So, um, fidget spinners can explode into flames

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So, um, fidget spinners can explode into flames
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Fun fact: Battery-powered fidget spinners can burst into flames. Two local news outlets in different states recently reported that fidget spinners had erupted into small fires while plugged into an outlet.

SEE ALSO: Someone made a fidget spinner for adults (http://mashable.com/2017/05/21/infinity-cube/)


These are the kind of fidget spinners that come equipped with bluetooth speakers, which means you have to charge them. Within an hour of charging their little toys, a family in Michigan (http://nbc25news.com/news/local/local-woman-warns-others-about-popular-toy) and a**ther in Alabama (http://www.wbrc.com/story/35754967/family-warns-of-fire-hazard-after-fidget-spinner-burst-into-flames) realized their spinners were on fire. One even burnt a black ***** in the carpet, and **w the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/29/fidget-spinner-fire/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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