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GIFs of cats, much like their cousins the LOLCats, have taken the interwebs by storm with their furry animated antics, and if you’re a compulsive collector like me, then the massive collection of 50 cat GIFs over at BuzzFeed will feel like Christmas has come early. Right click, save, then share with someone who needs a smile.
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The phenakistoscope, invented in 1823, was an early animation display device. It presented a series of stills in sequence, much like a modern animated GIF. Pieterjan Grandry took a popular GIF file and adapted it for a phenakistoscope, which he calls the GIF Player.
When you make a cat GIF and post it on reddit, remember that you’re standing on the shoulders of giants.
From the fertile mind of Thomas Hunter AKA Mr. Buffalo, here is Sausage Man (Super Sausage? Or my favorite, The Silver Sausage?) to the rescue! via Endless Geyser of Awesome
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When you see it, you’ll either be mildly amused or madly amused, depending on whether you like animated GIFs. More from If We Don’t, Remember Me tumblr blog – via Kottke
Have you ever wondered what horizontal cross sections of the human body look like? Here is an animation of a full-body MRI from head to toe! Don’t blink or you’ll miss a vital organ. Link -via Blame It On The Voices
Update: According to several commenters, the images used in this animation are from The Visible Human Project and were taken from a deceased body, using MRI and CT scans and cryogenic cross sections. That body belonged to 39-year-old Joseph Paul Jernigan, who was executed for murder and had donated his body to science.
