Phantom leaf phenomenon

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The 'phantom leaf' phenomenon is a special link between an organism and parts missing from its anatomy. It was named this from the picture of a leaf taken through Kirlian photography, in which an electromagnetic charge is sent through photographic plate leaving behind a negative of the item placed on the plate except with it has a halo surrounding it.

In the first recorded instance of the phantom leaf phenomenon is when some parapsychology proponents were taking Kirlian photographs and they ripped the tip off an ivy leaf and took the picture. When they developed the image they noticed that, though they had ripped off the tip of the leaf, a whole leaf was clearly visible in the photograph, except that the part which had been removed was much less opaque than the part that had been present at the time of the photograph. However the Phantom leaf seems to fade over time.

The phantom leaf phenomenon has been controversial since its founding, and called a hoax by some and a fact by others. No undeniable proof of the phantom leaf phenomenon has presented as of yet, though many pictures have been released.