I covered some other social media-related accidents in a video a few months ago: "A Brief History of Death by Selfie". Here it is if you want to give it a look: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZtpl6WuYq3gl5c.html

@tiyenin

20 күн бұрын

I 100% love this topic!

@tiyenin

20 күн бұрын

The Internet Historian video was amusing, and mentioned the injuries and death that this video did.

@danielgreen6302

20 күн бұрын

These can all be filed under, look at me, ego trip stunts. parkour and building scaling,free climbing, Grandview selfie taking, body gliding, thrill seeking. you would be better served making a series. there seems to be a never-ending chain of willing victims of fame & fortune.

@BtDunce

20 күн бұрын

Have you done any research into other crazes pre-internet, like phone booth stuffing, pole-sitting, girl watching or panty raids? All of these have some pretty extreme stories attached.

@oliverlanchester2632

20 күн бұрын

No special mention for Jay-Z? The only man to plank on a million

"Authorities considered banning 'stupidity,' but found it way too prevalent."

@schroedingersdog7965

20 күн бұрын

Maybe they should consider taxing it instead . . . 😉

@joyceriedel2546

20 күн бұрын

They would have to Ban our President !😳🙄😵‍💫

@Ian.G256

20 күн бұрын

Take all the warning labels off everything, just let it sort itself out.

@YankeeRebel1348

20 күн бұрын

​​@Ian.G256 exactly. Those that don't survive are not needed 😂

@patrickols

20 күн бұрын

Stupidity is extremely useful, it help’s keeping the population rise in check. Frankly I wish stupidity was even more prevalent.

Fascinating Horror explaining planking was not on my bingo card

@cocoaddams4502

20 күн бұрын

and yet i couldn''t watch it fast enough

@ParadigmShifted

20 күн бұрын

Agree 😂

@capt.bart.roberts4975

20 күн бұрын

The thumb nail popped up, I starting laughing.

@elizah2093

20 күн бұрын

Same

@rredeyee2460

20 күн бұрын

And I still shouted bingo🫨

The fact that planking goes back to the 80s was the most shocking part of this video

@drygnfyre

15 күн бұрын

A lot of things I once thought were relatively new go back a long time. People often claim that social media invented human behavior, but I've found a lot of evidence that says nope, people have been doing stupid things for a very long time, way before the Internet.

@hidinginyourcloset

15 күн бұрын

​@@drygnfyre Things go in cycles. If we had social media back in the 70s, we'd still have the same shit. Well, maybe more cause the shit my dad talks about makes me wonder how him and his friends are still alive.

@dtrainviabridge

14 күн бұрын

@@drygnfyre damn, who says social media invented human behavior?! Not surprised by that being some people's assert, though. Honestly I think it's more that social media DEFINED human behaviors.

@drygnfyre

14 күн бұрын

@@dtrainviabridge I've seen it often. Usually from the nostalgia people who think life was perfect and without issues "back then." As someone who grew up in the "perfect" 90s, I know for a fact that me and my friends did lots of stupid shit. We didn't do it for Internet clout, we did it because we were dumb. But you'd be surprised how many people think that prior to Facebook or w/e, everyone was well adjusted.

@RenoLaringo

13 күн бұрын

It probably was much more safe and funny back then, before social media kicked in and turned an entire generation into brainless narcissistic extremists. Sure ppl have always done crazy sht for fun and attention, but nowhere near the extent we see nowadays, since people from the 80’s still had enough education and IQ to not need to prove the entire world how fearless and daring they were.

"He found the experience enjoyable and amusing" is just a wild level of seriousness to attribute to a drunk kid laying on his face in public.

@newtagwhodis4535

3 күн бұрын

They don't really try to use words good mang.

I wondered why Planking died out... People became board with it.

@bryede

20 күн бұрын

iswydt

@skittlemilks1614

20 күн бұрын

Badum tss

@VHFonFire

20 күн бұрын

Fine, take my thumbs up

@dancedecker

20 күн бұрын

Groan.

@mbryson2899

20 күн бұрын

You really nailed it!

Never thought I would hear about this challenge again in 2024.

@carolinematusevich889

20 күн бұрын

I thought it was so dumb. I don't conform well. LoL

@ataridc

20 күн бұрын

@@carolinematusevich889 that's generally a good thing. conforming is good when forming an orderly queue, but once you're selling your dignity for social media clout you seriously need to reevaluate your self worth. Never mind death by planking.

@thisismyname3928

20 күн бұрын

@@ataridc 👆🏳‍🌈

@KenwayJoel

20 күн бұрын

@@carolinematusevich889 I conform to your non conformity 🤣

@PhilipMarcYT

20 күн бұрын

"Challenge"

In my country (Chile) there's a saying: Someday we will run out of stones, but never ever of stupid people.

@MofongoMondongo

15 күн бұрын

😂

@dannyarcher6370

11 күн бұрын

Eso es porque Boric es el presidente.

@SusieBlup

11 күн бұрын

​@@dannyarcher6370Nada que ver 😂

@sinisterthoughts2896

10 күн бұрын

That's good!

