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How to Bend a SpoonThree Methods: Using an Unbent, Whole Spoon Using a Broken Spoon

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Ever since Israeli illusionist Uri Geller blew Americans minds in the 1970s with his telekinetic

spoon bending illusion, people have been wondering how the trick works.[1]The truth is there are

lots of di fferent ways to convince people that you are bending a spoon with your mind, although

none of them involve real telekinesis.[2]With a little practice, youll soon be wowing your friends

with your new abilities.

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1 Using an Unbent, Whole Spoon

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1 Hold the spoon with the bowl downward.Take an ordinary metal spoon and positionit vertically, with the bowl at the lower end. Grip the lower half of the spoon with your

dominant hand. Use your other hand to cover the top half of the spoon handle completely. It

should look like the upper hand is gripping the spoon, but the thumb should not wrap around

the handle.

The audience must be straight in front of you for this trick.If you like, you can demonstrate the spoon is an ordinary spoon by rapping it against

the table, or letting the audience handle it.

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2 Push the spoon against the table while letting it fall backward.Place the tip of thebowl against the table and pretend to push hard. Push the spoon down with your lower

hand so the audience can see the effort. Meanwhile, keep your upper hand in the same vertical

position, but let the spoon fall backward. Let the spoon handle rest on the ring and little fingers

of your lower hand.
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3 Pretend to straighten the spoon.Show the audience your magic ability by "returning"the spoon to its unbent state. This can be as simple as running your hands over the

spoon, then lifting it to show the audience. Just make sure the audience does not see the

straight spoon while it is still supposed to be bent.

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2 Using a Broken Spoon
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1 Be realistic.This technique can look good on camera, but you wont fool a liveaudience, particularly not up close. It could conceivably work live i f done at a distance,

but as there is no simple way to produce an unbroken spoon, it would be difficult to end well.[3]


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2 Break the spoon.If you have a hacksaw you can use it to cut the bowl of the spoon offthe handle. If not, manually bending the spoon back and forth a few times should do the

trick just as well. Sand down any sharp edges when you are done.[4]


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3 Hold both parts of the spoon between your pointer finger and thumb.You handshould be positioned almost like you are making the hand signal for okay, but with your

middle, ring, and little fingers relaxed instead of extended. Grip the two parts of the spoon in

such a way that it creates the illusion you are holding a whole spoon. [5]


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4 Loosen your grip gradually.Both sides of the spoon will droop downward, creatingthe illusion that it is bending. Make sure not to loosen your grip so much that you drop

part of the spoon.[6][7]

Method

3 Using a Broken Spoon and a Bent Spoon


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1 Break the spoon.You can do this manually or with a hacksaw.[8][9]Sand down any

sharp edges when you are done.


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2 Bend the other spoon.Hold it with the front of the spoon facing up, and bend thehandle down to make a 90-degree angle. With the handle perpendicular to the floor, the

bowl of the spoon should face skyward.


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3 Hold the bent spoon behind the bowl with your pointer finger and thumb.If youare right handed, the bowl should point to your right; if you are left handed, it should point

to your left. The handle should lie flat against your palm, and be angled so that it is concealed

behind your wrist, rather than jutting out visibly under your hand. The rest of your fingers will

form a visual shield, blocking the handle of the bent spoon from view. Make sure they are held

together, with no cracks showing between them.[10]


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4 Hold the handle of the broken spoon between the same fingers.The idea is tocreate the illusion that the broken handle is attached to the bowl of the bent spoon. Try to

grip it more with the tips of your fingers, so that you will be able to roll back your grip on the

broken handle, loosening it while still holding on to the bent spoon firmly.[11]


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5 Loosen your grip on the broken handle gradually.It will droop downward, creatingthe illusion that it is bending. Make sure not to loosen your grip so much that you drop the

broken handle.[12][13]


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6 Palm the broken handle.With a quick flourish, bend the broken handle all the wayinto your palmmaking sure the two handles dont clunk together audiblyand slide the

bent spoon up out of your fist with your other hand.


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7 Distract the audience with the bent spoon.Hold it up for them to see, tap it againstthe table a few times, or invite a member of the audience to examine it. While their

attention is on the bent spoon, slip the broken handle into your pocket.

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