Q&A for How to Make a Fidget Spinner

They are fun and entertaining, and they pass the time when you're bored. They also allow you to fidget with them instead of having to move your body or legs around.

Although they were invented in the 1990s, fidget spinners became a popular toy in 2017. Often marketed for their health benefits, the toy began being used by school children, resulting in some schools banning the spinners, arguing that the toy became a distraction in classrooms. Other schools are allowing the toy to be used discreetly by children in order to help them concentrate.

It spins for about 10 seconds. If you want one that spins better, I suggest you just buy a cheap spinner instead.

You can use acetone as a solvent to break down any contaminants inside the fidget spinner. This will also smooth out the bearings, allowing them to spin faster.

They help people fidget so they can concentrate better. It's especially good for people with ADD/ADHD.

It depends on what design you choose. If you make your spinner look like a store bought one, then yes, it will.

Use a hammer or something similar to knock the bearings out of the plastic or metal that makes up the rest of the fidget spinner.

Adding weights to the end of a fidget spinner is an easy way to increase the spin time and the spin speed. If you flick your fidget spinner faster or harder, it should also spin for much longer.

The true inventor of the fidget spinner as we know it today is a little uncertain. Catherine Hettinger invented a "spinning toy" in 1993 that bears some similarities to the modern fidget spinner. However, the person who is credited with creating the spinners that we know today is Scott McCoskery.