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#1 -- "Within Reach" -- 1:03 -- This story is about an infamous caving incident, and at the end of the video we will show you the haunting picture associated with the story.
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@jimritzheimer7465 Год назад

I have no idea why people cram themselves into underground tombs like that. This story gave me anxiety.

@Tekape 11 месяцев назад

Same, I will never ever go caving 😰

@noodlepoodlegirl 11 месяцев назад

Me too. In a big way.

@sarahmostacci1154 11 месяцев назад

Me too!

@woebringer7884 11 месяцев назад

Ya I have claustrophobia trying to get through listening to it let alone actually attempting such insanity.

@JagMaster88 11 месяцев назад

Am I missing something here why couldn’t he pull his foot out from under a 25 pound rock?

@proofisinthepudding6327 Год назад

Floyd got the tourist attraction he always wanted, but he probably never thought the attraction would be him.

@earth-6163 Год назад

That sounds like something "1000 Ways To Die" would say at the end.

@concettaworkman5895 Год назад

lol, exactly. Caves are for bats. Period. And, they carry rabies, not a human destination, get a clue.

@JaKaiAmor Год назад

Bruh

@XxHarleyBoy Год назад

@@earth-6163 yea

@listey Год назад

Nice. Amazing comment 👌🏻

@gillrussell9546 11 месяцев назад

I was working at Mammoth Cave for a few months and Floyd's story is incredibly important to the history of the park! When Floyd was being rescued, there was a media frenzy and thousands of people came to watch the rescue attempts. Hot dog stands popped up near Sand Cave and the roads were completely blocked by people trying to watch this situation play out. While Floyd was trapped underground, there was basically a carnival happening above him. This public fascination with his unfortunate circumstance was pretty messed up, but the media frenzy brought attention to the amazing caves in this area (it is the longest cave system in the world) and that is a main reason why Mammoth Cave became a National Park. Floyd's story also doesn't end with his death in Sand Cave. When his body was being displayed in Crystal Cave, it was stolen due to the cutthroat Kentucky Cave Wars happening in this time period when entrances to the caves were privately owned and everyone was sabotaging each other's entrances to attract the most tourists and make more money. His body was recovered after it was stolen and eventually he was given a proper burial. Today before cavers go into Crystal Cave (which the Collins family owned), they go to Floyd's grave and ask him to join them. If people don't do this it is believed that bad things will happen to them while they are in Crystal Cave. Floyd's ghost is said to protect and help cavers if they get into trouble. There is a story of a caver in Crystal Cave losing her balance and almost falling into a 100+ feet deep pit and she felt someone pull her back. She turned around to thank her caving partner, but he was all the way across the chamber they were in so there is no way he could have pulled her back. Knowing the history of the cave, she said "thanks Floyd." There are so many more crazy stories like that at the park, working there was so interesting. Thanks for this great episode Mr. Ballen!

@heidikolberg944 11 месяцев назад

@darkfox7929 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for giving us more contex that was actually really interesting.

@livingindelight 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing that! This is the kind of story that really stays with you, poor Floyd. I'm glad he was eventually given a proper burial and that he's still around helping fellow cavers.

@Tekape 11 месяцев назад

That's weirdly wholesome even tho I don't believe in ghosts

@noodlepoodlegirl 11 месяцев назад

I live near Lost River Cave! Very cool.

@thehippie3610 11 месяцев назад

Every cave story I hear I just learn more and more "Do not go into the tight squeezes"

@j.roberts2230 11 месяцев назад

It’s just a dumb thing to do! Whyyyy!!???

@igs_ 11 месяцев назад

@@j.roberts2230 adrenaline is a helluva drug

@j.roberts2230 11 месяцев назад

@@igs_ lol….yeah and life and death is a helluva decision

@RamanPlayz410 10 месяцев назад

Go for loose holes

@jmoriarty8000 9 месяцев назад

I knew that before this stories lol

@TihetrisWeathersby Год назад

MrBallen could make a trip to Disney World sound scary

@pippa3150 Год назад

Please report spammers. ^^^

@charlieclark9552 Год назад

Theres a story about that

@Nathansv3223 Год назад

@@charlieclark9552 yeah!! I remember that. She was crushed I believe by an attraction?

@vulcanknights Год назад

He just did the King Island in a recent podcast which was an amusement park.i grew up going to. Definitely learned a few new things, although the park was 2h South, not West from the student's high school.

