The objective of the Lying Down Game is to be photographed lying face down on the ground with arms stretched beside you in obscure public places. Also referred to as "planking," the Lying Down Game gained popularity after David "Wolfman" Williams, a professional rugby player in the UK, planked during a game. The phenomenon has taken the Internet by storm, as plankers post pictures of their most unlikely and quirky planking feats across the web.
While planking has few requirements other than lying flat and being photographed, the game can be quite dangerous. On May 15, 2011, Action Beale, a 20-year-old Australian native, died from falling off a seventh floor balcony in Brisbane after an attempt at planking. The spread of planking to Dartmouth is exciting, but let's keep the Lying Down Game on the ground or at least a few feet from the edge of the bell tower.
