Michael Shermer Spoonbending

[greenjelly01]

Proof that this is a scam - if he claims the power of the mind can "heat and soften the metal", then why are they yelling "bend"? They should yell "heat" or "soften". The fact they yell "bend" indicates that they are projecting their wishful thinking over a baseless conjecture.

[ArmadaTron210]

I bend spoons using strength...

[fyesan13]

but will it blend?

[Nyberg93]

stupid ass idiots die in ahurricane plzz

[VeritasLuxMea100]

I tried bending my plastic utensils, it didn't turn out the same way lol

[HectorL360]

BEND!!!...over ;)

[VirtualShapeShifter1]

Telekinesis doesn't work if you're impatient or aggressive, like these people screaming "BEND!" to it. To really focus the power of telekinesis, you need to meditate, train, focus and be patient. You can't just do it without any knowledge. It requires much training to master psychic abilities. The human mind is stronger than we know, both physically and mentally.

[JurassicGalaxy]

I feel weird, toggling between laugh-mode and depressive-mode so many times during these 6 minutes and 32 seconds. I walk away depressed in the end and wish I hadn't watched it. (Because people are so stupid, not because it was fake, lol)

[Esteelauders]

@square2009 I used to think that too! But I guess faith is faith right??

[sqazsquat]

get bent.

[TheProjektcc]

man I really love my fellow humans but WHY are we so easily misled?

I guess it speaks to the positive hopeful side of us that wish there were some higher level of strength or conscientious that we could possibly achieve someday. But we can't allow ourselves to be so easily taken by these hopes or all of a sudden events that are truly simple and easily explained become otherworldly phenomenon.

so sad.

[sharpanator]

naive idiots

[barennis]

These people are bent.

[thesurfguy]

benders 

[ukonline1]

What a waste of good spoons and forks!

[ukonline1]

What a waste of good spoonage!

[Bakri13]

ben 10

[Therileynator]

The first thing of that word in physco

[OyonTheAdept]

and yet, no proof...

[EvolvedParadigm]

why do people listen to a guy who isn't bending spoons with his mind himself?

[VictorVonFox]

They would probably have more luck Realising that there is no spoon....and bend themselves....over lol

[ActionWaction]

lol idiots

[jtrollol]

Why didn't the leader show how it was done for the cameras? OH YEA CUS HE CAN'T DO IT AND HE'S CRAZY!!

[10Benwolf10]

Thats bullshit. Only thing that your mind had to do with that was controlling the movements.

[danb18c]

i bend a big spoon every time i dont use the icecream scoop when i get icecream.

[ChristianSarbu]

@danb18c AHAHAAHAHAHA

[c4unitx]

there is no spoon lololol

[2kyle7magic]

FAKE！

[carbonfconfusion]

so far beyong physical strength? please

[111E982a]

Is Shermer the one narrating?

[Carnage1235]

@111E982a

Yeah. He's in the crowd of people trying to get the spoon to bend. He's here as a skeptic, though.

[Darkdragon3157]

They should practice splitting the spoon in half

[Gammu]

I'm not a Popeye, but I've bent a tablespoon aided by the power of my mind. Also dipping out ice cream.

[rickmartinez09]

try to bend or break a toothpick instead, let's see where you're going at...

[eMJayRecordz]

I bent my computer screen watching this with such concentration :/

[MrMattgreider]

People are so stupid! Forks are fucking easy to bend. All these people act like they only have the strength of a hamster or something.

[xxfilipinogirlxx]

Why am i watching this?

[Wittgensteinism]

How can people be so fucking stupid?

[headphones222]

@Wittgensteinism

Armchair commando, having never tried...

[sharms888]

YEAH FUNNY HOW THEY CAN BEND A METAL SPOON BUT NOT A PLASTIC ONE!

[twooffour]

4:10

Evil to him...

[Carnage1235]

@twooffour

Hahahahaahhahahaah

[IndividualParties]

People are so stupid. Magic, ghosts, psychics, religion, aliens, government conspiracies, big foot, astrology... the list of nonsense in this world is endless.

[MrKingcobrajim]

This is true but only because the spoons are made of soft metal which can bend easily when heated up if you look at the girl on 0:07 you can see she has her thumb where the spoon is most likely to bend. Shouting bend will only make the participants believe they bend the spoon with their mind when actually its being heated by their body temperature making the spoon bend over time

[MrSmee360]

bunch of idiots.

[nossy23]

Why don't you bend over and take it?

[AFeloniousDrunk]

When you figure out how to get rid of the curve, let these jerk-offs know ~_^

[supersyrette]

I bent my moms spoon then she bent me over her knee and spanked me with the bent spoon thx alot :(

[jackblackmagyk]

how about you bend over and take a dildo up ur asses wtf? Bend Bend!! BEND!! BEND!!!

