Planking is an activity, popular in various parts of the world, consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body, and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the Internet is a key part of the game. Each plank must be named to be official. 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. Obviously, creativity is highly encouraged in the world of planking.

Planking is claimed to have been invented by Gary Clarkson and Christian Langdon in 1997. Planking became popular in North East England, and eventually took over all of Britain by the summer of 2009. Since planking is officially a fad now, you can see from the following that everybody is doing it! Thanks for visiting and please come back often!