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The photo in the article shows this.

Thanks for pointing this out. I didn't even notice that weird frisbee looking thing on first read. Those are not, or at least should not, be covered by the same patent.

I didn't realize it either until I found my way to the kickstarter page. It's the size of your head! And you can twirl a normal frisbee's rim around your finger just fine! And frisbees come in multiple more manageable sizes. And you can pack a frisbee into a bag more easily because it's flat. I don't mean to be a dick, but I can see why Hasbro chose not to produce it. It's a frisbee with a big lump on it that probably doesn't fly very well.

The "As fidget spinner craze goes global, its inventor struggles to make ends meet" headline is 100% bullshit and the rest of the article isn't any better.

If you want a fidget toy to actually be upset about, try the "Fidget Cube" of recent kickstarter fame. Knockoffs beat the genuine product to market.

https://medium.com/@jobosapien/real-vs-fake-the-infamous-cas...

In a post-fact world, evidently it's the bullshit that pays the bills:

"The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce."

Thanks but no thanks, Guardian.

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