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A mother spoke last night of her shock at the fad of planking after her teenage son was photographed lying over train tracks.

A photograph of Tauranga Boys College student Reid Moodie, 15, was posted on Facebook after he posed for the stunt last Friday.

Planking involves being photographed lying flat on a novel and precarious object, with the photos published online.

The internet craze shows no signs of abating despite safety warnings and the death last week of a Brisbane man who fell from a seventh-floor balcony railing of an apartment building.

Do you think 'planking' is dangerous? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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2. adele dewar says
   "If these kids are stupid enough to do this, then let them suffer the consequences."
3. Considered Opinion says
   "Lots of people have been killed climbing in the Himalayas but that is called adventure. They dont outlaw it. Those who survive become heroes."
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