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  2. The Invisible Gorilla - Wikipedia

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    The Invisible Gorilla is a book published in 2010, co-authored by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons.This title of this book refers to an earlier research project by Chabris and Simons revealing that people who are focused on one thing can easily overlook something else.

  3. Pepper's ghost - Wikipedia

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    The illusion is widely used for entertainment and publicity purposes. These include the Girl-to-Gorilla trick found in old carnival sideshows [5] and the appearance of "ghosts" at the Haunted Mansion and the "Blue Fairy" in Pinocchio's Daring Journey, both at Disneyland in California. Teleprompters are a modern implementation of Pepper's ghost.

  4. List of Animorphs books - Wikipedia

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    This is a chronological list of the Animorphs books by K. A. Applegate, as applies to storyline continuity.. The Andalite Chronicles (c. 1976, 1980s, 1997) . This book is divided into three parts: #1: Elfangor's Journey, #2: Alloran's Choice, and #3: An Alien Dies.

  5. List of optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    The Hering illusion (1861): When two straight and parallel lines are presented in front of radial background (like the spokes of a bicycle), the lines appear as if they were bowed outwards. Hollow-Face illusion: The Hollow-Face illusion is an optical illusion in which the perception of a concave mask of a face appears as a normal convex face.

  6. Tricky TV - Wikipedia

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    The "wicked wind-ups" segment included a gorilla that came to life, a cinema with exploding popcorn, and unstoppable drinks machines. "Beat the Cheat" exposed classic confidence tricks. Each show usually closed with a performance of a classic "grand illusion", such as sawing a woman in half .

  7. Inattentional blindness - Wikipedia

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    The following criteria are required to classify an event as an inattentional blindness episode: 1) the observer must fail to notice a visual object or event, 2) the object or event must be fully visible, 3) observers must be able to readily identify the object if they are consciously perceiving it, [3] and 4) the event must be unexpected and the failure to see the object or event must be due ...

  8. Winston, beloved gorilla at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies ...

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    Winston, a western lowland gorilla who was a favorite attraction at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has died at the age of 52 after suffering multiple health problems, officials said. The park said ...

  9. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Wikipedia

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    Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (often abbreviated to SGM) is an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fuses classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They are known to perform elaborate routines on stage [2] and discuss possibly fictitious stories of dada artists and mathematicians. [3]