<P> The next recording of the game being played comes from The Magician's Own Book (1857). This account differs from that of Pepys, as it is a direct account of the game being played . Also, this account focuses on a different version of the game than the version played by the girls in Samuel Pepys' account . In this account, the heaviest man at a party in Venice, Italy, sits in a chair, and is unable to be lifted by six other persons, initially . However, after coordinated hand - clapping and synchronized inhalations and exhalations, the man in the chair is able to be lifted on the forefingers of the six lifters . </P> <P> In modern times, the game has been shown in pop culture mediums such as YouTube video and in the 1996 film The Craft, which follows the story of four young girls as they familiarize themselves with witchcraft and various arcane experiments--one of which is light as a feather, stiff as a board . In the movie, the girls are seen performing the version of the game described in Samuel Pepys' diary, which involves one participant lying down, while the others kneel around her . The girls chant "Light as a feather, stiff as a board," several times before lifting the prone participant into the air . In the movie, this scene involves special effects, which has the affect of the prone participant levitating above the hands of the lifters . The phenomenon has been observed into modern times, often being described as a form of spiritualism or seance and considered anathema by some religious groups . It is widely considered a simple spooky party game along the lines of Bloody Mary and the telling of ghost stories . </P> <Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ While not scientifically valid, and giving unproven explanations of the event, various pages are mentioned to demonstrate that the spell itself is known, and citation here does not imply that the sources are reliable to demonstrate anything beyond the fact that some people play this game . <Ul> <Li> Party Levitation from Conversation for Exploration: A Talk Show hosted by Laura Lee </Li> <Li> Description of the trick at Castle of Spirits </Li> <Li> Jerry W. Decker (1998 - 01 - 08). Gestalts and the Production of Anomalous Phenomena . KeelyNet . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Numen, David (2010). "The Abnormal Lift and other abnormalities". Lybrary.com . Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 16 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ "Lift that finger". ABC Science . 2008 - 05 - 27 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Pepys, Samuel, Le Gallienne, Richard ed., The Diary of Samuel Pepys New York, The Modern Library, 2003 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Arnold, George . (1862). The Magician's Own Handbook or The Whole Art of Conjuring . New York: Dick Fitzgerald . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ (ZombieSlayerz11). (2012, October 28). Light as a feather, stiff as a board (actually works). (Video File). Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqtUl44ZcBk </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ (sicknasty244). (2011, May 10). Light as a feather stiff as a board trick . (Video file). Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wznkUyXvb2s </Li> </Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ While not scientifically valid, and giving unproven explanations of the event, various pages are mentioned to demonstrate that the spell itself is known, and citation here does not imply that the sources are reliable to demonstrate anything beyond the fact that some people play this game . <Ul> <Li> Party Levitation from Conversation for Exploration: A Talk Show hosted by Laura Lee </Li> <Li> Description of the trick at Castle of Spirits </Li> <Li> Jerry W. Decker (1998 - 01 - 08). Gestalts and the Production of Anomalous Phenomena . KeelyNet . </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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