[InsideLeosHead]

If you shout loud enough everything will bend kids : )

[horbergaren]

you should be able to test is, just fill someone up with synthetic adrenaline and let him bend!

[TeamLGiT1]

BEND! BEND! BEND! wtf ....

[Stolemyusename]

That is a total waste of metal..

[gp5]

They're just utensils. These people in the video talk as if it was Alloy Steel rods.

[schooder]

I've tried and I cannot bend my dick..

[charles030981]

@schooder bend it when its soft. you will be successful

[ComradeSap]

I think spooning is way more interesting!

[2010Barbon]

He should go into a gay bar. Plenty of benders in there.

[metalisbetter1o00]

How.....useless

[Multicolaboy]

FML, i broke my moms favourite spoon :P

[hpchiquita]

@Multicolaboy why the hell does ur mom have a favourite spoon? and out of all the spoons in ur house, why would you use it to try this?

[SaucisseMerguez]

look at those god damn tools, it makes hate people in general "look you can learn to bend a spoon with me ! your genius master teacher dressed in a classy suit and speaking like i am the king sitting on his throne". your bending a spoon ? to prove what ? thats probably usefull. even if this was fake its still just dumb. i cant stand the world sometimes.

[Mike27MB]

They don't know how stupid they look yelling at a f-ing spoon

[slowsnail12345]

HAHAHAHAHA they are just looking at the spoons lol

[endukas]

I have also seen such easily bendable spoons. Usually they are made in China from the cheapest and weakest kind of metal and sold by dozen in discounter stores.

[head909]

i don't think so because

we have become ourselves again.

lucid the novel dot com

one word, of course

[tbelzil]

fake and gay

[ch3ckm8]

I shouted BEND at a fork and it jumped from my hand and poke me in the eye. Holy Shyt

[AllyAson]

there is no spoon

[sharbtur]

i used to bend forks and spoons in kindergarden and i did not need to mentaly prepare myself at all, all it took was boredom

[mzyzer19]

Only in America

[luigibattista10]

Ignorance is bliss. :)

[dog74586]

or you can just use your thumb and bend it...

[stikitape214]

imma throw one of these parties for my 19th birthday

i wil include 'bring your own spoon' on the invites

[Draw3n]

The spoons become harder to bend after inital bending because of work hardening ><

[inertialcapacity]

I am john the baptist for the 2nd coming. See My Space: highestprecision if interested.

[ghostgate82]

@inertialcapacity So....did it hurt?

[phulme61]

Yer even Uri Geller would look good with these people - it's all bogus !

[KicsiVizi]

I fell off the chair when i saw the girl keeping in her hand that spoon and yelling : BEND!!!! Its so fucking hilarious. I can simply imagine some of the going home and trying again and again.... BEND BEND BEND.... Idiots....

[11stealthninjas]

dude its as thin as 5 sheets of paper...of course its gonna bend you fucking idiots...all sitting in a room wishfull thinking... and he gets paid to play with spoons in groups...the best evidence is the russian pyrokenisis...everything else is junk....

[phippsy3392]

i started dying at 2:09 with the kid

[albinoman13bt]

The spoons that seem to bend easy are made of nitinol. It's a metal that remembers it's shape when warmed. First, cast the spoon. Bend it in the shape you want. Get it hot, way hotter than it uses to return to its shape. It will remember it's new, bent shape. Now cool it down then straighten it back out. The next time it's held it will return to its bent shape. That's why the guy wants him to buckle that spoon. He already knows the shape that spoon that he picked will return to.

[pitbull103]

Good lord. This guy should apply for the JREF million. He could win the money and give it to starving orphans. Yeah, right.

And now these people think that bending WITH THEIR HANDS is amazing. My goodness. Staggering.

[Enaawa]

WOW!

[RocketRoswell]

a room full of Scientology wanna-bee's... i weep for the future :)

[Killjeser]

People like these are sooo entertainiing!

[OlympicScientist]

in the army we did a trick where 3 children could lift a 20 stone commando right off his seat with 1 finger each. Basically, on first try the kids cant do it. Second try we tell them they are now soldiers and they are in the heat of battle, guns blazing. And this guy is injured. we get them to do some military chants and war shouts, then do a countdown from 5 slowly. on go, the kids can lift the heavy commando. Im also a scientist, and its simply if you believe you will.

[HighOnScience]

Oh man! I cant wait until i start the course were they learn how to turn my brains into gold and then spend it with my mind on PSI powers from the local woo store next to that house were the family was killed exactly one year ago tonight...

