May 21, 2004 4:54 PM

Arms

Arms 2 is a beautifully-animated Flash experiment. Created to demonstrate Flash’s ability to track mouse movements, passing a ball between silhouettes is a strangely hypnotic distraction. Creator unknown, but he/she’s made plenty more. (Via Geisha Asobi)

Arms 2 is a beautifully-animated Flash experiment. Created to demonstrate Flash's ability to track mouse movements, passing a ball between silhouettes is a strangely hypnotic distraction.

Creator unknown, but he/she's made plenty more.

(Via Geisha Asobi)

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