Uri Geller Exposed on Rffi Reshef with Compass Trick

[@dowling1981]

@MMAProfessor No, he has been held at Bangkwang Prison in Bangkok for the past few years. Is his release date due soon?

[@dowling1981]

@MMAProfessor When is he due to released? I would imagine it would not be long now

[@jitsroller]

No we watch magic shows much like wrestling to be entertained. It's an art form . If you say you have special powers thats fraud.

[@dowling1981]

@MMAProfessor When is Uri Geller due to be released?

[@dowling1981]

@MMAProfessor The topic is Uri Geller and I was asking you about when he will be released and allowed home. Why are you objecting to that?

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor You never answered me on that question. Just out of curiosity, what did you answer back then, when you dared to answer? What sources are you asking for?

[@jitsroller]

He lied and people contracted him to find water, gold and oil. Which the vast majority of the time he was wrong but still took the money. That is a fraud. If you can't see that you are ignorant or just naive.

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

I have. Not with your magnet but with a magnet similar to the one used by Geller. Also, look how close his hand comes to the compass. In fact, I am sure he uses 2 magnets. One attached to his thumb and another, much larger, in his belt. It is a technique used by magicians to misdirect you from the method. What power, do you suppose, moved the compass?

[@colonthree]

This is so awesome! Thank you for broadcasting this. :3

[@dowling1981]

@MMAProfessor What a noble quest. Are there any other videos in which you have embarked on this crusade?

[@sausageslaps]

yes they do, how would they release the car from the magnet if they didnt switch it off? btw i happen to be a crane operator at a scrap yard, and yes my machine has a magnet which i can indeed switch on and off

[@mehashi]

It's hard to believe that people really believed in this guy, his act is so transparent.

[@Heathenfidel]

I'm pretty sure that a rare earth magnet (like the ones sold at Radioshack), though much smaller than a magnetic screwdriver, is much stronger. Also, although a big compass would take more force to move, it would contain a bigger, stronger magnet, thus providing more force.

[@rahbirt]

I would really like the MMAProfessor to answer a simple yes/no question - do you believe Geller has supernatural powers?

[@macs19772002]

noel edmans cought him out in the l8t 80s bending the spoon under the tabnle but i cant find the clip

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

@OrthodoxDarwinist - OOPS! Wrong conclusion. If you trust this video it was posted by an Israeli. And it was not for your money. It was for broadening people's minds. The fact that there is a fraud that is a Darwinist doesn't make all Darwinists frauds. Generalities are dangerous.

[@cosmicjazzer]

He did perform many scientific tests in the 70s and delivered the goods in terms of mind reading. The spoon bending results were considered less watertight though he did bend a key provided by a professor which never left the prof's hand. thereby precluding 'ratcheting' a pre-bent key - the usual 'explanatuion' given by conjurors.

[@NQGHOSTFAKER]

Not actually true. He CLAIMS he proved his BS in controlled conditions. In what universe is doing the same BS tricks he does "live", a "scientific test". They have REAL tests that would easily demonstrate psychokinesis. Guess what: NOBODY has ever had any success whatsoever

[@sausageslaps]

no, i have to be pretty much in direct contact with the car to be able to pick it up

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor So what if you can't replicate Randi's method, because that's what you talk about, right? Is it Randi's theory were gonna try now? What you're saying is that if I can't make it work like Randi, it would automatically mean that Geller is real? I just don't follow your logic! Why do you have a hang-up on Randi's method? He clearly says, on several occasions, that even if it isn't necessarily that specific method, it's way more logical that he's using another trick than being psychic!

[@markiboy1981]

I can understand a magnet in his belt moving the compass but surely a thumb magnet would not be strong enough? I'm no expert but usually you have to get a magnet extremely clost to an object to get any reaction unless it is very large. I suppose a number of small magnes could be sewn in to his trousers and no one would notice. I've never seen a magician do this trick though. Has anyone else?

[@jitsroller]

Magicians don't say they have special powers. Houdini always said that it was an illusion, an art form. When you claim you have powers you are a liar.

