Originally posted by Sue S.:
He did it right after indicating that he and Superman had met. He would probably want Trask to believe that; it certainly would lessen the chances that Trask would suss out Clark's real secret, which Clark obviously wished to protect.
Yes, because the needle didn't move. Trask and his cohort were fussing over the machine, thinking it was broken, and that's when Clark did his chair trick.
