This new fidget spinner craze is hard to figure, but the popularity of these things has really taken off.

For the uninitiated, a fidget spinner is a propeller shaped thingy that spins on a set of ball bearings. Originally intended to help people who fidget (people with ADHD for instance), the device has now become the year’s hottest new toy.

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And people like the dude in this YouTube video have already figured out how to take the fidget spinner to new levels with all sorts of trick shots and things that make this boring looking toy kind of fun.

Here, he shoots a .22 caliber handgun through a playing card fixed to a fidget spinner as it spins around from about 20 feet. That takes some serious skill.

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Rick is a freelance writer based in Reading, Pa, one hour west of Philadelphia. He's covered hard news and sports for a variety of websites and print publications over the years, first cutting his teeth as a newshound for the Temple University student newspaper.