DIVERS REACT TO MR. BALLEN'S CLAUSTROPHOBIC HORROR STORY 

You know you are killing it when you get reaction videos....keep them coming!!!!

Oh aha, I had just literally messaged you on your upload about Katy Perry's ex, to inform you about this upload.

Mister B. Allen in the flesh!

Loving this crossover form my favorite RU-vid dudes!

Everyone gets left behind bruh!

Agreed. We reached out to him before even recording the video and he was very supportive. We double checked even, we were like “but John, just to make sure, Mike is saying most of the story is not right” and he was like “can’t wait to see Mike tell the real story!”. Class act!

@@DIVETALK You are a class act too for reaching out to him first. 👏 👏 Thank you for not jumping on the YT bandwagon on ripping people apart and trying to get them "canceled". Kudos to both channels

@@DIVETALK That was awesome .

Love that you guys would rather help clarify his stories than try to destroy him. Would love to see some of the people in the storytelling process.

Totally agree, he's a stand up guy. Rare breed

I looooooove him . He's so humble and shy about his amazing accomplishments. Not a conceited bone in the man's body.

This guy is fucking incredible. Goes from a cave exploration, to getting lost, to dealing with getting pummeled by a panicked diver, to doing a rescue, to a self rescue, to a body recovery. INCREDIBLE...

Facts

Yeah because most of the people in the stories are dead

nope, its the second time, heres the first one ballens story (2nd story of the 3 in the episode) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wSiHjKIckNM.html original, firsthand story - Haley Zega ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2AJIu_AQWBk.html

@@Dany_Stormborn yeah i had thought of some of theos too, but sense they are more publically known stories, i was thinking they dont count

@@ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER oooh, there's 3 here, thank you, I'll watch those to, and like a true gentleman he thanked these guys 💞 and now I found these guys who also seem very cool 😀✌️.

Funny comment!!!

The thought of cave diving has never once been appealing to me. Waaaaay too sketchy

Hahahaha! Same thoughts 🤣

I'm good with just a bubble bath

you can literally drown in a half inch of water

Yes, this! That had to be so difficult to experience in general but then having to go back and relive it for this. But he stepped up to help educate others and avoid this happening in the future. Mad props to him Rest in peace Shane

Agreed! Thanks for sharing Mike

My heart stopped so many times when he lost his line and then realized that Shane had passed. It felt so intense

😢

Such a thoughtful and very true comment ✨️🤍 It is incredible Mike is still here! Against all of the odds. His ability to A) not panic and B) Having the side tank really saved his life. (Both of which are concious decisions he made).

Yes, we can't know what Shane's thought process was, but Mike is allowed to process his own experiences about it however he needs to

LMAO 🤣

😂

Yes haha, just watched his most recent upload about Katy Perry's ex partner.

This comment is fucking legendary

Cuz that's all he does

I know! Can you imagine?? I know he cared so much about Shane and he feels guilty even though it wasn't his fault. He felt a sense of loyalty and friendship that only time can tell. It is human nature to think about the what ifs... At the end of the day, he did deviate from the plan. You can't do that when you are doing these dangerous dives. He just wanted to be next to his idol, Mike. He felt like he could have made it, and I think under different circumstances, he could have done it without a doubt. It just wasn't in the plan for that day

SHANE basically killed himself. If he had remained calm instead of panicking, then he wouldn’t have run out of air. He would have escaped .

@@electrictroy2010 Possibly even slightly more important than rules like "Plan your dive AND dive your Plan." is that in ALL these dangerous activities, there is absolutely NO ROOM for panic. I don't think that gets said enough... AND it doesn't matter if we're talking about diving or dry-cave exploring, or playing with really BIG motorcycles... You don't have any room to panic. You can NOT allow it, even when absolutely EVERY fiber and nerve in your being is screaming at you "Now is DEFINITELY a good time to freak RIGHT out!"... Panic kills. If you freak out on a bike, your muscles tighten up, and you can't be flexible. Your hands clamp down and lose sensation, and you can't finesse the brake lever or find the friction zone in the clutch... Then it's a matter of time before you jerk, shove, or kick... and you're coming OFF the bike... In caves or underwater, visibility is ALWAYS an issue. If you panic, you can't think straight. Your mind WILL lose details, and then you've similarly invited disaster. I might not be any kind of expert on diving, but there are computers, sensitive equipment, and precise procedures you have to do to stay alive... Use too much air, and you run out. Forget to check your meters and you won't even notice when you're running out... OVER-work a rebreather, and you could burn it out entirely or otherwise lose its functions, and even temporarily, it's a recipe for failure... In dry-caving, I've been "pinched"... AND there's nothing probably more frightening than laying under a rock while your light goes out while your friends are "making a run back" to get rope from the cache (a routine kind of task) to get enough hands involved to drag you out... There is NOT dark like underground and dark... dead dark... It won't hurt you, but pinched, you don't have a lot of breath to waste... You can't be hyperventilating through a freak-out for a couple hours without passing out... and then you're useless. You have to hold your sh*t together. Mike, in the vid', did NOT panic. He refused panic... AND as a result, he was able to think his way back up, and he survived. He got out. Shane went "off book"... That was recoverable at the point when Mike found him and got him turned around... BUT then he panicked. THAT is what killed Shane. Not trying to argue... I hope you read the whole thing. I just want to clarify... Yes, it's important to stick to a plan... BUT this might be helpful in case you're ever in a situation where someone else "goes off book" as it were. Your mind is one of THE most powerful utansils ever known to mankind... The human mind is the singular instrument from whence EVERYTHING else man has ever created has HAD to come. There's NOTHING it can't do and no pencil fine enough to out perform it's capacity for details. ;o)

I second everything you've said. I actually thought Mike come across as a little bit aloof, and as if he didn't want to participate in this episode at the start, but after hearing his story - I now understand why his demeanor was the way it was. It's gotta be so tough for him, reliving it all, but I suppose he wanted to right the wrongs in the versions that done the rounds

​@@KatieBlue16I mean it's a traumatic event I would expect him to be a little reserved

Thank you

i am waiting for the first drama queen that tries to pull these guys through the mud, wich actually kind of almost already happened with the turkish (i believe) instructor that threatened them in an e-mail. they briefly told us about it, shrugged it of and everything was good, btw @@DIVETALK i got a kick out of that 😅

90% OF MR BALLEN STORY IS WRONG. Maybe he should do more research into what Actually happened instead of writing fiction (inventing details on his own) .

@@electrictroy2010 or you can look at it as entertainment, not a fn documentary you twat....

You can’t blame Mr Ballen. All stories are wrong unless they are recorded by the actual people involved. Word of mouth also gets changed as people tell the story. The details the City has recorded are probably wrong. Instead of pointing fingers, do your own research and see what that shows. Mr Ballen is a Completely Humble Man and has No Problem being wrong. He is always happy for other people to give him real facts. Be Ballen now works with Dave Paleides on his Misssing 411 videos to make sure he gets the facts right I would guess he will now check with these guys to check details.

Truly, Mr B’s versión wouldn’t be considered misinformation in my opinion. I mean, he got the basics right and didn’t go into much detail. And the fact he was open to having it corrected says a lot. But still, I completely agree. And it seems that there is so much misinformation that goes around nowadays and it seems people even prefer the misinfo over the truth if it makes them feel better about themselves. I recently watched a video about “the true story of the National Anthem” that was completely false, not a single true statement in it other than the author’s name, literally. But when I commented about all the errors and listed them along with the accurate info I got blasted. I got dozens of replies by people telling me I wasn’t a patriot because the false story was more “patriotic” with it’s made up BS that pulled at their heartstrings. Even after knowing the truth, they wanted and tried to rationalize the lies. To me that speaks a lot to why our country is having so much division and problems these days. How can we solve problems and make progress if we can’t even agree on what what is facts and what is false?

Either way it's a real horror story. Ballen is an amazing story teller anyway.

Definitely and I don't even blame him for putting Mike in danger. I don't think there are many people who could act rationally and without panic in that situation. He was one of the best trained divers on the planet but small mistakes that stacked up immensely lead to his death and almost to the death of Mike. You need to follow rules in any kind of diving.

I totally agree wth you.

Yes. They're good guys I bet the Shane guy was a good guy too. Bless his soul. Rip

Yeah, I think people have a tendency to forget that he's telling the story based around the information available to him, which isn't always going to be 100% correct. Being an asshole when you spot those inaccuracies is incredibly childish and doesn't make you look as smart as you think it does. These guys were very professional about things and I'm thankful for that as Mr. BALLEN is an awesome storyteller that does his best to be as accurate as possible.

It´s called being an Adult, but that is Rare on RU-vid or even the interwebs these days, So you´re Right Lindsay it´s Very nice to See.

agreed💙

Pro's at work 👍🏻💪🏻👏🏻

I love that comment. Would be great on a shirt.

Great advice for life in general.

Absolutely. Just a great life lesson.

And that's why he is alive.

Definitely words to live by.

I agree. It's sad though that real integrity is so rare online that people get commended for it

@@googlename3859 it is sad but equally annoying is how it is brought up EVERY TIME someone shows integrity. Just think to yourself "huh that's cool, don't see it much." No need to go to the keyboard.

@@cdudeNYR Sadly, it is the opposite of what most people on social media do

Well he knows he is wrong when he makes the story. It’s not a coincidence that the information he is wrong about always tends to make the story seem better. But he is now making 300k a month, so he knows what he is doing

@@Dodgers-sw2uk he told the story as it was told to him the man is a retired NAVY SEAL he doesn't need to make stuff up for views

Thank you for this thoughtful comment. We agree and Mr B. Allen should be trusted as he does a great job and brings light to stories such as this.

Exactly and he had me hooked immediately just like everyone else.

There so much love for Mr. Ballen, this is what I called, respect. Thank you gentlemen.

I like Mike, the other guys are kinda pretentious. They're nowhere near Ballen level for me but to each their own I guess.

I doubt Mr B will redo the video with corrections. The incorrect things aren’t that significant. It’s far more likely he will let this reaction video stand as the reaction with his endorsement and approval, which is still admirable and shows his character.

We appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

Right!

I agree. Mr Ballen definitely is good at telling a story to bring awareness. Not always does he have the exact fact but his story telling is what intrigued us to dig a little deeper and support all of those who suffered.

Yeah, all real gentleman 💞👍.

I was also very happy to see that becasue at the beginning I kind of thought they were gonns rip him, but that was real cool of them to clarify that

Thiisssss💯

Wow Jay! Just wow!

@@Sm-rq9ll talk more about donald cerrone please 🙏

Mike should just do his own "horror story telling" chanel. This was so creepy eventhough we already thought we knew the story. It's something completely different if the person who was involved talks about the scary details

@@melissanarli3153 As a combat vet... recounting an incident like that is... more than hard. You can see it in Mike's eyes a few times. I cannot to this day, 20 years later, speak openly about... yeah... You literally relive the incident EVERY TIME... My VA Psychologist & Psychiatrist say that for some it helps and gets easier... for others... nope. I hope it gets easier for Mike. Hearing a story is one thing, hearing someone's harrowing retelling is another when you know they are reliving that moment as they speak.

@@the_algorithm I absolutely agree with you! Please don't take my comment literal, I was just exaggerating to hint on the horrifing brutality of what Mike had gone through. (Worse than even the 'true' stories). I would be a horrible person if I meant that seriously o.O

@@the_algorithm well said. I’m a vet too, but never saw any combat. My uncle however was a Vietnam vet who saw a ton of combat and never ever talks about the war. He’s mentioned several times that those who’ve done things don’t talk about it. Those who talk about all the time never did shit and are lying. LOL

beast of a man

It would be awesome to view the reaction from the guy that was sucked up into a nuclear plant cooling system

@@augustolantermino3485 he has a few id like to see if they were as "off" as this one.

