Zac Efron's ‘Baywatch’ tumble trips into a Photoshop battle

This isn't tripping, this is falling with style.
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The iconic slow-mo "Baywatch run" is harder than it looks. Just ask Zac Efron.

A recent photo from the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-produced Baywatch movie, posted by Efron, showed that he still needs some practice as he trips over himself, presumably in slow motion. It soon found its way to the Photoshop Battles subreddit and the games began.


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From there, rather than help him out like a real lifeguard would, the Photoshop-savvy users of Reddit moved swiftly to find out who tripped him, or at least where he was rolling toward. Or if he was just break dancing.


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Jonathan Keshishoglou (he often shortens that last part to just "Kesh") was an editorial intern on the Mashable Watercooler team. Watch him ramble coherently on Twitter: @keshception

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