The phenomenon started to gain momentum across the country in March , when the pro-rugby player David "Wolfman" Williams planked shown below after a try during the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Newcastle Knights game held on March 27th, Born in Dunedin, Carran started planking after hearing about a similar game friends were playing in UK in Prior to the outbreak of "planking" in Australia, the act of lying down on the ground and photographing the scene has been documented before with the phenomenon known as Lying Down Game , which had a similar beginning as a Facebook group started by a group of friends in The game became quite popular in the United Kingdom during the summer of , drawing participation from all over the country as well as overseas.
In the following days, Green's claim was picked up by The Daily What [16] and other internet culture blogs, as well as mainstream news outlets including CNN [15]. The "planking" game quickly caught on with Australian youths, with the official Facebook page [3] gaining over , fans within the first week. There are numerous single topic blogs dedicated to hosting "planking" images submitted by participants, including BestPlank [4] , PlankingMissions [5] , iPlanking [6] , Plank.
On May 15th, the "planking" phenomenon became a highly controversial topic in the news media when Acton Beale, a 20 year old man, plunged to death from an attempt at "planking" on a seventh floor balcony is Brisbane, Australia.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned plankers that their "focus has to be on keeping yourself safe first". The Queensland Opposition and the state's police have called for people to stop participating in the fad.
The fad also spread over to the neighboring island New Zealand, where it caused much concern for the authorities and educators. On May 19th, , a student was caught planking on the ledge of a secondary school building in Central North Island. On May 25th, another student was caught planking on a railway line, in front of an oncoming train. On July 6th, , Rapper Xzibit openly expressed his disdain for the popular planking game via Twitter post, calling it "the dumbest shit ever" and claiming that the fad was related to slavery:.
His tweets were picked up by hundreds of his followers and celebrity news blogs like Gawker [11] and TMZ [12] and BET [14] reported on Xzibit's comments. However, in tweets that followed up later, Xzibit denied ever labeling the game "racist. On July 28th, fans gathered at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for the premiere for the documentary "Electronic Daisy Carnival Experience" about the annual electronic music festival. When the crowd became too large, people began spilling into the street and police were called on to the scene to control the increasingly chaotic situation.
During the standoff, a group of fans planked in a row in front of the police:. After being inundated with angry tweets from Chris Brown fans, Andy made a sarcastic apology during a segment on Fox News on August 18th, The video was posted to Reddit [17] , and the Daily What [18] on August 19th, On August 30th, , the blog Slactory [19] posted an article titled "Virtual Planking: Video Games Go Face Down" with a compilation of planking examples from various video games inspired by a hipster e-honda planking image.
On September 19th, , Quezon city's representative Winston Castelo filed a bill called the "Anti-Planking Act of ," which would serve as a "universal code of student" conduct and strictly prohibit planking "as a form of redress of grievance" during street protests. The bill further recommends proper sanctions and specifically target "bona fide" students, whether they attend universities or elementary schools. The proposal of "Anti-Planking Act" was first introduced by Castelo in , following several news reports about safety hazards surrounding the global photo fad.
The bill mostly remained inactive for over a year until September 19th, , when a group of students were seen planking in the capital city of Manila during the nationwide transport strike over high oil prices.
According to the local news reports, Castelo's renewed initiative has been reported as a direct response to the Filippino planking protesters. Sunday New York Times Magazine's comics section also poked sarcasm at the Filipino legislation by listing "planking" as one of the activities one should avoid when rioting. On December 8th, , The Smoking Gun [23] published an article about two teeanger brothers, Wisconsin residents Alexander and Ryan Hart, who had been criminally charged after the Manitowoc police department discovered photos and video of their planking exploits that had been uploaded to the Internet.
Ryan Hart apparently upset cops by lying across a police memorial monument in front of the county jail. Popkin on December 9th, , who noted that Hart attempted to claim the images were fabricated. Approached individually by the police, both Alexander Hart, 19 and Ryan Hart, 21, first claimed the photos were Photoshopped before finally fessing up.
What, then, did planking mean , in the big scheme of memes? Perhaps because it rose to such heights, planking also died a total and irreversible death.
It is gone. An attempt to plank now would be met with ridicule or distant curiosity — was that a thing, really, and what was its name again? While it had its variations — Tebowing and owling come to mind — they never captured the absurdist and collective magic of the original. If anyone sees planking face-down in the street somewhere, do not call an ambulance.
Call a hearse. Sean Hutchinson. Mind and Body. The 6-foot-3, pound athlete dropped to the stadium grass, lying face down with a stiff body and arms to his side—emulating a slab of wood—until he was sure fans had enough time to take photographs, which were later posted on Facebook. You may change your billing preferences at any time in the Customer Center or call Customer Service. You will be notified in advance of any changes in rate or terms.
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