@Major00Tom

10 күн бұрын

@@dannyarcher6370 Qué latero y desubicado

My grandpa used to plank in the front yard and take naps like that ages ago. Two times the neighbors called an ambulance thinking he was passed out or dead lol

@Dead_Again1313

16 күн бұрын

😂 I'm gonna do this if I make it to old age

@stellviahohenheim

15 күн бұрын

And then everyone clapped

@damonedwards1544

14 күн бұрын

@@stellviahohenheim It's true. I was the front yard.

@meghansullivan6812

13 күн бұрын

That’s so bizarre bahahahahah

@greenoftreeblackofblue6625

13 күн бұрын

​@@stellviahohenheimThis just in, old man lying down most unbelievable thing to ever happen.

I can't believe how many photos of non-teenage grown adults planking are in this video

@cplcabs

18 күн бұрын

the need for attention by some people is not limited by age

@nmartin5551

16 күн бұрын

Those grownups were the planking rock stars of the 80s

@piad2102

16 күн бұрын

I had to google " non-teenage grown adults " , but i got no wiser. English is not my native language, so this i dont know how to read. Any who can explain? Thank you.

@cplcabs

16 күн бұрын

@piad2102 Basically, he means full-grown adults acting like teenagers,.

@Adelitafist5nb

15 күн бұрын

​@@piad2102 "non teenage grown adult" is used for emphasis. It's like saying "grown-ass adult". It's used to emphasize someone's immature behavior. For example, "Look at that grown-ass man putting fake testicles on his pickup truck. What a tool." Another example, "Who do you think you are, bullying the waiter? You're a grown-ass woman, not a high schooler."

I plank in my bed for about eight hours every night, but silly me, I’ve been calling it “sleeping” this whole time.

@alashiadiggs4195

20 күн бұрын

😅

@ZeedePlus

20 күн бұрын

You lay face down with your arms rigidly by your sides? 😂

@daviegriffin3539

20 күн бұрын

Me Planking in my bed 🛌 always involves Tequila. 🤪🤭 _Cheers from México_ 🍹🤘🏽🇲🇽

@naomisgram1

20 күн бұрын

😂

@peterliebezeit5636

20 күн бұрын

Yank before you plank, that’s my motto lol

This is why you always go planking with your planking harness and planking helmet, and only with an experienced planking guide.

@Eric-oi5yj

11 күн бұрын

You forgot the airbag

@billmcnealofwnyxnewyork

3 күн бұрын

That wood be much safer, I suppose

Its crazy seeing the pictures of the building and balcony he was trying to plank from. Yeah, there are pictures of other people planking on balcony rails or building roofs, but most of them are on the corners, where they have two perpendicular surfaces and are mostly hanging off the balcony side. Planking on a straight railing is crazy.

@lizo1463

7 күн бұрын

Well, it was at 4:30am so I don't think his judgement was at its best...

My sister once planked on a beach, we took pictures and everything. If you remind her of this she will SCREAM and refuse to discuss it any further, lmao

@sondra-ht7ho

18 күн бұрын

😂

@whiteyfisk9769

17 күн бұрын

Thats...not that special. My best friend planked off the top of a 2 story gas station sign and didnt die or get arrested.

@user-ug6hh4qg3n

17 күн бұрын

haha, sounds fun to tease

@PaleaPablo

17 күн бұрын

​@@whiteyfisk9769who cares

@TheSecretLover

16 күн бұрын

@@whiteyfisk9769Pretty sure it’s not about being special, but the fact their sister is now embarrassed for having ever done it.

The intersection of gravity and stupidity.

@rileybobbert6527

20 күн бұрын

theres literally nothing atupid about planking

@k.c1126

20 күн бұрын

I don't know why I feel that boy must have had a pint or two too much ... smh

@k.c1126

20 күн бұрын

@@rileybobbert6527It's the attempt at defying gravity 7 stories up that's the stupidity. The planking was a mere detail...

@dannyboyy31

20 күн бұрын

@@rileybobbert6527 That depends where the planking attempt is being made. On the ground? Not stupid. On a 7th floor balcony railing - I'll leave that to you to decide, but I know what my thoughts are 🤷‍♂

@dagneytaggart7707

20 күн бұрын

Darwin Awards

When anyone mentions that humans are ‘the top of the food chain’, these are the precious moments I refer them to.

@vanessac1721

13 күн бұрын

Darwinism would kick in if we had to go back to living among the animals without tech.

@richardsanchez5444

10 күн бұрын

Doesn't make it untrue.

@lizo1463

7 күн бұрын

We're just planking up here, it's very precarious

@joyfuflower

2 күн бұрын

If anything, this is the ultimate proof that we are on top of the food chain. We have time and resources to spare, so we do dumb things like this entirely for our own amusement. We are so utterly dominant that the vast majority of the dangers we face are of our own doing, and we intentionally do it just to feel the same rush as prey being hunted, for fun.

The overwhelming need for humans to lay face down for their own amusement is amazing

Imagine dying for a trending meme that people will forget in 6 months

@CornvilleConsigliere87

14 күн бұрын

You just know it's going to get exponentially worse quickly...

@CrocodileWhispers

14 күн бұрын

And here we are watching a video about it 13 years later

@DG-iw3yw

14 күн бұрын

Well we do reward stupidity with success on these platforms. One english guy (who is painfully stupid) was swallowing food whole on tiktok for "clout", got hospitalised because not chewing will do that to you, and now he is fairly wealthy. so yeah. someone, somewhere is encouraging us to be more and more stupid

@Oscar-xs9cv

12 күн бұрын

Well it started in 2008 and first death 2011 is quite some time

@JayBigDadyCy

12 күн бұрын

More like 4-6 weeks. The internet's attention span is minimal at best

Whenever I see stuff like planking all I can think about is how the fuck I'd explain it to aliens

@michaelpipkin9942

20 күн бұрын

It's embarrassment.

@roccocoyote

20 күн бұрын

Imagine explaining sleeping to them!

@Unownshipper

20 күн бұрын

Human beings doing stupid gimmick crazes has been a thing for much longer than you’d think. Look up flagpole sitting, goldfish swallowing, phone booth stuffing, or streaking. Some think the Dancing Plague of 1518 was actually just a fad.

@DG-mi2mc

20 күн бұрын

That 'planking' is even a thing makes me feel more alien than human...

@powertothesheeple5422

20 күн бұрын

As long as we keep doing stuff like planking, intellegent life forms won't bother visiting.

The fact that this has spontaneously evolved in separate parts of the world independently is very perplexing

@sinisterthoughts2896

10 күн бұрын

Dum people tend to do dumb things. With the staggering amount of them over the years, your going to get coincidences.

@sunshineravens

8 күн бұрын

All in English speaking countries, though. What does that say about us. 😂

@Katlick

5 күн бұрын

It's called Convergent Evolution

@thedave1771

5 күн бұрын

People are… Strange.

A guy I knew throughout high school died at 19 from hood-surfing, where you get on the hood of the car and hold on via the seatbelts from inside the car. Oh and they did this on the Trans-Canada Highway, speed limit of 100-110 km/hr. He fell off and immediately died. It was sad as hell cause he was young and dumb, but the sheer stupidity of doing it on the highway of all places? The fastest road in the country? I mean wth are you thinking.

I live in Australia. I remember people trying to plank on a sign at a busy road on a Saturday night. Every single one of the people walking past them told them how stupid they looked. It's a fad I'm glad is gone.

@DEVILTAZ35

20 күн бұрын

Car surfing sadly hasn’t gone away though

@xxdesertstorm

20 күн бұрын

yet so many fall for more stupid ones then that one, Tik Tok has just fueled that stupidity and I'm glad the US decided to remove the garbage app next yearand every Western country should follow suit as TikTok is trash and created nothing but trash

@nekolalia3389

20 күн бұрын

Hate to break it to you, but looking stupid is kind of the point. It’s when they get that look authentically, with actual risk to theirs and others lives, that it’s a problem.

@mitchconner403

20 күн бұрын

Then it got replaced with something else that is dumb Anyone remember “Tebowing” ?😂

@JAMESWUERTELE

20 күн бұрын

I had an ex that did this stupid s , at work in 2011. I had never heard of it. We didn’t last very long after that.

An object lesson in how something harmless and a bit silly gets ruined by idiots taking it to extremes.

@aethelfrithofbernica

20 күн бұрын

The word you were looking for is abject, not object

@JesmondBeeBee

20 күн бұрын

@@aethelfrithofbernica No, it isn't. The phrase "object lesson" means "something that serves as a practical example of a principle or ideal." (Merriam Webster dictionary.)

@kruksog

19 күн бұрын

There's a large number of humans. Any one thing that "takes off" in any way is gonna have examples of people sucking or being jerks. It's just a probability thing.

@Lin-Carl

19 күн бұрын

It is idiocy, and so therefor will attract idiots

@leon02356

19 күн бұрын

Same thing happened with gender reveals, started with just cakes and balloons, then it was planes and cannons. Surprising amount of people have died from gender reveals and the damage from them has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

Laying face down on the ground has been a family tradition of ours for decades

@briannabanks1659

12 күн бұрын

lol yea, a family tradition of yours….. and of literally everyone else who has ever existed and then ceased to exist 😂

@austins.2495

8 күн бұрын

@@briannabanks1659yea, that’s the joke…

@briannabanks1659

8 күн бұрын

@@austins.2495 I know, I was just adding on to it…

Back in Byron Bay in the early 00s, at a festival, we met a bunch of boys who invented something called the “drop roll”, which was intentionally falling over at a crucial moment, when all eyes were on you, for comedic effect. Apparently, one of the boys had done it at his graduation, when collecting his Year 12 certificate. Needless to say, it quickly became a trend with our group for a few months and during the festival. The best one was where one of the lads had been chatting with a bunch of girls, making a good impression, then fell/tripped into a bunch of wheelie bins when walking back to our campsite. It was brilliant 😆

@MicovskiMC

14 күн бұрын

Sounds Willy Wonka inspired

I always felt like planking was some sort of lazy version of parkour. Death/injury by planking and selfies is probably the most embarrassing out of all the crazy social media challenges. Imagine dying just to get a picture of yourself lying down.

