Invented by Catherine Hettinger in Florida in the 90’s. The intention of creating a fidget spinner was to help children with Autism and ADHD. Researchers believe that it would help the children relieve their tension and stress after a tough day at school. Some people have also gone to the extent of claiming that the fidget spinner improved their concentration and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The spinners are now made from different component, such as; gold, silver, plastic and even peacock feathers. Till now, more than 5 million spinners have been sold and the producers now stand at a whooping net worth of $500million. However the one who invented the spinner does not benefit at all. -How did it become a trend now- The fidget spinner emerged out of nowhere this year. They were non-existent in Google searches before this year. It has now become a cool thing. People uploaded daily hacks of Fidget spinner on the internet. A few fidget spinner hacks and trends are shown below: <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tDkMlWSOyXE” width=”743″ height=”419″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> -New trends and techniques- <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/67AzghKb8QU” width=”744″ height=”420″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> -it has also taken twitter by a storm- just found this fidget spinner on the ground. looks expensive, if you know who it belongs to lmk! pic.twitter.com/g9TpKLVR09 — Andrew Nurse (@Dr_Nurse12) May 14, 2017 pic.twitter.com/FJm0a2WV4q — Sammy Bell ?·?· ? (@SammmyBell) May 15, 2017 [ job interview ] “Why should we hire you?” me: *pulls out a fidget spinner & keeps it spinning for 53 seconds* “Wow, you start tomorrow” — Trevor Jones (@jonestm97) May 11, 2017