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MONEY VIDEO_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 20, 2017 3:42 PM UTC  Google by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 20, 2017 3:42 PM UTC We may have reached peak [fidget spinner](http://time.com/4775458/shoddy-science-behind-fidget-spinners/?iid=sr-link2). Some clever [Redditors](https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/6iatft/if%5Fyou%5Fsearch%5Fspinner%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fgoogle%5Fapp%5Fgoogle/) figured out that Google has gotten in on the fidget spinner action, embedding a virtual version in to search results, if you search for the word “spinner” or, you know, [just click here](https://www.google.com/search?num=20&biw=1280&bih=676&q=spinner). The search or the link takes you to an online [spinning](http://time.com/4822533/frankfurt-airport-fidget-spinners/?iid=sr-link1) widget that hypnotically turns and turns when you hit the ‘spin’ button, which is sort of fun. However, if you work on a computer with a mouse, [The Next Web ](https://thenextweb.com/google/2017/06/20/google-virtual-fidget-spinner-search/#.tnw%5FV8PcJxVs)says, that you can rotate the mouse with your hand and get the [spinner](http://time.com/4791997/fidget-spinner-finger-nails/?iid=sr-link4) going, which sounds much more entertaining. While Google’s online spinner is fun, you won’t be able to do any trick shots with it, like the guys from [Dude Perfect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6o7hcm8bE), mesmerize [your pet dog](https://www.instagram.com/p/BT-X8ikjgph/) or annoy [your Shiba Inu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTFChckMTX0&feature=player%5Fembedded). However you can still waste hours of your day endlessly fidgeting online instead of getting any work done, so in that sense it is a lot like a real [fidget spinner](http://time.com/4770412/what-are-fidget-spinners/?iid=sr-link3). ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4825036/google-fidget-spinner/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4825036/google-fidget-spinner/"},"headline":"You Can Now Play With Google's Secret Fidget Spinner and Never Work Another Day","datePublished":"2017-06-20T15:42:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:30.142Z","description":"There's no reason to ever work again with this fidget spinner from Google","url":"https://time.com/4825036/google-fidget-spinner/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Google","viral","tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt929d1762228c1106/6988d2720a4a22b4de9ceb25/google-spinner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt929d1762228c1106/6988d2720a4a22b4de9ceb25/google-spinner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"google-spinner","caption":"","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4825036/google-fidget-spinner/","name":"You Can Now Play With Google's Secret Fidget Spinner and Never Work Another Day"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Do Fidget Spinners Really Help With ADHD? 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