Fidget Spinner

[Thomas1977]

i wonder how many people here have or use one. I got one it was made on 3D printer from someone and it spins just as good as the ones people pay money for.

 

[Thomas1977]

Wow I'm surprised nobody here is saying anything on this.

 

[Brian 244]

These will be clogging junk drawers and discount bins 6 months from now ( maybe sooner)

 

[Thomas1977]

I don't know about that I thought these things were just starting to get really popular.

 

[Brian 244]

Fad

1.
a temporary fashion, notion, manner ofconduct, etc., especially one followedenthusiastically by a group.

 

[twerppoet]

Not that I have anything against fads. I just don't often find them interesting. At least not long enough to bother with participating.

I thought the pet rock was cute, but the fasination wore off before I actualy saw one. Same for the fidget spinners. They were mildly intersting, but by the time I saw one I was no longer interested. Especially since the first ones I saw were obviously cheap knockoffs.

Besides, I'm a traditionalist. I fidget with a pen or pencil.

 

[Thomas1977]

Technically almost anything is a fad. I suppose iPads and iPods could be considered as such as well.

 

[scifan57]

Technically almost anything is a fad. I suppose iPads and iPods could be considered as such as well.

Generally, a fad is something that has a brief period of incredible popularity then fades away quite quickly. Other things, such as iPads, have lasting value and will endure in one form or another for quite some time.

 

[Thomas1977]

Well some things don't last forever as we have seen in the world of technology.