[@simonlloyd7557]

Houdini hated fakers and used to spend much of his time outing them, even facing several court trials. His main adversary was the great Alexander...a class A bullshitter.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Quote: Then in November of 2007, in an interview with Magische Welt (Magic World) he said, clearly and plainly: "I’ll no longer say that I have supernatural powers. I am an entertainer. I want to do a good show. My entire character has changed." - Geller

[@Veeno00]

@MMAProfessor Oh yeah, another thing, I reminded myself by saying it's a big-ass compass: You forgot that also the same magnet will affect larger magnet from greater distance than it will a smaller magnet. In other words, the size of the compass's magnet/needle is equally important as the size of the magnet you use to turn it. Now get a compass as big as the one Uri turned and see how magnets affect *that* one. No, this is not a made-up theory, magnets do work that way.

[@Veeno00]

@MMAProfessor His hand is too close? How about in this video: watch?v=mSko0byaDiI In that one his hands are further away from the compass than Uri Geller's.

[@Veeno00]

@MMAProfessor Well I don't have a big-ass compass like that, do I? I also have better things to do. Why don't you or Uri demonstrate how to turn a compass with your mind without getting neither your hand (as Uri did in the first video) nor your head (as Uri did in the second video) nor any part of your body so close to it? And you can't really tell how far Uri's hand is from the compass when it turns because it's shot from above.

[@Emanresuemal]

'In November 2000, Geller sued video game company Nintendo for £60 million (the equivalent of US $100 million) over the Pokémon character "Yungerer," localized in English as "Kadabra", which he claimed was an unauthorised appropriation of his identity.[77][78] The Pokémon in question has psychic abilities and carries bent spoons.'

[@sausageslaps]

well lets take this in perspective, my crane can lift a 6000 lb car with the magnet, thats the load limit. given the weight it can lift, im pretty sure it would seriousley affect something of a much smaller size. i can pick up something 1000 lbs from 6 feet away. the magnet on my crane is an electro magnet, so its not terribly powerful, but its 4 feet across. the rpm of the cranes engine also has an effect on its power

[@Alquanole]

It never ceases to amaze me how much supposed psychics gesticulate. Aren't they supposed to have powers of the MIND?

[@dowling1981]

@MMAProfessor Wasting your time? Lol. That's a bit rich when I can see that you have been talking about Uri Geller for over a year. Are you writing a dissertation on him?

[@Veeno00]

@MMAProfessor I haven't created anything, it's the only reasonable explanation. You on the other hand have created the belief that Uri Geller indeed is capable of turning the compass with his mind or whatever it is that he claims, or more precisely Uri Geller created it and you embraced it. Also, Randi clearly demonstrates how to turn the compass without psychic powers and you acknowledge that his hands in that second video are as close to the compass as Uri's so I don't see what's the problem.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor What I think you are trying to show in the video is that your way of moving the magnet doesn't affect the compass the same way Uri did. I hope you don't think it proves that Uri is psychic! But that is not what you claim either, is it? Your video does not, in any way, prove that the magnet theory is false. It only proves that you are not performing it correctly, or that Uri used other methods which you and may other haven't figured out. Do you agree?

[@Afura33]

I don't care if he does magic tricks, but what bugs me is that is saying that he is a psychic which is not true and makes him a liar and a fraud.

[@DelennCastemate]

I'm sorry. I was replying to the wrong person. The insult was uncalled for, or at least, should not have been directed at you but rather, timothyp. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. :)

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

Again... He is not just an entertainer...if you look in any of his 12 bestselling books he writes about how he met aliens and how they gave him supernatural powers... he has said in numerous occasions that he will rescue Ariel Sharon from his comma, he tells people how they can cure themselves and ... I believe that man can only solve its problems when dealing with truth. Geller masks the truth for many people.

[@DelennCastemate]

The difference is that the legitimate illusionists aren't claiming to have any "psychic powers" or other bushwa. In fact, they're making it perfectly clear that it's illusion, that it's an act, that there's nothing mystical going on. Uri does, and that's what makes him a fraud instead of an entertainer like the others.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor So even after watching all these video clips where you actually see him being busted, reading about Geller being a fraud, you still say he is for real? Answer this please, you have been kinda avoiding the question... Do you still think Geller is "for real" with actual supernatural powers?? Yes or no. Please don't reply "I don't have to answer that..." blah blah...

