Chad Sanborn's Mind Bender

[Garrette]

Anyone used his spoon-bending technique?

Just got the DVD and was pleased with the simplicity and boldness of it, but surprised that the method was blindingly obvious to me.

Now I'm wondering if it's because I simply think differently than most audiences or if it's truly that blindingly obvious. Would it fool a lay audience?

Yeah, yeah, I know I could just try it, but dammit that's SO blindingly obvious...

[homunculus]

In my experience, the secrets to magical effects are often "blindlingly obvious" once you know them. The methods Geller used are really, really simple in principle. It's the presentation and handling that transforms it into something miraculous-looking.

Paul.

[GroundStrength]

I feel the same way about some moves. But good patter and misdirection are all that's needed for it to be successful. I also quit caring about getting caught by the spectator.

The King Rising levitation is like this. The move takes balls and you're thinking "Holy Crap I'm out in the open here" but ballsy(is that how you spell ballsy) moves make for jaw-dropping effects sometimes.

I like to move at the spectators along weird angles when doing metal-bending. One of my best moves happens right in front of their face with the tine of a fork.

Keep practicing