Spinner Informative Speech

We would like to introduce our friends and readers to a new section of Investory, featuring interesting facts and captivating phenomena from all around the world! Today we will talk about the fidget spinner. An unusual spinning device that makes a strange noise – where did it come from? Why do people use them? Let’s have a step-by-step look at the history behind the fidget spinner. This rattling thing, a spinner, is a nerve-calming toy. It was patented in 1993 by a chemical engineer named Catherine Hettinger. Her invention was featured in The Guardian, The New York Times and New York Post – but way after it was invented.

Someone else named Scott McCoskery claimed to invent the fidget spinner. In an NPR interview on May 4, 2017 he said that he invented the spinner in 2014.

Catherine cites several reasons. In one interview, she claimed that the toy was created to relieve stress and nervous energy. The idea came to her when she heard about teenagers in Israel who threw rocks at the police. According to Catherine, she wanted to create a toy that would relieve nervous tension in the youth and “promote peace”.

In another interview, she said that the toy was created to help her daughter who suffered from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness. Catherine was not able to play with her daughter so she created a new toy using materials she found lying around the house. When Catherine’s daughter showed the toy to her friends, they also wanted a spinner. As a result, small-batch spinner production began in Florida. Hettinger received a patent for the toy on May 28, 1993. The patent was valid until 2005, when she decided to surrender it because she did not have the $400 renewal