its an fad consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location (usually as high up as possible). 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. Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.The location should also be as public as possible, and as many people as possible should be involved.Planking has its origins in the lying down game (1997 or 2006) in Europe and Japan. It has also been known as "시체놀이" ("playing dead", South Korea 2003), "à plat ventre" ("On one’s belly", France 2004), and "extreme lying down" (2008) - DonaldMissingPants
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