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Thanks for the compliments. The Car was good, But not great. It had good torque range - but power delivery was not enough in many inclines. For a normal family, it is very spacious and interiors were decent enough. I used a Canon 40D + Tokina 12-24 and a Canon 500D + Canon 70-200 F2.8 L combo for the trip. | ||
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18th October 2012, 23:40
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18th October 2012, 23:57
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19th October 2012, 14:45
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19th October 2012, 16:43
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19th October 2012, 21:59
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 I have lived there for 4 years and seen this innumerable times. Basically, at the spot where the road is painted, there's a slight incline. If you park your vehicle in neutral and release the handbrake, the vehicle moves up the slope. I have heard explanations that the magnetite content in the nearby hill is many times over normal and hence the phenomenon. The movement is slow but definite, almost at the pace at which two people would normally push a vehicle. | |
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19th October 2012, 23:00
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Some times it works, sometimes it doesn't. But definitely not anything magnetic in my opinion. Just my opinion Thanks for reading ! | ||
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 BTW, there are other places like this much publicised one the world over.Aircraft and ships are forced to avoid these places or disregard the readings of the magnetic compass altogether eg In India itself, just off Grandi Island, Goa is a place called buffalo rock which makes your magnetic compass erratic (A documented fact and included in the 'advise to mariners'). this is again due to Iron ore. while I have not read anything like this with respect to the 'magnet hill', I just thought this explanation might be plausible. Quote:
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20th October 2012, 19:38
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Good Luck for your Ladakh trip - Just be prepared - You never know when Ladakh calls you! P.S: I tried around ~ 4 years to goto Leh, But only the 5th year i managed to ride down (In 2010). So be patient, the opportunity will come soon. Quote:
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