Case file · Remote viewing & psi research
The spoon-bending boom
After Uri Geller's 1974 TV appearances, Japanese children claimed to bend spoons by mind power; a weekly magazine then photographed the most famous boy bending one by hand.
1974 CE · 35.66, 139.70 · status: hoax
The account
The boom made 'chōnōryoku' (psychic power) a TV staple. The exposure in Shūkan Asahi photographs ended the boy's fame but not the trend.
The sceptical view
Spoon bending by hand under misdirection is a standard magic trick; no psychic bending has held up under controlled tests.