Participants announce 'World Planking Day'

The recent craze known as 'planking' may have already claimed one fatality in Australia, but that is not stopping Singaporeans from trying out the fad for themselves.

Participants around the world have even gone to the extent of announcing Wednesday, May 25, as 'World Planking Day'.

Planking involves someone lying flat on their stomach with their arms against their bodies in unusual and sometimes dangerous situations, with photographs of their exploits shared through social media sites.

And Singaporeans are getting into the swing of things by lying on open roads, in front of traffic, on staircase landings, and even in between lift doors - all for that perfect shot.

Check out the photos for yourselves.

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