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Yesterday I was watching the Montel Show and they had a Mentalist on who could bend spoons and forks.

I thought I would like to try it and I lay the spoon on my hand the way he did and thought hard and while I couldn't bend the spoon like he did the spoon did bend slightly and noticably.

So I tried it again and again it bent slightly and I am wondering how many people could get results?

I have tried this once in the past like I am sure many have done.

Before I tried it because I heard about Guri who does this and then the spoon bent slightly and I never tried it again until yesterday and again I get a bent slightly result.

I'll be trying it again on occassion and thought others might like to hear about my experiment and they might want to try it themselves.

The only thing I have ever tried along experimental lines is trying to change the weather and of course I can't prove anything there but I could perhaps prove the spoon bent.

I think I really wanna try it too... I mean I really wanna "Do" it.

I want to know if somehow I can do extraordinary things such that even I'm not a psychic or something. Before, I thought doing things like that are just for extraordinary persons or the persons that they said are gifted to such talent.

Upon reading your posted topic, Rosemary, I said to myself "Why not believe that an ordinary person could do things like that if I really believe on things that I can't see and I can't prove..Anyway there's nothing wrong with it and there's nothing to lose. Right?"

So how is it done? And how does it feel that you can do such unexplainable things? Wanna know everything about it!

You don't have to be extraordinary to Experiment with these things and I always say nothing Ventured nothing Lost.

When we try things which are experiments like that we never know what will really happen and so give it a try.

You don't even have to tell anyone you are trying to do this and if it fails then no one else is any the wiser and if it works then you can tell others and ask them to try it.

Its all just fun.

And as they say" For Entertainment".

I had to smile at your "nothing ventured nothing lost", which would mean the equivalent of zero activity. I think you really meant "Nothing ventured nothing gained" which implies that you will gain nothing if you venture nothing. However, you may lose something by NOT venturing, ha ha. I agree with you completely that one can lose nothing by trying this experiment. I have tried it myself but got no results at all in the first minute of the first attempt and as I am rather impatient with these things I gave up, with a half promise to try again "some day" LOL. Your posting has again sparked my interest. I once saw a similar experiment on television which you may like to try while you are about it. You place a heavy key, rather like a church door key on the flat of your palm. You hold the plam of your hand streched out flat with the fingers close together and the key across the palm. The point, I think, of using a church door key is that it would be cylindrical and not flat so that it will roll better across your palm and the part that fits into the door will indicate that the key is turning by moving from one side to the other. I suppose you could use any cylindrical object which had some sort of marker on it to prove the rolling movement. You may be able to use, say, a ballpoint pen though I suspect that something of metal would be better. In fact I have just this minute photographed my ball pen on my hand to show the postion of the "key". All you have to do is hold the key like this and concentrate hard on its beginning to roll across your palm. A heavy key is better because then, there is no doubt that it is not simply simply moving because of the angle of the palm. I saw this demonstrated on T.V. by a mentalist who then showed a volunteer that she could do it justy as easily. Try it. I am going to. LONECAT

I can send pc's into meltdown just by standing near them, does that count?

P.S. I am sorry but I tried to add the attachment of the photo but it does not function. I am trying again. LONECAT ( The total filespace required to upload all the attached files is greater than your per post or global limit. Please reduce the number of attachments or the size of the attachments. ) Sorry again!

Bung it in Paint then go to Image then Stretch/Skew and use a denomination under 100 to shrink it (try 50 for a start) remember to keep horiz/vert values the same or it goes a bit mad LOL. Takes me about 30 secs to reduce images usung this

Thanks for the advice but it seems a little complicated to my overtaxed brain Ha Ha. So I have sent the picture to Photobucket and copied and pasted the code number. Let's hope THIS works! LOL

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/Lonecat/P1010065.jpg

Yup clear as a bell, well, pen

My Dad can bend spoons, it's just a magic trick, but he won't tell how to do it.

So are you saying that it's not true? Is it just a trick? Maybe your dad just don't want to bother you to think or believe in unexplainable things like that? What do you think?

I really want to try it also but not just the right time. There's no privacy in this house. But I'll be sure to do it once I got the chance and tell you guys the result.

By the way about that God genes, do we need them? what for?

So how it was done, what are the things that I should do?

1) Heat your hand to 1,200 degrees F. This can be accomplished through proper psychokenetic channeling. If this does not work, a good hot flame may be sustituted. (wear short sleeves)

2) Place spoon onto upturned palm.

3) Call hospital.

I want to bend spoons and other things with my mind, but I don't see how it's done with one's mind, only by the heat generated by our hands when we're holding the neck of the spoon. I tried to move an object with my mind and got very small results. I think it's interesting.

Never tried bending a spoon . . . I'll have to give it a shot and see if I have the power.