@thatgreenslime9517

17 күн бұрын

How can you be embarrassed when you're dead?

@ryanburks2480

16 күн бұрын

@@thatgreenslime9517second hand embarrassment maybe?

@thatgreenslime9517

16 күн бұрын

@@ryanburks2480 I just feel like the best solution to embarrassment is permanent

@Jaiden_Anime_Shuns

15 күн бұрын

​@@thatgreenslime9517Afterlife full of everyone ever

@ShintogaDeathAngel

11 күн бұрын

@@thatgreenslime9517 if there’s any afterlife, possibly they could be. If one of my friends died doing this, or something else equally pointless and stupid, I’d be feeling so many more emotions than embarrassment.

Planking was such a stupid trend

@cokeMONSTERps3

20 күн бұрын

That's the joke "memelord".

@MrMemelord00

20 күн бұрын

@@cokeMONSTERps3 k

@Walamonga1313

20 күн бұрын

Trend and stupid are interchangeable

@MrMemelord00

20 күн бұрын

@@Walamonga1313 oh definitely 🤣

@rileybobbert6527

20 күн бұрын

in terms of trends it was actually pretty cool. name me one better trend

I'm from Adelaide, Australia - and I had no idea we played any part in this ridiculous craze!

@alukuhito

13 күн бұрын

Can I have your autograph? You're from one of the most famous planking cities.

My sisters toddlers did this when they were going through the terrible twos. Strangely, there were 3 years between them, but they BOTH did the same thing when having a tantrum. They lay face down on the floor and didn't move. She thought it was great. When they did this most dreadful protest, she just stepped over them and carried on doing what she was doing. She said they did it in the supermarket occasionally while she was selecting things off the shelf. Other parents would spot it and ask if they were alright. When she told them what her kid was doing, they said, 'God, I wish mine did that.' Funny that a temper tantrum my sister's kids did so naturally became a craze.

@myblacklab7

9 күн бұрын

I suspect this may be a stage in the development of "cool kids." Observe them closely as they mature, and see how they react to things like dance memes.

I still can't believe "Planking" got so big, that you can put together a whole list of the accidents/deaths that happened from it. As a Millennial, we really have no place making fun of Gen Z for TidePods and the like. 😂

@jessehutchings

20 күн бұрын

It's our job and God given right to make fun of gen Z

@swamp1138

20 күн бұрын

I think there's a huge difference between laying down and taking a photo vs eating a toxic substance...

@travisinthetrunk

20 күн бұрын

As a millennial who never bought into these stupid fads I can feel free to judge all of these idiots.

@jessicam5712

20 күн бұрын

Sure we do. I don't think it's generational though. It's more like people with common sense have the right to make fun of people when they do something stupid.

@rredeyee2460

20 күн бұрын

​@@jessehutchings🫡

The only reason i still think about 'planking' is because i do a similar floor exercise to relieve stress in my back and shoulders at work ..

@only1afton872

20 күн бұрын

I know. That’s what I thought when I read the title. I thought, people actually have died from doing planks?😂

@k.c1126

20 күн бұрын

This is the activity I was thinking about when I opened the video; it's considered one of the "essential" stretches these days ...

@marieelisa1

20 күн бұрын

In yoga they used to ask us to be in that position, very nice on the neck

@tOGGLEwAFFLES

20 күн бұрын

I was so confused for a bit lol, I was like "did someone get a lethal hernia while planking"

@Cec9e13

20 күн бұрын

Yeah, I'm confused, because I thought it was like push-ups but not moving. Like you're in a push-up position, but with your forearms on the floor, and you're holding that position to build your muscles.

It's kind of amazing that human beings not only survive but thrive.

@thestars386

18 күн бұрын

No they don't. Human beings that fall for this dumb s*** need a lot of help. How's that for thriving? Corny.

Im really happy that other people referred to it as "the laying down game" because when my friends and I would refer to as "extreme laying down" I thought we were just dumb idiots who missed the memo when planking trends appeared. Great Vid!

The desire to amuse people knows no limits.

@vtubersubs3803

14 күн бұрын

They aren't trying to amuse anyone, they want their 5 seconds of internet attention and will do literally anything to get it

@ominous-omnipresent-they

14 күн бұрын

The desire to amuse others is simply human nature.

@cinnamonrollypoly

4 күн бұрын

@@vtubersubs3803 Oh, come on now. Some people just wanted to have a little fun. Get over yourself.

My first thought was “how boring”. My second thought was “eww! Why would anyone lie on the ground where people walked and dogs pooped?”

@patanouketgersiflet9486

20 күн бұрын

Why, as a trained professional working in a hospital, would you lie down on the floor, thus nullyfying the efforts of fighting infections and diseases?

