How does our world really work?
Thanks to these GIFs, that's a question you no longer need to lose sleep over. We've found you all sorts of informative GIFs documenting the intriguing realities behind many of life's common mysteries.
From how washing machines really clean your whites to how Slinkies slink — we're opening black boxes left and right, y'all!
Happy learning!
How Keys Open Locks
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Great. And then how do you do it with bobby pins? Asking for a friend.How To Make Rotini Pasta
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How much pasta is too much pasta? Also asking for a friend.How Sewing Machines Sew
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But threading the machine prior to this stage? That's a whole different ball game.How Big Bird Walks
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Sunny day, sweepin' the childhood suspensions of belief away.How Ants Walk
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Anyone else watch this one and think, "But what if they MOONWALKED?!"How Ice Cream Gets Sandwiched
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Not pictured: Me positioned mouth-first at that end of this conveyor belt. No shame.How Boats Pass Through the Panama Canal
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Can you believe that this little canal shaves 8,000 miles off voyages? Hello, Waze of waterway shipping!How To Expertly Parallel Park
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I feel like this is the type of lesson you could watch a million times on video and not understand, but spend one afternoon in the car with your anxious mother screaming, "I SAID TO THE LEFT!" and BAM. Lesson learned.How Swallowing Works
How Seahorses Give Birth
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And that's the dad too, in case your mind wasn't sufficiently blown.How Moms Grow Babies
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Move out of the way, organs! There's a new cool kid in town.