On: Pointer Pointer (2012)

[dafoex]

It could just be fake busy. Timing is everything in comedy, so give a first time user a little suspense to think advanced computer magic is happening before the punchline arrives.

[cprecioso → dafoex]

Exactly. Looking at the JS code (even minified), you can see that it's calling a setTimeout for effect - possibly also waiting for image load-, but all the data is there already.

[ziihrs → cprecioso]

If it runs instantaneously, it would probably be a pretty cool effect to have the pointing fingers trace your cursor as it moves.