There's nothing quite as momentarily incapacitating as a perfect loop GIF. No matter what is occupying your mind at the moment -- be it work, a first date, a bank robbery, whatever -- show someone a GIF that seamlessly plays over and over, and it's practically mandatory that the rest of the world be put on hold for at least three loops.
German-Hungarian artist David Ope just made it a little harder to look away. His hypnotizing GIFs are so impressively smooth and beautiful that you might want to clear the rest of the afternoon to admire them.
Can't get enough? There's plenty more on his Tumblr page to keep you mesmerized.
Let your eyes glaze over. Doesn't it look like ocean waves?
When I clap my hands three times, you'll get the sudden urge to give me $1,000.
It's like the inside of an anemome ... an amemone ... an anemonenene.
Graphic, cartoon-style bouncing jello is almost as good as the real thing.
Everyone loves a slinky. It's science.
Neon has never looked so cool.
(Hat tip, The Washington Post)