Talk:Fidget spinner/Archive 1

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2017
Add New Phragraph after ... stress.[3][2] Study shows the fidget toys can help people with ADD and ADHD to focus

and learn more

Not all the fidget spinners will perform the same(Faltu do not use). Spinners with different type of bearing and quality will determined the spin time and quietest on your hand and table. Williamtopia2000 (talk) 05:00, 24 April 2017 (UTC)5


 * The first is a ad for a book, it's not a reliable source and it doesn't mention fidget spinners. The third is a blog, and it isn't a reliable source either. The bbc ref is a reliable source, but it doesn't talk about fidget spinners. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 07:49, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Making new edits soon
I will be editing this article within the following week some more in addition to the edits I just made. Very interesting object. Soulbust (talk) 12:45, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2017
Fidget Spinners have been approved in schools and are clinically proven to help people with ADHD 5.39.182.29 (talk) 09:56, 2 May 2017 (UTC)


 * We need reliable sources to support claims like this. Specifically, when making claims about medical treatments (which is what "clinically proven" means) we need to follow the standards described at WP:MEDRS. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 10:17, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

There have been no scholarly rigorous clinical studies that show any reliable evidence that these devices improve the symptoms of ADHD. To state that they are "clinically proven" to help people manage their ADHD is unfounded. In "theory" they may help people with ADHD, but according which theory is a matter of speculation. They do seem awfully popular though... Dr.khatmando (talk) 08:20, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2017
Current iterations of the "Fidget Spinner" do not originate from Ms. Hettinger's toy at all. Her toy doesn't have a bearing, doesn't have "prongs" and only shares one quality with the current fidget spinner, it spins.

Scott McCoskery, President of MD Engineering LLC and inventor of the Torqbar® is credited as creator of the current iteration of the "fidget spinner". The Torqbar® was invented with two or more bodies of mass spinning about a centralized bearing for the purpose of hand spinning. The Torqbar® was introduced in the marketplace in September of 2015. MD Engineering LLC was formed in 2016 and was the first to release a widespread pre-sale motion in September of 2016, which resulted in the fidget spinner market visibility you see today. The Torqbar® is a patent pending fidget spinning device, which has been featured by Forbes as the "iPhone of Desk Toys". Full article here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jplafke/2016/12/23/the-199-torqbar-is-the-iphone-of-desk-toys/#23e36c267134

Ms. Hettinger's toy was not for sale during this timeframe. Pauld848 (talk) 21:49, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Forbes sites aren't reliable sources. Stickee (talk) 01:54, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
 * This sounds like an edit by someone just trying to reference their own product. What's with the overuse of the trademark? 2603:3023:10B:D100:C062:194F:AF0C:6A8F (talk) 22:11, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I would back up the idea that Scott McCoskery and his TorqBar is where the current craze started, unless someone has specific details on an earlier actual product (yes, I know this is not sufficiently sourced - that's why I'm putting it here, for information, rather than in the article proper): A custom maker of small pocket tools, Peter Atwood, has for many years been making several roughly-key-sized tools with a round hole in the middle. Scott McCoskery came up with the idea of, made, and began selling, a button/bearing "insert" that force-fit into this hole, resulting in a spinner with an action just like the now popular fidget spinners. Here is a video he posted in October of 2013 showing a prototype spinner in an Atwood Ghost tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYNxK7duwqo . Around the spring of 2015, I contacted him to ask about getting one of these inserts (planning to then track down the appropriate hard-to-obtain Atwood tool); he replied that he was working on a design for standalone spinner (something that _only_ spun, rather than being a tool adapted to spin), and would get back to me. The design he spoke of became the TorqBar. Initially, they were all custom-made one at a time by him, to customer specs (for materials and finishes, high-end things like anodized titanium, zirconium, damascus steel, and tritium glow vials). He put me on his waiting list when it opened in July 2015. In October 2015 we worked out options and payment, he started work on my TorqBar late in December 2015, and I received my custom TorqBar (serial #10) from him in January of 2016. The "fan club" where all this was chronicled was a Facebook group called "SCAM Design" (nothing to do with scams, rather based on Scott McCoskery's initials). And this page ( http://torqbar.info/family-portrait-1-11/ ) has a "collage" image I put together and posted to that FB group, back then, of the first 11 TorqBars sold (I have no relation to the website - I was amused to come across my own photo when I went searching for TorqBars today). And, if you look at that image, you'll note that one of the popular two-pronged variants widely available today is a complete ripoff of Scott's design (not just the basic two-prong bearing-and-button-in-the-middle layout, but the dogbone/wasp-waisted profile, the thin base plate with additional weight panels added on the ends for mass, the crescent-moon shape of those weights, and the cutouts in the weights to accommodate a keychain attachment at either end - I appreciate inspiration/iteration of designs, but I despise mindless copying of someone else's work). Links that may be useful: Scott's Facebook group "SCAM Design": https://www.facebook.com/groups/1075373552503271/ (started mid-2015 and note that it's a closed group, you'll have to wait for a moderator to approve you to gain access, but you can read the early days of the TorqBar as it unfolded) -- Fundraiser "Help Bring the Torqbar to Market": https://www.gofundme.com/cn5h2pyg (from Oct 2, 2015) -- Video showing the first prototype spinner insert for an Atwood tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDgkLGi839Y (from Oct 25, 2013) -- Video showing an early TorqBar (#2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO7qVPOHvaM (from Sep 28, 2015) -- Article on the history of fidget spinners and TorqBars published today in the Seattle Times: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/our-high-end-fidget-spinner-will-beat-the-competition-local-makers-say/ (May 17, 2017). Anyway, I'm well aware none of this is admissible in court / on Wikipedia, but I thought someone might find this trail of breadcrumbs useful/interesting. CarlRJ (talk) 07:22, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

It does seem that similarities between Hettinger's toy and the fidget spinner have been substantially exaggerated, but it isn't quite fair to say that the only thing Hettinger's toy has in common with the modern fidget spinner is that "it spins." Hettinger's toy was designed specifically to be spun on the finger, and addressing the need to fidget was specifically mentioned as a function of the toy in her patent application. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.221.40 (talk) 16:20, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Questionable source re claimed inventor (and claim itself)
I do not believe Ms. Hettinger's is the inventor of this toy. her toy is a much larger balance thin plastic type spinning toy. The guardian article used as a citation, is more of an interview with her, repeating her claim but shows no actual link between her toy and the bearing type, non-balance related, popular Fidget spinner. her patent http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5591062.html is more about the dome shape at the top of her balance spinning toy, and has no relation to the free-hand function, and smaller bearing style spinner. Earlier patents predate her claimed invention with similar balance related spinners http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5591062.html (sorry I'm new to wiki editing, so hope i've done the right thing commenting here). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truthibiscus (talk • contribs) 17:18, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2017
fidget spinner is uitgevonden door Zeb Polgar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.83.1.44 (talk) 08:57, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Semiprotection expired
The page is no longer semiprotected, why is the padlock template thingy still up? Protection has expired on 2017-05-08 23:04 UTC as I checked article revision history Ryan (talk) 04:21, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
 * G'day, usually they are removed by a bot, but it seems to have been missed so I've removed it manually. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:50, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-Protected Edit Request 9 may
This entry seems to be suffering vandalism by a wikipedia editor -see the history. Stub Mandrel (talk) 15:15, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Bloomberg article debunking a lot of the claims made in the wiki
Unfortunately it looks like Catherine Hettiger is not the inventor of the fidget spinner, all of the sources cited supporting the claim in this article refer back to Wikipedia, and she is telling journalists to say "Wikipedia claims..." about her inventorship. She's also basing a Kickstarter on these "Wikipedia claims." Linked article below - seems like this entire entry needs an overhaul.

--Thomas Craven (talk) 12:55, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree. If you look at her Kickstarter, the image looks nothing like the spinner that the wiki is about.

Picture: Kickstarter: PUNKMINKIS (CHAT) 13:22, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

This article needs to be edited quickly. In fact, it should have been edited a long time ago. It appears that the false story of "Catherine Hettinger" being the inventor of the fidget spinner ORIGINATES from this wikipedia page. Whoever edited this article essentially started the urban myth, which media picked up on immediately because it is a classic "Cinderella" story of a small-time inventor being beat out by big corporations. The only problem is it is NOT TRUE. Wikipedia should be ashamed for being the source of such a blatant myth, and allowing it to remain on the page for so long. 126.126.231.136 (talk) 21:09, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

