We all are hearing a lot about them these days. Don’t we? For those who never heard of them till now, it is a toy which is designed to spin and do nothing else. To sound technical, this is what a fidget spinner is according to Wikipedia:
“A fidget spinner is a toy that consists of a bearing in the center of a multi-lobed flat structure made from metal or plastic designed to spin along its axis with little effort.”
Fidget spinners were designed around 20 years ago but have entered their lime light recently. It is the hottest toy at present. They are now available in a number of sizes and colors. Generally, the common fidget spinners available in market are the ones made of plastic with a combination of metal discs. But, there are fidget spinners made with different alloys and metals. There is even a pure gold fidget spinner!
Majority of the people are using fidget spinners to relieve stress and improve focus, concentration levels. The spinning of fidget spinner gives sensory pleasure which is believed to improve focus levels and is also being marketed as remedy for autism and ADHD. But there are also articles which strike off the purpose stating that all these health benefitting reasons are not proven and are just marketing strategies being used to improve their sales. They claim that fidget spinner is nothing other than a toy which of course helps people to quench their thirst of fidgeting. Fidget spinner cannot totally relieve stress but can act as a distraction instead .Many schools also found fidget spinner ‘annoying’ and banned students from using them in school premises.
Fidget spinners remind me of the stress balls whose demand rose very quickly in the past. It had the same reason: It helps relieve stress. Some of the users found it really helpful while some found it to be just another toy. It’s the same case even with fidget spinners: Some find it very useful while some did not.So we never know until we give it a try ourself. Irrespective of all these reasons, many kids and youngsters are purchasing it just because it’s in trend. Many apps have also been created to act as virtual fidget spinner. You can also access a virtual fidget spinner using Google. Just search for “spinner” in Google and the virtual spinner shows up. There are a lot of tricks in YouTube which you can try when you own one. So happy fidgeting! : P
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