Alternately presented sounds can be perceived as continuous when actually gated

Evidence

If two sounds are presented alternately, it may occur that one of the sounds is perceived as being continuous despite the fact that in reality it is gated on and off at periodic intervals. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 588

Categorization

• CANDY: A genuinely counterintuitive perceptual fact: the ear can fill in an interrupted tone as continuous.