When I saw this comment before loading the article, I thought “this is probably the New Yorker”. I think they produce the best visuals across all the online publications.

it's a video? https://media.newyorker.com/clips/69960546794abe05fcc0ae2e/m...

Well flabber my gasts. I’ve never seen a video that sharp and well optimised on a mobile page…

Goes to show how good things can look when done right!

What makes you think it's WebGL? It looks like an mp4 to me, at least I was able to download the mp4. It's sharp because it's high resolution.

But maybe they're serving different content depending on the client.

You’re right - I confidently asserted an assumption and turned out to be totally wrong.

I had no idea videos on mobile sites could look that sharp and well integrated… I guess I’m used to seeing them done so badly this one stuck out, so I thought it had to be WebGL

I’m a subscriber with the mobile app and the “video” is a still image for me.

The artist https://www.carlburton.io/

I wonder how they modeled the clouds and the aerodynamics near the tips of the wings.