[GoProHDRacer]

Wow! It actually worked! I screamed at a spoon and it bent over!

[MCSubliminalSol]

You remember that shitty after-school special, where the kid never really needed his "magic trousers" to hit that home run? This is the same thing.

[MCSubliminalSol]

Imagine walking into a room with a man commanding people to yell at their utensils

[MrXtarn]

the only amazing thing here is american's being so confounded by work hardening

[mrd3r1337]

I bet this guy has the matrix box set...

[authorless]

Time for graduate school? More like "time for night school GED from the local community college."

[authorless]

@authorless Of course I kid, I have nothing against the GED or community college, and I am very pro-education.

[eperpogi28]

Well if you can bend your dick.I am trying to bend my big black *ss

[AceSkepTik]

So they all bent spoons with their hands. Then they took a little time to focus on some other pointless shit. And when they thought back, they came to the brilliant realization that there's NO WAY they could have bent that spoon...so it must be psychic energy! This is a great demonstration of the weakness of the 21st century American mind. You need to work that thing, people. Or you're going to get sucked into everything that comes down the pike.

[2CSST2]

you see that all the time happening, weak people showing extraordinary force when in need to save their life or a close one, or running very fast all of a sudden because you're in a hurry, it's called adrenaline

[mstrlekar]

hahhaha. ownd.. so fake

[33Barker]

I would think this is rediculous, but watch "Jim Karol 1" and EXPLAIN THAT!!!

[BarmaidAz]

LMFAO They're yelling to the spoon to bend! Awesome!

[silverface125]

now where is the yogurt!!!

[VooDooMadMan]

there is no spoon...

[barakost]

this gives me chilles....

[mrmontoya7]

all these spoons are making me hungry time for breakfast

[LetzBeaFranque]

This is stupid. If you have such power why not do something useful with it like make some food to eat with the spoon.

[Depalla]

4:15 that girls is adorable :D

ps: thats fkin awesome.. i gonna try it myself now xD

[Neutrinoghost]

I'm not at all strong, but have still managed to bend a solid steel wheel brace about 30 degress while attempting to remove wheel nuts from my car. Next trick is a spoon, I might need some practice.

[fledglingf30]

one the guy leading the thing could not bend a spoon with his mind and second its called friction

[Focusb4ufire]

there is a trick where you can get an 8 stone woman to lift a 16 stone man with two fingers under his arm pits while he sits down. initially the woman/small man cant do it, but you lead them to believe its magic and they will succeed. then you give them a countdown and tap them on the head gently on zero. and they manage no bother. learnt it in the army for training. if you believe something will happen you will make it happen with whatever means you can.

[XdontUworryX]

You WISH there was something out there you big phony.

[Th0usandMaster]

sad to see stupid people who get tricked so easily

[Shnozzletov]

Exactly!

[angelsssssssssssss]

Fuckle lol sounds like saying Fuck her.

[Rafterman123]

its buckle

[frusciantefan69]

hahahahahahahhahhahaahahahahah­

[bigvandave]

that's skill

[BRZRKRvsEARTH]

@superkartz mines has been bent :'-I

[zenislevas]

@superkartz it must hurt as hell

[DylanTownesDrake]

@superkartz absolutely epic comment

[thedarkallies]

@superkartz Can I see?

[seth817]

@superkartz Just don't do it during an erection. Ouch!

[DanksterZone]

@superkartz

wow dick bending?

michael definitely wants to despunk i mean debunk that one.

[amiyaiitkgp]

@superkartz My girlfriend can bend my dick using telekinesis

[twooffour]

@superkartz

I can unbend mine.

[Gemmabeta]

If someone has real psychic power, why do they keep puttering around with bending spoons, guessing face down cards and any of such banal parlor tricks? If I had such powers, I'll be well on my way to world domination by now. :)

[liliferd]

these people think that its really hard to bend cheap flatware, lame.

[devonbuy]

Saw a live demonstration of this done before me with audience, friend even checked the forks as they were banged hard against the floor to verify mechanical integrity. The prongs of the fork were quite easily made to bend in all directions right before our eyes, without any physical contact except on the handle of the fork. Another fork was made to twist at the handle, and to proof that was no magic trick, it happened while within my friend's closed palm, without any physical force! Very real.

[gruvnjighv]

the spoon only gets weak if its bent first, rrpaul. ive done this experiment and it worked. i didnt feel any extra heat. it might just be adrenaline, but that is still amazing. without any drugs, the body is able to push limits through just concentration. try concentrating before maxing out your bench and see if there is a difference.

[daveyboy7777]

THERE IS NO SPOON

[BRoKEnPsYcO]

lol Before you can bend the spoon, you must first realize that their actualy isnt any spoon Neo LOLOL dont take the red pill

[rrpauldoran]

By trying to bend the utensils BEFOREHAND, they actually really weakened the metal, so if they kept trying, they would get it eventually ANYWAY.