There usually aren't many survivors in Ballen's stories

@@Cincinnatijames I live in Cincinnati cool name

I was so excited when I saw this video! So cool to have first hand information on A Mr Ballen video! Incredible story! Hope to see more!!!

That made me truly laugh. This is Woody. Lol!!!

Makes me think of when woody was saying “when we go diving for gold” lol

😂😂😂

His eyes do truly light up, at the end of the video was particularly magical 🥺(best wishes and love from 🇨🇦)

😂😂😂😂

Fernando, it was hard for him and we appreciated this greatly .

Its horrible :( but im glad we all get to hear about what happened. Its also amazing that Mike isn't scared to dive after that. Thats one tough guy. Hopefully good things happen to him

So your saying I'm good to go...?

@@certifiedunapologetically well. Your name says Certified...

You are really ignorant. Pry just young and dumb. People that do these things have way more experience than "having to listen to this story", God, do you actually hear yourself and what you say?

@@montanamike7948 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@@montanamike7948 ...yea that's what they mean by they must be certified.. They weren't saying "watch this so you know what to do" it's aimed for the people who are not certified thinking that it isnt really that bad or that dangerous. To prove that even experienced certified professionals can get into these situations if every rule isn't followed. And how is am untrained person supposed to know the rules. In short, get off your judging-insultimg high horse

I'm calling him Mr Balling, Idc 🥲

Not sure how they came up with B Allan. But I was laughing - right before the tears, horror, sadness, and captivating story.

@@bluephoenix702 his name is John B Allen, that's where his name came from. But everyone (including John) calls it the MrBallen ' channel

... and now I've watched again. 😂

Yes, very strong. although if u pay attention to body language, especially his anxious rocking/inability to sit still.. it's painfully obvious this was terribly traumatic & he's still dealing w the after effects all these years later...😔😔😔

@@dahnmason3243 I've got a terrible crush on Mr Young.

Did you miss the part where he said he met safety divers and actually scribbled on a pad the other person died. He mentioned it quite clearly

You also need to think about the fa t hisfriedm, in hi stupid act to try to gain forward and wiggle further in, almost killed him. While I was watching, I kinda felt he is/was still angry about this.becaise of his friends actions, it almost got them both killed

SHANE basically killed himself. If he had remained calm instead of panicking, then he wouldn’t have run out of air. He would have escaped .

@@electrictroy2010 says someone who has never cave dived.

@@somethingcats it does not matter if he ever cave dived he just stated the truth

Hes clearly upset from the begining. What a tuff dude, im glad he shared his story for all you mad lad divers

Took the words out of my mouth - ❤ Mike

I wasn't crying, it was just allergies.

@@lindzriddb I must be allergic to the same thing....

R.I.P Mike

@@soundinsight1076 R.I.P. Shane you mean?

@@soundinsight1076 Mike's alive!!!!

Melissa, yep amazing stuff and scary.

OMG same! I was super uncomfortable listening to the details of what happened. My heart was racing and I caught myself holding my breath for some reason. I even paused the video for a few minutes to calm my nerves a little. I've never experienced that reaction to someone verbally telling a story. It was intense to say the least!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! We loved having Mike of course and we hope he joins us again!

Omg Mr Ballen is a brilliant storyteller. And he is addictive x x

Mr Ballen has so many videos you should watch all of them! he's the greatest Storyteller ever❤❤❤

@@tree6787 facts!!

@@tree6787 I wouldn't go that far. He is by far the best storyteller of this generation

He handled it like Id expect any mature adult to handle it. I'd hope as much considering he was a SEAL.

