caused by a deposit of gravity field affecting rock.
		UC Berkeley psychology professor Arthur Shimamura and associate psychology professor William Prinzmetal reported at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in 1998 that Mystery Spot is "a perceptual illusion", where gravity doesn't change, "what changes is your visual environment.
	www.santacruzpl.org /history/unusual/mystery.shtml (466 words)

	Mystery
		Mysteries are also stories where a problem, crime, or puzzle must be solved.
		You could submit your finished mystery to the Two Minute Mystery Writing Club (Grade 4-10), and see if your story is a 'stumper.' Another mystery writing contest can be found at Kids' Mystery Contest at Candlelight Stories; you can also examine past contest winners.
		This organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field watches developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors symposia and mystery conferences, presents the Edgar Awards, and provides information for mystery writers.
	www.42explore.com /mystery.htm (1199 words)

	The Mystery Spot(TM) Page II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The land outside the mystery spot appears to be completely boring and normal.
		The Mystery Spot is a great place to go for anyone interested in science and nature.
		Whether you believe the Spot is "mysterious" or not, I think it is definitely a worthwhile place to visit if you have nothing better to do that day.
	www.jimy.org /mspot/mspot4.html (851 words)

	CD Baby: CHRIS RICHARDS: Mystery Spot
		Dogbunny Records is proud to present Mystery Spot, the first official solo record by Chris Richards.
		Mystery Spot was recorded at the Tempermill Studio in Detroit Michigan with his longtime producer, Dave Feeny (Blanche, Loretta Lynn).
		Mystery Spot features many musicians from Richards past and present including...
	cdbaby.com /cd/chrisrichards2?cdbaby=8567fc7121c640a2bcd665274c747de5 (794 words)

	THE MYSTERY SPOT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Recently discovered is a spot, 150 feet in diameter, located in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California.
		The visitor to this Mystery Spot leans towards the southwest upon entering the area, and the lean becomes more acute as he proceeds towards the center of the spot.
		Until the upside-down, kitty-cornered phenomenon is officially proven or disproven, The Mystery Spot leaves the matter entirely up to its' visitors, the photographers and Dame Nature.
	www.resort.com /~banshee/SantaCruz/MysterySpot.html (329 words)

	Access Excellence Mystery Spot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Each mystery is complete (under the link labeled, “for teachers”) in its description of suitable ages, key themes and concepts, the mysteries’ format and its interactivity purposes.
		The particular science mystery I would use is called, “Croak.” It is a mystery about the declining population of frogs in a local area park.
		But, the student must keep in mind that the fictitious mystery is designed to encourage the use of the scientific method and collaborative logic through implementation of technology/interactive tasks in the classroom.
	tiger.towson.edu /users/jtipto1 (932 words)

	Laura Levine - Mystery Spot - Who
		It must be that unbeatable blend of romance, mystery, and mood lighting that gets 'em every time....no matter what the age.
		She recently treated The Mystery Spot to a sampling of her act, and it was hilarious and profound.
		Spot regular Kate Pierson of the B-52's proudly displays her finds for the day.
	www.lauralevine.com /mystery-spot/who_PAGE_2.php (1291 words)

	Santa Cruz Mystery Spot \| MetaFilter
		The Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California is one of many places in the US that challenge the theory of relativity.
		I've been to the Mystery Spot, and I have to say, it was just odd.
		There is (or was) a postcard available for the Mystery Spot located at St. Ignace, Michigan, that featured a pigtailed woman pumping water for the uphill water gimmick.
	www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/27042 (1679 words)

	Summer 1999 - Discoveries - Straightening Out the Mystery Spot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Santa Cruz Mystery Spot became more than just a roadside attraction a few years ago for two Berkeley psychology professors and a horde of graduate students.
		"We've known since 1948 how the Mystery Spot sets up these illusions, because the same illusions were replicated in laboratory experiments," said Prinzmetal, who said all the tricks derive from the fact that the house is crooked.
		Even though he now knows better, Prinzmetal said it's still a mystery to him how his brain continues to get fooled at the Mystery Spot.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/magazine/summer_99/discoveries_spot.html (271 words)

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		For years, UC Santa Cruz psychology professor Bruce Bridgeman has taken college students to the Mystery Spot, a popular local tourist attraction, to demonstrate how the human brain works.
		Tourists flock to the Mystery Spot to enjoy the "puzzling variations in gravity, perspective, height and more," leaving baffled and perplexed by the apparent exceptions to the laws of physics and gravity.
		Mystery Spot visitors will recognize the scene of Bridgeman's research: In a cabin on a steep hillside, an 8 kg.
	www.physorg.com /printnews.php?newsid=6971 (547 words)

	Reviews: Mystery Spot in St. Ignace, MI
		My girlfriend and I had gone to my cousin's wedding in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and once you get close to the Mackinac Bridge, you start to see signs with these huge white and red question marks, advertising a magical place where gravity is in flux and the laws of physics have taken a holiday.
		MYSTERY SPOT GUIDE: (pause) Yes, it should show up just fine, ma'am.
		Sure, it's only $1.75 extra, but I saw a 5-year old come out of it in two minutes, so it can't be much of a mystery, either.
	www.capnwacky.com /reviews/mysteryspot.html (597 words)

	Mystery Spot’s secret: Straight-out fun By MIKE MASON SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL September 21, 2002
		At the Mystery Spot, you go on a 40-minute tour of the grounds and the tilting house, where you’re treated to a series of demonstrations of perceptual illusions, like the ball that appears to roll uphill.
		The rest is the history of the Mystery Spot.
		The Mystery Spot is open every day of the year.
	www.santacruzsentinel.com /archive/2002/September/21/style/stories/03style.htm (622 words)

	Mystery Spot - Santa Cruz - Reviews of Mystery Spot - TripAdvisor
		So we decided to stop off at the Mystery Spot today and I'll tell you...I wasn't going to be fooled by...
		The Winchester Mystery House and the Mystery Spot are two strange houses that confound the senses.
		Many people have attempted to explain the reason why the Mystery Spot works the way it does.
	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g33048-d127951-Reviews-Mystery_Spot-Santa_Cruz_California.html (611 words)

	Pennsylvania Lottery
		Mystery Spot Bingo is a new twist on an old favorite style of play!
		If a player’s winning numbers form the pattern shown under the mystery spot, the player wins the prize shown next to the winning pattern.
		Mystery Spot Bingo offers over $17 million in cash prizes, including more than 310,000 prizes between $10 and $100!
	www.palottery.state.pa.us /lottery/PALotto/instInfo.asp?i=112 (161 words)

	25 - Mystery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In Colossians 1:26-27 Paul wrote, âthe mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, is now disclosed to the saints.
		Listen closely to the words that Paul wrote in Colossians chapter one, âthe mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, is now disclosed to the saintsâ¦ God has chosen to make known to you the riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of gloryâ
		Listen to the scripture again, âthe mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, is now disclosed to the saints.
	www.arkwebshost.com /churches/out2pastor/page33.html (2557 words)

	PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-180
		Within the ''Mystery Pattern'' area is a ''Spot'' area.
		Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Mystery Spot Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Mystery Spot Bingo instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto.
		The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Mystery Spot Bingo or through normal communications methods.
	www.pabulletin.com /secure/data/vol33/33-5/180.html (1211 words)

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