The ability to bend metal through psychic powers. In the mid-1970s, a young Israeli, Uri Geller became an international media celebrity apparently by displaying a psychic ability to bend metal objects such as forks and spoons in front of witnesses and even while being filmed.<\/p>\n
Geller provoked controversy, in part because he persuaded many people, including a few scientists, that his powers were genuinely psychic, while others, such as the professional magician and debunker of psychic fraud James Randi, insisted that conjurors could easily duplicate Geller\u2019s feats. Randi pointed out Geller\u2019s use of standard techniques of misdirection and his insistence on the presence of a close associate, Shipi Strang. In 1974, New Scientist discredited his ability.<\/p>\n
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The ability to bend metal through psychic powers. In the mid-1970s, a young Israeli, Uri Geller became an international media celebrity apparently by displaying a psychic ability to bend metal objects such as forks and spoons in front of witnesses and even while being filmed. Geller provoked controversy, in part because he persuaded many people, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"\n