[@Veeno00]

@MMAProfessor Here is the formula: en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Magnetic_moment#Forces_between_two_magnetic_dipoles (Remove the spaces.) Also, as a matter of fact, Randi has uploaded a video in which he not only tries, but succeeds, so your fact is not a fact but a product of your imagination. You repeatedly claim that no sceptic has ever done it and blah blah, yet he has done it more than once, I've seen two videos in which he does it here on KZbin. This discussion is pointless.

[@cosmicjazzer]

I suggest you do some more thorough research...

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

Sorry. At the time I was over protective of the Israeli issue that I didn't even read this right and failed to see the humor.

[@cperez1000]

Sure. He scratches his head, then by coincidence he reaches to his thumb suspiciously (maybe because he's itchy), later the compass starts moving. Therefore it's all supernatural. All magicians have supernatural powers. They just don't know it.

[@antimaterielrifle]

I'd like to put Uri in a room with some scientists that provide him with their own spoons and compasses. And before that a full bodyscan for any foreign objects, such as magnets. If he still can do all these tricks, I'm impressed.

[@in5ane37]

Er hatte zwei Karten in der Hand. Er hat einfach die, die er brauchte, über die geschoben, die Oli rausgesucht hat ;) Bei der ersten Wahl hat er bewusst die Karte der blonden Dame auf Augenhöhe gehalten und Oli aufgefordert, ihm in die Augen zu schauen. Es war zu 95% klar, dass Oli die Karte auf Augenhöhe nimmt. Nur schade, dass die Dame einen Ersatzbikini dabei hatte ;o)

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor No I can't replicate his theory, but that doesn't make it supernatural, does it? ;)

[@thallassocracy]

Don't let stupid people get you down - whether they are Uri Geller fanciers, Sylvia Browne believers, Intelligent Designers, or just folk who voted GWB. Try to think of them as an opportunity.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Uri was exposed at The Carson show and also on Italian TV. Listen dude, Geller has WITHDRAWN HIS CLAIMS TO BE PSYCHIC!! Or are you gonna call him up letting him know that he made a mistake? Wake up, will ya.

[@jitsroller]

Tell me why you believe Geller is not like all other magicians? You do know that there are schools that you can go to and learn the art of magic and illusion? You do know that right? Now tell us why is Geller any different I'm really curious.

[@vinceely2906]

He claims to have psychic powers. Rather than just saying it’s trick like illusionists do.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor First of all, you don't replicate a theory, you replicate a method. Second, are you seriously telling me that because you can't repeat Geller's trick with the magnet like Randi could, Geller therefore is a psychic? My problem? My problem is that I can't see where in this pathetic trick anyone would be led to believe that there's supernatural powers involved? My problem is that Geller's tricks are really basic beginner's tricks. Using magnets to move a compass and pre-bending keys

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

It will only make more of them... F*** all the people who use magic in order to cheat and decieve people, abuse the art of magic, and live dishonestly. Magic is not in the deception, it is in bringing wonder and love and laughter into life.

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

Not attacking you at all. Au contrair, Just opening your eyes... test some PK magnets (you can order them from magic shops). Don't need a masters degree to look with my own eyes. As I said in the interview (a part that was cut out), I am believe science cannot explain certain phenomena, but doing tricks and calling them "supernatural" is wrong.

[@rahbirt]

Furthermore... I am very curious why people believe things are supernatural just because you can't understand how it's done. Just because Geller makes the spoon bend, and you can't figure out how, doesn't make it supernatural, of course. Can't people just say - "Hey, well done. You bent the spoon and I couldn't figure out how. Good for you!" But no, people go: "Oh, I can't see what's going on... uhm... it's gotta be psychic!

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Oh I have no doubt in my mind he's a very nice guy. After all, he's an entertainer and enjoys being in the spotlight. In what way did you prove Randi and others wrong? It's like saying Copperfield has supernatural powers just because I fruitlessly try to figure out and copy his tricks. Your arguments are flawed.

[@Veeno00]

@MMAProfessor Wait, you are saying that a magnet of the size like the one Uri Geller puts on his thumb can't affect a compass from that distance, and yet James Randi has affected the compass with a ten times smaller magnet taped to his palm at the same distance from a compass? Pfft.

