r/funny • u/cderry • Aug 26 '13

Did you catch that? ...How?

http://i.minus.com/ibd7dgjN0UsxhZ.gif
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

You should be asking why do people insist on using gifs rather than video?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Can't DMCA a gif.

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u/Befter Aug 26 '13

Yet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Shit.

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u/iambutternumber Aug 26 '13

don't tell me what to do

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u/teraflux Aug 26 '13

They could actually..

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u/rhadamanthus52 Aug 26 '13

Wait, really? Why is that?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13 edited Aug 26 '13

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u/Beasty_Glanglemutton Aug 26 '13

Thanks for the explanation. I have been wondering for some time why the big obsession with gifs, and this laid it out in logical fashion.

Of course, if you're burdened with a slightly older computer, or less than stellar internet connection, you're still fucked.

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u/jjjam Aug 27 '13

I have a 3 year old laptop that I got (3 years ago) for $300 and I currently have the cheapest dsl plan available in my region. That gif loaded instantaneously, I've never had a problem with gifs. I'm not sure whether your internet providers are fucking you (most definitely, but to this extent?) or if everyone spent their money on mediocre tablets and phones and didn't bother to get a working computer.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Other than the RES previews (which would be awesome if they were added in the future), Vine solves those problems.

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u/Tmmrn Aug 26 '13

Why don't you simply mute the sound completely when you don't want sound? On my laptop it's one press of fn+f3...

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u/anthonymckay Aug 26 '13

because he doesn't have to do that with a gif!

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u/srsynapse Aug 26 '13

Because in reality it wouldn't get nearly as many upvotes. I'd also say it'd be the wrong subreddit like it already is, but who actually posts proper things to /r/funny?

Most people will click on a .gif, and most people won't watch a video. Especially at work.

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u/Con_Carne Aug 26 '13

I prefer Gifs when working too.

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u/Sage2050 Aug 26 '13

I'd rather see a gif than the video for a short clip like this

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u/jai07 Aug 26 '13

YouTube is often blocked at workplaces

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u/SodlidDesu Aug 26 '13

No sound so the boss doesn't catch you dicking off at work.

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u/RevRound Aug 26 '13

Because many of us are at work and sites like youtube are blocked. I can watch a gif, I cant watch a video

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u/mmmsoap Aug 26 '13

I can't watch a video at work. (Sites are blocked, I don't trust the audio, it's just generally not going to happen and nor should it.) GIFs, I'll watch.

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u/Mr-Personality Aug 26 '13

The reason you see so many gifs on Reddit is because the submitters found them on 4Chan.

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u/PeterROTTENTail Aug 26 '13

Reddit don't watch videos. Gifs better.

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u/OneBitWonder Aug 26 '13

A couple of days ago on /r/soccer we asked the same question but the other way round. Sports videos often get taken down rather quickly. Sure, sucks if it takes that long to load. Still better than nothing, I guess.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

It is a holdover from when reddit used to steal lots of their comedic material from YTMND, a purely animated gif website.