Michael Shermer Spoonbending

Ever since the 1970s, spoonbending (and the bending of other cutlery, metal bars, and the like) has been held up as physical evidence for telekinesis, a form of PSI in which thoughts alone can allegedly be employed to alter the physical environment. In this episode, Michael Shermer attends a seminar on spoonbending and discovers the power of group think to actually bend metal!

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Shermer
• Spoonbending
• Telekinesis
• PSI
• ESP

[danb18c]

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

[Wittgensteinism]

How can people be so fucking stupid?

[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...

[Esteelauders]

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

[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)