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Pepper's Ghost
Femi visits Wilton's Music Hall to investigate the Pepper's Ghost illusion. She is helped by Brian, who explains how the illusion uses a sheet of glass to transmit and partially reflect light. By carefully positioning the glass and a light source, an object can be made to appear in a different location.
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