Literal Fun Police in Germany to Destroy 35,000kg of Confiscated Fidget Spinners

Turns out it’s not just your teachers, everyone in your family and anyone trying to hold a conversation with you that hates fidget spinners.

German customs agents in Frankfurt, in a profound fit of schadenfreude, have announced their intention to crush 35 metric tonnes of the confiscated toys. That’s about 35,000kg, by the way, or, approximately 327 Donald Trumps.

According to the Associated Press, the fidget spinners were not simply taken off kids to make them cry.

Rather, many of them came in multiple shipments from China, with bits that could “fall off and pose possible choking hazards for small children.” They were also reportedly missing instructions and information on the company that produced them.

Perhaps that’s for the best. In recent weeks, there have been increasing concerns about children accidentally swallowing the toy parts.

One mother shared a picture to Facebook of her son’s x-ray after he accidentally swallowed the disc of a fidget spinner.

Though there was concern that if the boy didn’t pass the disc naturally, it would have to be extracted through “alternative means”.

She later updated her Facebook group, North Shore Mums, saying they “struck gold” and are “extremely relieved he’s OK”.

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