Jumping cats, sleeping babies, hilarious fails, etc. While hilarious animated gifs might be an internet favourite, there are gifs out there that can also be used to both educate and fascinate the masses.  Here are some of the best gifs that perfectly explain how our world works:

The development of the human face in the womb


How chains are assembled


This is what snake venom does to your blood


Sulfur hexaflouride, a gas much denser than air, is demonstrated by being poured into a boat that is floating on it


How an energy-absorbing slinky falls when dropped


What really happens when you unlock a lock


How plants use "tendrils" to find solid supports to climb on


The size of planet earth gets compared to NML Cygni, the largest known star


This flying "chrysopelea" snake can glide as many as 100 meters through the air


This is how a ladybug unsheathes its wings and lifts off


How military helmet camouflage is applied


The sun never really sets during an arctic summer

The best example on why the Pythagorean Theorem is true