20 Inexplicably Satisfying GIFs to Cleanse Your Internet Palate

 By 
Laura Vitto
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20 Inexplicably Satisfying GIFs to Cleanse Your Internet Palate
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When work-day stress begins to creep up on you, it's nice (and necessary) to take a momentary mental break.

If you spend most of your days at the computer, one of the quickest ways to find calm and composure is to refresh your brain with a quick palate cleanse. The subreddit r/oddlysatisfying features a collection of GIFs and photos that are so inexplicably gratifying, you'll find yourself transfixed for hours* (*probably more like a minute).

Between perfect loops, entralling mechanics and mesmerizing handwriting, these gems are the Internet-equivalent of popping a fresh sheet of bubble wrap. Find your composure with these strangely wonderful GIFs we just can't look away from.

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