This is a powerful image if you stop and think about how levers work.
The fulcrum point is the edge of the cliff. As more people at the rear step off of the board and it begins to tip, there's a good chance that those nearest to the front will slide down the board and off the cliff with the leader.
Reminds me of nostr: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 story about the bucket full of crabs pulling the escapee back down into the bucket just as he's about to reach the top.