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by sp332 3280 days ago
It's a 4-dimensional object. The animation doesn't show the object moving, it just shows progressive cross-sections of the object. If you stop the animation, you can choose which layer of the object to view with the slider.

Edit: Not to derail the thread, but here's another post about 4D visualization toys. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14471931