So, um, fidget spinners can explode into flames

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.

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 and another in Alabama realized their spinners were on fire. One even burnt a black patch in the carpet, and now the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating.  Read more...