Animagraffs

What Animagraffs actually is

Complicated objects get pulled apart in animated cutaways: a car engine, a submarine, a passenger jet, a helicopter, a pair of headphones. Jacob O'Neal labels every part and then runs the mechanism, so you see what moves against what and in which order.

Why it is worth your time

Seeing a four-stroke engine's valves, pistons and crankshaft animated in one frame explains the timing far better than four separate diagrams ever could.

Common questions

Is Animagraffs free?

Yes. Animagraffs is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Animagraffs take?

Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — machines taken apart in animation, layer by layer.

Does Animagraffs work on a phone?

Yes. Animagraffs works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

What kind of site is Animagraffs?

We list it under Explain Everything — hard things, made suddenly obvious. Seeing a four-stroke engine's valves, pistons and crankshaft animated in one frame explains the timing far better than four separate diagrams ever could.