The noise this spinner makes is by far not the quietest it makes a very metallic swoosh noise as it spins almost making me think of a space craft or futuristic machine sound from a video game which is one of the reasons i gave it 5 stars as the sound for me is half the enjoyability of it and even though it makes a decent sound it is still drowned out by

You get the pulling sensation from just about any spinner but the heavy aluminum adds to the sensation and really makes you feel like your hand is resisting a flow of water or being pulled by the force of the spinner to move or turn your hand