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bending spoons

Garrette said:
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.
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i can't speak the language (norwegian?) but is the following is correct?

about 3:30 mins in, the host (?) picks a spoon, sven asks him if he wants to change his mind? the host sticks with original choice. then sven places spoons together. around this point (i think maybe :-]) a swap is performed (out of camera shot) before handing the spare spoon back to the host.

the palming mentioned above, i'm fairly certain these occurred in the other of svens youtube clips, with the three georgeous girls while he was tearing the paper.

BV
 
bonavada said:
i can't speak the language (norwegian?) but is the following is correct?

about 3:30 mins in, the host (?) picks a spoon, sven asks him if he wants to change his mind? the host sticks with original choice. then sven places spoons together. around this point (i think maybe :-]) a swap is performed (out of camera shot) before handing the spare spoon back to the host.

the palming mentioned above, i'm fairly certain these occurred in the other of svens youtube clips, with the three georgeous girls while he was tearing the paper.

BV
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You are relaying what you saw correctly, and it is possible that sven swapped spoons. I don't know how he actually did this because this is the only time I have seen him and I have never read anything by or about him.

I am merely pointing out that it is not necessary to swap spoons to achieve the same effect, so if I were to speculate on how he did it, I would guess there was no swapping.
 
Garrette said:
You are relaying what you saw correctly, and it is possible that sven swapped spoons. I don't know how he actually did this because this is the only time I have seen him and I have never read anything by or about him.
I am merely pointing out that it is not necessary to swap spoons to achieve the same effect, so if I were to speculate on how he did it, I would guess there was no swapping.
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i'm merely speculating also of course. but IF there was a swap that would indicate a "prepared" spoon. if no swap then i would guess the spoon was bent manually then made to "appear" to bend in svens cupped hand to the host and camera. i'm no expert but must say, whatever the method, the effect was excellent. and shows geller up for what he really is.
good stuff sven

:-]

BV
 
Thanks for the pointers, although I was kinda hoping to find some free information on the subject. However, I still might buy a DVD in the future.
 
mroek said:
Thanks for the pointers, although I was kinda hoping to find some free information on the subject. However, I still might buy a DVD in the future.
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We're a rather persnickety bunch that way.

Actually, your first post asked this:

mroek said:
Is anyone here willing to share some insight on spoonbending, or pointers to information about it?
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We gave you the second. You can't really expect more until you've demonstrated you've gone to the effort to get info yourself. This usually entails some expense. What we offer does not eliminate the need for you to spend money to learn more, it does eliminate or greatly reduce your wasted expense in trying to find the right book, effect, or DVD.

Without the info we've given you, you could easily drop several hundred dollars on things that end up not giving you what you're looking for.
 
mroek said:
Thanks for the pointers, although I was kinda hoping to find some free information on the subject. However, I still might buy a DVD in the future.
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Not quite sure how else to help - it's all about illusion and mis-direction at the moment of actual bending (no real secret there). There really is no better way of learning than studying the work of "masters" such as Banachek and then putting in a very great deal of time and practice to develop the skills.

There are gimmicked spoons/keys/etc out there that do (some) of the work for you, but as Garrette said they cost ridiculous amounts for what are literally only a "one trick pony". Far better to save a fortune by buying a DVD and learning so much more.
 
Please don't get me wrong here! I do appreciate the pointers, and I will look into whether I am going to buy a DVD or not. If I do, I will follow your advice and go for Banachek's.
 
mroek said:
Please don't get me wrong here! I do appreciate the pointers, and I will look into whether I am going to buy a DVD or not. If I do, I will follow your advice and go for Banachek's.
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Excellent choice.
 
Good afternon mroek
mroek said:
Please don't get me wrong here! I do appreciate the pointers, and I will look into whether I am going to buy a DVD or not. If I do, I will follow your advice and go for Banachek's.
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I agree with what many others have already pointed out. I also agree the Banacheck's stuff is about the best place to start.
Ther is also a magician named Morgan Strebler who does a real nice fork bend routine that uses soem of Banacheck's ideas.
JPK
 
I have been studying Banacheck's fork bends and find I need increased grip strength. Working on it as we speak.

Ben Harris' Gellarism's has been ordered from Denny's magic shop and shipped today. I will probably get that on Thursday. Ill see than if it has what I was looking for.
 
Just a word of caution. When you "prepare" spoons for spoon bending be careful...you could actually burn yourself.
 
DiskoVilante said:
Haha, I'm very much a newbie at this. I just learned all of Banachek's methods though, so I'll start practicing those.
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I'm impressed. You're a newbie and you learned all Banachek's methods? Wow.

And a rookie starting with fork bending. Very ambitious. Good luck with that.


[Don't mind me; I'm just in a persnickety mood for reasons not at all related to this thread. I hope you have success with it, but remember that the hardest and most important part of the method is not in how you make the bend.]
 
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