The Catherine Hittiger "origins" section needs to be removed completely. We now have a reliable source (Bloodberg) dispelling this myth that she has anything to do with the contemporary "Fidget Spinner" craze or products. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LordCazicThule (talk • contribs) 21:50, 11 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Scott McCosker appears to be the inventor, per All Things Considered on NPR. http://www.npr.org/2017/05/04/526931943/fidget-spinner-emerges-as-must-have-toy-of-the-year - NewkirkPlaza (talk) 22:42, 11 May 2017 (UTC)


 * It's Scott McCoskery - I posted some history up above on this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CarlRJ (talk • contribs) 17:52, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

physics?
Any links to primary sources about the physics of the spinners? Note that while they look as a rigid rotor, really each bearing can rotate freely, and all of then at the same time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.216.217.210 (talk) 00:07, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

I have this same question: Do the three ball bearings on the outside of the spinner have any function or are they just weights? 84.75.225.59 (talk) 08:07, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2017
The thing on the article should be changed from inventor unknown to inventor Catherine Hettinger 24.97.253.174 (talk) 15:03, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --allthefoxes (Talk) 15:44, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

hut÷tyler °°°°°°° — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.8.149.172 (talk) 18:05, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2017
On the Origin section, the next line should be changed,

from:

"Hettinger told the New York Post that the idea for the toy came as she saw young boys throwing rocks at police officers in Israel"

To:

"Hettinger told the New York Post that the idea for the toy came as she saw young (Palestinian) boys throwing rocks at police officers in Israel"

Should be changed because:

The change reflects the truth as to the events that took place, and explains the situation better. Otherwise it is certain to confuse people, as the reason for the the rock-throwing at the police is extremely vague at best.

Sources:

Main Source: http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/1.788191

Comment: Although Haaretz is an Israeli Newspaper, it has a Far-Left ideology-base agenda, and therefore, in this case it would definitely not be misquoting, and is indeed a reliable source. Jason899 (talk) 20:27, 15 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. My take: Civil unrest is commonplace in the world, and so are toys. That the invention of this toy may have been sparked by its inventor's witnessing a particular instance of civil unrest seems rather trivial to me, but feel free to reopen your request if you'd like another opinion.  Rivertorch   FIREWATER  04:03, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2017
Add the following below the 1st paragraph in the "Rise in popularity" section (after the text ending in .... Several sellers on Etsy were reported to be creating and selling customized spinner designs.[1])

On March 24, 2017 The first fidget spinner app for mobile devices was released on the apple store, entitled "Fidget Spinner". [ https://appsto.re/us/w-n3hb.i ] It was adapted by Get A Charge LLC from an app written by an Aerospace Engineering Professor to demonstrate the principles of the dynamics of a rotating mass with a spring restoring force and dissipative damping, which is a classical 2nd order dynamical system used to demonstrate the various oscillatory modes of motion of an aircraft and other rotating and moving objects. Steckje (talk) 01:40, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Train2104 (t • c) 03:30, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

The link to the apple app store [ https://appsto.re/us/w-n3hb.i ] (follow the previous version tab) clearly shows this app was released on March 24, 2017, well before the May 17 app currently cited. I am the aerospace engineering professor who wrote the app for the purposes stated. The app currently has 800,000+ downloads --Steckje (talk) 20:04, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't believe that having 800,000 downloads would justify a link in the article. I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message (talk to me) (My edits) @  20:19, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2017
-Add the following at the end of the "Responses from schools" section: "According to a study from the fidget spinner database Spinner List, 32% of the top 200 American high schools — the 100 largest private and 100 largest public schools, according to Department of Education data — have banned spinners from the premises."

-The study SOURCE is: https://spinnerlist.com/pages/fidget-spinners-new-ban-study-2017

-This study was quoted on several news site last week. For example here: http://www.businessinsider.com/fidget-spinners-banned-from-top-high-schools-2017-5 Dieuz (talk) 02:53, 17 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Padlock-silver-open.svg Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. —MRD2014 📞 contribs 01:15, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

RPM
Is there any information to be had on the typical 'speeds' (by which I mean rate of revolutions) reached by normal use of a 2017-style spinner? They appear to me to be well engineered and balanced and therefore spin pretty fast, carrying quite a bit of momentum. But I am aware "pretty fast" and "quite a bit" are very vague. If there are sources on the physics of fidget spinners it would be great to include them. Beorhtwulf (talk) 21:18, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 May 2017
please remove all reference to Catherine Hettinger as the inventor of the Fidget Spinner. Per, your own article: "Hettinger herself acknowledges there is no direct connection between her own spinning toy and fidget spinners in their current form and does not make any claims on being the inventor of the product, telling Bloomberg News: "Let's just say I'm claimed to be the inventor. You know, 'Wikipedia claims,' or something like that."[9]"

