PLANKING
PLANKING
History: -
The precursor to planking began in 1984, called "Face Dancing". The participants were two high school boys, who decided to lie face down on a baseball field whilst a game was under way. This was done ultimately to gain a reaction. The first planking activity captured was a video of Tom Green performing a stunt entitled "Dead Guy" in 1994. The footage showed Green lying face down on a sidewalk without moving. It was recorded for MTV, however it was never aired as it was "a very obscure piece of video". In 1997, two young boys created the "Lying Down Game", these boys would continue to play the game for ten more years before they created a Facebook page. The Facebook page invited participants of the game to share photos of their most craziest, original planking photos. The term "Planking" was coined in 2008.
By becoming obsessed with obtaining the most impressive planking photo, the individual loses sight of the level of impending danger that they face. The quality of the planking photo outweighs their own regard for life.
The planking fad resulted in many serious and some fatal accidents. It is now redundant.
