The Internet is flooded with funny gifs of cats dozing off, people nearly getting themselves killed, and other examples of human beings doing incredibly stupid things.
But how many gifs actually show you how the world works – all in just a few seconds? That exactly what the 17 we’ve assembled below do.
Watch:
1. This is how a Slinky absorbs energy as it’s dropped:
2. This is how the internal mechanism of a key lock works:
3. Watch how bean tendrils search out things to grab hold of:
4. This how small earth is compared to NML Cygni, the largest known star:
5. Watch how the outer sac protects this egg yolk as it floats in water:
6. This is how it looks when you dump boiling water in -41C weather:
7. Watch a ladybug’s wings blossom and take off in slow-mo:
8. This is how camouflage is applied to military helmets:
9. Watch how a dog cups its tongue when drinking water:
10. Watch how a cheetah uses its tail to balance itself and counteract force as it chases its prey:
11. Watch the chrysopelea, or flying snake, glide through the air:
12. Watch what an arctic summer looks like when the sun never sets:
13. This is one theory on how the statues at Easter Island were transported:
14. This is how a human face is formed in the womb:
15. This is how a chain is assembled:
16. This is why snake venom is so deadly:
17. This is what happens when sulfur hexaflouride, a gas much denser than air, is “poured” into a boat floating on it:
18. See how an octopus’s camouflage skills are almost magical:
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