deport - The Skeptic's Dictionary (original) (raw)

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A deport is the disappearance of an object during a séance. Believers attribute a deport to paranormal forces. Skeptics attribute it to conjuring. Good magicians and good mediums can make objects seem to disappear.

See also apport and teleportation.

further reading

Keene, M. Lamar. The Psychic Mafia (Prometheus, 1997).

Last updated 27-Oct-2015