A genius Glasgow schoolboy has invented a magnetic fidget toy to help people beat stress amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Amaan Waheed, 14, created the stress-busting Stax after experimenting with magnets and spin bearings in his bedroom while trying to come up with an idea for a floating ball toy.
The S3 pupil at Williamwood High School in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, spent recent months perfecting his invention - which allows people to build magnetic creations such as a dog and a kite, as well as numerous stress-busting spin and fidget toys - for the fidget toy market.
Speaking about his invention, Amaan said: "It's taken me about three years to get it to market but I finalised it in lockdown. It's a relaxing toy, which anyone can enjoy, especially during the pandemic when a lot of people are feeling stressed.
"It's made from magnets and there are instructions to build lots of things that you can fidget or spin but really if you can dream it you can make it.
"I hope people will buy them and have fun. It's a bit like Lego in that you can build things using instructions."
The magnetic building blocks went on sale last week, with shops such as Phones & Gadgets at the St Enoch Centre and Para Para Store in Clarkston stocking Stax, and Amaan hopes early sales to customers throughout the UK will help entice gadget shops to stock the product.
And his school friends say they will get one for Christmas after being impressed by his invention.
Amaan said: "I've loved experimenting and building things since I got my first Lego set aged about seven but I've never put something on to the market before.
"It was a good feeling when the first one sold from the website -- because it showed someone else in the world thinks my idea is a good one.
"My friends at school also think it's cool and some of them are saying they're going to get one for Christmas."