@thebyrd433

20 күн бұрын

@@patanouketgersiflet9486 This is the one that got me. It's a hospital. If lying face-down in a place where sick/injured people tend to pee, poop, and vomit doesn't turn your stomach a little, you need to look for a different job.

@eywine.7762

20 күн бұрын

Exactly my thoughts. In the grass in a field is one thing. In a public building?

@daviegriffin3539

20 күн бұрын

It's amazing how people will go out of their way to get fired from their jobs. 🙃

@happycommuter3523

20 күн бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Floors and the ground are dirty. I won’t even exercise on the floor without a yoga mat. Around where I live, Canada geese are a nuisance-they poop everywhere! I wouldn’t even walk barefoot in the grass, let alone lie face-down in it.

Making planking a ceime is the most Australian thing ive ever heard. Lol

@troybaxter

17 күн бұрын

Australia finding a way to live up to their reputation of being an island full of nothing but criminals.

I was so confused when I saw the title, because I thought I had seen this video before. Turns out I was thinking of Internet Historian's more meme-y summary of planking, which is an entirely different vibe. Awesome work with this one :)

volition - This is why when I was an archaeology student, I argued against the declaration of many *certain* reasons behind some cultures and artifacts. What about "just because?" - and grant-driven academia hated it. But it's true. We are the same human animal that existed half a million years ago.

@SAOS451316

20 күн бұрын

"Ritual purposes", eh?

@displayer6023

20 күн бұрын

Sounds like you weren't a very good archeology student. Why did this ancient civilization build all these monuments? "Uhh, uhh, umm, umm, just because!" Can't believe mainstream archeology wouldn't acknowledge your truly groundbreaking idea of declaring anything you don't understand as "just because"

@SAOS451316

20 күн бұрын

@@PortableCoincidenceMachine My favorite is the idea that they put knives on top of the rafters to be closer to the sun, when that doesn't make sense in the cultural context and there were children around. Humans are fundamentally the same everywhere everywhen. If one wanted to charge one's solar powered/blessed knife one would use solar imagery there or just put them outside. One puts them high up so the little kids don't hurt themselves with the sharps.

@Cec9e13

20 күн бұрын

"We have no idea why they made such-and-such, we assume it had ritual significance," nah, it just looked cool. It was the paleolithic fidget spinner.

@mybrainisshortcake

20 күн бұрын

​@@displayer6023you massively misread my comment. I won student of the year twice.

People can be so easily amused sometimes. And then inevitably turn a harmless thing into something that manages to hurt themselves or others.

@powertothesheeple5422

20 күн бұрын

2005-2015 was basically the age of "look what I can do, and look at me post it on social media and like me". That is the era that spawned the term "influencer" which is the epitome of irony as far as I am concerned. Social media just sped up the natural Darwin effect.

@russell-di8js

19 күн бұрын

Planks!! not worth as much as 2 short 1s either, the divvies!!!

@email6743

19 күн бұрын

You clicked on this video 🫡

@GeddyRC

19 күн бұрын

@@powertothesheeple5422nah the concept of influencer culture and all of that wasn’t until waaay later than ‘05, I’d say it was 2012 when social media really started blowing up and people started doing dumb crap for attention and views. ‘05-10 was just a good time online, posting for fun before it became lucrative.

I didn't realise it until i saw it a few seconds ago but....This is the video I've been waiting for since planking became a thing. Brilliant.

I have never heard of this planking craze. I could see how it could become deadly very fast.

Today in "Deadly Trends I Never Understood in the First Place"

The term "planking" is confusing here in Sweden. The reason is that the term is usually for describing avoiding paying for tickets for rides and activities. As such, sneaking past a paygate on the subway would count.

@eywine.7762

20 күн бұрын

How interesting. Thanks for sharing that.

@Konani_the_unicorn_queen

20 күн бұрын

it is also how we describe ladies with small bosoms .w. ! though i guess the equivalent expression in english would be "flat as a board"

@htos1av

20 күн бұрын

Interesting word play.

@lunaequinox7333

19 күн бұрын

…I now want to plank in a Swedish ticket line for maximum confusion. I won’t, because it’s pointless and I live in the US, but it seems like a more fun and less dangerous place to do so than the ones in the video

@MariettaDaws

18 күн бұрын

Turnstile jumping! Now that's a social media challenge I could understand

Can you please continue doing these types of “stupid” or death by misadventure videos?? I love this channel!

@Electric0eye

15 күн бұрын

Something tells me you're in here for entirely the wrong reasons.

@mykieg7779

15 күн бұрын

@@Electric0eye I’m here for the same reasons you’re here for I guess..

This is - flat out - the greatest video you’ve ever put out

Weird fads like this are timeless. I'm sure some people got hurt while flagpole sitting back in the day.

@ShinyHelmet

19 күн бұрын

Yeah, mostly butt hurt.

@1sleepyguy42o

19 күн бұрын

Tru, now they're just immortalized on the Internet and everyone knows about them

@edwardfortesque

18 күн бұрын

My uncle lost a testicle on his way back down from that.

This is a weird one! 2011: Kids React to Planking. 2024: Fascinating Horror on Planking.

