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magic lantern

The magic lantern was an early type of image projector, developed in the 17th century.

It used a concave mirror behind a light source to direct as much of the light as possible through a small rectangular sheet of glass – the magic lantern slide – on which was the painted or photographic image to be projected – and onward into a lens at the front.

Candles or oil lamps were used, producing dim projections. Lighting Improvements took the form of the "Argand lamp" from the 1790s, limelight in the 1820s, electric arc light in the 1860s and finally the incandescent electric lamp.

The magic lantern could project moving images by the use of various types of mechanical slide, which could be over a foot long at times and could contain gears cranks and pulleys. ‘English pattern’ slides were 3.5 by 3.5 inches, ‘French pattern slides’ were 3.25 by 4 inches, and the ‘standard European size’ was 3.25 by 3.25 inches.

The magic lantern played a very important part in Victorian society. Temperance and religious lectures were given. The lantern was also used in education, for demonstration of scientific principles, and to relay news of world events. By this time, images were being transferred to slides by photographic means, and then colored by hand. Lanterns of this time could have up to four projection tubes.

Despite the advent of motion pictures, magic lanterns were still used in schools and institutes; photographic and printed slides were still being manufactured in the 1940s.
My grandma has old magic lantern projection slides from the 1920's
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Mind Magic

I received my degree in Mind Magic. The study of science of the human mind and function regarding behavior in any given context.
I used Mind Magic to understand positive reinforcement, why you hate your mother and why your grandma barks.
by AngiesAwesome May 2, 2019
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Magic mcghee

The act of someone opening up someone else's ass and puking it it then drinking it out with a strawl while ticklike the other persons nutsack
by Dixie normus uh uhh May 1, 2018
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Dick Magic

When a girl says one minute she's not giving it up so you put the charm and then the next min she's ready to go .
Girl, i was so pissed at him, I told him no sex this weekend, but buy sunday morning he had me wanting it so bad I gave it up. He must of used the dick magic on me.
by Hotpoketz November 12, 2018
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Alabama Magic

"Boy there's a lot of Alabama Magic going on in your Family."
by AlabamaBoy2 February 20, 2019
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Magic Hold

Used in call centers as the all problem solver that works sometimes but only sometimes and that is where the magic is.
Person 1 - "So I placed the customer on hold and when I came back the customer had solved the issue! "
Person 2 - "That's the magic hold!"
by skibiribap November 15, 2020
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writers magic

The phrase used to describe how writers make such awesome stories on the fly.
Sadie used writers magic to create her future best seller
by Sainty the author November 12, 2017
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