{"id":"fidget-spinners","name":"Fidget Spinners","summary":"Fidget spinners are three-pronged handheld toys with a central ball bearing that lets them spin on a fingertip, sold as both a desk gadget and a focus aid for ADHD and autism. The toy exploded across YouTube, Reddit, and school yards in spring 2017, then folded into meme culture through image macros pairing spinners with jokes about autism and obsessive kid behavior.","tags":["fidget spinners","fidget spinner meme","fidget cube","torqbar","2017 toys","catherine hettinger","adhd toys","kickstarter fidget"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/fidget-spinners/fidget-spinners-autistic-spinner-google-search.webp","caption":"A Google Images search screenshot referencing the derogatory 'autistic spinner' nickname that circulated alongside the toy's popularity.","width":431,"height":767,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/fidget-spinners/fidget-spinners-4chan-pol-fidget-spinner-thread.webp","caption":"A 4chan /pol/ thread from May 2017 illustrating the ironic online effort to attach shock-value meaning to the fidget spinner trend.","width":680,"height":404,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/fidget-spinners/history.md","related":["cash-me-outside","bin-laden-files","dancing-hot-dog-snapchat-filter","floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor","badly-explain-your-profession","cuphead","donald-trump-staring-at-the-eclipse","hurricane-maria","megyn-kellys-alex-jones-interview","paris-climate-agreement-withdrawal","trash-doves","roll-safe"],"popularityRank":3818,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}