5 Places On Earth Where Gravity Doesn't Seem To Exist

1. Hudson Bay Area (Canada)

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Back in the 1960s, Canadians were baffled by the discovery that gravity had gone missing in large swathes of their country, particularly in the Hudson Bay area. Talk about careless.

This wasn't a case for the mounties, but rather scientists, who suspected the force hadn't been stolen from the region, but was never there to begin with. One theory boffins proposed for the Hudson Bay's slightly-more-floaty boats involves the high concentration of convection currents centred around the area's continental plates. As these currents drag the plates down, mass and consequently gravity both decrease.

Another explanation is that the Hudson Bay sits within an indentation left by the colossal Laurentide Ice Sheet some two and a half million years ago. The gargantuan floe pushed earth to the sides of the region, resulting in less mass and again, less gravity.

Admittedly, people in the Hudson Bay area don't need to nail their possessions down for fear they'll waft away, but unlike many places which purport to defy gravity, this one has a legitimate scientific basis for such a claim. And not a wonky shed in sight.

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