What is Planking? Here is the Answer and the History Behind it..

So there’s this craze going around where people photograph themselves laying facedown and lifeless in random places. It’s become so popular that it was even a trending topic on twitter earlier today.

The craze has taken the net by storm and people are going to great lengths to get that one perfect shot of them “planking” from dangerous situations.


Despite pleas from law officials to stop the dangerous act and at least one reported death, the act of “planking” has continued to surge and what was formerly a “crazy white boy” stunt has gone urban.

Flava Flav has even been spotted “planking.

Many on twitter have said that the term “Planking” or “Plankin” derives from slavery, where slaves were transported on wooden planks while lying face down in chains….



It’s really not too much of a stretch. In fact, a quick Google search turned up the following image of the African-American slave trade with the word “Planking” in the description…






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Deputy Police Commissioner Ross Barnett indicated police could charge plankers if they were found trespassing or engaging in an unauthorised high-risk activity and reiterated police had done just that to a man in Gladstone who planked on a police car last week.

Victoria Police said they could impose a $293 on-the-spot fine if people who planked were "walking or climbing on any part of rail premises not intended for passenger use".





GUY DIES FROM PLANKING!!!

THE death of a man while "planking" has led to police warnings about the risk of further injuries or fatalities.

In what is thought to be Australia's first planking fatality, Acton Beale, 20, fell seven storeys after slipping off a 5cm-wide balcony railing in Brisbane yesterday.

Police are sending stern warnings to those caught up in the planking craze in which a person has their photo taken while they lie motionless on their stomach in various locations.

The photos are posted for approval on social-networking sites, with the most dangerous and amusing gaining the most kudos.

A male friend of Mr Beale confirmed the pair had been planking on their way home from a night on the town before tragedy struck.

Mr Beale's distraught parents, who live near Gladstone in Queensland, were unavailable for comment, but a friend, Lauraine Schmitt, described him as a "an awesome young man and will be dearly missed by so many".

Witnesses said they heard a loud bang about 4.30am but were unaware someone had fallen to their death.

Queensland Police issued a general warning about the dangers of planking.

Witnesses said they heard a loud bang about 4.30am but were unaware someone had fallen to their death.

Queensland Police issued a general warning about the dangers of planking.