A magician has two people concealed in a long wooden box.One person's head and arms stick out of the front,and the other's legs stick out of the back.When the magician saws down the center,it appears the magician is sawing someone in half.This trick is based on which Gestalt principle?

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A magician has two people concealed in a long wooden box.One person's head and arms stick out of the front,and the other's legs stick out of the back.When the magician saws down the center,it appears the magician is sawing someone in half.This trick is based on which Gestalt principle?​

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The sawing someone in half illusion is based on the Gestalt principle of closure, which involves perceptually completing incomplete figures or shapes. The audience perceives the two people in the box as one whole person, and when the box is sawed in half, the audience perceives the person as being fully separated but still intact due to the principle of closure.

A Magician Has Two People Concealed in a Long Wooden