Uri Geller has Brexit sorted...

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

But when reading celebrity net worth there are 20 million reasons which prove he knows exactly what he is doing.

Yeah it is amazing the lengths some people go to try and make money. But some people seem to have that extra factor - charisma or just dumb luck - that gets them there off the back of one minor party trick.

Whether it is Geller and his spoons - or Deepak Chopra and his over use of the word "Quantum" - they suddenly see millions roll into the bank's door for pretty much nothing at all.

I mean we can scream fraud and charlatan and cheat at them all we like - fact is they got _something_ going for them. What it is - I will leave to better people than I to work out.

A shame that real close up magic - not a spoon bending trick many 8 year olds can do - can take extreme levels of ingenuity, inventiveness, practice and skill - and the people doing it are often playing open mic nights for no pay.

I dedicate a small but significant % of my life to close up magic - coin magic and cards and sleight of hand mostly - and a rake load of NLP and mentalism type trickery - most of which would likely blow Geller away. Yet he makes millions bending a spoon. While the best I can do is 9 times out of 10 "mind control" a cashier to give me the change of a 50 when I actually gave him a 10. Impressive in itself - but not going to buy my diamond encrusted glasses like Chopra has

I despair for our species.