Social media is going nuts for this giant ball pit 'beach' for grown ups

It's not easy to impress the internet. But every now and then, a simple idea can win them over big time. Most of them anyway.

For evidence, just look at the social media response to "The Beach," a massive installation created by New York-based art collective Snarkitecture.

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The globe-trotting art piece has been designed to resemble a seaside getaway made up of an impressive 1.1 million white plastic balls, and has already been displayed in the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., as well as the Amalie Arena in Florida.

The piece is currently in Australia as part of the Sydney Festival, and locals have taken to the gigantic hang-out with aplomb.

The social media accounts of every visisting grown up have essentially become the expression of their excitable inner child. It's quite a sight.

Naturally, some excellent slow-motion dives are being captured.

And others choose to gently "float."

While some visitors see the work as a great opportunity to make some art of their own.

So. Many. White. Balls.

The selfies are plentiful too.

Of course, not everyone is impressed by the installation, with some people calling out the artwork's problematic relationship to plastic pollution.

A harmless bit of fun, or a symbol of humanity's disregard for the environment? 

Perhaps both? You'd have to ask the artists.

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