Diseased The Fidget Spinner Community - "It's Not A Trend, It's A Way Of Life."

[Trilby]

I'd say summer school. Those poor kids too dumb to pass during the school year got to have something to pass the time in those sweltering classrooms.

Surprised if none of then are doing it to get credits out of the way.

 

[DangerousGas]

I might have to try making a few of these, see if they sell. I have a few bearings knocking about, and since the machined metal ones seem to be regarded as 'prestige' if @autism420 's sperging is anything to go by, I could possibly spin a few quid (autismal puns for autismal fads) out of this trend before it dies.

 

[trueandhonestfan]

I might have to try making a few of these, see if they sell. I have a few bearings knocking about, and since the machined metal ones seem to be regarded as 'prestige' if @autism420 's sperging is anything to go by, I could possibly spin a few quid (autismal puns for autismal fads) out of this trend before it dies.

Even some "neat" looking plastic ones sell for quite a bit. Can't wait for this trend to die, fidget spinner shit is all over YouTube.

Spoiler: INB4 Plagued thread tag.

I didn't know fidget spinners started reaching the autistic giants market.

 

[autism420]

I might have to try making a few of these, see if they sell. I have a few bearings knocking about, and since the machined metal ones seem to be regarded as 'prestige' if @autism420 's sperging is anything to go by, I could possibly spin a few quid (autismal puns for autismal fads) out of this trend before it dies.

Are you a machinist? If not, you're going to want to learn before you try and make something like this.

Fancy metal ones won't go away, they were around far before the gas station tier spinners and will be around after.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

Even some "neat" looking plastic ones sell for quite a bit. Can't wait for this trend to die, fidget spinner shit is all over YouTube.

I didn't know fidget spinners started reaching the autistic giants market.

REEE-Fi-Fo-Fum,

 

[Pigeon On A Stick]

My younger cousin had a spare fidget spinner which she gave me, should I bury it in the garden?

 

[UptownRuckus]

I've seen videos of people playing with these things and I just don't get the appeal. You can't even do tricks with them, or at least good tricks.

Like, okay, I can understand people paying $20 for one, but over $100? Or even anything over $40? Are you fucking kidding me? And then they have the gall to be all huffy when people question their spending habits.

I won't pay more than what I found for one in the 7/11....7.50 plus tax.

 

[autism420]

I've seen videos of people playing with these things and I just don't get the appeal. You can't even do tricks with them, or at least good tricks.

Like, okay, I can understand people paying $20 for one, but over $100? Or even anything over $40? Are you fucking kidding me? And then they have the gall to be all huffy when people question their spending habits.

Why not make the same argument for shoes? Or makeup? I mean I don't expect everyone to understand, but you're talking to the same type of person who has a $500 pocket knife or a $1000 pistol

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

Why not make the same argument for shoes? Or makeup? I mean I don't expect everyone to understand, but you're talking to the same type of person who has a $500 pocket knife or a $1000 pistol

At least those things serve a purpose.

 

[TiggerNits]

Why not make the same argument for shoes? Or makeup? I mean I don't expect everyone to understand, but you're talking to the same type of person who has a $500 pocket knife or a $1000 pistol

I mean, I'll never get the reason for hyper expensive pocket knives either dude, but a device meant to spit a piece of lead using a controlled explosion inside a brass casing out at about 380 meters per second in a potential life and death scenario seems like the kind of thing you would want to be really well designed, forged, built and tested. So a high price tag seems pretty damn understandable

 

[Guy With Shit Opinions]

 

[TiggerNits]

Looks like how you play Spin the Bottle at the Chandler household

 

[Guy With Shit Opinions]

Strap in, time for some drop tests on dumb plastic:

I love how fucking blurry and out of focus the actual drop is.

Also that first one is apparently made of fucking porcelain to have shattered that hard at such an obviously small height

 

[autism420]

At least those things serve a purpose.

I mean, I'll never get the reason for hyper expensive pocket knives either dude, but a device meant to spit a piece of lead using a controlled explosion inside a brass casing out at about 380 meters per second in a potential life and death scenario seems like the kind of thing you would want to be really well designed, forged, built and tested. So a high price tag seems pretty damn understandable

Point being that with any product that serves a purpose, whether you deem it worthy or not, has multiple levels of quality and price.

A $500 Glock is more reliable than a $1000 Kimber by the way.

 

[TiggerNits]

Point being that with any product that serves a purpose, whether you deem it worthy or not, has multiple levels of quality and price.

A $500 Glock is more reliable than a $1000 Kimber by the way.

But nowhere near aa good as a $1,000 Sig or H&K

 

[cuddle striker]

My younger cousin had a spare fidget spinner which she gave me, should I bury it in the garden?

don't burn it though, you'll release the evil spirit

I mean, I'll never get the reason for hyper expensive pocket knives either dude, but a device meant to spit a piece of lead using a controlled explosion inside a brass casing out at about 380 meters per second in a potential life and death scenario seems like the kind of thing you would want to be really well designed, forged, built and tested. So a high price tag seems pretty damn understandable

well, revolvers and bolt action rifles are the most reliable, and usually can be bought the cheapest if you get them used.

 

[Guy With Shit Opinions]

I got a bit curious, so I decided to fire up a VM and click on a few of those clearly malicious links you see in every fidget spinner video to see where they lead:

Spoiler

Let's check out this one first:

Looks pretty convincing to me.

Well, only the TRUE and HONEST Amazon could create jpeg artifacts in their own logo like that! Why not?

Oh, that's a bit of a shame.

Let's try out this other honest merchant instead:

I dunno about you guys; this is probably legit. The domain looks pretty legit to me.

I'm gonna assume they wanted my email here, but it never actually checks -- you can just hit next.

Well I gotta go for the fingertip gyro spinner!

Oh sweet! I even got a Tesco voucher with it too -- now I can get a fidget spinner AND get free oranges!

Never mind.

Well, let's try one of the other offerings...

Welp, looks like they want me to play games now instead!

That's a bit odd. That one particular Chrome tab is using quite a bit of RAM...

Even though most of the sites have been rightfully cut down from the Internet, imagine the several poor souls, mostly children, who must've clicked these links.

 

[Pointless Pedant]

well, revolvers and bolt action rifles are the most reliable, and usually can be bought the cheapest if you get them used.

That's mostly down to the old engineer's saying, "the more parts there are, the more parts there are to go wrong". Revolvers and bolt actions are simpler than semi-automatics.

 

[DangerousGas]

Are you a machinist? If not, you're going to want to learn before you try and make something like this.

That's in my garage. You tell me.

 

[autism420]

That's in my garage. You tell me.

Make one shaped like :autism: