There are several methods of creating an illusion of a spoon spontaneously bending.
The most famous spoon-bender is the Israeli-born Uri Geller, an alleged psychic who claims to be able to bend spoons, as well as other metal objects. He has numerous critics, though, especially in the scientific community, who claim he is both charlatan and con-man.
- "Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth . . . There is no spoon . . . Then you will see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself." — Spoon Boy, The Matrix
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Below is a description of how the trick is performed. If you do not wish to know this, do not look below. .
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. By reading the following, it is assumed that it is your intent to learn the secrets of magical illusions. Macical tradition holds that the 'secret' of an effect is customarily reserved for magicians, or others who have agreed to follow the magicians oath:
"As a magician I promise to never reveal the secret of any illusion to a non-magician, without first swearing them to the Magician's Oath. I promise never to perform any illusion for any non-magician, without first practicing the effect until I can perform it well enough to maintain the illusion of magic". .
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. Most common is the practice of misdirection, an underlying principle of many stage magic tricks. In one or several brief moments of distraction, a "psychic"/magician can physically bend a spoon unseen by the audience, then gradually reveal the bend and thus create the illusion that the spoon is bending before the viewers' eyes. The spoons usually bend at the point where the bowl met the handle, where bending would require the least force.