The 'Mannequin Challenge' is letting us live our sci-fi dreams

The Mannequin Challenge is officially the coolest new social media trend to take over Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, compelling people to go to great lengths to show off what's possible when you (fake) freeze time. 

Although the idea almost seems obvious at this point — now that nearly everyone has a mobile camera — it should be noted that the Mannequin Challenge is actually the purest embodiment of 2016 tech allowing us to live out some of our science fiction fantasies. 

It's also proof that, yes, everyone is a sci-fi geek now.