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On 10 June 2011, [[Sigmar Guðmundsson]], host of the primetime news magazine show [[Kastljós]] on [[Iceland]]ic public television channel [[RÚV (television channel)|RÚV]], delivered a live introduction before a commercial break while planking on top of the news desk.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dv.is/skrytid/2011/6/11/sigmar-plankar-i-kastljossetti/ | title=Skrýtið - Sigmar plankar í Kastljóssetti | work=[[DV (newspaper)]] | date=June 11, 2011 | accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://visir.is/sigmar-plankar-i-flugvel-til-spanar/article/2011706169955 | title=Sigmar plankar í flugvél til Spánar | work=[[Vísir.is]] | date=June 16, 2011 | accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref> Sigmar performed the stunt immediately following a segment documenting the recent spread of planking in Iceland.
On 10 June 2011, [[Sigmar Guðmundsson]], host of the primetime news magazine show [[Kastljós]] on [[Iceland]]ic public television channel [[RÚV (television channel)|RÚV]], delivered a live introduction before a commercial break while planking on top of the news desk.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dv.is/skrytid/2011/6/11/sigmar-plankar-i-kastljossetti/ | title=Skrýtið - Sigmar plankar í Kastljóssetti | work=[[DV (newspaper)]] | date=June 11, 2011 | accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://visir.is/sigmar-plankar-i-flugvel-til-spanar/article/2011706169955 | title=Sigmar plankar í flugvél til Spánar | work=[[Vísir.is]] | date=June 16, 2011 | accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref> Sigmar performed the stunt immediately following a segment documenting the recent spread of planking in Iceland.


On 28 August 2011, Chris Hassel, while guest hosting the Murph and Andy Radio Show on [[1460 KXnO]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], planked while on the air throughout an entire segment. [http://www.kxno.com/pages/murphandandy.html Here are pictures to prove it.]
On 28 August 2011, Chris Hassel, while guest hosting the Murph and Andy Radio Show on 1460 [[KXNO]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], planked while on the air throughout an entire segment. [http://www.kxno.com/pages/murphandandy.html Here are pictures to prove it.]


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Not to be confused with Plank (exercise).
Person playing the lying down game in a field

The lying down game (also known as planking,[1] or face downs) is an activity, popular in various parts of the world, 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.[2] Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.[2] The location should also be as public as possible, and as many people as possible should be involved.[3]

History

The lying down game is claimed to have been invented by Gary Clarkson and Christian Langdon in 1997[4] It first became popular in North East England,[5] then all of Britain by the summer of 2009 [6] reaching the point by late 2010 where it was described by Andrew Sullivan as "sweeping Britain".[7] The game made news in September 2009, when seven doctors and nurses working at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, England were suspended for playing the lying down game while on duty.[6][8][9][6] The game has been described by some as "pointless" [3][10] and as "Parkour for those who can’t be arsed". Similarly, in the USA, a student group from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis held a flashmob-style mass game and posted clips of the event and passers'-by reactions on YouTube, referring to the event simply as "lazy parkour".[11]

The lying down game spread to the rest of the world where it has also been known as "시체놀이" ("playing dead") (2003,South Korea),[12][13] "à plat ventre" ("On one’s belly", France 2004),[14] "extreme lying down", (2008, Australasia)[15] "facedowns" (2010, USA and Ireland),[16][17] and Planking (2011, Australia & New Zealand and worldwide).[18] 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.

Planking

The term "planking" was coined in Australia and the practice became a fad in 2011.[19] Planking is described as the practice of lying down flat with arms to the side, to mimic a wooden plank. It has its origins in the "lying down game".[20]

Three people plank the Taj Mahal
Planking Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Planking the street lights

Australian National Rugby League player David "Wolfman" Williams planked after a try during the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Newcastle Knights game on 27 March 2011.[21] He went on to talk about it on The Footy Show, where Williams described it as "pretty much, active lying down".[22]

On 13 May 2011, a 20-year-old man from Gladstone in central Queensland was charged for allegedly planking on a police vehicle.[23] Popular planking locations include park benches and other public places. On 15 May 2011, Acton Beale, a 20-year-old man, plunged to his death after reportedly "planking" on a seventh-floor balcony in Brisbane, Australia. Beale became the first known casualty of the planking fad.[24] Acton Beale's friends have accused Paul Carran, a New Zealander living in Sydney who claims to have invented planking in 2008, of bearing responsibility for Beale's death by promoting planking.[15] Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, warned plankers that the "focus has to be on keeping yourself safe first".[25] The Queensland Opposition and the state's police have called for people to stop participating in the fad.[26]

On 18 May 2011, IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon planked on the tires of his race car, prompting fellow racer Tony Kanaan and his pit crew to compete with him.[27]

On 19 May 2011, a New Zealand student was caught planking on the ledge of a secondary-school building in the central North Island.[28] On 25 May 2011, a student was caught planking on a railway line, in front of an oncoming train. Authorities will not reveal in which part of New Zealand this occurred, but the student was reportedly not harmed. This led to some school principals speaking out against the fad. Numerous students in NSW have also been caught planking during school time, and reportedly planking people's cars in driveways and doorways after knocking. The colloquial term for this behaviour is "Knock 'n' Plank", related to "Knock 'n' run".[29]

On 29 May 2011, Max Key, son of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, uploaded a photograph to Facebook of himself planking on a lounge suite, his father standing behind him. After the photograph was reproduced on the front page of the New Zealand Herald two days later, the Prime Minister's office initially declined comment,[30] but later that day, confirming that the photograph was indeed genuine, Mr. Key remarked that he doesn't see anything wrong with planking when done safely, and that it was he who had actually introduced Max to planking in the first place, having seen a video of the phenomenon on YouTube.[31]

On 10 June 2011, Sigmar Guðmundsson, host of the primetime news magazine show Kastljós on Icelandic public television channel RÚV, delivered a live introduction before a commercial break while planking on top of the news desk.[32][33] Sigmar performed the stunt immediately following a segment documenting the recent spread of planking in Iceland.

