Ohhhhhh,,,,,,, come on folks, it's just the 2017 version of a yoyo. I think STILL have one of those,,,,lets see,,,,,,,,YEP! Right there next to the pet rock.

When I was a kid, they didn't ban things. The teacher just collected whatever "toy" you were playing with and gave it back to you at the end of the day. No need for a ban. Stand at the door to the classroom with a little basket. "Place your spinner thingamajig in here, please. You can have them back at recess, or when you go home. Thank you!"

Such simple solutions really.... no one has any "gall" anymore.

mmmm grandma taste good.
mmmm grandma, taste good.

The teachers used to take our balls away, they were called "click clacks"
In 1969, when I was in 7th grade for the 3rd time, the teacher of English class, Brasley Bullock, who was of Jamaican decent, used to take the unused gum away from you if you were caught chewing, then give it back at the end of the semester and make those poor suckers who got caught chew it in front of class, or get detention for a week.
Those were the days.

And you, and I and countless other all survived, and are better off for it. (Lew is MUCH older than me. Just want to point that out. :biggrin2:)

You can't do that now.... because, my goodness.... you might hurt their little feelings! Or worse yet, embarrass them in front of everyone!! :Shame:

If they would just bring :Spank: back. Starting at home.....

The only thing I remember being banned was cinnamon toothpicks. These were homemade and HOT as HECK! Come to think of it, we weren't allowed to bring toys, toothpicks, or anything of the sort to school. Heck we didn't even try. FWIW, the schools I went to were fairly large--2,000 kids in 3 grades at high school. There were just way too many of us to tolerate such fads.

Trying to get this Cadet related, I first learned of these spinners from a "kid" at work. He takes machine shop classes at night. They printed off some rather crude versions of these in class on a 3D printer. Just wondering are there any Cadet items that used to be molded that could be 3D printed for restorations? I haven't looked but aren't the IH emblems for the 82 series NLA? Maybe some enterprising sole would want to undertake such a venture.

I think the 82 hood ornament Extreme makes is 3d printed.

When I worked in a office in 01-02 ,as a warrantee clerk
I brought in a cleaned axle bearing as a paper weight and I would spin it in the afternoon quite a bit , so I was a pioneer of sorts .

until one day when it had been super glued , This is why the spinners are likely not a fad.

Did look it up, and still don't know what the heck it's used for.
X2!

Being rural has its benefits lol I just say some lady on Facebook getting roasted for selling them for 20$ or so dollars each. She dropped the bomb on herself by saying she bought them for $4.99 last night. I'm fairly young but I thought that these little spinning things were called tops? At least I had one when I was younger