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How to Use Your Mind to Bend a Spoon Like Criss Angel

Criss Angel is such a skilled magician that his tricks really do seem supernatural. Besides penetrating a glass wall and escaping from a soon-to-be-demolished building, Angel frequents bars and streets, performing smaller-scale tricks like pushing a quarter through a soda can and bending a spoon with his mind. Chances are, he doesn't really use his mind to perform the latter. Even if he does, you can alter a spoon in a few minutes to recreate this classic trick for your friends.

Instructions

    • 1

      Cut through the neck of your spoon with the hacksaw until there is only a thin strip of metal left. Alternately, you can bend the neck of the spoon back and forth many times to weaken it.

    • 2

      Announce to your audience that you are going to use telekinetic powers to bend a normal household spoon.

    • 3

      Bang your altered spoon onto a hard surface to "prove" that it is still intact.

    • 4

      Hold the spoon in your hands so that the handle is pointing down and your thumbs are pressed against the back of the spoon's head.

    • 5

      Push forward with your thumbs to apply light pressure to the back of the spoon. It should move forward easily. Don't push too far or too hard, or your spoon may break.

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