The Glory of the Animated gif

April 22, 2008

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Remember when I wrote about the power of well-presented information last week?

Here’s the natural follow up: a post about the power of an animated infographic. Until I saw the awesome explanation of π shown above (found on Wikipedia, of course), animated gifs have served little for me other than comic relief. I always knew π had something to do with circles, but I was never quite sure (at least not since 7th grade). Now, after watching this nifty animation about 20 times, it might finally be permanently written on my brains.

If only I knew what to do with this knowledge! Maybe I’ll invent a new kind of shoe with wheels on the heel for kids to wear at the mall.

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