This Planking fad

Come ON people, what the fuck is wrong with you? Please someone, if I am missing the concept of this new trend, please feel free to explain it to me. What the hell is with all these people "planking"? I don't get it, I don't even slightly get it. If you don't know what i'm talking about...here's a picture.

"Planking is not real The lying down game (also known as planking,^[1] or face downs) is an activity, popular in various parts of the world, consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location."
Yea I just quoted Wikipedia, whatcha gonna do about it?



...to mimic a wood plank...

...to mimic a wood plank...

...to mimic a wood plank...

Is anyone else getting this? Because I'm sure as hell not. Why would one want to mimic a wood plank? To show visually the capacity of your brain function being that of a wood plank?

How's this for an idea?
Do something constructive with your life! Hey, if you can help feed starving children by selling pictures of yourself "planking" then by all means, plank away. Otherwise, stop it!