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Randi

The five prominent scientists who witnessed my requested demonstration — one of them a Nobel Laureate for the discovery of the structure of DNA, and another the editor of Nature Magazine — stated, in part, that I had
. . . demonstrated in a laboratory his ability to bend and break spoons and keys that we supplied. He caused bursts on a Geiger counter and made one of our spoons become flexible and finally break in two while one of us held it at each end. Then Mr. Randi caused a compass needle to deflect by about 15° and caused several watches to advance. We were made well aware in advance that Mr. Randi appeared before us as a conjuror, and we watched him closely, knowing that he was doing tricks. We gave him no advantage that might be given to a "sensitive." After the performance, he revealed to us how some of these tricks had been done. We believe that in investigating phenomena of apparently paranormal nature, a qualified conjuror must be closely involved.