Some of these pictures are actually great examples of why planking is still funny. The guy with the wooden planks and the guy with the cows are my favorite.

@priscillayoga4040

15 күн бұрын

It is! Google planking pics and there are quite a few hilarious ones! haha

@doom3798

10 күн бұрын

yea risking being stampeded by cows or injuring them is soooo funny

@willguggn2

8 күн бұрын

@doom3798 Tell me you've never been around cattle without telling me you've never been around cattle.

@23Butanedione

8 күн бұрын

Planking has never been funny and never will be funny. Finding planking funny is a HUGE tell

@nadapenny8592

8 күн бұрын

@@23Butanedione nobody asked you kyle

I wish you had endless videos I could watch. Your voice is so soothing and the stories extremely interesting! One of my favorite channels ❤️

Too bad the accident wasn't in Darwin, Australia, since it was obviously a Darwin Award...

@nopandakit8051

20 күн бұрын

Nice😂

@murph7141

19 күн бұрын

😂😂

@cplcabs

18 күн бұрын

depends if the person reproduced or not

@intrstrnr

16 күн бұрын

Definitely a missed opportunity lol

I'm pleased you called it "unusual behaviour". I would have been less diplomatic but you are spot on

"Face dancing" and "the laying down game" sound like things you dont want to do with your weird uncle.

@amberhawksong

12 күн бұрын

🤢

I still can't wrap my head around how this was a thing people actually did or found amusing.

As a member of the facepalming society, I strongly disapprove of planking. 🤦‍♀️

I was not expecting a video on planking in 2024, but I do remember the articles about the deaths and accidents from planking

@aftertheheadlines

20 күн бұрын

Can you imagine telling people my son died planking? I’d be so embarrassed.

Two back to back cases in Australia make me wonder: Do they plank in a land down under ?

I love this style of videos! Focusing on a topic and sharing a bunch of random stories

Planking got banned from my middle school dances. Likely because it was a dance and people would get tripped / stepped on surprise surprise

@ahill4642

19 күн бұрын

Danced on. Death by disco. 🎶 💃 🪩 🕺 🎉

@kats9755

19 күн бұрын

That just makes me think of "The Flop" from SpongeBob, lol

@Eric-oi5yj

11 күн бұрын

Sadly, you can’t ban stupidity. Maybe use educational money on students that want an education.

This feels like an April Fools joke post

@ziziflor9019

20 күн бұрын

Lol I'm getting second hand embarrassment seeing these pictures

@dmacrolens

20 күн бұрын

So does your mother!!

@GovenorMcLovin

20 күн бұрын

I did have to check the date.

@jxchamb

20 күн бұрын

@@dmacrolens 😂😂😂😂😂

@nathanwilliams4005

17 күн бұрын

@@dmacrolens GOT 'EM!

Well these people truly earned their "DARWIN AWARD"!

So, as a bit of a prank, One lies down, like a plank, To appear as a crank, And elicit stares, that are blank, On interweb pages, one ascends in rank, Possibly getting some dough, for the bank, Its an unknown story to me, to be frank, So your sharing it, from me, has earned you a Thank

IIRC there was one from around mid-2011 had a guy planking on top of a sleeping tiger. He thought it would be okay since the tiger was sleeping. Well, the planking action woke the tiger up, and the tiger was not amused by the man's actions and attacked. The man required a hospital stay, multiple stitches and a blood transfusion.

@EXROBOWIDOW

20 күн бұрын

"There once was a lady from Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They returned from the ride With the lady inside And the smile on the face of the tiger."

@chrisnemec5644

19 күн бұрын

@@EXROBOWIDOW Sounds like both of them are candidates for Darwin awards.

@GSBro

18 күн бұрын

A blood transfusion is just an oil change for the body.

@nathanwilliams4005

17 күн бұрын

@@EXROBOWIDOW Used to be one of my favorite poems as a child. Haven't heard it in tens of years and had forgotten about it until just now. Awesome.

I feel old right now. I remember this was a craze when I was in highschool. Everyone was doing it for a short time. And then overnight it was gone. Can’t get over that was 23 years ago.

it's honestly so weird to see people planking just on the ground. i've only seen people doing it in weird places and elevated

Never get caught planking in your workplace. It's embarrassing for all involved

@jenniferruth812

19 күн бұрын

Do you know this by experience? 😂 😉

@Ob1sdarkside

19 күн бұрын

@jenniferruth812 loved a crafty plank on the workplace, till I got caught

@user-vg8tt2pr4l

18 күн бұрын

There was a great cold opening on “The Office” about planking in the workplace. Dwight put an end to that nonsense immediately! 😂

@Eric-oi5yj

11 күн бұрын

Were you caught planking in the woman’s bathroom again?

Oh dear, death by planking. Never knew planking was even a thing. Fascinating Horror fascinates once again!

@reddwarfer999

20 күн бұрын

Same here, never even heard of it. Doesn't even look like that much fun in most instances.

@hvideos6864

19 күн бұрын

Of course, Sharon. Glad to be of your service. -Fascinating Horror

I did it on top of a small crosswalk light. Feels good to be part of the craze.

