Fidget Spinners

*The Deadman* · 05-11-2017, 06:08 PM

So this is apparently the new toy craze and I'm curious as to what the hell this thing is actually designed to do....

*ProphetofGanja* · 05-11-2017, 06:22 PM

Gotta spin fast

*TigerClaw* · 05-11-2017, 06:32 PM

I heard some schools are banning these, because its causing distractions.

*DestronMirage22* · 05-11-2017, 07:37 PM

Little bro's got one. Dragged me into going around looking for one. They're incredibly dumb.

*IndigoErth* · 05-11-2017, 07:49 PM

I think I vaguely saw mention of something about "spinners" somewhere a couple days ago, but ignored it... Didn't know this was some kind of big thing.

I guess there is a ~~button to press~~ [edit: or a wheel?] in the middle and the thing, well, spins? Far cry from the days when something like the Tamagotchi was the must have. lol At least these should be cheaper.

I suppose if I had a desk job I could see having one sitting among a collection of other little things. Maybe I'll keep them in mind as gimmicky stocking stuffers.

*MikeandRaph87* · 05-12-2017, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

I heard some schools are banning these, because its causing distractions.

These things popped up out of nowhere this semester. I took one from a student yesterday. Its supposed to help people with ADHD but its become the second biggest distraction at the high school I work at aside form smart phones. Teens are going out of there way to order them. It seems like it was meant to help a specific group but became a trend among the overall.

*Netkeeper* · 05-12-2017, 10:28 AM

Yeah and you're going to confiscate it from someone that might need it?

You sound like the teachers that'd try to take my sunglasses when I had a doctor's note for them.

*snake* · 05-12-2017, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Netkeeper

Yeah and you're going to confiscate it from someone that might need it?

You sound like the teachers that'd try to take my sunglasses when I had a doctor's note for them.

Trust me, no one who has one of these things actually needs them. I've seen 4 confiscations already.

*Cure* · 05-11-2017, 07:52 PM

They're meant to help kids with ADD and whatnot, but it's gotten past that. They drive a teacher friend of mine nuts.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 05-11-2017, 08:54 PM

But... what ARE they? Do they do anything? Do they just spin and that's it?

*Cure* · 05-11-2017, 09:08 PM

Yeah, they just spin.

*IndigoErth* · 05-11-2017, 09:25 PM

If they were just fooling with it in one hand while working on class assignments, it doesn't sound like too big of a deal, but if they're all noisy like in that video I can see how that's rather distracting and crazy making for teachers.

I think I'd be finding other cheap and quieter objects, like crazy looking stress balls or something, and give them a small incentive to earn one and play with that in class instead...

*Netkeeper* · 05-11-2017, 09:27 PM

Yeah, if they're being loud with it then it should be replaced with something quieter. Having it around doesn't do any harm but schools are very uptight about what's considered a "distraction"

*Netkeeper* · 05-11-2017, 09:15 PM

What, you don't know what fidget toys are for? Anxiety, ADHD, autism, among other conditions

*Ninjinister* · 05-19-2017, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Netkeeper

What, you don't know what fidget toys are for? Anxiety, ADHD, autism, among other conditions

I don't understand this logic.

"How could the average person not know this thing the average person doesn't have a reason to know?"

I never heard a single thing about these until today when I saw 4 different articles about them. And one was about how the jury is still out on these being scientifically beneficial.

*snake* · 05-19-2017, 08:00 PM

There's no research for this stuff. The percentage of people that would ACTUALLY need these is extremely small.

*Candy Kappa* · 05-20-2017, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by snake

There's no research for this stuff. The percentage of people that would ACTUALLY need these is extremely small.

Fidgeting have been shown to work.

*BubblyShell22* · 05-20-2017, 07:07 AM

I don't buy this as an actual tool. Seems to me it would be more distracting than being able to get someone to focus.

*Netkeeper* · 05-19-2017, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

I don't understand this logic.

"How could the average person not know this thing the average person doesn't have a reason to know?"

Because I thought it was common knowledge

*Cure* · 05-20-2017, 10:17 AM

Fine, it's not designed for most people. But when the people it was designed for use it, it affects the people around them, which are most likely students trying to pay attention to the lesson.

05-11-2017, 06:08 PM	#1
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TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 13,830	I heard some schools are banning these, because its causing distractions. __________________

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Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	Yeah and you're going to confiscate it from someone that might need it? You sound like the teachers that'd try to take my sunglasses when I had a doctor's note for them. __________________

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Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Yeah, they just spin. __________________

05-11-2017, 07:37 PM	#4
DestronMirage22 Yukipedia Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 1,723	Little bro's got one. Dragged me into going around looking for one. They're incredibly dumb.

05-11-2017, 07:49 PM	#5
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,285	I think I vaguely saw mention of something about "spinners" somewhere a couple days ago, but ignored it... Didn't know this was some kind of big thing. I guess there is a ~~button to press~~ [edit: or a wheel?] in the middle and the thing, well, spins? Far cry from the days when something like the Tamagotchi was the must have. lol At least these should be cheaper. I suppose if I had a desk job I could see having one sitting among a collection of other little things. Maybe I'll keep them in mind as gimmicky stocking stuffers.

05-11-2017, 07:52 PM	#9
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	They're meant to help kids with ADD and whatnot, but it's gotten past that. They drive a teacher friend of mine nuts.

05-11-2017, 09:25 PM	#12
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,285	If they were just fooling with it in one hand while working on class assignments, it doesn't sound like too big of a deal, but if they're all noisy like in that video I can see how that's rather distracting and crazy making for teachers. I think I'd be finding other cheap and quieter objects, like crazy looking stress balls or something, and give them a small incentive to earn one and play with that in class instead...

05-11-2017, 09:27 PM	#13
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	Yeah, if they're being loud with it then it should be replaced with something quieter. Having it around doesn't do any harm but schools are very uptight about what's considered a "distraction" __________________

05-11-2017, 09:15 PM	#14
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	What, you don't know what fidget toys are for? Anxiety, ADHD, autism, among other conditions __________________

05-19-2017, 08:00 PM	#16
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,230	There's no research for this stuff. The percentage of people that would ACTUALLY need these is extremely small.

05-20-2017, 07:07 AM	#18
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I don't buy this as an actual tool. Seems to me it would be more distracting than being able to get someone to focus. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

05-20-2017, 10:17 AM	#20
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Fine, it's not designed for most people. But when the people it was designed for use it, it affects the people around them, which are most likely students trying to pay attention to the lesson.