There is larking about on site, and there is larking about up a crane, thousands of feet in the sky. Check out this YouTube video to see what I mean. Safety? I think not:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1pwQ1zouqg

Nutters. I can't believe that is real, but it sure as hell does look it. Health and safety law doesn't even envisage such a scenario. Utter madness. Makes you feel quite ill just watching it.

Madness.

I hadn't realised there were so many videos about Crane Dare devils.  Facinating Crane fact found out today: dubai is said to be home to 15% to 25% of the world's 125,000 construction cranes, the link below shows asmall portion of the buildings that are being proposed, constructed or developed in dubai
and its surrounding region.  Some pretty awesome buildings:

 http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/dubai1.html