A new craze is hitting celebrities - and they're taking it lying down.
Kristen Bell, Ellen Page and Flavor Flav are among a handful of stars trying out "planking," an Australian stunt fad that involves being photographed while lying flat on random objects.
"If planking isn't the greatest single thing the human mind has ever conceived, I don't know what is," Lost creator Damon Lindelof wrote on Twitter, posting a picture of himself trying it out on a coffee table.
"Juno" star Ellen Page has devoted a series of Facebook photo albums to what she calls "The Lying Down Game," in which she and her friends plank in various locales.
The photos have been shared countless times, earning the actress raves from her fans. "You crack me up lady," one wrote on her album "LA Lying."
Planking began years ago, but surged in notoriety earlier this month when a 20-year-old in Australia fell seven stories and died trying to balance on a high-rise balcony.
As the craze picked up steam, enthusiasts even celebrated the inaugural "International Planking Day" on Wednesday.
So how does it work?
iPlanking.com, which advertises itself as the official site of the stunt, instructs wannabe plankers to lie facedown with their hands along their sides and recommends you "curl your toes in" to give the appearance of levitating off the ground.
"Channel your inner plank and visualize becoming the board," the site advises.
On Thursday, Flavor Flav demonstrated his planking abilities for the Daily Beast at a construction site, while holding up a copy of his new book.
"Possibly one of the best moments of our lil' Tumblr existence," the news site wrote on its photo blog.
For those worried about the dangers of planking, actress Kristen Bell advocated practicing the stunt responsibly.
In a picture posted to Twitter, she and fiancée Dax Shepard pose on a staircase railing relatively low to the ground to minimize risk.
"When done safely its way more fun than smiling 4 the camera," Bell advised.
Kristen Bell, Ellen Page and Flavor Flav are among a handful of stars trying out "planking," an Australian stunt fad that involves being photographed while lying flat on random objects.
"If planking isn't the greatest single thing the human mind has ever conceived, I don't know what is," Lost creator Damon Lindelof wrote on Twitter, posting a picture of himself trying it out on a coffee table.
"Juno" star Ellen Page has devoted a series of Facebook photo albums to what she calls "The Lying Down Game," in which she and her friends plank in various locales.
The photos have been shared countless times, earning the actress raves from her fans. "You crack me up lady," one wrote on her album "LA Lying."
Planking began years ago, but surged in notoriety earlier this month when a 20-year-old in Australia fell seven stories and died trying to balance on a high-rise balcony.
As the craze picked up steam, enthusiasts even celebrated the inaugural "International Planking Day" on Wednesday.
So how does it work?
iPlanking.com, which advertises itself as the official site of the stunt, instructs wannabe plankers to lie facedown with their hands along their sides and recommends you "curl your toes in" to give the appearance of levitating off the ground.
"Channel your inner plank and visualize becoming the board," the site advises.
On Thursday, Flavor Flav demonstrated his planking abilities for the Daily Beast at a construction site, while holding up a copy of his new book.
"Possibly one of the best moments of our lil' Tumblr existence," the news site wrote on its photo blog.
In a picture posted to Twitter, she and fiancée Dax Shepard pose on a staircase railing relatively low to the ground to minimize risk.
"When done safely its way more fun than smiling 4 the camera," Bell advised.
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