6 Fidget Spinner Facts You Never Knew, Because Your Probably Didn’t Want To

It’s hard to ignore the hype surrounding Fidget Spinners. I mean, I hate them. I’m pretty sure most sane people do. Yet somehow I see them being sold everywhere and I see kids running around with glazed-over eyes as if hypnotized by these devil spinners. I don’t see the fun you’d get out of flipping something on your finger other than a basketball, but I guess the times really are a-changin’.
While there’s a lot of things you’ve already heard or seen about the Fidget Spinners, there’s also a bunch of stuff that you probably don’t know. We’ll assume it has nothing to do with the fact that you honestly couldn’t give less of a hoot about the Fidget Spinners, and pretend you’re reading this for any other reason than to vent your hatred in the comments. Just remember: I’m pretty sure I hate them just as much as you do.
Anyway, I’ve wasted enough of your time without giving you some sweet facts about Fidget Spinners that’ll impress all the prepubescent kids in town.

Why And How Long Do The Spinners Rotate?
The key behind the physics to these instruments of Hell are the ball bearings, which allow them to rotate for a long time due to the reduction of friction. On average, a Fidget Spinner can last for 104 seconds. That’s more than the average guy that uses a Fidget Spinner.

Who Made Them?
Catherine Hettinger, a chemical engineer, came up with the design for Fidget Spinners for two reasons: she had a daughter with a disease that caused weakened muscles and she saw young children in Israel throwing rocks at people passing by to kill the time. To give all these kids something to do, she came up with the first Fidget Spinner
In 2005, Catherine couldn’t afford the $400 to renew the patent on her invention. Subsequently, she lost the rights to the toy and it can now be freely produced by pretty much any company on the planet.