Please include pictures of the Torqbar as it is the origin of the Fidget Spinner. Pauld848 (talk) 00:18, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Put your request into a "please change X to Y" format. -KAP03(Talk &bull;&#32;Contributions &bull;&#32;Email) 18:54, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

3D printing mentioned in original edit
The original page mentioned schools 3D printing these, with a ref that perhaps was only not good enough since it was school and location specific. B137 (talk) 01:59, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Proof that it is a stress relieving toy
Currently there is no scientific evidence that it relieves stress. Please remove the claim that is is one from the description. It is claimed to be one but there is no scientific evidence or published reasearch proving it is one. Saying that it is one on Wikipedia is dangerous for children and validates a false claim. Fowle125 (talk) 02:58, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2017
i need to chang the figet spinner 2A02:C7D:5B95:B500:4F0:C3B9:DE97:DCE (talk) 17:10, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. - FlightTime  ( open channel ) 17:11, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 June 2017
Fidget spinners have no significant value to life usually normies use them to cope with their need to trend and people get into unintelligent fights over them because they think they're cool for no apparent reason, fidget spinners were stolen and the original creator gets no money while some rich corporation does, it honestly hurts many people and are a distraction and are the opposite of good classroom discussion if they are talked about, and a final point is all the norms today say they help disabled kids, THEN WHY ARE YOU USING THEM IF YOU AREN'T DISABLED ARE YOU ACTUALY ABD FAIL TO HAVE THE INTELLECTUAL VALUE TO SEE THAT IN 500 YEARS WHEN PEOPLE I THE FUTURE SEE WHAT WE MADE AND THAT CHILDREN WERE DYING IN AFRICA WHILE WE TALK ABOUT A PLASTIC AND METAL TOY, THIS HAS NO VALUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Random character sequence (talk) 20:41, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Use
As a person who doesnt know what the article is about im in the condition to state that im a perfect reviewer for this article. being that I read the entire article in both enwiki and eswiki and now Im writting this discussion athe same s before I reached the article (whithout understanding how it is supposed to work) Im in the position to argue that this --Neurorebel (talk) 13:18, 27 June 2017 (UTC)article hasnt a clear context. If it is a game It should describe game play on a section or method or use or whatever that clearify for what the toy is used, and how is it supposed to bring amusement to the player. --Neurorebel (talk) 21:31, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

The article is long and repetitious, and it didn't explain what makes it spin. Is there a spring inside? A battery? This seems like an article that would only make sense to someone who has played with one and already knows how it works.77Mike77 (talk) 14:32, 14 June 2017 (UTC)