@thestars386

18 күн бұрын

Corny

@SmD-ff5xd

18 күн бұрын

You are ​@@thestars386

Interesting that you covered planking in Australia mainly when it was a worldwide phenomena and resulted in tons of accidents in the US, where it was mainly covered in national media

@alyssa8525

13 күн бұрын

The ones he mentioned were the most notable accidents (deaths, etc.). Of course more people did it in the US and elsewhere internationally, because there are a lot more people there.

Since Planking got a video, maybe one on the Cinnamon Challenge? That was a really stupid (and potentially dangerous) trend about a decade ago. Also, vaping. That's still dangerous, but it was even worse in the early days. Popcorn lung and all that (on top of the general issues with nicotine), and due to lax regulation even teens/kids were all over it as a 'safe' alternative to smoking.

@soshiangel90

20 күн бұрын

Seconding the cinnamon challenge and maybe also the shorter lived gallon of milk challenge.

@Subject_Keter

20 күн бұрын

Also "skullcracker challenge"

@arturoaguilar6002

20 күн бұрын

I think a challenge that is inherently dangerous (Cinnamon Challenge) is different and not as fascinating as a something weird but safe that the internet took it into dangerous territory.

@danielhayes3607

20 күн бұрын

You’re full of shit

@kbckj

18 күн бұрын

​@@soshiangel90did both, milk was worse. became lactose intolerant lol

when planking was still a thing i planked on top of my fridge and fell and hit my head lol

I really enjoy your channel! I don't try to find out what a content creator looks like I believe it's part of the mystique of the podcast! Thanks for putting out such great work! Love your voice ❤️

I remember this trend. My highschool started issuing suspensions for anyone caught doing it in dangerous situations, we had 45 student suspensions at one point

This is why social media is a blight on society.

@mariebelladonna437

19 күн бұрын

Stuff like this was happening way before social media, lol. Like the flag-sitting mentioned above, or the fad of seeing how many people could stuff themselves into a phone booth. Not saying social media's great or anything. And it's definitely made stuff like this spread farther and faster. But it's also definitely not the cause.

@cplcabs

18 күн бұрын

@@mariebelladonna437 yes, but you will note that planking didn't explode until it was put on social media. Until then there were very few instances of it.

@mariebelladonna437

18 күн бұрын

@@cplcabs I'm not denying there's a correlation. But I'd suspect that even before social media, there were more than we think. It's just that before social media, we didn't have a way to hear about it, and share it with others. Again, not as many as after. But still, there were fads, like what I mentioned above, that were definitely widespread.

8:08 I’m always amused by how people pretty much turn off their prefrontal cortex’s when they are competing for attention in a social setting. That’s when the herd behavior kicks in; when what differentiates us from animals is at low activity

@displayer6023

20 күн бұрын

Other animals would never do something as dumb as this, though. Humans are the dumbest and smartest animals around

@em84c

16 күн бұрын

Im the opposite. Im always trying to blend into the background in a social setting 😆

As always, love your posts. I really don’t remember the planking thing, but I was busy raising kids and didn’t watch the news, too depressing.

I didn't notice until now that you reached 1M subs. Congratulations! I think I subbed when you had under 1k. I always enjoy your stories, esp on 4/1. 😉👍

@brokentoes7898

20 күн бұрын

What happens on the 4th of January?

@ariahazelwood3842

20 күн бұрын

​@@brokentoes78984/1 as in April 1st, or April Fool's Day. They've written the month first ;)

@escapism-by-proxy5338

19 күн бұрын

​@@brokentoes7898Believe it's the American date format, and they're referring to April Fool's :)

@brokentoes7898

19 күн бұрын

@@escapism-by-proxy5338 Yes it was a joke

And then this video comes up in my subscription rotation during my workout, a minute into my 3-minute plank..... 😳😰

@SeeMeRolling

12 күн бұрын

they're letting u know they're watching... so u better not skip those workouts👀

@austins.2495

8 күн бұрын

@@SeeMeRollingmid grade dad joke

@SeeMeRolling

8 күн бұрын

@@austins.2495 shut up lol

@lizo1463

7 күн бұрын

​@@SeeMeRollingtop tier, imo

the 2010s were truly a strange time

You're telling me a member of a professional planking group was the first to die. Sad to see they couldnt take it seriously

Seeing someone planking in one of this channel's thumbnails is definitely not what I expected when I woke up this morning, even tho the topic is serious, there is something that makes the thumbnail kinda funny

@turqoiseillinois9955

20 күн бұрын

Me too! Just woke up!!

How does THIS seem like more of an April Fool's Day video than your ACTUAL April Fool's Day videos?! I just can't believe that this was even a thing.

I like these stories on modern negligence, I also love hearing how we have learned from the past, but it should be equally important to learn about the modern times mishaps

I think they should encourage trends like this one as it really helps with natural selection.

I wasn't expecting my local hospital to get mentioned. Interestingly I can't find any mention of the incident on my local newspaper's website, so either they never reported it, or have since deleted any article about it they did write at the time.