Well I just tried it but couldn't do it. So I guess that means not everyone can do it.



I found this an interesting read:

http://skepdic.com/geller.html

LOL! Thanks, Rykster. I think people needed a little reality break. Telekinesis is kid's stuff even when it does work. No responsible, humble spiritualist should be wasting his/her time developing it. It builds more character to vacuum manually than to accomplish the task supernaturally like Samantha Stevens. And why warp your own utensils when you'll have to buy more in the event they don't revert to normal shape?

Also, this one time...at band camp...they had these flimsy, metal spoons. We bent them with our hands and angered the kitchen staff...it was sooo funny!

True story, and I was a band geek. We liked to think of ourselves as quality control technicians instead of vandals.

I love it!
I am new to UM and I know people are eventually going to decide that I am a smart-ass. So, let's break the tension and save everyone a few most posts worth of wondering. Yes, I am a true blue smart-ass. I hope I don't offend people with some of my remarks but, oh...wait...yes I do! I just hope that people remember that I mean well and that humor is just another method of looking at things in a different way.

BTW What's a vacuum cleaner? And why do I need to clean it?

So with Rykster around we don't stand a "ghost" of a chance! Ha,ha. That's the Spirit! LONECAT

Oh my! I think you really are an expert in bending spoons, right?

Hey! I'm pretty sure you learned that from yourself. It's pretty obvious!



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Hey! just don't take it seriously, OK? I mean... I'ts not a serious thing for me anyway! I'm used to people like you anyway that's why I'm just playing w/ it to. Hope we have the same views.

Ok... well I gotta be honest, I agree with you! man, I think we have the same thought about humor by this time... At least...

If you mean skeptic, then guilty as charged.
At least there is adequate proof of that assertion!

Infalliable instructions on how to bend a spoon - I guarantee anyone can accomplish this one.

1) purchase a large container of ice cream

2) leave your freezer on "superboost" overnight by accident

3) the following evening use a dessert spoon rather than a proper scoop and have a go at getting yourself some ice cream for afters

I have actually used this technique and not only bent the spoon, it snapped clean through

It WORKS!

You rock Bebi!

Lol yeh i bet it works that way. I tired to bend a spoon and it didnt work lol.

I believe no one can bend a spoon with there mind, and if than can I can give them dirrections to a 1 million dollar reward.

Ha ha. Gotcha! Where is the "proof" of your assertion that you are a skeptic? There is EVIDENCE of it in your posting. If one accepts that evidence as proof then it is only proof of your assertion, not that you are a skeptic. LONECAT

POST SCRIPTVM : I'v just tried the experiment and concentrated for so long (four hours) that instead of bending the spoon I bent my mind. What should I do?

*Moan...*

I can prove that I am a skeptic because the evidence that I am is verifiable, repeatable and predicatable.

No, Only Uri Geller can bend spoons with his mind.

Lol he's like the biggest fake ever.

I can bend spoons *takes hand and bends a spoon* There, see? Easy!

NessieMan welcome to the spoon bending comedy club LOL


Btw Maiden rock

'm'(*o*)'m'

The truth is simple-


There IS no spoon.

Hehe!

Good call

I can bend a spoon with my right nipple.

Bending spoons is nothing but an illusion. You get a good flimsy spoon, and rub it between two fingers on the handle. Eventually whether you rub it or not, it'll bend for you. You can not....I repeat...CANNOT bend spoons with your mind!!!!!!!!!!!! The heat from your fingers is what makes the metal warm enough to bend.

Not ice cream then? LOL

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_062.html

Good stuff right there.

Ha! A Jennifer Lopez Wannabee calling someone a FAKE!!! What a Joke!!!


Mr. Geller is genuine in his abilities, I would guess that since you think a semi singer/actor is your idol you are probably too young to have any idea who Geller is. Poor child. sniff

Yes exactly that, atleast the doing it with your mind part.


Yes


No, that's not it, he's a magician, they don't tell how they do things.

[edit] well google doesnt hold it's secrets...

you can pay to learn the trick here -
http://www.magictricks.co.uk/prodshow.asp?code=316

Or jsut go here -
http://www.ultimatemagic.com/library/read.php?trick=214

Yes, the icecream thing works for me. I've bent a few spoons almost in double.

But I just tried bending a fork with my mind. Sorry, AC has no powers.

A way back there, on page 1 of this thread, I think, I posted a link to a website that explains how Geller does it. No wonder he's so willing to offer a million to anyone who can do it with the mind only. He knows he will never have to fork over the money.

Physical actions are just an extension of the mind, whats the big deal? So if by that yes, every able bodied person should be able to bend a spoon or move a pen around. Now if you can do it without any exertion, that will be proof enough...

They debunked that several years ago, It is nothing but a trick