GIF: We may have stumbled across the greatest GIF ever made

Less is more.

Every now and then we come across a video, Vine or GIF  which impresses us with its creativity and in this case, its sheer simplicity.

When David Fincher made Alien 3 with Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley, he could never have envisaged that one of the most iconic scenes would be recreated using nothing more than paper and a stapler.

GIF of the Year (by @brunomosconi) (h/t @glassesattached) pic.twitter.com/gxQsmu5thF

— Tony Zhou (@tonyszhou) August 11, 2015

You can see the original stapler video right here…

Clip via Bruno Mosconi Ruy

And the original Alien 3 clip here…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ehTXbep70k

Clip via BayRidah26

Uncanny, we’re sure you’ll agree.

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