[@alksin]

oh come on! he was just tunning up his thumb! :)

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

Another pointer to consider, now that he is shaking hands with NBC, is that he has published 16 bestselling books, in which he tells how he met aliens, how they gave him supernatural power and how people can cure themselves and heal their illnesses by following his supernatural bullshit. Are these the values NBC wishes to give the next generation? Those who bullshit best are the winners...

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Off topic? What are you talking about? The video is all about Geller being a fraud and a not very good illusionist. If he had been a good one (and not a totally sucky one) he would make the spoon levitate or disappear. Ohhh I think I would dare to face you irl, make no mistake about that.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor And still, just because you failed, doesn't mean Randi was spot on. He has been right about a hundred other frauds. Why would Geller differ? Sorry, no lies dude.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor So there are problems with magnets you haven't solved yet? So work on it a little harder and you too can tour the world:)

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor What the hell are you talking about?? Of course it's exactly the point! You claim he's got supernatural powers just because Urine says so (or maybe because you just can't figure out the trick). The burden of proof lies with the one who claims he has supernatural powers. He has (of course) not proven that. In stead he has been exposed many times. It is not up to me, or other sane people to tell exactly how he does his tricks. Others have done that:)

[@oldnickdonaldsfarm9720]

I believe that there must be a magnetic charge in some people's hearts. I am a forester of 30 years, and when I shoot a compass line, it is always skewed by slightly more than one degree to the left. As I point to the north, the compass needle always is pulled slightly west, and when I point to the south with a compass line, it is slightly pulled to the east. Also, cheap watches with batteries do not work on me. I must use a good quality watch such as a genuine swiss army watch. My son is even worse, cheap battery watches stop working on him in a very short period of time.

[@alxprogrmz6093]

Have you seen James Randi showing the trick that Uri Geller might use? James Randi shows compass trick. This guy does his research.

[@uglycustard1]

My dad was the same he stopped watches he wore all the time.

[@malkyerf]

james whale gave him to much airtime and i think no critiscism at all

[@malkyerf]

a lot of what uri geller does is harmless stuff the same as a magician would do at a kids party, but a few years ago he was on the james whale radio show on talksport claiming he could cure cancer in people which makes him one of the most callous bastards who has ever had airtime by trying to cash in on peoples misery

[@Vetusomaru]

Βecause Katabra stole it? That's the real reason he sued Pokemon. :P

[@musicandoutdoors]

while you guys all say that Uri is pathetic and a fraud, and i agree with you, let's not forget that all magicians and illusionists like him, such as Chris Angel, do the exact same thing, but haven't been caught yet. so uri isn't actually the only fraud here, all the magicians are.

[@deanjdk]

thats a great comment!

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Oh so are just being intrigued by conspiracies? So you don't think Geller was busted on The Carson show? Are you serious? You really gotta love that guy, haha. "Oh, my powers are gone... I'm nervous... I can't do it tonight..." Don't you think he got busted?? What the hell more do you need?

[@deanjdk]

yea..people who question magic tricks and dont take the as real are the worst arnt they MMAProfessor.

[@googleaccount7986]

Only thing geller ever done was bend the truth he was a total fraud

[@CloudsBeyond]

INCREDIBLE he would use a fake thumb tip knowing cameras are on him & it is getting recorded & broadcast. Worse to keep it in his hair it looks like, I mean geez! When Uri has done the compass effect at other times he has NOT used a fake thumb tip so no idea why he would do so here.

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

Yes! The ratings dropped that week after an unfavorable review so he had to do something to make it climb again. Controversy makes ratings go up. So he must have done it and also tipped it to channel 10 for them to discover and show. He is a PR genius, as we all know

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Case closed then:)

[@maricboy]

Uri geller IS real! he went to hoggwarts.... which is also REAL!!! Uri geller is voldemort! (sarcasm) OoOoOoO spooky spoon bending.....Vingardium capriciosa

[@Mattorzo]

yeah, but people must know that its all fake, and not real. Uri tries to make people believe thats its real and made up from mentalism, thats bullshit

[@KeeepinItReal]

The only legal way to make money by commiting fraud

[@embryohead]

@markiboy1981 James Randi replicated this trick using a magnet smaller than your pinky nail. You can find the video on youtube,

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

You are just like those who would not believe there is a god requesting to see his picture... The evidence is here. Don't ignore it. There are magnets that can move this kind of compass. I checked. I am not a Randi fan. I seek truth. Don't you?