 * If I understand correctly, the toy is just a simple bearing. The user grasps the center of the toy and pushes on the outside spokes to cause them to spin around the central pivot point. 2601:644:0:DBD0:F419:D034:4244:D136 (talk) 05:03, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I looked it up on Youtube and saw how it works. This article gives no explanation, and is therefore of no use to anyone who would be reading it.77Mike77 (talk) 18:29, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
 * That is because there are no reliable sources that discuss the mechanics of fidget spinners. -KAP03(Talk &bull;&#32;Contributions &bull;&#32;Email) 06:30, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * The Fidget spinner technically is (yet )a(nother) useless machine, also you should research on the patents for use and mechanism sourcing.
 * Also the gameplay nearly reaches the Futile game definition--Neurorebel (talk) 13:20, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Merger proposal with "Fidget Cube"
The article on "Fidget Cube" comprises three fairly short paragraphs and seems unlikely to expand. It could easily be merged here, or both articles could be merged into a new "fidget toy" article. Augurar (talk) 08:05, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I propose Fidget toy as common link.--Neurorebel (talk) 05:02, 15 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Oppose Fidget spinners and fidget cubes are not similar enough to be included into the same article. -KAP03(Talk &bull;&#32;Contributions &bull;&#32;Email) 22:18, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
 * The articles should only be merged for one reason. The articles should only be merged if the new merged article is called "Fidget Toys" or something else than unifies all "Fidget Toys," and should include all versions of "Fidget Toys." There can be different sections for each specific "Fidget Toy." TherealBoomboy (talk) 20:23, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose Do Not Include Fidget Cubes. Due to the fact that fidget cubes a completely different design and are used differently, they should not be included in fidget spinners. Also since there has a dramatic decline of fidget spinners due to fidget cubes, there could be an opening to vandalism. Teddy707 (talk) 14:01, 19 June 2017 (UTC)Teddy707
 * Although the designs are different, they serve a similar purpose of keeping the user's hands occupied and providing pleasing sensory feedback. Augurar (talk) 08:41, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
 * There are other toys that do that (not just fidget spinners and cubes) such as Stress ball and Worry stone. Instead of merging the articles, a more general article at Fidget toy could summarize the content from this article and the fidget cube article. -KAP03(Talk &bull;&#32;Contributions &bull;&#32;Email) 23:19, 21 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Oppose The only thing they have in common is the concept of a fidget toy. There is no master article for fidget toy. It makes no sense to move Fidget Cube to the Fidget Spinner article. Both have enough coverage, even though fidget spinner clearly has overwhelmingly more. Mr. Magoo (talk) 12:59, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose A single "fidget toy" article would be OK, but the cube is not a subset of the spinner in form or function. Nick Cooper (talk) 14:42, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose The cube is a fidget toy but is different from the fidget spinner, fidget pen, and other fidget objects. — Molly-in-md (talk) 23:20, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong oppose not the same topic, and if I can recall, a good old half of the wiki is 3 paragraphs long! Cheers, Friy Man  Per aspera ad astra  17:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Tag
User: KATMAKROFAN about the PR tag you placed, would you please explain precisely where you see "press release" content in this article? In the absence of any concrete remarks I have removed the tag. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 01:20, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
 * WP:NOTNEWS. KMF (talk) 01:22, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for answering. I agree 100% that WP is not news, and looking more closely I have done some trimming of content that probably does violate NOTNEWS/TRIVIA. What is left that specifically violates that, in this article, in your view?  Thx  Jytdog (talk) 03:10, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Old toy
Back in Soviet childhood days we used to fidget with bare ball bearings. This fidget spinner is almost exactly the same as fidgeting with a ball bearing that sits on your finger--KpoT (talk) 17:10, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Bias
Hello. I have never made any sort of contribution to wikipedia before, but after reading this article I could not help myself. This is without doubt the most biased article I have read on wikipedia. There is clearly an underlying argument that fidget spinners are not effective or useful in the slightest. It is so apparent that there is almost an annoyance evident in the writer. Sentences like "As of May 2017, there is no scientific evidence that they are effective as a treatment for autism or ADHD", "32% of the largest 200 American public and private high schools had banned spinners on campus." or the entirely unnecessary "Fidget spinners were a fad that lasted roughly from December 2016 until around June 2017" make this very clear. It is almost as if someone is trying to proclaim the death of the fidget spinner fad. I have never used a fidget spinner in my life; I am not making some attempt at defending them. But as someone who frequently resorts to Wikipedia to inform themselves, this seems more like an article complaining about the fidget spinner than an actual entry in an encyclopedia. It, quite simply, reeks of bias. I have never edited Wikipedia before, and so, I hope someone else with more experience can fix this article focusing on informing rather than proving a point. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.160.99.28 (talk • contribs) 06:08, 26 July 2017  (UTC)
 * Thanks for your note, and welcome to Wikipedia!  Wikipedia articles are based on what we call reliable sources, so no, you will not find marketing hype anywhere in Wikipedia (hopefully).  People do try to add it, but we do our best to keep it out, so that people have a reliable source of noncommercial information. Jytdog (talk) 07:30, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Possible older origin, worthy of mentioning?
"The original fidget spinner is 4,000 years old" This photo (apparently taken from a museum) shows a fidget-spinner-like object from ancient Mesopotamia (c. ~2000 BC) https://twitter.com/i/moments/892421408369790976 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.155.211.38 (talk) 20:10, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

video aboutu fidget spinners
you can view some videos here about fidget spiners http://www.namasha.com/kaplanmarket/videos?qm=%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Msmgh2020 (talk • contribs) 07:26, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2017
2405:204:8404:6617:0:0:1883:10AD (talk) 12:06, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. KGirl  (Wanna chat?) 12:07, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Conservation of energy
Edit request (?)

