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I keep hearing stories from Australia about how "planking" has taken the country by storm. People dying, people getting fired, the stunts getting "more dangerous" in the words of the local media.
I was just wondering if anybody has caught the plank bug.

BTW, I wan't to see some BASE Planking pictures.

This thread is dumb, I know.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=planking

I had to look it up.

But much better than wearing a rat tale, one glove,

pants around your thighs, or your sister's jeans and

giving your self numerous paper cuts Also less

permanent than tattooing a word on your neck

haha. Smartass!
I understand the what. I didn't understand the fad. But with that said, after watching videos, my 7 year old and I we're walking around spontaniously planking, and cracking up! So I guess I get it. As humans we find humor in all things stupid.

flash-mob planking

For the win!

Anybody know this dweeb?

This Planking thing was really invented by a skydiver named Eric ( Lightning ) Veldhuizen, who jumps at Lodi. In the air it's called a 2 x 4. The man is a visionary.....He is also the first to jump with a goldfish in a spaceball. Here are the two vids for proof.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubG-cQg_Uk....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkjzYFO8n6w

I'm calling PETA

LOL That looks like my first attempt at a tracking dive.