1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auAdam Clark Esteshttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/adamclarkestes-usa/These GIFs Of Endlessly Looping Waves Will Soothe Your Battered Soulrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="reqRsVwLMJ"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/06/these-gifs-of-endlessly-looping-waves-will-soothe-your-battered-soul/">These GIFs Of Endlessly Looping Waves Will Soothe Your Battered Soul</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/06/these-gifs-of-endlessly-looping-waves-will-soothe-your-battered-soul/embed/#?secret=reqRsVwLMJ" width="600" height="338" title="“These GIFs Of Endlessly Looping Waves Will Soothe Your Battered Soul” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="reqRsVwLMJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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OK, so technically they’re not GIFs, but “cinemagraphs”, short, seamlessly repeating videos. Either way, these incredible loops of dramatic waves from Ray Collins and Armand Dijcks are endlessly soothing. Just watch and watch and watch and forget that the Earth will soon be one giant ocean.