Isnt it nice when humans act genuinely, and respectfully. If only everyone acts and lives by how they would like to be treated (as cliche and as elementary as it is). We are all humans, all bleed blood, let's get along, help one another, and live with good moral's you'd be surprised at how things change. Raise your children right..

90% OF MR BALLEN STORY IS WRONG. Maybe he should do more research into what Actually happened instead of writing fiction (inventing details on his own) .

@@electrictroy2010 he tells scary stories. He never claimed to be a historian.

@@tonyvelasquez6776 scary stories? These are not creepy pastas, we are talking about real events romantized to make views, a man died ffs!

Daniel, glad you liked it. I wanted to be sure even non divers knew what Mike was talking about because a lot of it is very technical dialogue.

This is exactly what I was thinking as he was telling that part of his story. I thought that this guy is definitely a different breed because I don’t know ANYONE who wouldn’t panic in a situation like that. I know I wouldn’t have had the same composure. The man is amazing for sure

Someone up above said, that they felt like Mike killed his dive partner 😳

@@nopressure8821 didn’t they all have go pros on and stuff tho like he said? I’m pretty sure they coulda caught some typa foul play

@@MuffingDaCabage no. It was a dive. If you go watch some more of dive talks videos. They explain in less than 60 seconds with the wrong environment, you could be alive, 30 second later paniciny, at 60 seconds, if that situation isn't fixed, dead...

@@nopressure8821 you are wrong. They said multiple times that they had gopros on and they were recording. And all of the footage was reviewed. Both Mike's and Shaun's.

I know! I feel so bad about that!

Travis? Absolutely agree. Amazing stuff by an amazing person.

Only 300, what!!! I can't swim or cave dive, I have extreme respect for these guys, I'll be subscribing, because, so cool to see things I would never see 🌟🌟🌟🙋🏼‍♀️✌️.

805 subs now 😁😁✌️💞.

@@DIVETALK 805 subs now, and will rise I bet, it just depends what comes up on the RU-vid feed, what you guys do is amazingly brave, I will watch now I know, I love love octopus, so a lot of that comes up, but I can't swim so I've never looked up diving, now I'm subbed, and I thank Mr ballen and RU-vid for sending me here 👍😀.

I was thinking the same thing, regarding story point/context. I think you're right.

Agreed ☺️

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Ballen told it from the turnback on.

That makes alot of sense

*New* Mexico, not Mexico. Sandwiched between Arizona and Texas, in the U.S.

@@Luv2Dnce4 Oh so there's a "new" Mexico.- Homer Simpson

@@Galvatron1280 😆 Doh!

@@Luv2Dnce4 same thing lol

Thank you for checking us out!

That's pretty close to the part I started panicking. And I was on my couch, safe as can be.

Also I’m so stoked I found this channel

Yeah let’s not go bashing a decorated war vet

90% OF MR BALLEN STORY IS WRONG. Maybe he should do more research into what Actually happened instead of writing fiction (inventing details on his own) .

My fav.♥️

The type of guy who would make an amazing K-12 teacher.

Same here. Ballens “places you shouldn’t go” segments led me to these guys channel because of the youtube recommendations. The RU-vid algorithm actually did its job for once

Well said!

👍🏻Agree

I had to keep turning my volume up and down, still a great video

Bitsy, we are honored you said this.

I agree 100%.....but I think storytelling is the operative word. I thoroughly enjoy listening to him but I have to think campfire storytelling. He's honest, straightforward and genuine. He's an amazing awesome guy.

Yeps.. B..... Allen Is the best story teller on the internet.. *snickers*

Mr Ballen not B Allen

@@paulanthony5274 His name IS B. Allen, but his moniker for his RU-vid channel is MrBallen

@@CherylPix62 actually his first name is John

Amazing indeed!

They included a link to a video saying he is John B. Allen but I guess his "stage name" is Mr. Ballen.