@jekanyika

20 күн бұрын

If you google 'Great Western Hospital planking' multiple news reports come up.

@MrDannyDetail

20 күн бұрын

@@jekanyika Yep I have done, and did see them. I just found it interesting that our local newspaper, which should be reporting a news story from the local area anyway, and especially so if it has also made national news sources, seems to have not reported it.

@jekanyika

20 күн бұрын

@@MrDannyDetail I used to live in Marlborough and I would occasionally come across the Advertiser or the G & H. They were not the best.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

@jimmyr204

20 күн бұрын

Yep. Eff around and find out. Another spin on Darwin's Law.

@AA-BB

20 күн бұрын

Retire this

@harryv6752

20 күн бұрын

Yep

@fixitman2174

20 күн бұрын

That phrase stopped being witty years ago.

@azultequila5114

20 күн бұрын

How original

Bruh… I haven’t heard the term “planking” in about 8 years and I’m now reminded about how weird social media trends really can be 😂

It will never cease to amaze me how the most absurd things entertain the masses. Planking? Really? Are you really that easily amused? THanks for the reminder, FH. Take care, mate. Be safe.

Oh Long Johnson!

@nissutibor9678

20 күн бұрын

Oh Don Piano!

@Drew-bc7zj

20 күн бұрын

I wonder how many people will get this South Park reference. (I just left a comment about "Taylor Swiffering" 😂)

@mybrainisshortcake

20 күн бұрын

​@@Drew-bc7zj It's an America's Funniest Videos reference. South Park was referencing it.

@amyslingsby6947

20 күн бұрын

@@nissutibor9678Why I eyes ya!

@Drew-bc7zj

19 күн бұрын

@@mybrainisshortcake Okay, I first saw it on Tosh.0.

I entirely forgot planking was a thing. Had no idea people died for this, but then again, pretty much every internet challenge ends up with a body count unintentionally...

Back in '76 'Steve' inadvertently started the planking craze with a command performance (4+ hrs) at the Super Bowl of Rock festival next to a port a potty. A shortened version of it just took off after that.

This is so popular that ive never even heard of it before

I feel like this is the first video of yours I've seen in a long time, but you upload regularly. Commenting so the algorithm gets my vibe more!

I planked on one of those giant red balls in front of Target- that’s about as wild as I got. Lmao

it was legitimately an excercise we had to do in PE for like, 6 years xD forearms and legs with back straight on the ground

"They called it 'face dancing'" _LOUD DUNE MUSICAL SHOUT_

This is amazing. Planking is already old enough to be unrecognizable to so many people that it fits so well with the other historical events. Provided youtube is still around, I can only imagine the reaction of people years, maybe decades in the future to this- maybe like the feeling we get reading up on Dancing Plagues and stuff lol.

Tide pods next?

@galatea5455

20 күн бұрын

That would be a good video on how the internet/media can create a false 'craze'. It's estimated only 86 people actually put a tide pod in their mouth; which is a lot considering no one should be putting them in their mouth, but it was nothing like the media was making it out to be. It certainly didn't warrant tide pods having locks on them, being put behind service counters at stores, or having bans proposed on them.

@mrbyamile6973

20 күн бұрын

Yes, I still don't even believe the Tide Pod challenge was a thing. I think I'd need video proof it actually happened.

@Unownshipper

20 күн бұрын

@@mrbyamile6973 I wouldn’t be to sure about that. To quote HL Mencken, “No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of plain people.”

@zobblewobble1770

17 күн бұрын

@@mrbyamile6973From what I heard, it wasn’t a thing initially, someone just posted a picture of tidepods baked into a pizza to make a cursed image. The media then started reporting on it that kids were eating tidepods, and THEN some idiots started trying it cause they heard it on the news.

@nmartin5551

16 күн бұрын

Tide pod thing was a false story that had great sway

i love people in the comments acting like planking is the most outrageous and dangerous trend theyd ever seen, as if things like the "cinnamon challenge" or the "salt and ice challenge" didn't exist around the same time lol. out of all of the trends going on during the rise of video sharing platforms, planking was one of the most innocent and harmless ones. its just that generally all internet trends have an unfortunate side effect of a few people taking it too far in an attempt to one-up the rest

PLANKING? (Looks at thumbnail) Holy hell, maybe I DON'T need to get off the farm more often.

@myblacklab7

9 күн бұрын

I've lived most of the past 20 years in urban areas, and haven't seen anyone planking. The internet can make bizarre and unusual things seem common, although in this case it's such a silly and harmless thing that it wouldn't bother me to witness it. I think I'd find cow-tipping more disturbing, although I've never witnessed anyone doing that either.

I'm watching this at 3:00 A.M for some reason lol

@mikethemenace7094

20 күн бұрын

4:20

@sporter527

20 күн бұрын

5:29 lmfao

@MightyMezzo

20 күн бұрын

2:30 AM. Jeepers.

@everydaykiva6377

20 күн бұрын

4:29 am for some reason ❤

@WW1Hun

20 күн бұрын

5:34 A.M. here