Thought of the day: Planking

Disclaimer: This is not me promoting "planking". It's just me trying to tell you guys how brain dead, i think, some people are for doing this.

If you guys have no idea what "planking" is, it's basically called the "lying down game". Though i have no idea why it's called "lying down" cause your face is basically on the ground. It kinda look like you face planted and then fainted or something.

I honestly didn't know what planking was until i read up about it. I thought it's some kind of a jump or dance move or something. You know, like "walking the plank", kinda like a parkour move.

When i read about it, i found out that it actually originated in Europe and Japan in either 1997 or 2006. The term "planking", however, was fabricated in Australia and the fad went viral in 2011.

So "planking" is you lying face down with your arms to the side of your body, with your legs straightened out and everything. It's usually done in public places and then having someone photograph it for you.

I mean, reading from the definition of what "planking" is, it sounds pretty fun. Even though you might look stupid when people happen to catch you doing it or on photos, but it's something you do for a laugh with your friends.

Now i don't want to say everyone who does it is stupid, but i mean come on, at least try to "plank" safely.

I guess it's okay if you guys do it on a chair, or on the edge of a bed or something that isn't too high up in the air. Three feet off the ground is fine, but not 7 storeys high.

Now, there have been one death and one coma case linking to this planking craze. I don't wanna call them dumb cause i'm actually talking about human lives here, but it really does sound stupid.

If you guys don't know what i'm talking about, i'm gonna link the two articles [here] and [here].

I am not trying to stop people from planking, cause i might do it one day with my friends or something even though we might look terribly foolish. What i am trying to say is that, try to plank responsibly.

Don't do it when you're drunk, don't do it on a moving vehicle or on top of a high rise building. You're not only holding your own life in your hand but also those around you. You might succeed doing the planking on some dangerous place but the others might not.

I seriously think planking should be banned and whoever does it should get fined. But hey, i am only one voice and there are groups on Facebook and everything that actually encourages people to do it and take photos and post it.

I don't know, what do you guys think about planking? Share your opinions or your thoughts.

Have a nice day, lovelies!