The Transported Man illusion
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The Transported Man illusion is a famous stage magic trick, central to the plot of the novel and film "The Prestige," in which a magician appears to instantaneously teleport across the stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Transported Man illusion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Transported Man illusion Context triple: [Alfred Borden, notableFor, The Transported Man illusion]
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Experimental Studies on the Perception of Movement
Experimental Studies on the Perception of Movement is Max Wertheimer’s seminal 1912 paper that founded Gestalt psychology by demonstrating how the mind perceives apparent motion as unified wholes rather than discrete stimuli.
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Mach bands
Mach bands are an optical illusion in which the human visual system exaggerates the contrast between adjacent areas of slightly differing luminance, creating illusory light and dark bands at their boundaries.
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Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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Illusions
"Illusions" is a smooth R&B track by Babyface featured on his 1993 album "For the Cool in You."
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Ganzfeld experiments
Ganzfeld experiments are parapsychological studies that attempt to detect evidence of extrasensory perception by placing participants in a sensory-reduced environment and testing for above-chance information transfer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Transported Man illusion Target entity description: The Transported Man illusion is a famous stage magic trick, central to the plot of the novel and film "The Prestige," in which a magician appears to instantaneously teleport across the stage.
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A.
Experimental Studies on the Perception of Movement
Experimental Studies on the Perception of Movement is Max Wertheimer’s seminal 1912 paper that founded Gestalt psychology by demonstrating how the mind perceives apparent motion as unified wholes rather than discrete stimuli.
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B.
Mach bands
Mach bands are an optical illusion in which the human visual system exaggerates the contrast between adjacent areas of slightly differing luminance, creating illusory light and dark bands at their boundaries.
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C.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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D.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a smooth R&B track by Babyface featured on his 1993 album "For the Cool in You."
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E.
Ganzfeld experiments
Ganzfeld experiments are parapsychological studies that attempt to detect evidence of extrasensory perception by placing participants in a sensory-reduced environment and testing for above-chance information transfer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional stage magic trick ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film The Prestige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel The Prestige ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Christopher Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf |
film The Prestige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel The Prestige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByCharacter | Alfred Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | instantaneous teleportation across a stage ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Prestige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | novel The Prestige (1995) ⓘ |
| genre | stage magic ⓘ |
| hasVariant | The New Transported Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
apparent teleportation
ⓘ
use of a double in performance ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
identity and duplication
ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ sacrifice for art ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives rivalry between magicians in The Prestige ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a central mystery of The Prestige
ⓘ
its twist explanation in the story ⓘ |
| obsessedOverByCharacter | Robert Angier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Alfred Borden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Angier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | stage performance ⓘ |
| usedAsMetaphorFor |
cost of obsession
ⓘ
hidden mechanisms behind spectacle ⓘ |
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Subject: The Transported Man illusion Description of subject: The Transported Man illusion is a famous stage magic trick, central to the plot of the novel and film "The Prestige," in which a magician appears to instantaneously teleport across the stage.
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