Calm Your Anxiety with Fidget Hand Toys: The Finger Spinning Toy That Helps You Focus

Lowell Thompson: Keeps your hands, eyes and mind occupied. A welcome little distraction when you have time to kill or are feeling a little anxious. Great conversation piece too! Everyone wanted to try it out because it looks and moves like none other. A small price for the comfort and piece of mind you get from fidgeting with it.

United States on Jul 14, 2023

ultrapigulon: I enjoy using this a lot. It is very different to traditional spinners. Just spinning it around doesn't really cause any action in the smaller pendulum. But hanging it vertically, or a little below horizontal, and rocking it back and forth erratically, causes interesting interactions between the two pendulums. I can also give the small pendulum a flick, then spin the big one around while the smaller one orbits.

The central ring of the larger pendulum has ridges on it, so I can set the spinner rocking with my index finger while I'm holding it between my thumb and middle finger, on the same hand. It's fun to let it drop, and watch the chaotic motion play out. The smaller pendulum will sometimes do a full loop after I think all the energy of the swing has already run out. It's pretty cool.

The bearings seem to be very good quality. A little friction occurs in the larger one, probably because I'm holding it on an angle.

It's pretty expensive, and probably not for everyone. I didn't really 'get it' at first, but after using it for a while I am glad I bought it. If you have a spinner collection without one of these in it, I can highly recommend it...

United States on Feb 17, 2023

DK: This is my work fidget. Since it's stainless it's easy to keep clean and durable. I've tried a fidget pen but it didn't hold up. I work in a hospital so the plastic or silicone ones would be prone to pick up lint or germs so I prefer the metal.

As for use, there's a few different ways to play with this one so I can hold it in one hand and spin or put in on a table and make it spin around. Really, I can be discrete or not so that works for me.

United States on Jan 13, 2023

L. Gust: I suspect the reason this product exists is to keep really awful ball bearings from the landfill.

The device meets the description and pictures. It is a small multijointed device that has a nice heft to it, and the components do swivel smoothly and with almost no noise. It has a good feel in the hand, and this particular model (single arm) has a nice chaotic swing to it, as does any jointed pendulum.

The one I purchased was clean and shiny, all the edges were smooth, and it arrived in a nice gift box with a rubberized insert. The nice gift box was unfortunately marred by a huge barcode sticker across the top.

The bearings would be unusable for anything other than a toy. Sideplay is almost five degrees in the main bearing, somewhat less at the elbow joint, and there is a tactile click going from tension to compression, indicating either a really loose race and/or undersize balls. Fortunately, toys tend to have light loads in use, so maybe these shortcomings will not reduce its service life too much.

United States on Mar 04, 2022

Kira: So.... This does exactly what it says as far as function. I have problems with anxiety/restlessness at work, and this really does help. It is surprising, but having a second spin axis makes a lot of difference. (Fair warning, you will be MORE distracted for the first hour or so of using this, so try it at home first if you plan to use it for work distraction).

The unit is very durable, but I still can't tell if it is fully stainless steel as it says in the description. I am pretty convinced that it is aluminum for some parts and a low mid-low chromium steel for the rest (the end spinner is slightly magnetic, but the main body is not and a small scratch that was from manufacturing has the crystallized look of aluminum when put under a scope).

It is a very fun toy, but please be aware that you aren't going to set this on the table and watch it spin. If you aren't applying an external motion, it will stop very quickly. The balance is such that, if you set it on a table, it will rest on the edge of the button and the edge of the second spinner. This precludes stationary use.

With all of the above said, I would still recommend this as a...

United States on Oct 19, 2020