James Randi
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James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptic
Randi c. 1990s
A fork bent by Randi
Randi using sleight of hand to duplicate "psychic surgery" on his Open Media series for ITV in 1991
Randi speaking at the first CSICOP Conference, in Buffalo, New York, 1983
Uri Geller
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Uri Geller is an Israeli-British illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other illusions.
James Randi
…using "psychic powers" to perform acts such as spoon bending. According to James Alcock, at a meeting where Randi was duplicating the performances of Uri Geller, a professor from the University at Buffalo shouted out that Randi was a fraud. Randi said: "Yes, indeed, I'm a trickster, I'm a cheat, I'm a charlatan…
Geller in 2009
Geller doing a spoon-bending trick in a mall in Switzerland, 2005