World¡¯s most advanced fidget spinner can keep rotating for up to 12 minutes ¨C but costs ¡ê121
A JAPANESE company has developed a fidget spinner that whirls for up to 12 minutes ¨C longer than any rival on the market.
Most of the fidget spinners currently on the market can only rotate on their own for a few minutes at most.
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But a subsidiary of the precision machinery maker NSK is using ball bearings which are normally used in space satellites and computer disks to make the ¡°Rolls Royce of toys¡±.
The gadget is billed as a stress reliever but is banned in some schools as a distraction. It has a ball bearing in the centre and is designed to effortlessly spin with the flick of a finger.
¡°We¡¯re confident that ours is the longest spinner around,¡± said Toshikazu Ishii, president of NSK Micro Precision.
The secret is all in the design, Ishii said.
The gadget is built at a pristine factory near Tokyo with a heavy brass frame and a light aluminium ball bearing to increase centrifugal force.
But they don¡¯t come cheap at 17,280 yen (¡ê121) apiece, making them the preserve of only the most eager and cash-rich fidgeters. Most spinners cost around $12 or less.
10 Aug,2017
