...Or the lying down game

Planking or the lying down game is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the internet is an integral part of the game. Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play. The term planking refers to mimicking a wooden plank.

Many participants of planking since 2011 have photographed the activity on unusual locations such as atop poles, roofs and vehicles, while some "plankers" engage in the activity by planking only their upper body and feet while leaving the back suspended.

Who started this craze?



Planking is claimed to have been invented by Gary Clarkson and Christian Langdon in 1997. It was first played and became popular in North East England. However, comedian Tom Green claims to have invented "planking" as early as 1994.


The lying down game spread to the rest of the world, where it has also been known as 시체놀이 or playing dead in South Korea on 2003, à plat ventre or On one’s belly in France on 2004, extreme lying down in Australasia on 2008, facedowns in USA and Ireland on 2010), and planking in Australia & New Zealand and worldwide this year.

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Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers".