Ancestors of the modern fidget spinner
Inside the fidgeting brain
Anatomy of a modern craze
Help or hindrance? The focus debate
YOUR GOAL
Master of Why our hands can't sit still
artiteacher Greek Worry Beads
Long before the spinner, we had worry beads! (Worry beads!) / Clicking all the stress away, yes indeed! (Oh yeah!)
artiteacher Television writer Alex Carswell invented the polyurethane Stressball in 1988, offering a safe way to release frustration and
artiteacher Two hollow metal Baoding balls spin inside a hand for imperial therapy.
artiteacher Sort fidget toys onto the family tree to discover the science of focus and dopamine.
Ancient worry beads: Greek komboloi were originally used by monks to count prayers before evolving into secular stress-relievers.
A pair of small, rotating metal spheres used in one hand for meditation and stress relief. Chinese artisans during the Ming dynasty crafted these metal spheres to soothe tension and improve concentration.
Which country is famous for the traditional secular worry beads known as 'komboloi'?
Which of these ancient cultures historically utilized smooth worry stones with thumb indentations?
In what year was the modern polyurethane foam stress ball patented by Alex Carswell?
What event inspired inventor Alex Carswell to create the modern foam stress ball?