“SPOON BENDING MIRACLE”(#136)
Here we learn about creating a startling illusion
The great writer & philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson said that, “the most dangerous thing is illusion.” Emerson probably never saw this particular illusion, which is not a danger to anyone, but rather, a great ice breaker.
You allow the examination of a simple metal spoon to a friend. You take the same spoon and, with effort, use both hands to bend the spoon in half. You ask your friend to remove the spoon, still bent, from your hands. The spoon is magically restored at the instant it is removed!!
Secret: You use a nickel hidden in your hand. The spoon is held by both hands: the large, bottom part of the spoon, is placed in the palm of your left hand, while the handle is gripped by the right hand so that the handle cannot be seen by the spectator, but is visible to you. So now it appears that you will come forward with the handle until it almost touches the spoon in your left hand. In reality, the top of the spoon in your right hand will be behind a nickel. When you bring your right hand down it will appear that you are bending the spoon because the spectator will see the metal between your thumb & pointer finger and assume that it is the thin part of the spoon! Your friend will not see the handle of the spoon as long as you keep your right hand in front of it. This is very deceptive! When you have your friend remove the spoon, just place the nickel in your pocket while the initial shock remains! A little acting is always helpful in pretending it is causing you some strain in bending the spoon. I have never performed this trick without the spectator enjoying it. I hope it brings you the success it has given me.
Here we learn about creating a startling illusion
The great writer & philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson said that, “the most dangerous thing is illusion.” Emerson probably never saw this particular illusion, which is not a danger to anyone, but rather, a great ice breaker.
You allow the examination of a simple metal spoon to a friend. You take the same spoon and, with effort, use both hands to bend the spoon in half. You ask your friend to remove the spoon, still bent, from your hands. The spoon is magically restored at the instant it is removed!!
Secret: You use a nickel hidden in your hand. The spoon is held by both hands: the large, bottom part of the spoon, is placed in the palm of your left hand, while the handle is gripped by the right hand so that the handle cannot be seen by the spectator, but is visible to you. So now it appears that you will come forward with the handle until it almost touches the spoon in your left hand. In reality, the top of the spoon in your right hand will be behind a nickel. When you bring your right hand down it will appear that you are bending the spoon because the spectator will see the metal between your thumb & pointer finger and assume that it is the thin part of the spoon! Your friend will not see the handle of the spoon as long as you keep your right hand in front of it. This is very deceptive! When you have your friend remove the spoon, just place the nickel in your pocket while the initial shock remains! A little acting is always helpful in pretending it is causing you some strain in bending the spoon. I have never performed this trick without the spectator enjoying it. I hope it brings you the success it has given me.
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