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor He was busted none the less, legal or illegal. Sorry dude. Ok so more people besides Randi believe he uses magnets? No kidding! Could it be... millions of people perhaps? :)

[@uv777]

How was it Racist? Uri Geller is indeed a Jew. And Uri Geller happens to be lying to make money.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Ahhh so Geller was nervous? Tell me, why would he get nervous? I mean Beckham knows there's a lot at stake taking a penalty shot. But so nervous that your supernatural powers wane? Uhm... I would call that A PATHETIC EXCUSE! And being busted:-)

[@Veetina]

I dont understand why is it important to the human race to bend a spoon LOL

[@szmako]

Uri Fraud Geller!

[@Sepharite]

Even though he's an "embarrassment", he still makes more money than you. sadly.

[@spermevil]

OMG i watched that tonight, as i am in germany at the moment haha thats where i got all the information about him from haha peace from berlin!

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor So that makes Urine "for real"? Haha

[@Pumba86]

Everything was FAKE....especially the chinees guy....or the last guy...vincent raven or whatever....

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor The question is, once again, do you believe Geller has supernatural powers? You know, like Darth Vader and his cohorts? So if you know it's in german, you also know the source. On The Carson show! Ohh I'm neeeervous... I need to go and pee... Haha.

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor Ahh... you must be Uri himself:) Hey Uri, what's up?! First, you need a crime in order to fabricate evidence. Uri never comitted a crime, just acts of stupidity. Second, I don't think you have proven the compass theory to be false. That's just your own theory, am I right? ;) Or were you THERE, on stage, taping the trick, talking with Uri... maybe wanting to feel his powers rubbing off to you, maybe..?

[@DelennCastemate]

Yeah, but even the harmless stuff he does he does in a fraudulent manner. He truly is a parasite on the ass of the world. Oh, and I say this as someone who has a supernatural power: I can make a foot-long sub disappear in five bites. Can I, or can I not? You can't see me, so you can't disprove it. j/k

[@helotrax]

uri geller is sooo annoying, i cant understand why hes so often on tv

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor It might not change your beliefs, but it's great fun to taunt kids like you who think Luke Skywalker is real and characters like that, haha. Even if everything points in one direction, you just won't let go... You want to believe in fairytales, dragons and demons and wizards... Too funny! Heheh! I would say the magnet theory is pretty valid, don't you think? Aside that you won't get it to work? If you got it to work, would you then believe Geller was a hoaxter?

[@rahbirt]

@MMAProfessor: You gotta be shittin me. What are you, 13? It sounds like you actually believe Blurry Teller has powers that others don't?? HAHA! I mean, try to figure out all Copperfield's tricks. Can't do it. I bet half the planet would believe he had extra powers if he said so. But at least he is being honest about it, admitting it's all tricks. I wonder why Geller has resurfaced? He was put to shame years ago and crawled back home and stayed there for years. Maybe he's been practising? :)

[@soreiks]

Because there is nooooooooooooooooooo spoon ;)

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

hehehe!!!! You make me laugh... There's a sucker born every minute. watch some James Randi films on youtube, that might cure you. I have nothing against belief in the supernatural... I might agree with you on some issues... but not that. Geller is a declared fraud.

[@michaelduggan3]

lol.... yes well spotted!!!

[@OriMaGic-OMG]

The difference is: Magicians claim that what they do is an art, just like playing a piano. One can study it and become good or bad according to his natural talent but its up to him,- It can be learned. Geller claims that his powers were given to him by aliens and they allow him to perform the "miracles" that he does. Sadly, his "miracles" prove to be magnets and secret moves, so I will ask Mr. Geller: "Why, if you have supernatural powers, do you use simple magic tricks?".

[@jrich360]

ahhhhhh fcukkkkkkkkkk geller is a fruad....ahhh ahhhh ahhh

[@billyc2010]

I didn't know umpa-loompas were real!

[@Kaleroshnikov]

@orimagic You, sir, have no sense of humor.

[@spermevil]

there is supernatural... i dont want to argue about it, but there really is supernatural things. one day you will see for yourself

[@astrozipper]

gr888888888888 Grrrrrrrrrr

[@Duffan1]

fRaud

[@DaVibess]

so lame