The film's other motif of puppets manipulated by unseen hands (carnivorous machines, funhouse mannequins, children's toys, Trevor's «Howdy Doody» nickname) finds allegorical reduction in the perverse hangman's game that forms The Machinist's central means of symbol - dispensation, provoking a slow - advancing existential dread. (filmfreakcentral.net)
(A) The Rubber Hand Illusion: Light - skinned Caucasian participants observe a dark - skinned rubber hand being stimulated in synchrony with their own unseen hand. (sciencedaily.com)
Imagine an Internet where unseen hands curate your entire experience. (scientificamerican.com)