The 'Planking' Craze

[Zeema]

Has the world gone batshit bonkers. Oh wait it has which has never been so clear with this 'sport'[?].

they explain the stuff in the video but i still don't get it? is this strictly a Aussie thing cuz 'Alone in the dark' on this one. Whats so fun about imitating a Plank.

But it has turned bad as of late with a man plunging to his death after trying to 'Plank' on a 20 story building balcony and he feel off and died.

So what do you think of 'Planking'?
Should it be Stopped?
Do you 'Plank'?

i don't plank ive tried it i don't get the amusement of it. There are pictures of people planking on train tracks, and i rekon at one point someone will get run over ed because of this.

 

[wooty]

I saw this one the news this morning.....and the only thing that came to mind is "whats the point?"

In answer to your questions:-

I think its a bit pointless and weird, just another internet fad that will die out soon.
I dont think it should be stopped, as long as people aren't thick about it.
I only ever "plank" when I'm asleep.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

I have to admit, this is pretty funny... although someone will inevitably get injured by doing this..but what are they gonna do? ban people from lying down?

ah you crazy aussies

 

[DalekJaas]

It is an Australian thing only I think (for the time being anyway), it is retarded but worth a laugh.

If you missed it on the news a guy died from this: http://www.news.com.au/national/fatal-balcony-fall-linked-to-planking/story-e6frfkwr-1226056214322

 

[The Wykydtron]

THAT'S FUCKING AWESOME!

*ahem*

yeah it's pretty lol, probably just an aussie thing i've not heard of it before

 

[LoFr3Eq]

I just saw this on the news here in NZ and it's pretty retarded.

At least its better than videoing school fights.

 

[the.chad]

I remember hearing about this on Triple J a couple months ago...
Don't think it's as dangerous as the news says, I think it's more of a point to mention this guy was drunk.

Drunk people do stupid things... MIND BLOWN!!

 

[Woodsey]

Isn't this like, so 2007?

That was the last I heard of it I'm sure.

 

[disfunkybob]

The video is makes it look pretty funny. But it will die off. It is obviously just a fad. People will find new ways to be stupid.

 

[MisterM2402]

It's already been done - Lying Down Game [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game]

How is this supposed to be a new thing, exactly?

 

[Layz92]

Well it is amusing for a spectacle but beyond really dangerous stuff it isn't that great to look at. Say, balancing on the crossbar of a light over a highway would be impressive, pretty stupid, but impressive.

 

[Aedrial]

Isn't this like, so 2007?

That was the last I heard of it I'm sure.

Yes, yes it is. I think the recent 'trend' was caused because a guy in Queensland fell of a building.

 

[Rhymenoceros]

We've had it over in Blighty for a few years now. I don't do it personally but I know a few people who do it. And we call it the Lying Down Game, not "Planking"

 

[manic_depressive13]

I honestly had never heard of such a thing until this morning, and I only discovered it because someone else had made a thread on the Escapist about it. But yeah, it's pretty pants-on head. Australian here.

 

[Dwarfman]

It is an Australian thing only I think (for the time being anyway), it is retarded but worth a laugh.

If you missed it on the news a guy died from this: http://www.news.com.au/national/fatal-balcony-fall-linked-to-planking/story-e6frfkwr-1226056214322

The news article today was in fact the first time I've ever seen this odd behaviour before.

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

This seems...very odd. It reminds me of something I saw elsewhere wherein people had this fetish of pretending they were a mannequin. Same concept, only standing very still in a rigid pose instead of sprawled out flat.

I wonder if they're doing this because they were just..."board"? *runs like hell before he is maimed for that pun*

 

[Johnnyallstar]

And people wonder why the world is going downhill.

 

[my-brainisfullof-lag]

It's so weird, but i think it will blow over soon.

 

[brunothepig]

Eh. I find it a little amusing, and if other people get a laugh out of it who am I to tell them they're idiots. It has been around a while now, but a lot more people are hearing of it thanks to the news reports on a man who "planked" to death or whatever.
Mainly I'm amused at the media blowing this right the fuck up. Yeah, one idiot died by "planking" on a 20 story balcony. That's not cause he was planking, that's cause he fell 20 stories because he was acting like an idiot. Now there are people calling for a "ban on planking", don't ask me how they plan to enforce that. What's more, I actually heard on the news last night, I shit you not, "Coming up next, planking, the latest craze [blah blah blah] and doctors warn about the dangers of planking while drunk".
Basically, it's affording me amusement, so I'm all for it. And some of the pictures are kind of amusing.