Joanna Carver, reporter
There are no editing tricks involved and it's not CGI. In this video, filmed in one continuous shot, a banana vanishes before your eyes. Of course, the disappearance could be explained by some sleight of hand, but what's even more mysterious is the reflection that seems to linger behind.
The illusion was produced by psychologist Richard Wiseman, well-known for tricks that demonstrate the quirks of human perception. Magic can trick our brain into believing the impossible, even when it violates rules of the physical world. Previously, we showed you Wiseman's ball-in-glass trick, where he appears to reach through a glass to snatch a ball, and an illusion where his head seems to vanish.
So can you solve the mirror trick? Let us know in the Comments section below and the first person to post the correct answer will win a New Scientist goodie bag.
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