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Yes I suddenly noticed it, looked at the title, noticed it was floating too (panic). Looked at the URL bar, not floating, phew.

For a second I though had been dosed with something hah.

Yup, it's by far the most disconcerting thing about the whole site to me, well above any of the trolley problems.

Yes, it does. I guess the intention is to create a sense of rush or panic.

To disable the animation:

.wavy-text-word { animation: unset !important; }