Free Republic

CHICAGO (CBS) — Planking or Owling? Forget about it. Now, it’s “Batmanning.” While the planking trend involved taking your picture in various places lying flat, “batmanning” is much more difficult–and possibly more dangerous. It involves hanging upside down, only by your feet. A group of Purdue University freshmen claim to have started the trend late last month. They made a video that shows them hanging from various locations on campus–from parking garages, stadium gates and statues. While it clearly requires much more athleticism than planking, some fear it could lead to serious injury. There were reports of people hurting themselves...

The sad truth for ridiculous Web memes is that they have remarkably poor shelf lives. So, farewell planking.Hello, owling.Deciding that striking a "light as a feather, stiff as a board" pose in public, photographing it and posting it on the Web is old news, some Internet denizens have moved on.Now, it's all about squatting, arms pressed toward the ground and eyes locked in a wise, faraway gaze. You know ... like an owl. If it all seems sort of ludicrous, well, that's kind of the point."Owling is actually more of an indication of how big planking is," said Ben...

The sad truth for ridiculous Web memes is that they have remarkably poor shelf lives. So, farewell planking. Hello, owling. Deciding that striking a "light as a feather, stiff as a board" pose in public, photographing it and posting it on the Web is old news, some Internet denizens have moved on. Now, it's all about squatting, arms pressed toward the ground and eyes locked in a wise, faraway gaze. You know ... like an owl. If it all seems sort of ludicrous, well, that's kind of the point. "Owling is actually more of an indication of how big planking...