The following is an excerpt from Conover by Tim Conover and Eric Mead
Effect
Walking into the audience, Tim announces he needs to borrow some silverware off of the tables. He returns to the stage with three spoons he was handed and begins to describe the phenomena of telekinesis and metal bending. He holds up one spoon, and invites the audience to focus their attention on it, and to think of the idea of bending. They are asked to repeat in their minds, “Bend, bend, bend….” Tim shakes the spoon a few times when suddenly the spoon is seen to begin bending down as if the metal has turned to wax. It bends and deforms over several seconds, then he twists the bowl around in a circle, “just to lock it into place.” The spoon is handed out in this bent and twisted condition, with the request that the spectator hold it up for all to see.
Displaying the other two spoons openly at the fingertips, he takes one and suddenly strikes it against the spoon being held by the audience member. Tim holds his spoon up and strikes it against the other spoon a second time, and the one he is holding suddenly begins to bend. The bowl droops down toward the floor, and as he narrates the action, it visibly bends. Tim rubs the bent section of the spoon with his other index finger, and the bend reverses direction, defying gravity, as the bent handle rises up to a nearly 90-degree angle. Another person is asked to hold this spoon up for all to see.
Tim displays the remaining spoon, emphasizing that it is not bent or distorted in any way, and letting several people close to him verify that this is true. Holding this spoon at his extreme fingertips, in full view, he invites everyone once again to repeat the word “bend” in their minds. He gently rubs the spoon between his thumb and finger, and the bowl begins to bend sideways toward the floor. It continues to bend visibly for a few seconds, and as it reaches an almost comically impossible position, a third spectator is asked to cup his hands beneath the spoon. A slight pause, a distinct click is heard, and the bowl of the spoon drops off into the spectator’s cupped hands, having broken away from the handle. Tim holds the stem of the spoon up for a moment to emphasize what has just happened. He drops the piece he’s holding into the spectator’s cupped hands with the bowl, steps backward showing both hands completely empty, and smiles as he accepts his applause.