This IS simple physics.

[xxIryshPogixx]

thx

[TadeuszOlejnik]

duhh.. the point of PK is not to heat up the spoon... but make your mind think it is.. making your body surpass the physics. i can bend a spoon like the guy did too... and not becouse of adrenaline or w/e... its becouse i make my mind up that its possible.. and thus.. i can surpass the phtsical limits of my body

[GodzillaX8]

If you are capable of doing it, obviously you're not surpassing your physical limits, moron.

[daveyboy7777]

ok sure you can how come paople always spoon bend with the spoon in their hand? if you can bend a spoon with your mind place it on a table and make it bend without touching it if you claim to have physics surpassing ability surpass air and bend the spoon without touching it

[heckleT]

FUCKLE!

[magicbrowny420]

and not one of those 1,500 put a video on youtube lol proof prease

[h0ao3]

2:35 does it kinda sound like he said, "Fuckle!" cuz i think he said it.

[johncrazy8s]

lol he did say fuckle

[PokemonMastaGuide]

wow ... waste of spoons man

[momentofsciencetx]

That damn scientist at the end with his microscope and logic ruined the whole experience for me. Damn scientist and their science.

[MAdk1p]

the GOD OF THE BIBLE will eternally condemn these idiots for their witchcraft along with evolutionists, obama worhsippers, etc. stop following these false preachers with their baseless claims and obvious bamboozling. Pick up the BIBLE and yall will see some real results, not this groupthink magic bullshit

[squhillboy]

I love God fearing Christians who swear.

[s0utht0wnjr]

Some of these people bring a bad name to psychics.

[Strijdparel]

If there are things like psychics in the first place... Yes indeed I belief that James Randi is right and not all psychics

[rocknfuckenroll]

I have to say I was slightly disappointed. I thought ol' Sherms was actually going to bend a spoon with "psychokinesis" like Uri Geller and then explain how it is actually done. Oh well.

[tigereye1964]

The way Uri Geller does it is to prep the spoon off camera by bending it back and forth until it is very weak at one point but resembles a normal spoon. He then holds it a certain way which allows slight of hand.

[mrlowdangle]

im a bender

and i like to bend spoons too

[do0me0nice]

i always find it hard to the difference between physics and psycho kinecis

[peppi1974]

what a  bunch of idiots

[finalfantasy8VIII]

trust me on this guys bending a spoon or whatever is actually way easier than it seems i can do it easily and i'm only 14. its just human strength and nothing els !

[web262]

bend, bend, bend! and their brain cells are beginning to bend.

[Xtro2005]

I've noticed a propensity for women to believe in this sort of thing...

[adzug]

yes

[HowSmart]

i think its pretty bad science to simply say it was adrenaline that buckled the spoon. it would take a massive amount of force to do that and even with adrenaline, your finger muscles can only be so strong.

[AnonymousCthulhu]

Adrenaline gives you amazing strength, even if it costs you tons of pain and damage afterwards. Buckling the round end of a spoon is a minor feat in comparison to some of the things adrenaline has allowed human beings to do. It's accurate true science.

[Gman74]

I love the look on Michael's face at 1.44!!! he's dying to laugh but is such a scientist that he's giving it a fair go

[Kace666]

has anyone ever tried this?

[LionKimbro]

I have. It worked for me, and two of my friends. Honestly, this is a very ordinary thing to do. I don't believe in the paranormal, but I do know that spoon bending happens (and that lifters fly -- another thing the pre-maturely skeptical denied, even though there's nothing "spooky" about ionic breeze.) It doesn't take much work to get a bunch of friends together, and do it.

[j00Bags]

Lol okay keep fooling yourself. sad

[PaXx]

People loves mystical stuff, so they want to believe in these things...

I've been like this too as a kid, but I'm very sceptic now

[adzug]

my sister feels she got a message from our dead fathr thru a medium.shes a phd. i cant believe that she can believe this.

[Xtro2005]

That's sad.

[FireLysm]

WOW I didnt know spoons understand English, I bet there is mind force but HEY they are amater come on folks!

[crazykb]

Perhaps, if I yell, 'money, money, money', I'll get an increase in the amount of funds in my bank account? :)

[web262]

good advice! i'll try that tomorrow. Do I have to stay in front of the bank or is it enough if I shout on my ballance sheet? :-)

[crazykb]

It's best to stand out front of the bank, wearing a ski mask. ;)

[mbua1]

lol

[squhillboy]

Yes you can

[xXMadTXx]

They should use a thermal camera.