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World’s longest fidget spinner

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A Japanese company has developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any rival on the market — 12 minutes and counting.

Most fidget spinners, the must-have toy for 2017, can only rotate on their own for a few minutes at most. The gadget has a ball bearing in the centre and is designed to effortlessly spin with the flick of a finger.

Put to the test the company’s wheel-shaped Saturn Spinner whirled for 13 minutes and 35 seconds — although it took a few tries.

The secret is all in the design. The gadget, built at a pristine factory near Tokyo, has a heavy brass frame and a light aluminium ball bearing to increase centrifugal force.

But they don’t come cheap at 17,280 yen ($300 NZD) apiece, making them the preserve of only the most eager and cash-rich fidgeters. Most spinners cost around $12 or less.

The company that designed the fidget spinner should be good at this. Their ball bearings are used in space satellites and computer disks.

50 Responses

  1. guys! stop saying fidget spinners are old!! they only blew up several months ago, not even in 2016. the fidget spinner craze is still going on, though its a bit quieter now.

  2. Beyblades are getting cool again at my school and fidget spinners are getting old now here (Greytown school).

  3. Fidget spinner is dead and has been for a long time this guy made this invention too late, too bad m8 go find another fad

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