diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
index 15a1bdcfb0f..7611e5c980f 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
@@ -1708,4 +1708,40 @@ var/mob/dview/dview_mob = new
 
 	see_in_dark = 1e6
 
-/mob/dview/New() //For whatever reason, if this isn't called, then BYOND will throw a type mismatch runtime when attempting to add this to the mobs list. -Fox
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+/mob/dview/New() //For whatever reason, if this isn't called, then BYOND will throw a type mismatch runtime when attempting to add this to the mobs list. -Fox
+
+
+//ORBITS
+/atom/movable/var/atom/orbiting = null
+//This is just so you can stop an orbit.
+//orbit() can run without it (swap orbiting for A)
+//but then you can never stop it and that's just silly.
+
+/atom/movable/proc/orbit(atom/A, radius = 10, clockwise = 1, angle_increment = 15)
+	if(!istype(A))
+		return
+	orbiting = A
+	var/angle = 0
+	var/matrix/initial_transform = matrix(transform)
+	spawn
+		while(orbiting)
+			loc = orbiting.loc
+
+			angle += angle_increment
+
+			var/matrix/shift = matrix(initial_transform)
+			shift.Translate(radius,0)
+			if(clockwise)
+				shift.Turn(angle)
+			else
+				shift.Turn(-angle)
+			animate(src,transform = shift,2)
+
+			sleep(0.6) //the effect breaks above 0.6 delay
+		animate(src,transform = initial_transform,2)
+
+
+/atom/movable/proc/stop_orbit()
+	if(orbiting)
+		loc = get_turf(orbiting)
+		orbiting = null
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