This toy can be (and has been) used to demonstrate Conservation of energy; IMO, a link to same would be appropriate for the 'See also' section. For example, there is currently a discussion at WP:Reference desk/Science. — 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:29AF:8B75:2D37:5BB4 (talk) 19:42, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 October 2017
A fidget spinner ( or "fidge") is a toy that consists of a ball-bearing in the center of a multi-lobed flat structure made from metal or plastic designed to spin along its axis with little effort. Unbun (talk) 03:20, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Sparkling Pessimist   Scream at me!  03:32, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 October 2017
Kids Ride Wild come up with a short list of our absolute top picks that are currently available on the market

...Bearings can vary to adjust for the design's spin time, vibration, and noise, causing unique sensory feedback.... 12Habisha (talk) 20:47, 18 October 2017 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2018
Remove company, it wasn't invented by hasbro. 2620:0:1045:1F:B0B6:D3EE:4819:3B4E (talk) 11:46, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   14:07, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Internet meme?
In what way is the fidget spinner an Internet meme? - Tournesol (talk) 16:12, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

I genuinely figured everyone viewed fidget spinners as a giant Internet meme, although I know I shouldn't assume from my POV. So, here are some sources I found off a quick Google search discussing spinners as memes either in the title or in the actual source's content. Hopefully they are sufficient to at least offer a mention of fidget spinners' meme status, and an inclusion of the Internet memes categorization.
 * https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/fidget-spinners/ (The Daily Dot)
 * http://www.dorkly.com/post/83456/fidget-spinners-have-memes-now-this-is-the-real-world (Dorkly)
 * https://news.avclub.com/desperate-government-resorts-to-hip-memes-to-keep-fidge-1798264075 (The A.V. Club)
 * http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/a9910606/james-charles-fidget-spinner-contour/ (Cosmopolitan)
 * https://www.npr.org/2017/05/04/526931943/fidget-spinner-emerges-as-must-have-toy-of-the-year (NPR)
 * http://www.thefader.com/2017/05/15/fidget-spinner-bass-guitar (The Fader)
 * https://www.inverse.com/article/39386-net-neutrality-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-s-meme-filled-video-is-bizarre (Inverse)
 * https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/vbgnm4/heres-the-black-flag-fidget-spinner-you-never-knew-you-needed (Noisey)
 * http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/news/a38439/tory-burch-fidget-spinner-new-york-ss18/ (Elle)
 * http://www.thisisinsider.com/17-year-olds-made-3d-printed-fidget-spinners-2017-6 (The Insider)

Best wishes, Soulbust (talk) 18:31, 5 January 2018 (UTC)


 * If I understand these sources correctly, there are indeed Internet memes about fidget spinners. If this justifies adding the category to the article about fidget spinners, I have no objection, but I don't get the impression that fidget spinners in themselves would be considered an Internet meme which is what I'd expect the category to represent. - Tournesol (talk) 21:33, 5 January 2018 (UTC)


 * I, for one, would support inclusion. Benjamin (talk) 13:02, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

ADHD and Autism
I don't believe it's correct to categorize Autism as a neurological disorder. I'm unsure about ADHD (and I removed ADD from the article, because I believe that ADD is considered a type of ADHD) Waitalie Nat (talk) 21:59, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Inventor and availability of the fidget spinner as shown on the Wiki.
The fidget spinner (tri-spinner fidget toy) was created by David Pavelsky in 2016. First online sale was May 2016. A patent was applied for shortly after but was not approved and published until October 31, 2017 and can be seen here http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=10&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=pavelsky&OS=pavelsky&RS=pavelsky. This is the original design before it was stolen by so many others and mass produced in china. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.242.49.188 (talk) 02:01, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

hello a fidget spinner is an annoying cancerous toy and is made for orginially autistic kids. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.102.157.144 (talk) 13:07, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2019
Can I edit the page? M3M3 Gamer YT (talk) 19:03, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * , not currently, as you are not autoconfirmed and editing is restricted to autoconfirmed users. However, if you can describe the edit you would like to make and note what reliable sources support it, someone can make the edit for you, provided it follows the policies for editing articles. Seraphimblade Talk to me 19:09, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Spinning sexual toy?
I was researching fidget cubes and went to the bottom of the page and it said ‘fidget spinner’ with the subtitle spinning sexual toy. Anyone knows how to fix that? Thanks. Zeeshan7tfInd (talk) 22:57, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It's not there in that form as of this writing. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 23:43, 19 September 2019 (UTC)