How do spoon bending trick work

There are different methods by which you can easily dodge the people that you are really bending a spoon with the power of your mind, but it has no reality. Take a spoon that is already broken. You can split spoon into two halves by using a sharp cutter or bend spoon again and again in such a way that the stem of spoon gets separated from its upper part. Now hold the both parts before the audience as they are joined. Show your viewers as you are focusing on a spoon so strongly that metal starts melting.

Pretend as the spoon is melting and now you release the stem of the spoon slowly and leave both the parts of spoon exhibiting that it has broken into two pieces and you have succeeded in using your mental power.

While you seem to be concentrating your energy, you will really be snapping the spoon along the cut. Squeeze tightly so that neither piece slips.

Hold the spoon horizontally so that the audience can get a good look at it, and keep pressure along the break point. Gradually release this pressure so that each side will begin tilting towards the ground. Create your free account or Sign in to continue. See Subscription Options. Go Paperless with Digital. Load comments. Get smart. Sign up for our email newsletter. Sign Up. Read More Previous. Support science journalism. Knowledge awaits. See Subscription Options Already a subscriber? Create Account See Subscription Options.

Continue reading with a Scientific American subscription. 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. 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. Method 2. Be realistic. This technique can look good on camera, but you won't fool a live audience, particularly not up close. It could conceivably work live if done at a distance, but as there is no simple way to produce an unbroken spoon, it would be difficult to end well.

Break the spoon. If you have a hacksaw you can use it to cut the bowl of the spoon off the 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. Hold both parts of the spoon between your pointer finger and thumb. Grip the two parts of the spoon in such a way that it creates the illusion you are holding a whole spoon. Loosen your grip gradually.

Both sides of the spoon will droop downward, creating the illusion that it is bending. Make sure not to loosen your grip so much that you drop part of the spoon. Method 3. You can do this manually or with a hacksaw. Bend the other spoon. Hold it with the front of the spoon facing up, and bend the handle down to make a degree angle.

With the handle perpendicular to the floor, the bowl of the spoon should face skyward. Hold the bent spoon behind the bowl with your pointer finger and thumb. If you are right handed, the bowl should point to your right; if you are left handed, it should point to your left.