 A spoon bent at a "PK party" Spoon bending is the apparent deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, apparently either without physical force, or with less force than normally necessary. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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During the 1970s, there were reports of people who claimed to have the ability to cause such events. The most notable was Uri Geller, a former stage magician who demonstrated his alleged psychic powers by bending metal spoons (hence the popular name) as well as metal keys and several other objects and materials. Uri Geller (Hebrew: ×ורי גלר), (born Gellér György[1] December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-British performer and celebrity famous for claiming to have psychic powers. ...
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Stage magic
Causing spoons, keys, and other items to appear to bend without any physical force is a common stage magic trick that has many variants. The result is a single bend or break, usually at the point where the object would be easiest to bend by hand. In one of the more elaborate demonstrations, magician Daniel Harrison bent a spoon in a 1971 filmed performance (called a "trance") that took nearly 2 hours. He used only one hand to hold the spoon, without using his thumb, and did not flick the spoon. In the last five minutes, the audience saw it bend slowly to about 90 degrees, and quickly bend back.
Methods In most cases, the trick uses misdirection, a basic tool of the stage magician. The performer draws the audience's attention away from the spoon during the brief moment while he is actually bending it with his hands. The typical bend, where the bowl meets the handle, requires relatively little force. The magician then gradually reveals the bend. [1] Misdirection is a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another. ...
Uri Geller, in one of his performances, combines suggestion and misdirection. He starts by rubbing a spoon at the neck, where it already has a curve by design. As he rubs it, he remarks that the spoon is starting to bend, causing people to notice the curve. As he stands up to display the spoon, his body moves enough that the audience does not notice him also bending the spoon with his hands. The audience believes that the additional bending is merely a continuation of the imaginary bending he suggested earlier.[2]
Other methods use a metal spoon that has been prepared so that a simple flick will cause it to bend or break. This can be done, for instance, by repeatedly bending the spoon at the desired spot, until the metal cracks and weakens. If the spoon breaks, the magician holds together the two halves of the spoon as if it were unbroken, then slowly relaxes the grip, making the spoon appear to bend before splitting in two.[3] In materials science, fatigue is the progressive, localised, and permanent structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic or fluctuating strains at nominal stresses that have maximum values less than (often much less than) the static yield strength of the material. ...
If a magician has control over the viewing angle, the trick can be done by using a spoon that is already bent at the start of the trick. The spoon is initially held with the bend along the viewing angle, making it invisible. The magician then turns the spoon slowly to reveal the bend. [4][5]
Houck method Another variant of spoon bending has been promoted since 1981 by engineer Jack Houck through "PK parties"[6] (short for psychokinesis). Guests think about making silverware bend, then hold the silverware while they continue with the party.[7]
Symbolism Due partly to the publicity surrounding Geller in the 1970s, spoon-bending has become a common visual symbol for paranormal ability. It appears in the Pokémon franchise, where creatures Kadabra and Alakazam carry spoons as proof of their psychic abilities. In the 1999 film The Matrix, protagonist Neo watches a boy bend a spoon without any force. The boy cautions Neo that bending the spoon is impossible; he must "bend" his perception instead and realize that the spoon, like the rest of his world, does not really exist. The official Pokémon logo. ...
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See also The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time...
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References - ^ Emery, C. Eugene, Jr.. "Catching Geller in the Act" (Reprint, hosted by permission), Providence Sunday Journal, 1987. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ Larsen, Claus (October 2002). Uri Geller & Spoon Bending: How he really does it. SkepticReport. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ James Randi. (1993, October 19). NOVA: Secrets of the Psychics (flv (Clip from episode archived at YouTube)) [Documentary]. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. Event occurs at 5:15. “Of course, it does take a little preparation. In fact, it takes a lot of preparation... Isn't this a more reasonable explanation?”
- ^ ibid., at 3:45
- ^ Emery, op. cit.
- ^ Houck, Jack (2004). PK Parties. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ Crichton, Michael (1988). Travels. ISBN 0-06-050905-8.
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