February 6 Update:

We've made a video that combines 40 of the most impressive split depth gifs we've seen yet. Is it weird to watch a video made up of looping gifs? Maybe. Probably. But hey - it's the weekend. C'est la vie. You can watch it above.

Bad Boys, Bad Boys...

Oh hai!

Imgur Kitty

1, 2, Freddy's Coming For You

You Don't Mind if I Come In...?

Rise of the Guardians

Catching the Golden Snitch

Mark it Zero!

What Could Go Wrong?

He Just Wants a Hug

So Kawaii

Original story: Split depth gifs have been around for a while, but they exploded in popularity over the weekend after an especially well-done 3D illusion made its way to the top of Reddit's front page.If you're not in-the-know, these gifs provide a false sense of depth by splitting the image into layers with white lines, and allowing portions of the animation to "burst through" in front of those lines, while suppressing other elements. It's a surprisingly convincing illusion, especially when the technique is used on gifs that had a strong sense of depth to begin with.Below are our 11 favorite examples of split depth gifs we've come across. For more, be sure to visit the /r/SplitDepthGIFS/ group on Reddit - the origin of a few of these gifs are unknown, but most came from that awesome community.This one uses a slightly different technique, but it's too creepy to not include.

Any split depth gifs you're especially obsessed with? Post them in the comments below!Justin Davis is IGN's Executive Editor in charge of features. He can't stop watching these gifs loop. You can follow him on Twitter at @ErrorJustin