For those of us who watch football (soccer) we’d probably be very familiar with antics known as “diving” (in the context of football (soccer) is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by diving to the ground and possibly simulating an injury, to appear as if a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of contact present in a challenge.)
Just found this video to be quite amusing – shows how the seemingly inexplicable, spontaneous fall to the ground could perhaps be explained by a sly sniper:
