Project Alpha (hoax)
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Project Alpha was an effort by magician James Randi to test the quality of scientific rigor of a well-known test of paranormal phenomena.
Project Alpha reveal "To be quite honest, we cheat" - Michael Edwards
Spoon bending
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Spoon bending is the deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, purportedly by paranormal means. It is a common theme for magic tricks, which use a variety of methods to produce the effect. Per
Project Alpha (hoax)
…for the establishment and five years operation of the McDonnell Laboratory for Psychical Research, or MacLab for short. Phillips was most interested in spoon bending, also known as "psychokinetic metal bending", or PKMB. In response to the announcement of this venture, James Randi wrote to the lab with a list of 11…
Illusionist Guy Bavli demonstrates spoon bending
Psychologist Ray Hyman demonstrating Geller's spoon bending feats at a Center for Inquiry lecture in 2012