Sarah Schneider
Justin Bieber planking on top of a whale
By now, I’m sure most of you are aware of the annoying global Internet trend referred to as “planking” in which people lay face down and motionless somewhere (preferably) public. The more awkward the better.
But who do we have to thank for the plank?
According to Tom Green, he is the one responsible for the tenacious trend and has cited that he has been lying face down for no reason since the mid 80′s. He even has the video to prove it…
Dating all the way back to 1994, Green randomly started planking in public places drawing in crowds of people confused by his odd antics–how avant-garde. The kinder spectators would even stop to check his pulse and ask if he was okay. Back before this was considered as a well-known, popular trend, it would have been quiet an atypical sight to see and one may even have mistaken the planker for being dead.
However, now that the planking virus has spread, high-profile celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Ellen Page, Katy Perry, Hugh Hefner, and even the Olsen twins are jumping on the bandwagon.
Even Hugh Hefner planks.
Rosario Dawson even decided to plank on Jimmy Kimmel’s desk during a taping of the Jimmy Kimmel show.
Planking has even gone as far as to have its own swag, Facebook page and Twitter account! It’s not just people who plank either, animals do it too!
Check out the top ten craziest planking positions…
Visit the official planking website.
Check out the planking swag.
