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Post by al on Aug 20, 2018 14:39:50 GMT 10
Remember this fad? What did you think of it? It was all the rage among my "hipster" friends in 2010/2011 so they could share pics on Tumblr. Personally I never did it as I can be a bit of a germaphobe. Then a few people died or got seriously injured and it quickly faded. I think it was one of the first major fads that entirely existed for the sake of posting about it on the internet.  
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 20, 2018 16:12:57 GMT 10
I was 12 years old when planking was a fad back in 2011. Anyway, I personally thought it was a stupid fad. I never took part in it, but there were a few other kids in my grade who tried to plank (and failed spectacularly) on top of logs and playground equipment at school. The teachers would often stop them in the process and they got in trouble. 
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 13:56:33 GMT 10
I was 11-12 in 2011 and I didn't even know that it existed until now.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 22, 2018 23:50:24 GMT 10
I was 11-12 in 2011 and I didn't even know that it existed until now. I'm really surprised to hear that, to be honest! I remember the planking fad received a lot of media coverage (at least here anyway) at the time, almost to the point where it was mentioned during the news almost everyday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 1:42:48 GMT 10
It was stupid.
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Post by al on Aug 23, 2018 7:34:38 GMT 10
I was 12 years old when planking was a fad back in 2011. Anyway, I personally thought it was a stupid fad. I never took part in it, but there were a few other kids in my grade who tried to plank (and failed spectacularly) on top of logs and playground equipment at school. The teachers would often stop them in the process and they got in trouble. I could never really understand what was fun about it. The novelty of laying down where you weren't supposed to? Risking getting trouble? Being covered in dust or street salt?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 24, 2018 0:38:57 GMT 10
I could never really understand what was fun about it. The novelty of laying down where you weren't supposed to? Risking getting trouble? Being covered in dust or street salt? It was probably just the thrill of doing something "rebellious" and getting attention for it on social media. That's the only thing I can really think of.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 8:02:14 GMT 10
I could never really understand what was fun about it. The novelty of laying down where you weren't supposed to? Risking getting trouble? Being covered in dust or street salt? It was probably just the thrill of doing something "rebellious" and getting attention for it on social media. That's the only thing I can really think of. It looks stupid, not rebellious.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 25, 2018 10:00:52 GMT 10
It looks stupid, not rebellious. Yeah, I agree, but a lot of people probably would have perceived it as being rebellious though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 11:25:22 GMT 10
It looks stupid, not rebellious. Yeah, I agree, but a lot of people probably would have perceived it as being rebellious though. "I'm so rebellious that I'm going to become a bridge" - a quote by plankers
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Post by al on Aug 25, 2018 13:17:53 GMT 10
One of the biggest problems I have with the planking fad to this day is how passive it was.
At least with other internet crazes at the time, like chubby bunny and the cinnamon challenge, you actually did something.
Lay down, get your picture taken. Why is this fun??
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Post by nightmarefarm on Mar 20, 2022 11:12:29 GMT 10
This was pretty funny. I remember when people planked on the tables back in middle school for the lulz. If anything from the early 10s needs to come back its this.
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