this post was submitted on
410 points (72% like it)
663 up votes 253 down votes

gifs

unsubscribe326,186 readers

549 users here now

Kiva

Links to amusing, interesting, or funny .gifs from the web! .gif format submissions only, please!

How to make your own animated gifs?

Please try not to repost and post reaction gifs in /r/reactiongifs.

Direct image links preferred! Avoid pages that have other extraneous material besides the gif like headers, banners, ads, etc. And please, no blogspam. URL-shorteners are NOT allowed!

Witty titles optional. nsfw when necessary; this implies the comments within will be too.

NUDITY GOES IN /r/nsfw_gifs

MARK SEXY GIFS AND SERIOUS INJURIES NSFW
FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL NOW BE REMOVED

a community for

reddit is a source for what's new and popular online. vote on links that you like or dislike and help decide what's popular, or submit your own! learn more ›

all 32 comments

[–]dogfunky 40 points41 points ago

Because you're covering your reference point of the actual speed of the dots, the outside dots are the only dots visible and therefore appear faster.

[–]Andrewnopoulos 1 point2 points ago

I would have thought that your mind is kinda averaging the speeds of the dots, and since the slower ones are in the middle, covering those means having a higher average dot speed.

I've really got no idea though.

[–]Fancyville 32 points33 points ago

My fist takes up the whole thing...

[–]SkippyTheDog 9 points10 points ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem...

[–]kingster20[!] 6 points7 points ago

I thought this thing was a joke

[–]palsar 1 point2 points ago

I resorted to using three fingers.

That's what she said.

[–]Nosfvel 0 points1 point ago

Same here. You know what they say about men with big fists?

They have problems seeing small .gifs when they put their fists over them.

[–]dragon60fe 12 points13 points ago

Then form a circle around the center with your hands, and they go slower.

[–]GuanChewy -3 points-2 points ago

Beat me to it, good sir.

[–]tndooge 8 points9 points ago

I punched my screen.

[–]scottymcbutters 1 point2 points ago

[–]Break_Yoself_Foo 4 points5 points ago

Engaging faster than light travel.

[–]Afro-Alchemist 2 points3 points ago

I am on my iPad, this is not going well for me and my touch screen.

[–]itfigures 0 points1 point ago

I used just a finger on my iPhone and got it to work.

[–]xpkranger 0 points1 point ago

That's not right.

[–]Memoriam 0 points1 point ago

I looked at it like they're trying to make me look dumb then looked around the room and tried it, i shat myself.

[–]ZionsAssassin25 0 points1 point ago

That thing raped my nerves up my brain.

[–]Gleriot 1 point2 points ago

My fist is bigger than the area the blue dots can reach. I guess it stops.

[–]ljyoung -1 points0 points ago

... My fist blocked the entire gif.

[–]ThoughtShotgun -1 points0 points ago

Very cool, thanks for the neatoness

[–]koolaidman808 0 points1 point ago

these dont really work for me, my fist is to large :(

[–]Jesse_Blankspace 1 point2 points ago

If you're on your phone this doesn't really work..

[–]Meningslost 1 point2 points ago

As someone who has a gigantic fist, it does something much more amazing. A black hole appears in the center of the GIF and eats all the stars, creating the illusion that no stars are there at all.

[–]momsaysiamspecial 1 point2 points ago

It's the opposite effect if you make a small circular opening with your hands and place them so that you can only see the middle. Pretty neato.

[–]sexbobomb91 1 point2 points ago

Hate it when sites are slapping that obnoxious watermark over pictures.

[–]Metool42 0 points1 point ago

So i guess i got it. Because your fist is over it, you can only see the stars for a short time, making it look like they just fly by too fast. Without it, you can "see them coming".

[–]phreeck 0 points1 point ago

I broke my monitor, I'm never listening to you again.

[–]ArseAssassin 0 points1 point ago

So that's why Superman does it.

[–]Bodegaz 0 points1 point ago

that is fuking dope.

[–]BKachur -3 points-2 points ago

WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY BRAIN!!!!!

[–]Whatdidyousayy -3 points-2 points ago

WHAT THE FUCK.