Somebody Got a Tattoo of the Michael Phelps Death Stare and it is Just Perfect

Monday night, just before the semifinals of the 200m Butterfly, NBC captured Michael Phelps staring daggers at a rival swimmer, Chad le Clos of South Africa. Three days later, one Canadian has commemorated the moment by actually getting it tattooed on their calf, for some reason:

#PhelpsFace is now – and forever. Credit to Livia at @ChronicInk in Toronto for her artistry! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/5YLRLM536T

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 12, 2016

The work — and it is stellar work, granted — was done by Chronic Ink of Toronto. So if you ever feel like taking an image from a random, fleeting viral Internet moment, and tattooing to your body forever, and ever, and EVER, you know where to go.

[image via screengrab]

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