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#AskTamara: Does my fidget spinner have unsafe levels of lead? 31 answers in 90 seconds! (video)

July 15, 2017December 28, 2018

#AskTamara Question: Does my child’s fidget spinner have unsafe levels of lead? Answer: This video has 31 answers in just 90 seconds! [Scroll down to watch the video at the bottom of the post.] The video linked below shows the test results for 31 of the “fidget spinners” I tested (in no particular order), using an XRF…

#FidgetSpinner: Rainbow Oval

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

Metal Oval, Rainbow Finish. (picture is below) Lead Testing Results: ND/ Non-Detect for Lead with an XRF Instrument. #LeadFree. [FYI: made of nickel, copper and zinc!] Look at Fidget Spinner Testing Video #3, from June 16th. Purchase Price: Approximately $8.99 Date Purchased: May 2017 (?) Brought to me by Daizee (in Portland) Vendor/ Brand: Unknown / No Maker’s…

#FidgetSpinner: White Plastic

June 23, 2017July 9, 2017

White Plastic with Black Bearing Circles. Made in China. Lead Testing Results: Negative/ ND / “Non-Detect” for Lead. Purchase Price: $3.86. Date Purchased: June 2017. Sent in by Martina in Texas (direct from Amazon.) Vendor/ Brand: LeShop Fidget Spinner White [affiliate link]* *I am including my affiliate link for the fidgets I can find on Amazon, however given the…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 8 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

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Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our EIGHTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! This video includes testing of: Blue plastic fidget spinner with black bearings Red plastic fidget spinner with black bearings Blue…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 7 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our SEVENTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets Tested in This Video Include: Dark Blue Plastic Fidget. Purple Plastic Fidget. Stainless Steel Silver Colored Fidget. Pink Metallic…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 6 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our SIXTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets tested in this video include: Red Plastic Spinner with Black Bearings. Silver Metallic Plastic Spinner. Dark Green Cammo Plastic…

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 5 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our FIFTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! Fidgets tested in this video: X-Design Black Plastic Spinner. White Plastic Spinner. Orange Cammo Plastic Spinner.

Fidget Spinner Testing, Episode 4 (video)

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017

Coming to you from our “secret lab”… here’s our FOURTH video doing Fidget Spinner Testing! We’re getting slammed with questions, so please only ask questions if you have already watched the whole video! 🙂 Thank you! This video includes testing of: Gray 3-D printed plastic fidget from FidgetPros. Light Pink 3-D printed plastic fidget from FidgetPros. Magenta…

More Leaded Fidget Spinners! Episode 3 (Video)

May 29, 2017June 20, 2017

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This $31.00 “fidget spinner” tested positive for lead at 42,800 ppm! It also tested positive with a LeadCheck swab (meaning the lead can easily rub off on the fingers of the user.) The hazard level for lead in an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. The video below shows 6 fidgets and spinners I…

A Whole Lotta Lead In Fidget Spinners! Episode 2 (Video)

May 29, 2017June 20, 2017

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Please watch this video… I took apart a fidget spinner (one with L.E.D. flashing lights) and tested all the pieces in a couple of different ways… and found both high levels of lead and high levels of mercury! The lead level was as much as 19,000+ ppm lead, and the mercury level in the base…

The First Three Fidget Spinners…. Episode 1 (Video!)

May 27, 2017June 20, 2017

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So!… I made an announcement to my friends on Facebook that I wanted to use an XRF instrument to test some examples of the current hottest-toy-on-the-market – “fidget spinners” – for lead. My friend Johna in Oklahoma was so lovely to send me a handful of them and I tested them as soon as my…