Sentence examples for mechanical illusion from inspiring English sources

The Turk was in fact a mechanical illusion that allowed a human chess master hiding inside to operate the machine.

The fascination with @Horse_ebooks, and subsequent disenchantment, closely resembles another mechanical illusion that captivated the world in the late 18th century.

Among the mechanical illusions that he is credited with inventing, one stands out: the mystery movement, so called because the hands of the clock appeared to be floating over a transparent dial.

Perhaps these aren't technically "GIFs" since those were created on a computer by Steve Wilhite in 1987, but pre-digital GIFs existed in the 19th century in the form of mechanical optical illusions.

In all three works, the audience member is eventually made aware of the mechanical trickery behind the illusion of human connection; of being on a factory line of elicited responses.

By this measure, your Uncle Fred's session at the slots in Vegas should count as G.D.P. Banks' fast-growing contribution to the economy is an illusion, the mechanical result of a huge expansion in the risks they decided to take.

Milius eschewed optical effects, preferring to realize his ideas with mechanical constructs and optical illusions.

He had spent eight months interning at NASA all the way back in 1993 and five years working for the Immersion Corporation, a company based in San Jose that had cemented its status as a leader in "haptics"—the use of computer-controlled mechanical cues to provide the illusion of touch.

The human puppets are rendered realistically in proportion, expression, and anatomy and depart from the illusion only slightly, with several mechanical seam lines in the face.

The human puppets are rendered realistically — in proportion, expression, and anatomy — and depart from the illusion only slightly, with several mechanical seam lines in the face.

Experts say it's inevitable that her body will continue to deteriorate, and that any mechanical assistance rendered will only "maintain an illusion of life where none exists".