It’s a stupid internet sensation…
Planking is the act of lying facedown for a photograph. The term planking originated from Australia but is actually just another name for ‘the lying down game’ (I’m not kidding). The specific instructions: to put your body face down to the ground (or table, or object, or anything) with your arms to the side. Yeah.
…that’s really, really stupid…
Again, the act itself is to lie down on the ground. Anybody can do that, right? That’s why kids are getting crazier. You get creativity points for planking in odd places like trees branches. Or escalators. Or animals! Or balls. The more wild you get, the ‘better’ the picture will be.
…but is huge on Facebook.
The Official Planking Facebook page has over 180,000 fans and tons of pictures showcasing the best plankers around the world. Hell, the whole idea about planking is to upload it to your Facebook account so your friends can see it, as planking alone is not planking at all.
Unfortunately, it’s not all fun and games…
An Aussie man died for trying to plank on a balcony, plummeting 7 stories to the ground. Police are growing concerned that people are trying to one up each other in their planking.
…so don’t go nuts if you plank…
I think a safe policy would be to not plank anywhere you wouldn’t sit.
…or really, just don’t plank at all.
Come on, people.
Image Credit: Official Planking Facebook
Guess we are just finding new ways of finding Darwin Awards candidates.
I think the term Planking comes from, the Core exercise the Plank.
Where you lay face down resting on your toes and elbows completely straight. Its an awesome core exercise.
"Old people would say it’s another instance of why the youth is screwed. Kids would fire back the most fun you can have being still."
Let's rephrase that..
"Sane, non-retarded people would say it's another instance of why the youth is screwed. Retarded retards would fire back the most fun you can have being still."
You know what I think is the most fun I can have being still? Not planking.
The Lying Down Game really could have used a catchier name. Aussie innovation to the rescuuuee!
now, I wonder if I could climb that building and if any of those in-line chimneypots are in use...
that camel one is great!
Geeze, in my day fad's were cool.
I'm embarrassed at being an Australian.
Dont like it dont do it ... media making too much of a hype over it... so one dude died ... coz of the story you know how many more will start doing it?!
few ppl died surfing - we not gone ban it
injuries at the work place off the charts - u not gone stop it...
just leave it along and it will go away...
p.s.
I also think its stupid but all this hype making it worse
I don't get people's problem with this, one drunk does something to get himself killed and it's back to a harmless activity suddenly being evil?
I got hit by a car when riding a pushy around when I was younger, how about we ban bicycles as a result?
Nanny state whingers won't let anyone enjoy something they don't have an interest in.
This is what happens when bogans, rather than nerds, start internet memes.
Jacob, you are so right. I'm normally all for a good meme, but this one seems to have only the bogan portion of the internet participating, while the rest scratch their heads.
So true
Yes, you nailed it. And they should remember do it in moderation or they risk going blind... no wait.
I don't understand the hate. I think it's funny. The pictures I've come across without trying to find planking pictures are funny. The idea is funny.
Yeah, it sucks that someone died, but there's dangers in doing anything really far off the ground.
Aside from that, it's mostly just silly fun.
You must be really bored... I have not found anything funny at all about it
Finally someone in the comments has the right opinion!
Planking isn't supposed to be about 1-up manship or being risky.
It's supposed to be FUNNY!
When you see someone plank across 2 camels, or on a cop car, the randall mall balls etc, it makes you laugh since its so random!
Quit trolling and have a laugh.
We should encourage planking.... its GREAT and a FUN way to manage population growth. Afterall, we are better off without these planking idiots. These idiots dying from planking can be natures way of evolving.
cant agree more, lets all troll on blogs thats way more fun /sarcasm
Sick...do you also rejoice whenever there's a fatal car crash? One less idiot right?
I think you missed the article on the Australian kid that's in the hospital in induced coma from falling off a moving car while planking. Lets not forget the massive amount of head injuries which will probably result in him being a vegetable.
I have no problem with stupid people doing stupid things and getting hurt. I have a problem with the fact that parents and friends that lose a person they care about.
To anyone comparing this with driving a car, flying in a plane or surfing - the analogy isn't lost on me, but sometimes the State is forced to enact legislation to save people from themselves. Take for example: driving while intoxicated. Insomuch, while it would be easier to ban the whole institution of driving, we do ban it under certain circumstances. Same thing will probably be applied to dangerous activities resulting from planking.
i am sun baking on the beach face down all the time... it looks like planking 100% - does that mean that Im gone be arrested as well?
While I've seen drunk sunbathers, I'm pretty certain there isn't a beach that's seven stories up with a precarious ledge for you to plank on while you sunbath. I'm also pretty certain beaches aren't moving at 15+ kmph or used as method of transportation wherein your drunken activity could result in the death of someone else. I suppose if you are 200+ kilos and crush someone when you roll over them, but I think that falls under man-slaughter.
Although, I had to admit that there are certain crimes against humanity that ought to be banned starting with sunbathing men in mankinis or people in swimsuits four times to small for them. Bulge in places it shouldn't be is never attractive.
I think Bridge is a stupid game, but by the sounds of it most of you would disagree.
You've all missed the funniest part. The part where government and other people want to ban what is essentially, lying down.
In the 1920's people were fond of sitting atop flagpoles
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