What is a fidget spinner?
Fidget Spinners are triangular toys that can be spun on on the finger tips thanks to a bearing at the center. Online, trick videos featuring the toys have been uploaded to YouTube, while image macros associating fidget spinners with autism are frequently circulated within various meme communities.
When did Spinner Tricks come out?
On July 19th, 2016, YouTuber Sam KenKnight uploaded a video (shown below, left) of Spinner Tricks to YouTube, receiving more than 590,000 views in the firs nine months. A little over a month later, YouTuber EpicSnuggleBunny uploaded a video (shown below, right) introducing the Fidget Spinner, entitled "Hand Spinner – Fidget Toys," which received more than 3.3 million views in the first year.