What is Planking and Planking Photos

Just recently, something called planking has become all the rage and is getting lots of attention. Is this some strange disease? Well not really, it's just the latest fad, craze or whatever you want to call it. Planking is basically when people lie down flat and straight, face down with their arms in straight and tight by their side. Then their friend snaps a digital picture of them with their camera or cell phone. This picture is then shared online on Facebook or some other website. The picture is also named to help describe the planking. Then the comments are made. So called "plankers" then try to get one up on their friends to see who can come up with the most creative and inventive planking photos. It's pretty silly and kind of pointless but just the kind of thing that gets people's attention and makes them want to join in the fun. How long this craze will last is anyone's guess. Let's have fun with it while it does though. Enjoy!

I found this picture while searching for planking photos. I thought it was a really good one. The guy is planking in the luggage bin of a train. It's very clever and that's really a key part of planking in that you want to be as original and creative as possible in your planking attempts. Just plain planking on the ground is not very interesting, get the idea?

I was actually flicking through the channels last night and saw this model talking to Jimmy Kimmel talking about planking. Then she planked on top of his desk. I honestly didn't know who Rosario Dawson was or is but she is a pretty lady and sure enough planking was the topic of conversation when I happened to turn the channel onto that station. She said something about wanting to do it on his desk for a long time and of course he made some joke about he should have known about that a long time ago. He asked her how long she had been doing planking and she said for about a week. Planking on Jimmy Kimmel, this has to be a first time on his show I would guess.

Here's a shot of a guy planking in an Apple Store. I wonder if this guy was a customer or maybe he works there in the store. That seems more likely. Do you think planking is dangerous? Can this be taken too far?

Here we have a clever photo of a baby planking. Some people have been critical of planking because people are putting themselves and others in danger by doing this. This baby may be perfectly safe but there is a report of someone actually dying while planking. He reportedly fell a long way down while planking. It seems that common sense if often thrown out the window by people going for the shock factor or trying to take things to the extreme. Safety of the plankers and their friends should always be a top priority. Is that risky planking picture really worth getting killed for? I think not!