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The fidget spinner.
These damn little things have been everywhere lately!!
It’s the new trend to sweep the nation.
I go to the gas station they are there!
I look online,there they are!
I go to steal money from my grandpa’s wallet and he is playing with one.
So like I said, they are everywhere!!
I’m sure you are well aware of these little devices if you have spent any amount of time
online in the last couple of months.
They are small enough to fit into the palm of your hand.
Cheap enough to buy with the money you find in your couch And so simple it’s kinda crazy.
You see they are typically plastic devices that come in a variety of shapes.
They have a rotatable component in the middle that usually uses metal bearings to allow
the user to spin the devices between their fingers.
Why?
Because America God Damnit!!!
Actually these little devices have become quite popular all around the world.
The devices primary use is to fidget with, which makes the name of it make a lot of sense
They were invented by A Florida woman named Catherine Hettinger who suffered from myasthenia
gravis.
Jesus I swear some of these medical terms are like somebody just took a bunch of letters
and pulled them out of a hat and whatever came out was the order of the word.
Basically she suffered from muscle problems and wanted a toy she could share with her
young daughter that didn’t require much pressure or strain on her muscles.
So instead of playing video games like everybody else she decided to invent the fidget spinner
in the early 90’s.
She eventually filed the paper work to protect her invention in 1997 and even had a deal
worked out with Hasbro!
So why does her granddaughter look pissed off in this picture?
She’s rich!
She’ll never have to work a day in her life again.
She can probably go sip champagne on a yacht with P diddy , Beyonce and that guy from monopoly
games.
Millions of the damn things have been sold!
She must have made a million bucks by now!
Well….Sadly….that is not the case.
The deal with hasbro fell through and she hasn’t made a damn cent from her invention!
You see Catherine didn’t have the money in 2005 to re-file the patent on her invention
meaning that after that point anybody who wanted to could take her idea and sell the
devices.
Which is what is currently happening, so…
Sorry Catherine!
Maybe think of a new invention.
Try like inventing a stuffed animal that you put beans in and call them bean babies or
beaner babies or something like that.
That’s just an original idea that came off the top of my head.
I am full of them!
So why in the hell is this little thing so popular?
Well… for a few reasons actually.
It’s cheap.
It’s simple.
It’s entertaining.
It’s satisfying and believe it or not it actually serves a purpose.
It serves as a simple tool that helps relieve stress and anxiety.
Although I couldn’t find information of studies being conducted, some people believe
that the devices can help those with too much energy or concentration problems.
Such as children with ADD or ADHD or ADDDDD. you know one of those medical problems.
The ones that doctors prescribe cool drugs for.
Although they may or may not help kids with certain problems the popularity of the device
has lead to their mass use on school grounds across the world, which in turn has led to
numerous bans and teachers confiscating the toys.
Back in my day it was Pokemon cards so history repeats itself in some way!
I’ll never forgive you for taking my holographic chancy card Miss Mccandles.
Never!
But the biggest reason behind the popularity of the fidget spinner is the trend!
They have become popular which has caused more people to get them and use them which
caused more to do the same and before we know it everybody and their weird uncle has one
in their hands!
It’s like the macarena all over again!
And when you have people making videos doing badass stuff like this with the fidget spinners….
how could you not want one for yourself?
The demand for the fidget spinner has reached such levels that companies can’t even keep
up with their orders.
There are numerous reports of the item selling out and being on back order for extended periods
of time.
It wasn’t long before the trend made it’s way to youtube where Youtubers started to
exploit the trend for views!
Wait why are you looking at me like that?
I’m totally a legit fan of fidget spinners!
I’m not just making this video because it’s popular.
No!
Not me!
na uh!
Some Youtubers even took the device and used it in very interesting and creative ways.
Like one of my favorite Youtubers Mr. John Hill.
“oh my gosh”
“do it again and ill get a close up of- how do you feel?”
“pretty freakin good!”
And finally like most things that reach a certain level of popularity, memes focused
on fidget spinners began to surface and make their rounds online amongst various meme communities.
Often focusing on the ridiculous nature of the trend!
So there you have it!
What was once an invention that was created in the 90’s eventually became an idea that
everybody stole to start a strange trend that has swept the nation!
The lesson to be learned today is to never send naked pictures of yourself to your mailman
…I mean uhh…
To file your copyright papers so others don’t make money off your invention….yeah, that’s
what I meant!
But hey!
That’s the internet for you and on the internet memes are keeng!!
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