Fork Bending and Me…

Earlier this week I wrote about doing fork bending this week at the fair I’m performing at. That fair wrapped up earlier today and in 4 days I went through 72 forks. People really loved the trick, however I’m probably not going to buy anymore forks and routinely do it in the mingling magic show. … Continue reading “Fork Bending and Me…”

Earlier this week I wrote about doing fork bending this week at the fair I’m performing at. That fair wrapped up earlier today and in 4 days I went through 72 forks. People really loved the trick, however I’m probably not going to buy anymore forks and routinely do it in the mingling magic show.


Just because it gets a good reaction, doesn’t mean it’s something that I should be doing in my show. This goes against advice that magicians give other magicians. They justify a trick in their show because, “it gets good reactions” or “the audience likes it”. If you made hundred dollar bills appear with most obvious method ever and then gave them to the audience to keep, that’s also get good reactions.


The main reason I’m not keeping the fork bending is that I do not want people to think that I can bend metal by rubbing it, or with my mind. That’s not my character, so it doesn’t fit. I’d rather spend my energy on things that fit my vision for what I do, and not blindly do “what get reactions”. Kicking your helper in the balls also gets a reaction.