If the crane can reach high enough, the cage full of guys could just be dropped.
Soft ground could help keep the cage reusable for more guys.
However it's used, it allows for freedom of movement and visibility during their death struggles.
> Even better footage of the same guy. Nice shot of his soles, and the crane dragging him up:
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Too late:
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I think that the explosion of water just as the top of the cage goes under is from a guy who bent his head back, got water up his nose and sinuses, and coughed or sneezed. After that, he'd be very quickly full of water.
I was expecting more than 2 or 3 hands holding or sticking through the top...