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bending spoons

JollyRoger said:
rats I know one real good explanation for that one,
ill hafta wait till it turns up in another part of the forum
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If your going to TAM I am sure you can ask Banacheck yourself. He is the magical entertainment. I am so jealous of those going.
 
I was thinking, if you go ahead and fashion a spoon where a small portion of it is made out of gallium and the rest is regular metal, then you'd have a spoon that would bend/melt at room temperature.
 
What about the way they break bricks in marshal arts, could they be using a similar technique??
 
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Most of the items broken by MARTIAL artists do not require superpowers to break. They are part trick and part training. They break bricks built for breaking.
 
Unlikely I think. I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear you say that since it shows he's done his job well. You can produce that sort of effect with normal spoons.
 
I like Banachek's fork bending. It's astonishing, really.

The link of Sven Rygh bending the spoon is a good presentation.
 
I understood that Banachek prefers bending forks over spoons. Forks allow tine bends and multidirectional bends, which seem more mysterious.

Even when Banachek does bend a spoon, he often calls it a "fork" out of force of habit. This gaffe detracts from his skill, because the audience is stunned by the fact that this dope doesn't know a fork from a spoon.

Banachek is very good at covering the dirty work, but some of those who apply his methods (such as Criss Angel) aren't quite as smooth and need more misdirection to detract from their awkwardness. Indeed, if you watch video of Criss Angel, it's possible to learn how to do some of the dirty work.
 
Brown said:
Banachek is very good at covering the dirty work, but some of those who apply his methods (such as Criss Angel) aren't quite as smooth and need more misdirection to detract from their awkwardness. Indeed, if you watch video of Criss Angel, it's possible to learn how to do some of the dirty work.
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Oh he is great, he did a very nice knife bend at the cruise dinner.
 
I'm generally more impressed with someone who can do close up magic with very little misdirection (or at least very subtle misdirection). That's why I'm not a big fan of Criss Angel. He does do subtle very well.

Are there any magicians out there who straighten spoons? I've got a bunch of old ones that are a little worse for wear and could use some work... :)

Actually, that could be a pretty good trick itself. Take an obviously bent spoon and make it appear perfectly straight. I imagine that would be considerably more difficult than spoon bending...
 
Grimoire said:
I'm generally more impressed with someone who can do close up magic with very little misdirection (or at least very subtle misdirection). That's why I'm not a big fan of Criss Angel. He does do subtle very well.

Are there any magicians out there who straighten spoons? I've got a bunch of old ones that are a little worse for wear and could use some work... :)

Actually, that could be a pretty good trick itself. Take an obviously bent spoon and make it appear perfectly straight. I imagine that would be considerably more difficult than spoon bending...
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I did a couple of spoon straightenings on the cruise.. or rather faked a bend and made it appear as if I straightened it.

Mostly because the cutlery was heavy duty stuff and I am pretty weak.
 
The presentation by Sven Rygh was very nice, and for those who can't understand Norwegian: He clearly stated that he had no paranormal abilities, he said (rough translation) "I am using the five existing senses to create an illusion of a sixth sense".

I would really like to learn spoonbending like he did, many years ago (as a kid) I did some amateur magic stuff, and it was great fun. Is anyone here willing to share some insight on spoonbending, or pointers to information about it?
 
mroek said:
The presentation by Sven Rygh was very nice, and for those who can't understand Norwegian: He clearly stated that he had no paranormal abilities, he said (rough translation) "I am using the five existing senses to create an illusion of a sixth sense".

I would really like to learn spoonbending like he did, many years ago (as a kid) I did some amateur magic stuff, and it was great fun. Is anyone here willing to share some insight on spoonbending, or pointers to information about it?
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For spoon bending, simply go to an online magic site like penguin or trickshop or Hank Lee's and search for spoon bending. You'll get lots of options.

Personally, I think Banachek's fork bending is not only more impressive but also more elegant and aesthetic. It's on one of the volumes of his four volume set (can't remember which), I think, but you should be able to buy the volume separately. It may be called "Psychokinetic Silverware," or I may be remembering an older VHS of his.
 
Garrette said:
Personally, I think Banachek's fork bending is not only more impressive but also more elegant and aesthetic. It's on one of the volumes of his four volume set (can't remember which), I think, but you should be able to buy the volume separately. It may be called "Psychokinetic Silverware," or I may be remembering an older VHS of his.
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Absolutely, Banachek's a great place to start.

The bending routines are on Banachek's PSI series volume 4. It and DVD's of "Psychokinetic Silverware" are still readily available from all good magic sites/shops.
 
i know hardly anything about conjuring etc. but there did seem to be a "swap" in svens spoon bending routine.

excellent stuff though. the language barrier didn't spoil it for me.

sven has another clip there in which i detected a couple of palms, but was so distracted by the beautiful girls it didn't seem to matter :-]

BV
 
bonavada said:
i know hardly anything about conjuring etc. but there did seem to be a "swap" in svens spoon bending routine.

excellent stuff though. the language barrier didn't spoil it for me.

sven has another clip there in which i detected a couple of palms, but was so distracted by the beautiful girls it didn't seem to matter :-]

BV
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I don't think Sven does any swapping or palming; it's not necessary for what he does in the link.

I know Banachek doesn't.


Thanks, JonWhite, for remembering more precisely than I did about Banachek's stuff.
 
You're welcome, Garrette.

I always figure that Banachek's bending work should be required viewing for anyone who actually believes in Gellar's nonsense!
 
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