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'Splain these Fidget Spinners to me...

Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:25 pm
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:25 pm
My son's dying for one. When I research them they're connected with ADHD or some shite. This a treatment, or just something distracted kids use to pass the time instead of listening? I see police officers use them for boredom.

Anyone buy one for their kid? Do they get in trouble with them at school?



Of course my son wants a metal one...



Never even seen one though.

Posted by GoldenBoy
Winning!
Member since Nov 2004
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Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:26 pm to
Been wondering what these were as well
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18776 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:27 pm to
They're spinners. He just told you.
Posted by StripedSaint
Member since Jun 2011
2385 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:27 pm to
quote:

Idle hands are the devil's workshop
Posted by RJL2
Bruno's Tavern
Member since Apr 2015
1933 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:28 pm to
As someone who clicks pens incessantly I really want one of these

ETA you can make one. It's just a skateboard bearing with some weight around it
This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 3:29 pm
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18144 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:28 pm to
these were a thing when i was in junior high




all the girls were great with their hands thanks to these bad boyz
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38916 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:28 pm to
Why are there bearings on the edges?
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18144 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:29 pm to
get him one with sharpened edges in case he's ever taken off guard by a band of ninjas
Posted by massiveattack
CharLIT/Chapel Chill
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:29 pm to
Guy next to me at the office has one. Didn't know they were a "thing"
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38719 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:30 pm to
Just go to your local axle supply place and buy him a set of bearings and save yourself about half of the money.
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:30 pm to
Jeez, just get him one. What are they $20?


In a few short years he will be asking you to buy him a Tahoe or his girlfriend an abortion.


Enjoy the simpler times.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
24928 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:32 pm to
My son has one that he bought himself. Actually has another on the way, again that he bought.

I really have no idea why he wanted them but he did. They spin. That's it.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38916 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:33 pm to
$1, $3, $7, $20, $50...however much you want to spend. Metal with new Bones bearings are $20 for a triple one like pictured.
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:33 pm to
All my nieces and nephews in middle and high school have them


I guess they make since. I know I could have used them if they would have helped me from fidgeting with everything and writing all over shite
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge LA
Member since Sep 2006
36113 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:33 pm to
Serves as an outlet for feelings of restlessness in children with ADHD. It's certainly not a treatment though. The bottom one is the same as the other pictures. It's just spinning.

You have to search hard for them on Amazon if you wanted to arrive within a few days. Most of them charge upwards of $35 shipping to arrive within a few days. There are a couple of sellers wherevshipping is five dollars. Some ship for free but they won't arrive until June
This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 3:36 pm
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:35 pm to
All the kids have them.

There are different kinds other than the spinners.
This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 3:36 pm
Posted by Jj283
Houma
Member since May 2015
798 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:35 pm to
I'm a guy that constantly has twisted up paper clips, and other random crap on my desk that I play with while I'm on the phone.

My mother in law bought me a spinner and one of the little cubes. I play with them constantly. For some reason they are oddly satisfying.

Posted by Titus Pullo
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Member since Feb 2011
28567 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

make since


quote:

I know I could have used them if they would have helped me from fidgeting with everything and writing all over shite


And not paying attention in English class.
Posted by madmaxvol
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Member since Oct 2011
19105 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:35 pm to
Fidget cubes are a thing, too.

Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21903 posts
Posted on 4/27/17 at 3:35 pm to
My kids have one. I don't let them take it school. They sit around a spin it a few minutes a day. No different than when I played jacks as a kid.
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