Fidget Spinners Have a Speed Limit

Fidget Spinners Have a Speed LImit

Fidget spinners. The latest craze to hit the world. Everyone sells them or knows someone that does (I sell them and know over 10 other people that do). They are more annoying at this point than they are useful for their intended use (to control ADHD outbreaks). They come in many shapes, sizes, colors and the like also. I personally sell glow in the dark, tie-dye, light up and even ones that say things as they spin (in lights). What I have never done is have one, or hear of one, explode. That is until I read this article by Newsner.

Don’t be stupid like this guy
Alexander Dogl, 25 years old, bought himself a fidget spinner. After a bit of play with it, he felt it was spinning too slow.

"I looked down and there was blood everywhere," Alexander told Expressen.

In a competition with two other employees, Dogl attempted to make his fidget spinner spin faster. This is where things get stupid, folks.

Using a compressed air gun, Dogl was able to make his fidget spinner go faster alright.

"I held it in my hand and sprayed air on it. It started to go faster until fumes started to come out of it. Then it exploded," he told local media.

Blood was allegedly gushing out of Dogl’s thumb.

Image source: https://www.facebook.com/dagens.dk/posts/1564145403638368

Um, yeah.

"I was sent for X-rays, and they saw that I had a fracture in my thumb and the tendon had also been damaged."

Dude got it spinning so fast that it was emitting fumes. Fumes, folks. He saw nothing wrong here, even at that point.

So, don’t be stupid like this guy.

Source: http://en.newsner.com/popular-toy-exploded-in-alexandre-s-hand-now-he-s-warning-others/about/news