The term planking refers to mimicking a wooden plank. Planking can include lying flat on a flat surface, or holding the body flat while it is supported in only some regions, with other parts of the body suspended.

May 16, 2011 · But what is it and where did the craze come from? The victim, a man in his 20s, fell from a balcony railing in Brisbane while a friend photographed him, according to police. The phenomenon of...

May 25, 2011 · Planking is a photo fad which involves lying face down with arms to the sides in unusual public spaces, photographing the scene and sharing the image online. In form, it bears striking resemblance to the Lying Down Game, a similar photo fad that became popular among UK Facebook users in 2010.

May 16, 2011 · A 20-year-old Brisbane man fell to his death while participating in an internet craze in which people lie flat on their stomachs in unusual places.

May 22, 2015 · Two friends named Gary Clarkson and Christian Langdon from Somerset, England, claim they started lying face-down in public spaces in the late '90s, just bored teens being board teens....

Jul 1, 2017 · The planking craze - which involved people lying down straight-bodied in unusual, but mostly safe, places - was largely confined to still images uploaded to Facebook. What is planking? Man...

Jun 29, 2011 · Planking -- also known as the Lying Down Game -- is the seemingly harmless trend of lying face down, perfectly stiff, on various structures in public. It seems the game originated in 1997, and it...

May 20, 2011 · Planking, the Australian craze of lying face down stiff in often bizarre places for a photo op, claimed another victim when a man was critically injured after being thrown from the roof...

Jul 12, 2011 · Kaifa, 25, of East Orange, discovered planking several weeks ago on Twitter. His first plank: Hovering 10 to 15 feet in the air on top of a tall tree stump at his girlfriend's apartment...

Dec 13, 2011 · Planking, or as it's also called "The Lying Down on Stuff Game," is a very special activity in which people lie face down with their hands at their sides so as to resemble a plank of wood. Also, an important part of the game is to lie down in a place one normally wouldn't lie down.