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Fidget Spinners Are Now Exploding

I had a Whee-Lo when I was a kid and the goal with that was to get it spinning so fast that the wheel would fly off when on the outer loop of the metal rails. The kids these days know nothing about living dangerously. Come on. Getting injured with a spinner is nothing like standing in a yard while the biggest, strongest kid in the group threw a Jart into the air. We used to also see who could hold Cherry Bombs the longest. Surprised I still have all of my fingers. Worst that happened to me was that my clothes caught fire during a Roman Candle war.
 
RedWagnum said:
And what about knocker (not THOSE knockers) from the '70s?

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Okay, most called them clackers but knockers is much more fun to say... They were taken off the market because they could explode (shatter) when used vigorously. No Ben-Wa jokes please. :D
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I had some of these in the 70s. We had some Pet Rocks, too, but got them out of the river and painted them ourselves.
 
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jevans64 said:
I had a Whee-Lo when I was a kid and the goal with that was to get it spinning so fast that the wheel would fly off when on the outer loop of the metal rails. The kids these days know nothing about living dangerously. Come on. Getting injured with a spinner is nothing like standing in a yard while the biggest, strongest kid in the group threw a Jart into the air. We used to also see who could hold Cherry Bombs the longest. Surprised I still have all of my fingers. Worst that happened to me was that my clothes caught fire during a Roman Candle war.
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HA! Got you beat there! Out on a scout camp out we decided to have a BB Gun war. We had 5 or 6 BB guns and would trade off back and fourth. Then one jackass brought out a pellet gun. We all agreed no more than two pumps on it so no one would really get hurt. Well, you know every group of guys has that one guy that always has to be an idiot. He got his turn with the pellet gun and the first thing we heard was CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK. Yup, EIGHT pumps. Everybody scattered - only I wasn't fast enough. The BB caught me high on the left cheekbone, about a half inch below my temple and lodged under the skin. Took about 15 minutes for a couple of the guys to squeeze the BB back out the hole in went in. Never said a word to the scout master and told my folks I fell against a rock. Never forgave that bastard.

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... shit's just out of hand!
 
lostinseganet said:
Its the new pet rock, and invisible dog goodness.
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Dekoth-E- said:
If your fidget spinner requires charging, you are a tool and missed the entire point of them. Mine is nothing more than a piece of machined aluminum and a high quality German bearing. I built it and had it long before this stupid fad. Now I can't bring it out without some clown wanting to show me their piece of Chinese garbage.
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chx said:
Here I thought a fidget spinner is a piece of plastic and some bearings. What's electronics doing in these things? WTF.
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When someone comes up wiith an idea that takes off, people want to try to copy it to improve on it - even if its a fidget spinner. FIDGETSPINNER. Something to do when you are uncomplicating your life by a low impact activity.

Lets complicate it! :banghead:

We can put a cheap battery in and make it something to think about because it might explode. Russian roulette spinner. Something to take your mind off or blow your head off. Misses the point. Like the treadmill with wheels and steerable so you can go outside. WOW.....:facepalm:
 
RedWagnum said:
HA! Got you beat there! Out on a scout camp out we decided to have a BB Gun war. We had 5 or 6 BB guns and would trade off back and fourth. Then one jackass brought out a pellet gun. We all agreed no more than two pumps on it so no one would really get hurt. Well, you know every group of guys has that one guy that always has to be an idiot. He got his turn with the pellet gun and the first thing we heard was CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK - CLACK. Yup, EIGHT pumps. Everybody scattered - only I wasn't fast enough. The BB caught me high on the left cheekbone, about a half inch below my temple and lodged under the skin. Took about 15 minutes for a couple of the guys to squeeze the BB back out the hole in went in. Never said a word to the scout master and told my folks I fell against a rock. Never forgave that bastard.

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... shit's just out of hand!
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I love that giant bearing tho.... hmmmmmm
 
defaultluser said:
Basically this.

This is just a bearing axle yoyo without any of the challenge of putting it on a string. Yawn.

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Hmmm. Nice catch. here is another one.

Its like hundreds of thousands of skateboarders wondering what trick they can do next, taking out the bearings of their old wheels, changing them to the next better version, spinning the old bearings in their hands and wondering if they should keep or toss the old bearings.

Imagine all of the old bearings that skateboarders have thrown away only to find out that today, there is a market for them!

Its 'a-l-m-o-s-t' like buying a basic vid card last year (6months ago) and upgrading right about the time when you find out that -today- you can pay for your 'older' newer card by selling the card that was replaced!

Must admit, I would have never thought a bearing manufacturer would be able to say that their sales has increased 'many fold' because they are selling fidgets.

The similarity between mining and fidgets is a sentence that has never been said before.

Thank you.
 
jevans64 said:
I had a Whee-Lo when I was a kid and the goal with that was to get it spinning so fast that the wheel would fly off when on the outer loop of the metal rails. The kids these days know nothing about living dangerously. Come on. Getting injured with a spinner is nothing like standing in a yard while the biggest, strongest kid in the group threw a Jart into the air. We used to also see who could hold Cherry Bombs the longest. Surprised I still have all of my fingers. Worst that happened to me was that my clothes caught fire during a Roman Candle war.
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Kids have them video games now and everything fun is getting banned for the sake of safety anyways so what's left for them? It's sad, this was the last year my town is allowing fireworks because we have had a couple bad fires the last few years due to lightning and arson. Nothing related to fireworks, but they are banning them in my county and the next one over to reduce the risk... I am glad I was able to experience fireworks as a kid, they were always a huge part of my summer. Kids no longer have the exposure to that sort of stuff anymore. Everything has to be safe. I am very thankful to have the parents I did who let me make my own mistakes and learn from them. I have some of the best memories a kid could have because of it.
 
AliceCooper said:
Kids have them video games now and everything fun is getting banned for the sake of safety anyways so what's left for them? It's sad, this was the last year my town is allowing fireworks because we have had a couple bad fires the last few years due to lightning and arson. Nothing related to fireworks, but they are banning them in my county and the next one over to reduce the risk... I am glad I was able to experience fireworks as a kid, they were always a huge part of my summer. Kids no longer have the exposure to that sort of stuff anymore. Everything has to be safe. I am very thankful to have the parents I did who let me make my own mistakes and learn from them. I have some of the best memories a kid could have because of it.
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I am sure kids that had their fingers blown off by fireworks mishaps feel those are some of their "best memories"...

I get what you are saying but when there's a real level of danger, I think some caution is needed.
 
MavericK said:
I am sure kids that had their fingers blown off by fireworks mishaps feel those are some of their "best memories"...

I get what you are saying but when there's a real level of danger, I think some caution is needed.
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"some caution" exactly, we didn't have M80s, cherry bombs etc. Not even firecrackers. Stuff was still fun though and with proper education and supervision in my younger years on how to handle such items, I was able to retain all my fingers. Besides, where were those kids parents? And is that my fault that they made the poor choice to light an explosive while holding it? Just saying... I get where you are coming from, but this stuff always comes down to "well some people abuse it or misuse it so we gotta take it away from everyone for safety".
 
AliceCooper said:
"some caution" exactly, we didn't have M80s, cherry bombs etc. Not even firecrackers. Stuff was still fun though and with proper education and supervision in my younger years on how to handle such items, I was able to retain all my fingers. Besides, where were those kids parents? And is that my fault that they made the poor choice to light an explosive while holding it? Just saying... I get where you are coming from, but this stuff always comes down to "well some people abuse it or misuse it so we gotta take it away from everyone for safety".
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Yeah, there is definitely a balance to be made...and I agree that just banning things outright rather than holding the users of said items responsible is not a great solution.
 
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