It's his name John B Allen. But he absolutely says it Mr Ballin when he says where to find him online lol

Ballen Just means balls in dutch so Mr ballen sounds great

Yehh it is they say it so weird hahahaha I think they are saying B Allen maybe his initials instead of just one word.

They are saying B Allen... I thought the same thing I thought I was saying it wrong 😜 but nope its Ballen

It’s riveting to hear it from Mike first hand like this.

My heart is racing at this part

I had to pause this several times and walk around….. got my pressure up for sure. 🥵

Jayme, absolutely no discredit to him at all. In fact he deserves tremendous credit for making everyone aware of this incident. We are big fans of his .

Thank you Maya for supporting us for this entire ride!

I also discovered these guys from Mr Ballen channel. Stoked and subscribed to these guys immediately

@@koreyhayden1368 well thank you!

@@DIVETALK absolutely! I also think you guys should have other divers from Mr Ballens stories and have them react, this is super cool to hear it from the person too

Major respect to you guys. I love MrBallens channel and I am so happy on how respectful you are with MrBallens storytelling. I’m so sick of people tearing each other down,especially on you tube. What a fresh breath of air Dive Talk.

I won't fault someone for panicing.. . I think I might do so myself. Something I do know, however good or bad your chances of survival are, panic reduces it DRASTICALLY.

@@debibrewster9080 He disobeyed the plan and the rules and then panicked, putting his friend's life in danger and then actively trying to kill his friend in order to get out himself. If he is that weak of mind, he should not have been cave diving at all.

@@debibrewster9080 not true panic in all areas make you make horrible decisions and more mistakes, don’t panic. My mom panic and almost killed me and herself scuba driving I was able to calm her so she can think. You don’t think when your panic. Every chase chicken till they fully panic and stop watching where they going and get themselves suck. Being afraid or scared is normal but try not to go into full panic. My mom completely lost herself it was scary to see but I stay calm. It was more scary to see her in pain than the person that put a gun to my head that was robbing my car. The key to staying ca that can better your chance to live is to accept death. Know it a natural part of life make up your mind I going to dead one day. If you embrace death than when terrible thing happen you can get your from panic and be like I can now see if they a way out. The worst thing is when a crowd panic they kill more people by crushing them than running out in a more orderly fashion. Also panic can cause you to have a heart attack which happen to a few people including animals like chicken that over panic. Panic isn’t good for you period.

@Pula Paw I'm not seeing the post you are responding to, but I think you need to re-read it. I would not ever say panic is a good or helpful thing. Perhaps if surviving involves running fast and far, panic could add speed to your efforts.... I think that panic severely decreases your potential for survival. Whatever the situation, however dire the potential outcome, panic robs you of your chance of survival. Fear is normal, yes. To not feel fear in a dangerous situation is not bravery, it's being too stupid to recognize the danger.

@@debibrewster9080 I of course agree that panic is probably leads to poor survival outcomes in 99% of scenarios. I also have to assume that panic is an evolved response, and exists for some reason. You mentioned that perhaps panicking and fleeing from a situation might be successful in limited circumstances... If perhaps you were already being pursued by a predator and targeted as prey. We know that if you stumble upon a bear or large cat that suddenly bolting will likely trigger them to pursue you, but if they are already chasing you or have made the decision to attack, panicking might theoretically improve your chances and allow you to make rapid yet probably uninformed decisions. In a time critical situation, I'm guessing that making imperfect decisions very quickly is a better strategy than carefully considering your options. Evidently panicking worked often enough to allow enough of our ancestors to live long enough to reproduce. It makes sense though that panic might not work as well in a technologically mechanically complex world where apex predators are at the bottom of the list of causes of sudden violent death.

I wonder what high stress situations he has faced in his lifetime too. His exp must be high.

Because he probably realised that panic would make him take bad decisions that would kill him before losing control.

Mr Ballen got the essence and feel of the story right, though …. in fact it’s sort of annoying watching these guys rip him….well-intentioned as they are…