These guys recreated 'The Creation of Adam' in a swimming pool and it's undeniably epic
This turned out beautifully.
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If you're going to recreate a massively famous painting in live action, you might as well do it right.
Well, Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" -- that one painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -- is pretty much as daunting a challenge as you could get.
These Redditors certainly did it proud, though:
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That was image posted in the r/pics sub on Tuesday. It's since been upvoted over 94,000 times.
The guy who shared it (he's the one on the left in the image) took to the comments to answer a few questions, too.
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Credit: Mashable
A+ work.
UPDATE: Sept. 20, 2018, 8:36 a.m. BST The image was taken by photographer J. Henry Morris. You can follow him on Instagram @jhenry_morris or see more of his work here.
