It is indisputable that on the mainstream internet today, short-form video is the king of all content formats, and a big part of the reason for that is TikTok. The sheer range of amusing tidbits that have made the clock app such an addictive pastime has been adopted by almost all the different mainstream social media in one way or another, meaning that even the TikTok haters find its influence to be pretty inescapable.

For all that this particular way of wasting time is probably the ultimate form of brainrot, it can be very funny, and even make us think. Perhaps it is a little less harmful when viewed as pictures instead, which is exactly what this list is for. It picks up on the randomness of the clock app that makes it so compelling, without anybody having to commit to looking at their For You Page for hours at a time.