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One of the most amusing things a person can experience
is that in certain parts of the world a still car on neutral
going uphill when its brakes are released. Such occurrences
are even broadcast on TV. Can this really happen or is it a
bad eyesight? How can you verify if a road is really uphill or
downhill?
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