In order to accomplish this goal a container element is required. The trick is to have the same rotation animations apply to both the container and the content, but have them go in opposite directions and have one twice as quick as the other. Thus you pause the quicker one and unpause it on hover. NOTE: In Chrome there is currently a small glitch when transitioning after the first transition
Glitch EffectsSee the Pen by ZachSaucier (@ZachSaucier) on CodePen.