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An '''apport''' is the [[paranormal]] transference of an article from one place to another, or an appearance of an article from an unknown source.<ref>http://parapsych.org/historical_terms.html Historical Terms Glossary of the Parapsychological Association, entry on Apport, Retrieved Sept 6, 2007</ref> Apports are often associated with [[poltergeist]] activity, and on rare occasions are said to be witnessed landing on the floor, in a person's lap or dropping from the ceiling. Flowers are a well known form of apport at [[Spiritualism|spiritualistic]] [[séance]]s, but tar and mud have also been reported.<ref name="fontana1">{{cite book | last = Fontana | first = David | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Is There an Afterlife: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence | publisher = O Books | date= 2005 | location = Hants, UK | pages = 352-381 | url = | doi = | id = ISBN 1903816904 }}</ref>
Conversely, an '''asport''' is the transference of a small object from a known location to an unknown location via paranormal means.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.kyghosts.com/Definitions.htm |title=Kentucky Paranormal Research |accessdate=2007-09-19 }} "An asport is any object the spirits or the medium makes disappear or teleports to another location."</ref>
As with all paranormal phenomena, apports are highly controversial, with critics such as Robert Todd Carroll saying that they are the result of magic tricks.<ref>http://www.skepdic.com/apport.html Apport entry in the Skeptic's Dictionary by Robert Todd Carroll, retrieved June 19, 2008</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
* [[Teleportation]]
==External links==
* [http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/a/apports.html Apport]
[[Category:Anomalous phenomena]]
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