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2. Magic 8 Ball - Wikipedia

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   The Magic 8 Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an oversized eight ball, that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. It was invented in 1946 by Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman and is manufactured by Mattel. [1] The user asks a yes–no question to the ball, then turns it over to reveal an answer that floats up into a window.

3. Levitation (illusion) - Wikipedia

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   Copperfield then descends into a glass box, which is covered with a lid, and continues to float inside it. The method was created by John Gaughan, [6] [7] who described how the trick works in US Patent #5,354,238. [6] [7] The illusion utilises a series of wires controlled by a complex computer-controlled rig above the stage. In the glass box ...

4. Kugel fountain - Wikipedia

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   (E) Ball can easily be moved by hand. A kugel fountain (also called a floating sphere fountain or by the pleonasmic name kugel ball ) is a water feature or sculpture where a sphere sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, and is supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water.

5. Magic (illusion) - Wikipedia

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   Levitation: The magician defies gravity, either by making something float in the air, or with the aid of another object (suspension)—a silver ball floats around a cloth, an assistant floats in mid-air, another is suspended from a broom, a scarf dances in a sealed bottle, the magician levitates his own body in midair.

6. David Copperfield's flying illusion - Wikipedia

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   David Copperfield has performed a levitation illusion in several magic shows since 1992 in which he appears to fly on stage for several minutes, while surrounded by audience members. The flight is notable for its graceful motion and unencumbered appearance.

7. Witch ball - Wikipedia

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   A witch ball on display at Whitby Museum in Yorkshire. A witch ball is a hollow sphere of glass. Witch balls were hung in cottage windows in 17th- and 18th-century England to ward off evil spirits, witches, evil spells, ill fortune and bad spirits. [1] The witch ball were used to ward off evil spirits in the English counties of East Sussex and ...

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9. A Christmas Fantasy Parade - Wikipedia

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   The original float ordering was the Opening, Santa's Mail Room, Santa's Toy Factory, A Recipe for Gingerbread Treats, Greetings from a Winter Wonderland, The Candlelight Christmas Ball, and Christmas Homecoming. Many of the floats in the original version were reused from the Very Merry Christmas Parade and the characters on the floats would vary.