An internet prank has ended in tragedy in Brisbane, Australia. According to Australian police, a 20 year old who tried to take a picture to post on the Facebook website of a parapet fell from the seventh floor.
The play called "planking"or the "game of lying, " attracts thousands of Internet users. A single Facebook page contains about 90 000 followers.
Netizens take pictures of themselves posing as a "board" in various scenarios. The more unusual the situation, the author gets more attention.
Investigators said the young Australian has tried to balance on a short wall of only 5 cm wide.
Last week, Australian police warned internet users to the dangers of the game, after a person was photographed lying face down on a car.
The deputy commissioner of police in Queensland, Ross Barnett, said that the play has become more dangerous, as the Internet poses more and try harder.
