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prysmicc The Third Man Factor
Across the mountain ice, another walked beside us
prysmicc During his historic 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh felt benevolent spirits in his cockpit.
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Sharing cake: Climber Frank Smythe tried to feed his invisible companion on Everest in 1933, only realizing he was alone when the phantom partner didn't take the food.
prysmicc Poet T.S. Eliot coined the phrase 'the third' after reading about Shackleton's strange Antarctic survival story.
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sensed presence (noun)
The psychological phenomenon of feeling that another person or entity is nearby without any physical evidence. During a 1916 Antarctic traverse, Ernest Shackleton and his companions felt an invisible fourth member guiding them.
The psychological phenomenon of feeling that another person or entity is nearby without any physical evidence. During a 1916 Antarctic traverse, Ernest Shackleton and his companions felt an invisible fourth member guiding them.
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Which explorer's 1916 Antarctic trek popularized the 'Third Man' phenomenon?
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Would a phantom companion comfort or scare you?
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prysmicc Choose survival paths to discover how the mind creates an invisible companion during extreme danger.
prysmicc Shackleton's freezing Antarctic march
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In what year did Ernest Shackleton make his famous trek across South Georgia Island?
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Who wrote the 2009 book that officially named and categorized 'The Third Man Factor'?
prysmicc Smythe's shared chocolate on Everest
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During his 1927 flight, which famous aviator felt spirits in the cockpit keeping him awake?
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What did climber Frank Smythe try to share with his invisible companion on Mount Everest in 1933?
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In T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land', what specific landscape is the traveler walking through?
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How many physical explorers actually walked with Shackleton during the South Georgia crossing?
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Which poet wrote the lines that inspired the term 'Third Man Factor'?