2006-12-09 04:21:30 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Paranormal Phenomena
In every instance of someone claiming to do these things which has been examined by people knowledgeable of sleight of hand, the purported act has been shown to be a cheap magician's stunt. The most famous of these, Yuri Geller, went on the tonight show. When Johny Carson provided spoons for him to bend, his forte act, he was, of course unable to perform his usual feat. Mr. Carson then showed how he could repeat Yuri Geller's act by bending the spoons back and forth until they were on the verge of breaking, and then hold them between a thumb and finger, exactly as Geller had always done, and massage it just a little, and it would appear to melt between his fingers. In spite of this expose', Geller is still able t make money with his act. People are not just gullible, they are eager to be fooled.
2006-12-09 05:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by PoppaJ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. You'll always get people in these forums who are scientifically illiterate and believe too much of what they see on TV.
Let me put it this way. There is an organisation of skeptics in the US (I believe its one found by James Randi who used to be a stage magician and loves exposing other magicians who claim their abilities are from real psychic powers) who offer an outstanding prize of ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
Its never been claimed. What does that tell you?
Examining the question carefully I'd say yes - but only objects inside your head - the neurons themselves. Mind can control matter but only matter it is physically attached to. There is enough wonder in real science so dont get pulled in by the cheap imitations. regards
2006-12-09 15:47:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I applied the scientific method and tried this on the coffee cup on my desk 5 times at 30 second intervals --- nothing happened. Based on this empirical evidence, objects can not be moved by thought (at least not my thought)
2006-12-09 12:24:47 · answer #3 · answered by Zefram 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Uri Geller thing is a classic. He was on the tonight show with Johnny Carson and was about to do his mystical spoon bend but the producers had substituted their own spoons of the ones that Geller brought. Of course he couldn't bend them. Suddenly, Geller said his energy was off and he couldn't bend the spoon. I think that sums the whole thing up. It was just a stage show.
http://skepdic.com/geller.html
2006-12-09 14:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope. No one has ever been able to demonstrate it under controlled circumstances (i.e., when they couldn't be cheating). For those of you who say you can - prove it. The magician James Randi offers a million dollar prize to anyone who can prove telekinesis. www.randi.org. Don't bother with Uri Geller or spoonbending - Randi wrote a whole book about how Uri is a fraud. That was pretty much the end of Uri's career 20 years ago. Anyone can bend a spoon - there's no mental prowess necessary if it's a bendy one to begin with. When Uri was on Letterman, Letterman offered him about 30 spoons, but Uri refused to do it since he didn't have time to loosen them up ahead of time.
2006-12-09 13:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, there is no scientific evidence to back up any theories that this can be done.
On the other hand, there has been research into controlling electronic devices with thought. It is possible to train your body to active certain electrical impulses in places like your forehead in certain patterns that can be picked up by a sensor and used to control devices. I once saw a PBS special where a man with no arms was able to control a boat with this technique.
There is nothing paranormal about this, it is brought to us by the wonders of modern science.
2006-12-09 12:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by Badstudent 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There is no difinative answer to that question. To say yes or no difinatively requires proof and no such proof exists either way. Its the the same for proving that there is a God or Bigfoot, etc.
2006-12-10 00:20:11 · answer #7 · answered by ikeman32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is no. The mind does not exert a force to be able to move objects. This is not the matrix I'm sorry.
2006-12-09 17:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by Ronster 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not just by thought alone. Objects can be moved without you physicaly touching them, (try a psi wheel to start with) but to bend an object (e.g. fork) similar techniques can be used but you have to physially bend the fork - the technique just makes it "soft" & easy to bend.
When you can do this kinda thing, it seems odd when people say it's all nonsense as it just seems normal to me now.
2006-12-09 12:36:10 · answer #9 · answered by Cori 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes it is possible such was accomplished by a man who could also make himself float in the air, he proved it amongst a crowd over 3 days of hovering in and out of his second story window.
2006-12-10 03:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by demosthenes1525 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