Did anyone hear of this new fad?

The_B_Man · 2010-05-07 03:35:49

Did anyone ever hear of this? I've never heard of it but i think its classic!! Its called "Extreme Facedown". Basically the rules are you have to lie face down somewhere and just take a photo! Sounds basic but its gas! heres a link: Extreme Facedown Ireland The randomer the place, it seems, the better. Dunno if its taken…

07-05-2010 04:35AM

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Did anyone ever hear of this? I've never heard of it but i think its classic!!

Its called "Extreme Facedown".

Basically the rules are you have to lie face down somewhere and just take a photo! Sounds basic but its gas!

heres a link:
Extreme Facedown Ireland

The randomer the place, it seems, the better. Dunno if its taken off in any other countries than Ireland, but its obviously a result of the recession with a lot of people with a lot of free time!!:pac:

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#2 07-05-2010 04:39AM

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Seems to be a Cork thing tbh...

But its still gas!

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#3 07-05-2010 04:50AM

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Ah, brings back memories of Jonestown in '78. Happy days...

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#4 07-05-2010 04:53AM

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This sounds awfully similar to geocaching :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

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#5 07-05-2010 04:53AM

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Ha ha jesus thought you were about to get a ban for linking porn!!

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#6 07-05-2010 04:59AM

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sponsoredwalk wrote: »

This sounds awfully similar to geocaching :rolleyes:

what the heebie-jebus is geocaching?

me-skywalker wrote: »

Ha ha jesus thought you were about to get a ban for linking porn!!

lol ye actually, is there any mods around......;)

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#7 07-05-2010 05:06AM

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Ive done it.

(Sometimes even on purpose)

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#8 07-05-2010 05:27AM

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I'm seriously considering doing it here in work! Create the first Aussie facedown!
Might try it up on Eureka Tower hanging out that glass box!

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#9 07-05-2010 05:34AM

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Einhard wrote: »

Ah, brings back memories of Jonestown in '78. Happy days...

thats exactly what i was thinking!

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#10 07-05-2010 05:36AM

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sponsoredwalk wrote: »

This sounds awfully similar to geocaching :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

"Basically the rules are u have to lie face down somewhere and just take a photo!"

vs.

"Geocaching is an outdoor activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container (usually a tupperware container or ammo box) containing a logbook. Larger containers can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little value. Geocaching is most often described as a "game of high-tech hide and seek," sharing many aspects with benchmarking, trigpointing, orienteering, treasure-hunting, Letterboxing, and waymarking."

...Indeed.

(Though the site's not working for me so I'm probably missing something you're referencing that's about to make me look like a twat.)

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#11 07-05-2010 05:39AM

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sponsoredwalk wrote: »

This sounds awfully similar to geocaching :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

Geocaching sounds like a right load of nerdy shoite.

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#12 07-05-2010 05:40AM

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Geocaching is really about filling a small box with a secret treasure and then posting a treasure map so that other strangers throughout the world can seek the treasure. I knew a guy who did it, he went miles into the woods to find some box with twigs or something in it and thought it was great. Yeah it's a total nerdlinger thing alright

I've heard stories of not-so-pleasant treasures beng left in those boxes!

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#13 07-05-2010 08:08AM

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That looks.....AMAZING!

I think the guy on the street with the Garda stepping over him wins

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#14 07-05-2010 08:12AM

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http://www.thelondonpaper.com/thelondonpaper/celebrity/celeb-news/facebook-craze-thousands-lie-face-down-in-strange-places

Ireland has its finger on the fad pulse as always...

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#15 07-05-2010 08:19AM

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IvySlayer wrote: »

That looks.....AMAZING!

I think the guy on the street with the Garda stepping over him wins

I preferred the guy on the Garda car!!

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#16 07-05-2010 08:20AM

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This fad has been around a while and has been reported on in the media a number of times.

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#17 07-05-2010 08:22AM

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Haha my friend and some of her friends did it in prez between classes :P crazy girls :P

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#18 07-05-2010 08:24AM

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It ain't new.... It's been around months... there was a report of some morans who worked in a hospital doing it...

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#19 07-05-2010 08:29AM

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That's crazy-like eating a Snickers with a knife and fork!
Love the picture of the man lying in the (what looks like) college grounds. The distance makes it funny : )

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#20 07-05-2010 08:32AM

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Isn't that a link to your website B-Man?

Trying to generate a bit of traffic are ya?

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#21 07-05-2010 08:35AM

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I dont believe in "fads".

I aspire to be a piss soaked loony living in a shack in the forest, chewing tobacco, playing the banjo and nursing a blunderbuss.

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#22 07-05-2010 08:37AM

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That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

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#23 07-05-2010 08:43AM

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phasers wrote: »

That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

At least im not alone in thinking this. Stupid fad IMO.

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#24 07-05-2010 08:46AM

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A bit of harmless fun. Better than a lot of Internet fads that have come and gone.

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#25 07-05-2010 08:46AM

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phasers wrote: »

That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

It is indeed...

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#26 07-05-2010 08:50AM

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That looks like good craic.......

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#27 07-05-2010 08:53AM

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If i came across someone doing this I would rob their wallet....

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#28 07-05-2010 08:55AM

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sponsoredwalk wrote: »

This sounds awfully similar to geocaching :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

Except the fact that it's nothing like it.

A new fad eh? So no doubt there'll be a forum for it on here within a few weeks. Boardsies love fads - just look at Hasselhoff, Chuck Norris, Zombies, Binary, etc. All fads for the sheep of Boards to clamour over until something new comes along.

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#29 07-05-2010 08:58AM

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This isn't new.

Oscar Wilde pioneered this sport back when he invented "astronomy for gutter dwellers".

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#30 07-05-2010 09:01AM

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Poor imitation of extreme ironing to be honest

Pic

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#31 07-05-2010 09:10AM

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I think it's quite funny. If every Japanese person ever has a photo of themselves making a peace sign and smiling like a manga cartoon, they'll be confused as hell at the Irish person lying face down beside them in front of every tourist site in the world.

As for the forum thing, it could be a fun sub forum in cool vids, pics & links.

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