it took us an embarrassingly long time staring at it being like "why isn't it changing" to figure that out
maybe that's what the wizard in the picture is thinking, too

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it took us an embarrassingly long time staring at it being like "why isn't it changing" to figure that out
maybe that's what the wizard in the picture is thinking, too
on mobile I fullscreened this post and the orb mysteriously changed color
on desktop, scrolling the page makes it change color continuously. it's a very cool effect! I wish I knew more about CSS or whatever makes this kind of things work :)
this one is made using background-attachment: fixed - it keeps the gradient in the same place while you scroll down the page. and then there is a nice shadow and an overlay for the shine and a configured 'background-blend-mode' to make the shine look how it does. super cool

thanks for the description!
If you press ctrl+shift+c in chrome it'll open the dev tools with a cursor that lets you click on an element in your browser and see what the html and css for it looks like under the hood! you can even edit the html/css straight from dev tools and see what happens, it's a great way to learn! and if you want to learn a bit more about the basics, w3schools has some simple tutorials with live examples you can change :)
Iโm getting this effect on mobile because itโs in half the posts on my timeline lol
this also happened to me and I physically reacted like it was a jump scare lol
i love you every-changing orb. never change always changing.
aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; height: 100px; background: radial-gradient(closest-side at 45% 40%, white, 40%, red), repeating-linear-gradient(magenta, yellow, cyan, magenta 50vh) fixed; background-blend-mode: luminosity, normal; border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 1.5px 5px 17px 0px #0249, -3px -5px 10px inset #0008; margin-bottom: 30px;
The guy does seem pretty intent on just sitting there not moving his ass.
why isn't my orb working ?