A couple of weeks ago I read about the sudden craze of fidget spinners. Last week, I saw one of the new interns in office playing with one. And
then my nephew Ryan playing with one. And it seemed that wherever I went
someone or the other was playing with one.
And naturally I borrowed theirs and ended up playing with it. And liking, well actually loving it. Next step, Buy 1. Which quickly translated to buying 10. Which I will now have to perforce present to people I know.
One would think that this wonderful product designed so well, had all the markings of success. And so it succeeded. But you would be wrong.
The fidget spinner as the name mis-suggests was designed as a tool not for fidgeting but to prevent fidgeting. It seemed like persons with ADHD tend to be unable to focus and so their hands are constantly in motion searching for something to do.
The origin is unclear and initially Catherine Hettinger was credited with being the inventor. She filed a patent for a spinning toy in 1993.
"... she told The Guardian that the origins of the fidget spinner came when she was suffering from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness.Unable to play with her daughter, she started "throwing things together with newspaper and tape" in an effort to entertain her. It soon gained moderate popularity as she began small-scale manufacturing from her home and sold her invention around art fairs in Florida."
"... A Bloomberg News article, however, disputes the claim that Hettinger is the original inventor of the fidget spinner, citing two patent lawyers who saw little resemblance between the fidget spinners which rose to popularity in 2017 and Hettinger's spinning toy, as described in the patent. Hettinger 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.
Although the patent status of the various fidget spinners currently on the market is unclear, in an interview appearing on May 4, 2017 on NPR, Scott McCoskery describes how he invented a metal spinning device in 2014 to cope with his own fidgeting in IT meetings and conference calls. In response to requests from an online community, he began selling the device he called the Torqbar online. Shortly thereafter, others began making and selling their own versions, and in 2016 he partnered with a friend to file for a provisional patent."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidget_spinner
The fidget spinner in its modern avatar, seems to have started its popularity journey in the beginning of 2017. There was an article published in Forbes on Dec. 23, 2016 by James Plafke describing fidget spinners as the "must-have office toy for 2017". So itremains a question whether the article started the process or just saw it coming.
And quickly like all good things there were several designer fidget spinners also available.
And again like all good things the price range varied big-time but whether the quality did remains an open question.
And for those of you who are wondering at what the hell is a fidget spinner, here's a short video on the subject.
How do fidget spinners work?
GorillaPhysics
Its popularity reached a level that CNN had an article, "All your questions about fidget spinners, answered".
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/health/fidget-spinners-what-is-trnd/index.html
Available since 1993. Goes viral in 2017. Yet another example of the way the world works. For anything to succeed the universe needs to be ready, the stars lined up and everything else in the right place at the right time. And then it will happen.
And for all those with a great idea that's going nowhere, this offers some insight. All you can do is to try and be there at the right places and hope that the right time will come. Hopefully sooner than later.
And naturally I borrowed theirs and ended up playing with it. And liking, well actually loving it. Next step, Buy 1. Which quickly translated to buying 10. Which I will now have to perforce present to people I know.
One would think that this wonderful product designed so well, had all the markings of success. And so it succeeded. But you would be wrong.
The fidget spinner as the name mis-suggests was designed as a tool not for fidgeting but to prevent fidgeting. It seemed like persons with ADHD tend to be unable to focus and so their hands are constantly in motion searching for something to do.
The origin is unclear and initially Catherine Hettinger was credited with being the inventor. She filed a patent for a spinning toy in 1993.
"... she told The Guardian that the origins of the fidget spinner came when she was suffering from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness.Unable to play with her daughter, she started "throwing things together with newspaper and tape" in an effort to entertain her. It soon gained moderate popularity as she began small-scale manufacturing from her home and sold her invention around art fairs in Florida."
"... A Bloomberg News article, however, disputes the claim that Hettinger is the original inventor of the fidget spinner, citing two patent lawyers who saw little resemblance between the fidget spinners which rose to popularity in 2017 and Hettinger's spinning toy, as described in the patent. Hettinger 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.
Although the patent status of the various fidget spinners currently on the market is unclear, in an interview appearing on May 4, 2017 on NPR, Scott McCoskery describes how he invented a metal spinning device in 2014 to cope with his own fidgeting in IT meetings and conference calls. In response to requests from an online community, he began selling the device he called the Torqbar online. Shortly thereafter, others began making and selling their own versions, and in 2016 he partnered with a friend to file for a provisional patent."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidget_spinner
The fidget spinner in its modern avatar, seems to have started its popularity journey in the beginning of 2017. There was an article published in Forbes on Dec. 23, 2016 by James Plafke describing fidget spinners as the "must-have office toy for 2017". So itremains a question whether the article started the process or just saw it coming.
And quickly like all good things there were several designer fidget spinners also available.
And again like all good things the price range varied big-time but whether the quality did remains an open question.
And for those of you who are wondering at what the hell is a fidget spinner, here's a short video on the subject.
How do fidget spinners work?
GorillaPhysics
Its popularity reached a level that CNN had an article, "All your questions about fidget spinners, answered".
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/health/fidget-spinners-what-is-trnd/index.html
Available since 1993. Goes viral in 2017. Yet another example of the way the world works. For anything to succeed the universe needs to be ready, the stars lined up and everything else in the right place at the right time. And then it will happen.
And for all those with a great idea that's going nowhere, this offers some insight. All you can do is to try and be there at the right places and hope that the right time will come. Hopefully sooner than later.
Fidget spinners are small ball-bearing toys that can be rotated between your fingers to provide a pleasing sensory experience. Most fidget spinners were marketed as an aid for people who suffer from anxiety, autism and ADHD as they claim to provide greater concentration to people who suffer from these conditions but the most interesting thing is you can make it sitting at home https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_q7LIkA94wFVwB0C_gjkkw
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