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THE phenomenon to which attention is directed by Mr. F. C. Dannatt in NATURE of December 22, p. 529, is an exceedingly interesting one, and may be the explanation of what occurs in “table turning” and “hat turning”. Many have, no doubt, seen the hat, upon which many fingers are resting, move in a very peculiar manner, and it is difficult to believe that those who are engaged in the exhibition are not telling the truth when they declare that they are not aware that they are the cause of the movements. An essential element of the game is that the weight of the arms should be carried by the muscles, and it is interesting to learn that such strained conditions lead to involuntary muscular movements.
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DEELEY, R. A Curious Physiological Phenomenon. Nature 109, 44 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109044d0
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