How this been made in After Effect

It is more than likely that this was made in a 3D program, but... it is possible to recreate it in After Effects.  Using Shatter to create a 3D object, nesting that comp inside another and using Time Displacement with a gradient ramp to move the shatter comp at different speeds.

This took 2 minutes to put together and I did it more to demonstrate two little mentioned effects.  In reality, a C4D Lite torus with a Twist deformer would be a simpler option.

Simple: It hasn't been made in AE. That's a 3D torus with a twist deformer in a 3D program.

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