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Fidget Spinner Craze: Stop Selling Toys That Claim Health Benefits

Show this to everyone who tells you that fidget spinners help them concentrate. 

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If you have an internet connection and ample time to waste, then you may have seen the new toy fad. The latest attraction on the cool kids’ block is the fidget spinner.

They’re meant for mindless play while you’re working or sitting in class. Remember spinning pens between your fingers in classrooms? Basically, someone figured out they could make money by inventing a whole new object for people to fidget with.

But here’s the catch. Look at this cat playing with the fidget spinner. Does it look like it can concentrate on work (read: being lazy)?

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