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Post by chronotigger65 on Sept 11, 2017 16:08:42 GMT -5
I find these things all over the place at the counters of businesses aside of video game stores but I'll put the subject here. Fidget spinners are rather popular right now with knock offs like the Fidget Cube and last week I saw something called the Fidget Pad I think. Do these thing really help relieve stress? I never used one and I doubt that I ever will. I'd listen or watch Youtube video dealing with ASMR stuff to relieve my stress. I also understand some schools have banned these cause their considered distractions.
As for the Fidget cube. It was made through Kick starter (one of their highest crowd funded.) Each side have some kind of mechanism that stimulate ones senses. One review of it describes it "basically a baby toy for adults." Looks more entertaining then the spinner. More knock offs are bound to appear over time I suppose.
One thing I found funny. The Angry Video Game Nerd's latest episode has a rather funny thing with a fidget spinner.
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Post by X-pert74 on Sept 11, 2017 16:27:41 GMT -5
Umm, this would probably be a better fit for the Off-Topic forum.
I only learned that fidget spinners even existed like a few months ago. They seem like a neat-enough toy; maybe it would be fun to have one to mess around with.
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Post by Snarboo on Sept 11, 2017 16:34:59 GMT -5
I bought a fidget spinner out of curiosity, and it's actually pretty nice! The best way I can describe it is a yoyo without the string. It can be relaxing, but it actually made me dizzy if I spun it too much. :p
I'm not sure I understand the hype surrounding it, but it's a neat enough toy, and as far as fads go, it's much better than pogs.
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I should note they come in a variety of styles, too. There was even one that featured the Decepticon logo when I went shopping for one, as well as batarangs and the like.
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Post by novicola on Sept 11, 2017 16:38:57 GMT -5
I wish I had something like this back in grade school; I just developed a habit of picking at my cuticles til they were red and raw and prone to infection.
What I don't get is why they draw the ire of people. As far as silly fads go, this doesn't even rank (pet rocks, anyone??).
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Post by ZenithianHero on Sept 11, 2017 16:46:33 GMT -5
My stress toy was those baoding balls. I should still have them laying around in my house.  I also love the sound of wind chimes. Although I haven't own one in ages. I never thought of fidget spinners as a stress toy. I always see them in toy aisles and come in so many variants. Then again I spin different objects around to begin with too. Just little habit inducing things to keep your mind off certain subjects. |
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Post by Snarboo on Sept 11, 2017 16:59:01 GMT -5
Oh hey, I had a set of baoding balls years ago! Those were lots of fun.
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Post by GamerL on Sept 11, 2017 18:10:59 GMT -5
I'm not sure I understand the hype surrounding it, but it's a neat enough toy, and as far as fads go, it's much better than pogs. Remember Alf? He's back.... in fidget spinner form. |
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Post by llj on Sept 11, 2017 19:07:05 GMT -5
If someone gave them to me, I'd probably just use the fidget spinners bearings for my inline skates.
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Post by 1983parrothead on Sept 11, 2017 21:46:26 GMT -5
English speakers call them "fidget spinners", due to "fidgeting" being caused by nervousness or impatience.
They are even popular in Japan, but referred to there as "hand spinners". First video is a trick pro, the second discusses in Japanese about it and how dangerous it can get.
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Post by jorpho on Sept 11, 2017 23:46:52 GMT -5
There are many videos at this point discussing how you can make your own fidget spinners from bike parts and the like; all you really need is the central bearing. As for the Fidget cube. It was made through Kick starter (one of their highest crowd funded.) Each side have some kind of mechanism that stimulate ones senses. One review of it describes it "basically a baby toy for adults." Looks more entertaining then the spinner. More knock offs are bound to appear over time I suppose. There are already a host of knock-offs. It's not the sort of thing you can hope to patent, so as soon as it started taking off, the Chinese manufacturers quickly started churning them out for far cheaper than the Kickstarter was initially offering. I can definitely imagine the appeal of a fancier Bluetooth-enabled version that tracks how many times you've flicked the switch or spun the wheels and so on. |
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Post by Catalyst on Sept 12, 2017 0:03:23 GMT -5
Pretty annoying thing at my workplace. Have to keep confiscating these things from the students. Students complain, but most of them aren't using them as intended and they just keep getting lost and leading to arguments. About the only thing worse is the slime fad that's going around. Stuff is messy and leads to stolen glue that I have to keep replacing and clogs up pipes like nobodies business.
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Post by ResidentTsundere on Sept 12, 2017 2:28:49 GMT -5
I want a fidget cube. ;-;
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Post by nerdybat on Sept 12, 2017 7:48:57 GMT -5
Probably not related that much, but back in late-2000s I got into then-thriving penspinning fad (pen tricks, basically) - since I had nothing better to do during my school days, I've managed to learn some tricks and eventually got quite good at it. Then everybody stopped caring about the hobby aside of some hardcore enthusiasts, but the habit of spinning pens and pen-like objects in my hand kinda stuck with me, and I often find myself instinctively spinning stuff. I think if I ever got a fidget spinner, it would kill any resemblance of productivity I still have  |
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