Death Valley Gravity

[alexkeibler]

i would not go there knowing the undertaker can be around the corner

[Pinosen]

Weird how the gravel falls the exact same angle as your right leg ;)

[stormseeker442]

was it hot there?

[Thulldorn]

haha funny

[poker310380]

Camera trick...

[kenedal1]

There is no such thing as a gravitational anomaly!.Scientifically speaking gravitational laws have to do only with mass and spin,not with Strata folded over? Come on! whose to say which strata are the 'right way up. all over the planet?

Trick photography yes, but how I am no expert

[darmamade]

i think Deepak Chopra has proposed some explanation on this anomaly. it was some sort of quantum turbulence or something. go google it. LOL.

[vinfiend]

If you can't work out whats going on and you are actually buying the gravitational anomaly thing, check out Brian's site skeptoid.com ....you'll see he's having some fun with the more gullible amongst the populace :D (its an AWESOME site too btw)

[mandydax]

You gave a clue in the video. The illusion only works because we expect that strata should be horizontal, the way they're laid down. If upheaval occurs and tilts the strata, and you hold the camera so the strata look horizontal, this illusion happens. The only real giveaway in the first part is that you're putting a lot of weight on your right leg so you;re perpendicular to the strata and don't fall down the hill. Brillíant! I'd love to visit this area someday.

[Walabio]

The ground is tilted and the camera is tilted to be parallel with the tilted ground.

[florabritannica]

Ah, this got my son! I guess my inability to hold a camera remotely level made me see it too quickly. And I thought it should be reshot with him not leaning QUITE so clearly on his downhill leg, but that would be hard - trousers would be better costume for this. Damn, I SO want it to be true, too.... would be best daytrip in the world, no?

[mhansl]

Is that Richard Saunders playing camera man? So, it must be the combined skepticism of Brian and Richard canceling out reality that causes this gravitational phenomenon.

[skepticzonepodcast]

@mhansl Ah yes, it was I behind the camera... An odd experience as the camera tried to float away...

[user255]

Check out Skeptoid to understand what is going on!

[user255]

Check out Skeptoid to understand what is going on!

[donunicycle]

I love the "density of the gravity changes" line.

[MrTheofilactos]

what the fuck just happened

[n0neCheaper]

OMG THIS PROVES GOD IS A LOVER OR ROCKS!!

[Alk6239]

Plants always grow pointing towards the sun. those plants are at an angle equal to the man when he is leaning.... He is just balancing until he wants to show his fake gravity.

[wtfduckduck]

Fake and gay.

[nevasumma6]

Why the fuck is this in the science and tech channels???????????

[HumbleSasquatch]

@nevasumma6 Because it's a video to promote skepticism and science by a well known skeptic?

[jaredwoods89]

BUt how does he lean on one foot?

[MyUsername156]

Lol my brain just got screwed.

[ADrinkCalledFriday]

LOLOL at everyone getting mad at him. You should check out Skeptoid to see why he would post something like this.

[bushpigification]

I fell for it at the start :(

[meanman1992]

what a stupid troll

[narnyslip]

All the morons that think something is going on here need to get off youtube!!!

[AUSEAOTTER]

See ridicule can be a powerful tool. Well done!

[pyroz8ball]

FAKE

[JournalOfSkepticism]

Nice one, but see how Brian does leaning in the opposite direction. That would be the challenge.

[Dovieye]

do a backflip dickhead that would be entertaining and hilarious.

[maekern]

Hah. Well done.

[AnonOrange]

Pranks such as these is what will make skepticism take off. MOAR!

[WarblesOnALot]

Hush. Hush yo mouf ! Sure, and bejabbers, cain't yer see ? That there Canyon is obviously a secret HAARP development site.! The Rocks all got warped, in the Field of the Giant Gravity Magnet ! D'Y' want Every One to know about THAT !

LOL !

[jcstewartmit]

Brian, didn't I see you dropping gravel upwards in another video?

[EvanJCastle]

It's gotta be a UFO landing site. It does that to wheat, you know.

[DrToonhattan]

The rock ledge on which Brian and the camera are standing on is at an angle. The gravel is falling vertically downwards.

[nevasumma6]

@DrToonhattan so that means he's a wanker ey.

[prydin]

Must be homeopathy!

[niteme]

My creationist cat is causing it to happen!

[StuartG001]

Magic. Got it.

[emactan]

The falling gravel provides us with the angle at which the camera and Brian were tilted

[warrenpattison]

OMG A CROOKED CAMERA!

[MrGetthefuckup]

I wold imagine it is the same effect as the anti gravity hills where cars, balls etc appear to roll up hill. i would say Brian is on a slope whilst the back ground is at a strange angle and our brain's trying to make sense of conflicting images

[Poxypriest]

The background rocks are slanted, next.

[garylq]

The camera and Brian are both on a slope?

[Webbstre]

My guess is the landscape within the video is what is angled.

[keithhaywardprime]

Titled camera?



[newcoyote]

One word. HARRP (Wait. Is that five words?)

[neilweightman]

Did you have Deepak Chopra helping you?

[onyxavatar]

Great video, but Brian, the socks got to go.

[embryohead]

Death Valley, aka Tattooine. Is this Bantha Canyon? Maybe it's because there are two suns. That, and maybe the Force is doing it.

P.S. It's a trap!

[DemolitionDoc]

the JREF $1,000,000 is your, well maybe not lol. cool vid

[cptamedd]

The rocks have special energy that pulls your chi more on one side than the other. That's why you can balance like that. It all has to do with change in quantum energy fields.

[braindeadbonobo]

holy crap, it's michael jackson

[paranorma1palace]

lol

[imsaho79]

Death valley is an amazing landscape. Nicely done Mr Dunning.

[GodFree27]

Do you ever get tired of making these Brian?

[proximoto]

its all in camera angles (and a bit of acting ;) )

[CANWEBRING]

Brian is so amazing.

[lazerhead79]

You are filled with lies.

[GodFree27]

@lazerhead79 Come on, is that necessary? He makes these for fun and he's honest about how he does them on his podcast.