http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2012/11/26/11/42/milking-is-the-new-planking
First it was planking, then coning and now there’s a new bizarre viral video craze gaining momentum: milking.
Much like its predecessors, this potential craze doesn’t require much skill: just buy a bottle of milk and pour it over your head in a public place.
Milking came about when a group of students in the English city of Newcastle decided to make a funny video to show their friends.
Their collection of milking stunts around the city — in front of a supermarket, walking off a train and in the middle of a roundabout, to name a few — quickly attracted attention online and has been viewed more than 30,000 times on YouTube since being uploaded on Wednesday.
George Hoyland, one of the creators of the original compilation, told the UK’s Daily Mail they were caught off guard by the viral success of their stunt.
“We didn’t expect a reaction this large, we didn’t realise that milking could kill people, the video was initially intended for our friends,” he said.
“The reactions have been very mixed. The puns people have posted have been great and caused a lot of slaughter in our house!”
Another of the creators explained the birth of the potential craze.
“We were just in our kitchen talking about doing it outside Starbucks except with scalding hot coffee and thought it would be really funny,” Tom Morris said.
“We did that, uploaded the video to Facebook and got a load of likes.”
New videos and pictures of people milking have begun appearing across social media sites since the original milking video.
The milking fad has now been linked to the death of Acton Beale, a 20-year-old Brisbane man who was attempting to perform the stunt on his apartment balcony when he lost his balance after dousing himself with milk and fell
Government scientists warned last night that milking could have potentially devastating effects such as brain freeze where the milker’s brain functions are frozen by the icy milk and also causing a slippery surface. Police and local welfare groups have called for the government to warn the public of the potential dangers of milking epidemic.
