Very few names in the world of modern mentalism generate as much excitement as the name of Israeli illusionist, magician, and psychic, Uri Geller. He is best known for his performances on television wherein he bends spoons. He has also used conjuring tricks to convince his audience of the extent of the power of his mind. But like all famous people, Geller isn’t without controversy.
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In 1976, Geller had his photograph on the cover of ESP Magazine claiming that it could bend the reader’s keys on a specific date and time. Though there were hundreds of responses that accounted for bent keys, most of the media and the public remain skeptical.
Twenty years later, in 1996, on the television show “Noel’s House Party,” Noel Edmonds had Geller as a guest and planted cameras all around the room. Several cameras recorded Geller from angles he never expected to be shot. The clips showed Geller holding a spoon tightly with two hands, before showing it bent. It was implied that Geller had actually bent the spoon before showing it.
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In 2006, Geller starred in the Israeli television program “The Successor.” In one of the segments, he used his supernatural abilities to make a compass move. But when his critics played the scene back in slow motion, they caught Geller attaching a small magnet to his hand before the compass moved. He naturally denied any allegations and stood firm that he indeed had paranormal abilities.
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