--- ---  # The Internet Remains Obsessed With Rihanna's Nonchalance on a Jet Ski  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 10, 2017 8:56 PM UTC  PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: Singer Rihanna presents the "Young Fashion Designer" : LVMH Prize 2017 Edition in front of members of the Jury ; stylist Maria Grazia Chiuri and director of sponsorship LVMH Jean-Paul Claverie. Held at Fondation Louis Vuitton on June 16, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: Singer Rihanna presents the "Young Fashion Designer" : LVMH Prize 2017 Edition in front of members of the Jury ; stylist Maria Grazia Chiuri and director of sponsorship LVMH Jean-Paul Claverie. Held at Fondation Louis Vuitton on June 16, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 10, 2017 8:56 PM UTC There are few constants in this fraught world we live in, but one thing remains the same: the Internet’s never-ending love and fascination with [singer and all-around bad gal Rihanna](http://time.com/4707938/rihanna-instagram-livestream/). Whether she’s outing herself as a diehard Trekkie or [taunting Kevin Durant and hapless Warriors fans by dabbing on them](http://time.com/4816227/rihanna-nba-finals-memes/), she is [Internet gold](http://time.com/4815217/most-influential-people-internet/). Nothing exemplified that more than a recent re-discovery online of an old photo of Robyn solemnly yet nonchalantly riding a jet ski in 2011 while sitting side-saddle, as one does when one is Rihanna, a queen who [casually dominates the red carpet at the Met Gala](http://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/) and shuts down [Internet body shamers with a single meme](http://time.com/4807117/rihanna-body-shaming-response/). Naturally, even though the photo was six years old, the Internet still had zero chill as it is wont to do when it comes to matters of Ri Ri and proceeded to do the most online. Some wondered why Rihanna chose to ride side saddle on the jet ski. > [](https://twitter.com/fentyy/status/883466455181873156) While others were simply in awe of her skills. > [](https://twitter.com/KevinAllred/status/883542389301944320) Some identified with the image strongly. > [](https://twitter.com/akaVirginiaSlim/status/883820031985016833) Others pointed out that the image basically confirmed that Rihanna is our greatest living artwork. > [](https://twitter.com/TabloidArtHist/status/884304146865770496) Thank you for always blessing us, Rihanna! > [](https://twitter.com/devonceeknowles/status/883784259143643136) Internet Loses It Over Rihanna Riding Side Saddle on Jet Ski ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4852121/rihanna-jet-ski/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4852121/rihanna-jet-ski/"},"headline":"The Internet Remains Obsessed With Rihanna's Nonchalance on a Jet Ski","datePublished":"2017-07-10T20:56:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:45:15.689Z","description":"No chill","url":"https://time.com/4852121/rihanna-jet-ski/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bd59c56c0935919/6988d5227cdbacee57d59246/rihanna-jet-ski.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bd59c56c0935919/6988d5227cdbacee57d59246/rihanna-jet-ski.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Young Fashion Designer\" : LVMH Prize 2017 Edition At Louis Vuitton Foundation In Paris","caption":"\"Young Fashion Designer\" : LVMH Prize 2017 Edition At Louis Vuitton Foundation In Paris","creditText":"Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4852121/rihanna-jet-ski/","name":"The Internet Remains Obsessed With Rihanna's Nonchalance on a Jet Ski"}}]}] ```