Green seemed to be a dominant color in the Olympic Games Rio 2016- the green Reals Brazil paid to host the games, the green courts and fields where the games were played, the green backdrops, the green water in the pool...
It's not easy being green... #greenpool #RioOlympics2016 pic.twitter.com/cDy3SnYQAW
— Lucy Knight (@lucymk) August 9, 2016
It's safe to say green is the color which best symbolizes the 2016 Olympics, so creating some “green screened” Olympic moments makes perfect sense!
Sorry NBC but a green backdrop is asking for trouble. pic.twitter.com/Ad9ULnDdYh
— shut up, mike (@shutupmikeginn) August 17, 2016
The green backdrops found throughout the Games made it easy for digital manipulator and Imgur user factionman to place the tennis court in any environment- so he naturally chose outer space.
And even the gymnasts discovered they weren't safe from the green screen treatment even though they performed their floor routines on a tan mat.
-Via Mashable, CollegeHumor, PetaPixel