On 28 August 2011, Chris Hassel, while guest hosting the Murph and Andy Radio Show on 1460 KXNO in Des Moines, Iowa, planked while on the air throughout an entire segment. Here are pictures to prove it.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Planking.

References

  1. ^ Marissa Calligeros (May 16, 2011). "How police unwittingly sparked a planking frenzy". The Age. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b [Staff] (September 9, 2009). "The lying down game: how to play". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Daily Mail Reporter [Staff] (July 20, 2009). "Find an odd place and lie face down... Is this the most pointless internet craze yet?". The Daily Mail. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  4. ^ Cathal Kelly (September 19, 2009). "Lying Down Game latest Web rage". The Star. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. ^ [Staff] ([undated]). "The lying down game on Facebook". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 13, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b c Simon de Bruxelles (September 10, 2009). "Seven NHS staff suspended over Facebook 'Lying Down Game' pictures". The Times. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  7. ^ Andrew Sullivan (November 12, 2010). "Lying down in public". The Daily Dish. The Atlantic. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  8. ^ Richard Savill (September 9, 2009). "Hospital staff suspended over Facebook 'lying down game' pictures". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  9. ^ The Times [Staff] (September 10, 2009). "Internet Craze 'Lying Down Game' Gets 7 Doctors, Nurses Suspended in Emergency Ward". Fox News. Retrieved November 13, 2010. Using content from The Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ^ [Staff] (September 23, 2009). "When playing a Facebook game could cost you your job". France 24 International News. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  11. ^ IUPUI Dead Unicorn Society (January 12, 2011). "Lazy Parkour Freeze Mob". Retrieved June 25th, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ *Brad [pseud.], Chris Menning [?pseud.], Jamie Dubs [?pseud.], yatta [pseud.] (2010) "Playing Dead," Emily Huh (ed.), Brad Kim (ed.) Know your Meme Seattle and New York: Cheezburger Inc.. available online
  13. ^ [Procedurally Generated Content] "Playing Dead (Related Submemes)" [2011] Emily Huh (ed.), Brad Kim (ed.) Know your Meme Seattle and New York: Cheezburger Inc.. last accessed 2011. available online
  14. ^ Brad [pseud.], amanda b. [pseud.], yatta [pseud.], Tomberry [pseud.], James [pseud.] (2011) "Lying Down Game" Emily Huh (ed.), Brad Kim (ed.) Know your Meme Seattle and New York: Cheezburger Inc.. available online
  15. ^ a b Samantha Hayes (17 May 2011), "Friends blame Kiwi for planker's death", 3 News Auckland, New Zealand: TV3.
  16. ^ Guzman, Monica (March 26, 2010). "'And here I am facedown by the Coliseum'". Seattle PI. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  17. ^ Byrne, Niall (May 14, 2010). "Facedown on the up". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  18. ^ Russel, Mathew. "Planking Gladstone". Queensland Police. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  19. ^ Georgia Waters (12 May 2011), "Layabouts plank their way across town in latest net craze", Sydney Morning Herald
  20. ^ Cathal Kelly (19 September 2009) "Lying Down Game latest Web rage" The Star last accessed 17 May 2011 available online
  21. ^ triplejtv [Official Youtube channel of Triple J] (27 March 2011) "David 'Wolfman' Williams' triple j public planking debut", Triple J (Australia), video rebroadcast of 76:42–+0:32 of Sea Eagles versus Knights, 27 March 2011, planking visible at 0:10.
  22. ^ The Footy Show (NRL) (21 April 2011), "The Boys chat to Michael Ennis and Wolfman" NRL Footy Show, Wide World of Sports, ninemsn, video 13:24 long, content on planking at 8:37–11:05, quote at 9:01–9:04.
  23. ^ [Staff] (13 May 2011) "Planking the latest net craze" The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW) p. 9.
  24. ^
  25. ^ [Staff/AAP Staff] "Julia Gillard joins warnings against the craze of 'planking'", The Australian, 16 May 2011
  26. ^ Monique Ross (16 May 2011), "Plankers unfazed by Brisbane man's death", ABC News Online
  27. ^ Marshall Pruett (18 May 2011), "Indycar: Dixon Leads Planking Competition On Day 5 At Indy", Speed with Foxsports.com on msn
  28. ^ "NZ youth caught planking at school" ONE News (19 May 2011)
  29. ^ "Planking craze hits another low" Newstalk ZB/ONE News (25 May 2011)
  30. ^ "PM's son named 'New Zealand's top planker'" Yahoo News/AFP (31 May 2011)
  31. ^ "PM says a safe plank fine by him" TVNZ/ONE News (31 May 2011)
  32. ^ "Skrýtið - Sigmar plankar í Kastljóssetti". DV (newspaper). June 11, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  33. ^ "Sigmar plankar í flugvél til Spánar". Vísir.is. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
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