@jakemay814 Год назад

So can I real life pedos work there

@Sandrasaki800 Год назад

I discovered this wonderful man in the beginning of my pregnancy, I spent my days listening to his videos at night. My son is turning 2 years old on the 4th ofJuly, he still recognizes John's voice! When I play a video of this man, my son stops whatever he's doing and just stares at the TV/Phone. We love you, Mr. Ballen ❤😊

@catherinewilliams3850 Год назад

What a wonderful story, Happy Birthday to son, we share a birthday but I will be 62 on that date😊

@adorablesein Год назад

@@catherinewilliams3850 happy birthday 🎉

@amosbackstrom5366 Год назад

Happy birthday in 2 months😊

@itslinziwalker Год назад

Happy Birthday to your son! My little preemie will be 17 on the same day!

@reoferha3118 Год назад

thot

@codygrannemann9506 11 месяцев назад

I'm so glad I took a break from watching Mr. Ballen. Now I have a whole bunch of stories I can binge. :)

@lollyann7630 10 месяцев назад

OMG I did the same, while I missed regularly watching every new upload, it has-been great watching one after another!!!!

@LaymanGamin 10 месяцев назад

Bru!!!!! Same!!! It’s like whe first started

@gailmcfadyen5426 10 месяцев назад

Me too! My kid keeps asking have I watched the latest, but I say no, so now I’m desperately trying to catch up! But this story though, so sad and it’s really affecting me.

@christineleblanc9281 10 месяцев назад

I did the same 😊 I'm having an awesome time catching up!!!

@nupeygirl09 10 месяцев назад

Why do we all share this same behavior? Now, I, the Psychologist, want to research this Mr. Ballen Phenomenon. 😮😮😮 Glad to be back from my break. This guy is amazing but we clearly have to step away periodically

@aprylrittenhouse4562 11 месяцев назад

The truly sad part of this is that during those 17 days as floyd lay dying. Am amusement park was set up next to the cave entrance where people were selling food postcards etc... They got in the way of rescue efforts refusing to leave. It makes me sick thinking about the depths of depravity humans will go to for a buck. The sad thing is we really haven't changed. Anything happens and look around cell phones are out.

@greenwave819 9 месяцев назад

and yet people love rich people that have made many bucks

@brandes8057 8 месяцев назад

Well it's sad that literally everything down to water costs and life's a struggle for a lot of ppl. Only thing free at this point is air which the quality is way down everywhere due to the wildfires. It's sad but when did everything begin to cost??

@gestaposantaclaus 4 месяца назад

@@greenwave819kinda funny to see leftists shoehorning their politics on a RU-vid channel founded by a Navy Seal veteran. Shouldn’t you guys hate Ballen for being a CIA asset or something?

@juliusseizure5705 4 месяца назад

@@brandes8057 There's a saying: "Don't like delivery trucks taking up all the lanes? Stop buying shit." It's like when people wanted paper straws to be provided in place of plastic straws to help the environment. But then nobody used the paper straws because it sucked? Everyone always have ideas that sound better on paper. People might have good ideas to improve society but are never one to really actualize these ideas.

@damianplasencia2708 2 месяца назад

@@brandes8057 so you want companies to stop charging for their services (bottling, warehouses, employees, benefits, pensions) because you dont want to pay for it? okay weirdo

@allisonhunter1063 Год назад

That photo at the end is just absolutely heartbreaking. He was SO CLOSE.

@InspectorQualityAdmin Год назад

But remember he was going back in again, it was bound to happen unfortunately

@scoper7897 11 месяцев назад

@@InspectorQualityAdmin They could have just dragged him out by force xD but i guess left legs ankle is worth much more than life 💀💀💀

@galvinstanley3235 11 месяцев назад

It wouldn't have been close at all if he didn't go in the cave to begin with.

@emmepi4945 11 месяцев назад

@@scoper7897 DAAAAAAAMN HOW DIDN’T THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IT

@scoper7897 11 месяцев назад

@@emmepi4945 low iq and panicking maybe? They could have also cut it

@zaneba7056 Год назад

I'm just glad these stories get told and not just forgotten.

@NotZeet Год назад

True that but unfortunately Mr. Ballen told the story completely wrong. Look up 'man in cave' by internet historian. It's an hour + long, detailed video about the entire situation and it tells the story with pictures and every litte thing that happened down to the nitty gritty. ** internet historians video was taken down. I wonder why. No gore or violence or foul language was used. That's wild.

@Kjd9000 Год назад

@@NotZeetwhats the real story?

@Avatar-Destiny Год назад

@@NotZeet I looked up the Wikipedia article instead, and there I don't find much difference in the story Mr. Ballen told? I'd like it if you could tell some more about this, because I'm not really interested in watching an hour long detailed story and seeing pictures.

@AmbientShades Год назад

@@Avatar-Destiny I watched the same documentary sometime last year. Ballen did leave a whole lot of details out. The full story is crazy, and got even crazier after Floyd's death.

@Andy.G8 Год назад

@@NotZeet He didn’t get it completely wrong he condensed into a story format. He doesn’t do detailed stories like that, he’s not a documenter.

@thegreatSnowMcCall 11 месяцев назад

17 days entombed ...in a cave...injured! Ugh...so so sad...and truly a haunting photo! Thanks John....we all love you and your storytelling Higs

@SUNFlower-tt9zv 11 месяцев назад

Even experienced drivers make mistakes and face worst scenarios..

@Oceans_away 5 месяцев назад

@@SUNFlower-tt9zvwhich is why it’s an idiotic, suicidal sport

@sammcclain7532 10 месяцев назад

It took me a while but I just realized this is the same story that Internet Historian told! This is such a crazy story both inside and outside the cave. The hysteria outside the cave got so massive that it became a news story worldwide.

@john.f.remedy.237 Год назад

Cave stories where they’re crawling through tight spaces let alone get stuck/trapped for days give me so much damn anxiety. That’s an actual nightmare for me…

@TheDanShow868 Год назад

I got stuck behind my couch when I was a kid. Full panic. Caves are def not for me. Thanks Mr.

@kelammo Год назад

Same here. And I’m always like where’s your cave buddy????

@SauceGiver. Год назад

Damn I was feeling a little wild just hearing about the lamp going out and the ceiling being so close to head/chest. It’s just crazy to imagine how he felt after waiting for 30 hours

@sfrank8687 Год назад

Well said I was thinking that same thing

@susana8589 Год назад

So true , I had to pause and stop listening for a brief period. 😩

@waymundlanceras6030 Год назад

Man, props to MrBallen for having the time to tell us this story while being stuck in a cave.

@caingarcia99 Год назад

just listening to this story gives me level 100 anxiety!!

@katarinatibai8396 Год назад

@@caingarcia99 Me too - 😭😭😭🥶🥶🥶 Real life horror - what a freaking sh💩ty way to go - 💔💔💔

@roxygarciaalvarez1712 Год назад

Óbito Uchiha vibes

@meganmulry8216 Год назад

❤

@meganmulry8216 Год назад

@@caingarcia99 I e vf fe I vf

@dominaincharge 7 месяцев назад

MrBallen makes you feel like you are there. I've never known anyone who tells a story like him. It's a gift.

@travannyataylor6352 11 месяцев назад

This was one of hardest stories to listen to, I will never understand why people do things so risky and dangerous. So sad

@Ashleyym321 Год назад

This story was so hard to sit through. I could never imagine doing caving willingly 💀

@Handlesarestupid702 Год назад

Right?! Why do people do this????

@dboy4034 Год назад

I've walked in a cave that was super small and I got lost somehow, never again and I would never even think about crawling into something or swimming in one, but hey it's people's right to explore this earth how they want I guess

@carolynm9638 Год назад

Too hard to listen to. I can’t keep listening - I feel like I’m the one basically buried alive. It’s just unbearable.

@b1gblock848 Год назад

Yea Ashley you should stay out of caves.. I'm in every cave waiting on you to get stuck. 👿

@Exxperiment626 Год назад

@@Handlesarestupid702 Death wish.

@_kainzow9365 Год назад

How was this not a 24/7 hour operation to save him? I mean couldn't the rescuers have worked in shifts? To just leave him alone each night seems completely insane to me.

@playlikeagirl7385 Год назад

Agree💯

@carlosrobles5591 Год назад

I don't think anything could have saved him to be honest, how could you break those rocks fast enough to get to him without hurting/killing him? It really was impossible. He was doomed the moment he went through that tunnel.

@KatrinaJoseph Год назад

@@carlosrobles5591 so you do think he lacked foresight or was he just overconfident about his abilities of being an experienced caver?

@alicec.hughes8840 Год назад

@@KatrinaJoseph kerosine lamps preceded batteries etc-this is before battery lights

@KatrinaJoseph Год назад

@@alicec.hughes8840 Home phones preceded cell phones and cell phones preceded smart phones. Then how come people are using smart phones? Kerosin lamps preceded torch lights and battery lights, but many people in 1920's used torch lights.Battery lights like torch lights was also invented in late 1890's. He went in 1925, he could have easily used torch light. Come to think of it, if torch lights were invented in 1897, then definitely battery lights would have also been introduced already. Ur comment is not making any sense.

@HaggisMuncher-69-420 10 месяцев назад

I had to do something like this as an "adventure" trip in the army. Crawling through cave tunnels where your nose is skimming water is one of the most terrifying thing I've ever done. I was one bad thought away from a full blown meltdown.

@miapdx503 7 месяцев назад

You probably know, survival is 75 percent the mind...people who believe they're going to die often do. And those who believe they'll survive usually do. Your thoughts are powerful. They determine what you'll do.

@Oceans_away 5 месяцев назад

I would’ve simply refused lol even if I got Court martialled for it

@timtheskeptic1147 4 месяца назад

I had the opposite experience. Climbing to the top mast of an aircraft carrier is one hell of a way to confront your fear of heights! (Still have dreams about that...)

@staceyhrobertson 11 месяцев назад

Every time Mr. Ballen tells a cave exploring story, I keep unconsciously taking deep breaths... and grateful that i CAN!

@gilangwahyuagung2530 Год назад

This just goes to show that sometimes overconfidence indeed can make us careless. Rest in Peace Floyd

@Datrebor Год назад

That no matter how good you are, you should never go alone. Always have another person with you.

@titusmaximus3235 Год назад

@@Datrebor fair enough, but would that really have made a difference in this case? Had the 2nd person been crawling ahead of Floyd, maybe a rescue operation would've started sooner. But had he been behind Floyd, they would've both been stuck there.

@tylerdavis3 Год назад

@@titusmaximus3235 if a second person was behind him they could’ve easily moved a tiny 25lbs rock, that not heavy at all it must’ve just been real tight as to why he couldn’t move his foot himself.

@Datrebor Год назад

@@titusmaximus3235 I didn't think of that. But if he was behind him. Could he have freed his foot from the rock? I don't know if it would have made a difference here. I just think it is better to go with another person instead of by yourself.

@petayV8 Год назад

Knowone would be dumb enough to go with him

@gailmcfadyen5426 10 месяцев назад

Evev though it’s nearly 100 years ago, I was close to tears. That poor man and his brother! They were both so brave. You really are magic at bringing real stories back to life, Mr B ❤

@j.p.jenkins3631 10 месяцев назад

Brave, or stupid?

@CurlyQueen12386 9 месяцев назад

@j.p.jenkins3631 Douchebag or dick? A life was lost so instead of judging how about you show some compassion for once in your life.

@DiamondCake2 2 месяца назад

@@j.p.jenkins3631stupid

@roygreenwell7115 Год назад

Back in 1925, Sand Cave was not part of Mammoth Cave National Park. It was on private land. The reason Floyd went in there was to try and find an alternate entrance to Mammoth Cave. The Floyd family owned another tourist cave near by called Crystal Cave, which was renamed Floyd Collins Crystal Cave after his death. His casket and tombstone were displayed inside Crystal cave for many years. Since those days, Mammoth Cave NP has bought both Crystal Cave and Sand Cave. You can see the entrance to Sand Cave today along with the remains of the shaft they dug trying to rescue Floyd. It is a short walk from a parking area, along a boardwalk to the cave entrance. However, you can't go in. Shortly after the Floyd Collins incident, they covered over the "hole" which led to the tunnel Floyd was trapped in, with a metal grate. (That is the one you see in the photo near the beginning of this video.) If you are interested in caving in this region, a very good book to read is called "The Longest Cave". It gives a good description of the history of the Mammoth Cave region and especially the cave exploration and surveys done to connect the Flint Ridge cave system with Mammoth Cave. When the connection was made in the early 70's, it made the Flint-Mammoth cave system the longest in the world by several *hundred* miles.

@jessrose918 Год назад

Did anyone else think of the man who was trapped and sadly died in Nutty Putty cave? These cases are so heartbreaking, I'm not sure I could go home, eat, sleep knowing my brother was trapped in a cave... I get he was exhausted from chipping away in the tunnel but surely he could have asked people to take turns in shifts...? Thank you for keeping these people alive through your storytelling Mr.Ballen ❤

@jaz58107 Год назад

I was thinking of this. "The last descent" was such a hard film to watch, saw it on prime & I'll never forget it. I can't even imagine cave diving, scares the hell out of me 😢

@jessrose918 Год назад

I've never seen this film, I'll have to watch it but like you said, I'm sure it's scarring 😓

@zerotodona1495 Год назад

I mean, rules of nature.

@miaya.micronis Год назад

Ok so it’s not that story! 😮‍💨 I was confused. Joe made a video about that story right?

@jaz58107 Год назад

@@miaya.micronis Mr ballen did one too but I can't remember the title. Should be pretty easy to find on here though.

@prasantabehera7461 Год назад

This proves no matter how skilled or determined you are, never venture out alone. I feel pity for his brother and the people who took the arduous task to dig a new tunnel to rescue him but it went futile.

@shinyhoarder Год назад

Reminds me of a demotivational poster I once saw: "Remember that every corpse on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person."

@NJbro31 Год назад

@@shinyhoarder well that motivates me to not hike too high on Mt. Everest

@Dblock1125 Год назад

@@shinyhoarder 🤣😂🤣. What a poster..."just remember.....you're never gonna make it!!"

@deborahwhitney9427 Год назад

Even if Floyd was a seasoned caver it's always best to go with someone else just incase something does go wrong.

@NewkTheGeckgoat Год назад

The sad part is, it wasn’t futile. If people didn’t camp out for the spectacle and deteriorate the caves condition with their fires. Or if the rescuers had attempted the downward dig they began at the end even a day earlier. They could have actually saved Floyd. If only one thing in the timeline occurred just a day sooner they would’ve at least got him out alive. That’s not to say he would have survived long, I don’t know if he could’ve survived the stress. When they dug almost straight down for 3 or so days, they finally got to him, freed his leg, only to find he had died around 18 or less hours before they got to him. It’s so sad because he held out so long despite all odds, but they just ran into so many issues handling it. The most annoying of which was the random citizens who just built a shantytown around the site and often unintentionally impeded the dig.

@nilotf72 10 месяцев назад

I've watched all MrBallen's videos and all I can say is there is NO WAY I would ever go into a cave far enough where I could not clearly see the entrance. If the monsters don't get me the cave-ins would.

@IfbbProRolandcHazard 11 месяцев назад

At the point where he chose the narrowest of the caves where you literally slithering like a snake, and had no clue where it went, I was done.

@mrsjenpitts Год назад

Poor Floyd. Most of Mr. Ballen’s stories freak me out, but this story got me in the feels. To be so close to being saved. So sad. 😢

@harriedsloth4399 Год назад

I think the hope of rescue probably brought him consolation while he waited, even though it ultimately didn't happen quickly enough.

@nancytoulouse6973 Год назад

I know 😢

@MikePScott0154 Год назад

Think this is bad look up jon jones nutty putty cave incident and the movie based on it called “the last descant”

@redface7076 Год назад

These stories rarely have a happy ending, but I was really hoping he would get rescued.

@mr.hanger Год назад

Mr. B said he prayed. Perhaps he WAS rescued?

@lianacordova2682 Год назад

Perhaps he was.

@KatrinaJoseph Год назад

@@mr.hanger in the spiritual sense he was rescued, but not in the physical sense.

@justadeadcorpse Год назад

@@mr.hanger ...

@TinMan445 Год назад

Honestly I was just happy no one else got stuck with him. It’s a caving story so someone is going to die. The only thing worse is cave diving

@AbraSings 11 месяцев назад

How horrendously depressing... The despair he must have felt near the end... And his poor brother... 😭 I hope whatever rock killed him did so very quickly.

@atomicovaries4617 10 месяцев назад

There's a very fascinating book about this entire incident called "Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins" and it is a great read if anyone is interested in hearing more about this story. I've read it a few times, it's just so sad and completely preventable. One inconsistency from this video, the cave Floyd was trying to reach didn't have much in it regarding Native American artifacts - I believe it was mentioned as a possibility but it was a cave system that was extremely difficult to navigate so it wouldn't really be a prime spot for Natives to store much of anything, I could be wrong though. Floyd mainly had the idea that all the caving systems were connected somehow, and thought finding a new entrance to Crystal Cave would've been profitable for his family, they were all dirt-poor folks. Last time I read the book was a year ago so I could be misremembering but it is an excellent read.

@nona6083 Год назад

For someone whose English is not the first language, there’s no story I wouldn’t understand because Mr. Ballen uses simple words everyone understands, PLUS his gestures.❤

@1004cheonsagateun Год назад

Thats awesome!

@macwinter7101 Год назад

He also explains words that aren't well-known by non-English speakers, which is always nice. He is definitely considerate of his international audience, which is great.

@Luis.Liogon Год назад

Yeah, and he is very clear with the pronunciation, and the visual lenguage that he gives with the gestures add even more to the video

@bluetextonwhitebg Год назад

ol' lungy speaks at least 3 languages, so he's gotten used to speaking to an international audience.

@AlexanderTheBloodraven Год назад

He had his dead body turned into a tourist attraction at the same place where he died trying to find a place to start a tourist attraction. That’s some sick sense of irony right there.

@Nonamelol. Год назад

It’s beyond fucked up that they turned his death into a tourist attraction.

@DiodeMom Год назад

@@Nonamelol.seriously! Like, who gave THAT the green light? 😮

@AlexanderTheBloodraven Год назад

@@DiodeMom Well, in those times, it was pretty common to profit off of morally dubious/bankrupt attractions and products. During this time period, things such as freak shows about people with biological rarities or deformities and racist human zoos were not entirely uncommon.

@christopherhutchinson694 Год назад

It's more of him being mocked really , it's like "here's the idiot that crawled into his own death". He's famous for all the wrong reasons

@Hb02765 9 месяцев назад

RIP Floyd. That story made me feel claustrophobic just listening. He was a brave man.

@jennifer2071 8 месяцев назад

Mr Ballen is so good at telling stories that even someone like me who has aphantasia and lacks imagination can almost “see” the events unfolding as he explains it all in great detail. He may be the cure to a blind minds eye lol I binge this channel daily.

@Arcturus_Reaper Год назад

I was introduced to this event through Internet Historian. However, listening to it with Mr Ballen narrating is another way entirely of hearing it. This was so damn disturbing and once again, Mr Ballen proves he is an amazing story teller.

@mikeydubbs8565 Год назад

The Internet Historian telling is a good one if you’ve already heard it before, because of how it was jokey and largely made fun of incompetence of the rescuers and onlookers botched the whole thing. Mr Ballen’s telling is probably the best way to hear of it first, because of how well he weaves a tale; I felt like I was there listening to this version

@christopherleatherwood1670 Год назад

I hear about it from 8bitryan

@denslowjefferyw Год назад

I was just about to post that this was a rehash of a story until you pointed this out. No wonder it sounded familiar.

@trublu2801 Год назад

Didn't internet historians video get copyrighted twice now

@mikeydubbs8565 Год назад

@@trublu2801 it was back up yesterday; dunno if it still is

@theheadshot8609 Год назад

Its just baffling and heartbreaking that Floyd was stuck in the caves for 17 days and people were returning to their home , eating and sleeping and waiting for next day to go back and try to rescue him.

@iiLYSMx Год назад

I thought the exact same thing! How could they do that.. It really highlights how times have changed, we’d have experts working day and night nowadays. It feels so cruel he was just left out to the elements every night alone 😢

@lbr7897 Год назад

Right like even his brother was gone for like 15 hours at a time??

@angelachouinard4581 Год назад

Seriously. I guess I am used to coal mine rescues, everyone is there 24/7. He was stuck by a collapse, it didn't occur to them there could be further collapse and better hurry?

@sbtiger556 Год назад

Yea that part is strange to me. With the number of people who got involved someone should have constantly been rotated around the clock to work and to make sure he knew they were trying. The psychological toll that had to take on Floyd was likely devastating. If they had got him out he would have never been the same mentally imo.

@kevinouellette5316 Год назад

Because stupidity was weeded out once upon a time. Today you are seeing stupidity surviving and reproducing and making more stupidity.

@Zabiru- 8 месяцев назад

If you liked this video I can recommend The Internet Historian's video on the same event - Man in Cave. It doesn't have quite as serious a tone to the extent that this video does, but it also contains some more details about the rescue attempts, the people involved and it also goes into further detail about what happened after Floyd's corpse was taken out of the cave.

@Badficwriter 6 месяцев назад

Ha! I just watched the re-upload of IH video and was recommended MrBallen's version to accompany it 😄

@j.p.jenkins3631 10 месяцев назад

I could not be a cave explorer. This story gave me more horrific misery than any story I've ever heard from Mr Ballen.

@kiltedandbearded6895 Год назад

Having been trapped in a cave in myself I can tell you there is nothing quite as terrifying. I still have nightmares 15 years after my ordeal. And I wasn't in nearly as bad a position as the two men with me, those two are extremely lucky to have survived.

@stevenhair3250 Год назад

What happened?

@StrongerThanBigfoot Год назад

Tell us the story please

@zalfir Год назад

I was only trapped for 2 hours and I would rather do taxes for an entire year than repeat the experience.

@Null257 Год назад

The internet has taught me to stay the fuck out of caves.

@tammyewhitfield339 Год назад

That must of suck

@TheTerijo1960 Год назад

It’s crazy how anxious I feel as I listen to this. The claustrophobia this story causes is intense!

@jeaniee.6283 Год назад

same😳😖

@karenwilliams4152 Год назад

Indeed! Perfectly stated.

@christianrose806 Год назад

When he talked about turning onto his back with the walls on both sides my breath was GONE

@Kitty-dt4yy Год назад

same ! 😵‍💫

@andoletube Год назад

I barely got through this one.

@MoveInSilence2444 9 месяцев назад

Just hearing how tight these tunnels are made me shiver! 🥶😱😭

@shendaraalshedir1933 11 месяцев назад

So sad, poor Floyd, and his brother who did all he could physically do to give him food & comfort as he worked to rescue him. Very sad for the brother too. Clearly Floyd was loved. Rest In Peace Floyd. 🌹😔🌹. 🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

@evantambolang3052 8 месяцев назад

This story is also similar to Nutty Putty incident, although the latter was much worse

@uffevonlauterbach Год назад

This was so anxiety inducing. I don't understand why some people go deep into caves that end up becoming extremely narrow. That's just scary.

@MsAubrey Год назад

Yeah. I don’t get it either.

@stoptheinsanity Год назад

No fear = bad decisions.

@oxlip Год назад

@@MsAubrey in this case, money

@gnarthdarkanen7464 Год назад

Worth a note... Most of us who DO enjoy going into caves would avoid "Sand Cave" like the plague... and NEVER EVER go caving alone, I don't care HOW "experienced" or "expert" you think you are! Sand Cave was named such because it's about 90% sandstone-conglomerate. That's UNSTABLE as Hell! It's one thing to trudge and crawl through a mix of muck, bat-sh*t, and broken rocks with solid enough limestone throughout 90% or more of the cave, but when you start finding sandstone and sedimentary rocks or composites all over the place, it's no longer a good "tourist spot". Tourists don't come to places knowing what they're doing. They come to places to be led around and coddled. 9 out of 10 wouldn't have the sense to get in out of the rain! SO if I'm honest, Floyd was working at self defeat from the beginning on this one. You can still tour a LOT of Mammoth Cave and several others around this area, including a few guides who know where Sand Cave is, but the last I saw, there's a gate and NOBODY goes into Sand Cave. There are LOTS of good caves with wide-open spaces and very little to challenge you, unless you specifically WANT to "play rough". There are LOTS of show-caves, full of guides and paths, and lights, and all you can stand to be told and shown... gift shops full of crap to show off being there, and Carlsbad has a damn food-court in the bottom with ELEVATORS back to the surface... a nightly bat-show, so you can be awe inspired at the shear mass of squawking, fluttering, wing-rats as they swirl into the sky... If scrubbing and scraping, and crawling through contortions you never dreamed you could do before isn't your thing, you should STILL find a show-cave that's worth a look. You'll probably see a few things that are worth the trip... ;o)

@uffevonlauterbach Год назад

@@oxlip You're correct. There have been a few stories that Mr. Ballen shared where claustrophobia was involved. One with another guy going deep into a cave and being unable to free himself, and then a recent story he covered about some workers in Spain who opened up a big pipe that sucked them in with only one guy escaping. I'd never do any of that for the big bucks.

@believeinmatter Год назад

I hear “caving incident” and I know I’m in for a particularly nightmarish story. Makes you feel claustrophobic even if you don’t normally feel it

@frostbite3820 Год назад

I think the underwater stories are way more frightening but also with a cave story it has the potential like in this story to be dragged out for weeks which would be way more agonizing but also would probably make me feel more hopeful of a successful rescue

@kimberlyshepherd270 Год назад

I'm claustrophobic and I can't swim so either one is a nightmare to me 😭. I used to have recurring nightmares about drowning in any water. I would wake up in cold sweats and screaming 😭. My family and I used to live in Virginia Beach Virginia and used to go there literally all the time. It was gorgeous and back when I was a kid I could swim really good. Now I'm 38 and can only doggy paddle. I think my older sister tried to drown me once. Or at least when I was a kid I thought so.

@EphemeralProductions Год назад

I tend to be claustrophobic in general, so i could never even WALK into a cave. Too much anxiety

@artv4nd3l4y Год назад

Trump 2024 and George Floyd deserved what he HAD XOMING HIS WHOLE CRIMINAL LIFE!!!!!❤😅😮😢😅😅😮😢❤

@royaldavis640 Год назад

I breathe heavy at the caving or diving stories… Their just to good to ignore tho!!

@helenmazuran4903 8 месяцев назад

We are so sorry we missed this event 😢 please have another one soon and we'll be sure to tune in and tell all of our family and friend's to tune in as well! Thanks in advance Mr. BALLEN 😊

@devonlockwood1477 6 месяцев назад

When I was very young I was always caving....in straw bales mostly. I was an explorer before preschool. Witch unfortunately led to the authorities looking for me more than a few times. fortunately there were no caves of any decent size to explore so it was mostly coyote dens. There was one time my poor parents thought I was gone forever. All the pig excrement flowed out of the giant barns into a sort of pond. My mother thought I had drowned in. I still feel guilty for putting mom through all that fear. I was found 6 hours later asleep and cuddling with some little piglets. I did venture into several local caves but after I read this story I was no longer interested. The most sad thing about it is that if everyone put down their hotdogs and popcorn they could have dug him out and likely saved his life. When I was finally able to go actual cave exploring as a teenager I panicked and turned around back to the light. I'm so sorry for what has happened to so many people. I am the farthest thing from a real caver but ìf you are thinking of taking the extra chance...one arm front and one arm back, please think of your family first and remember they will all have to go through it again and again in their minds and they will feel your fear.

@missaquarius8363 Год назад

The photo of Floyd is so chilling. He was so close to being rescued. Poor guy 😢

@KatrinaJoseph Год назад

Why didn't he use a torchlight instead of a oil lamp? Torchlight was invented in late 1890's and this man went exploring the cave in 1925.

@laurenrowell9251 Год назад

@@KatrinaJoseph Batteries were extremely expensive back then. It wouldn't surprise me if most people didn't even have torchlights, back in those days. Also, please write, "...of *an* oil lamp", instead of, "...of *a* oil lamp." Why are people doing this thing now? Shows lack of education.

@KatrinaJoseph Год назад

@@laurenrowell9251 they actually did. My great grandpa had one. Remember it was 1920's not 1820's.

@TheDangerZone86 Год назад

@@KatrinaJoseph quantum computers exist. Why aren’t you using one? It’s 2023 not 1923

@KatrinaJoseph Год назад

@@TheDangerZone86 and how do u know I or somebody i know is not using one? Are u God? 😂 Btw why ain't u using one too?🤔

@robertblevins4076 Год назад

I am really impressed by Mrballen. Storytelling he doesnt call people dumb or stupid. He doesnt let murderers get praise. He just tells it like it is.

@jasonvoorhees5640 Год назад

he does make up lies though.

@skym.3362 Год назад

@@jasonvoorhees5640 example? I'm genuinely curious

@liajas 11 месяцев назад

@@jasonvoorhees5640 I really doubt it’s intentional though. Sometimes information is changed or lacks sources

@AderynBach42 11 месяцев назад

Except in this case when just about everything he said was wrong. I've left a detailed response to most of the false things he said in this video.

@mollywilkins3866 11 месяцев назад

@@AderynBach42what was your response? Don't go leaving breadcrumbs of your accusations and then make other people search high and low for your supposed comments on it. If it means that much to you then own it and respond to everyone instead of telling them to find your comments

@nasrinsadiq626 2 месяца назад

Only Mr. Ballen can make the people listening to stories claustrophobic 😮

@johnmark2920 11 месяцев назад

I was here when you had 100k subs it’s actually mind blowing how far you have come and how fast you’re growing MR B Keep it up love your videos!

@SomeRandodude222 Год назад

MrBallen might not be the postman but he never fails to deliver.

@pragyasingh2297 Год назад

UNDERRATED COMMENT

@khillsy4489 Год назад

Oh bad.😢

@brandyrichard6001 Год назад

😂🤘❤👏😁

@brandyrichard6001 Год назад

@@khillsy4489😂

@zeldahyrule543 Год назад

heard this comment last week

@bubbyskittles4802 Год назад

For those of you who don't know, there is an excellent 1996 musical about Floyd Collins, and I would highly recommend listening to 'The Riddle Song' from the soundtrack: It's about his brother Homer giving him riddles in the cave about their childhood to try and keep Floyd's mind alive. It's an incredibly sad song.

@tommyb261 Год назад

I remember hearing about this year's ago, wow. Shook my memory.

@muffinland8660 Год назад

I was hoping someone would mention the musical. "How Glory Goes" still fucking breaks me.

@kayceetaylor2151 Год назад

I had to switch screens to Google, type the info you gave into the search bar, and listen to it. It is, indeed, sad -- so, so sad.

@ruthmcgill204 Год назад

I saw a live production around that time. Left an impression indeed.

@lisahanson527 Год назад

Does it mention how stupid he was to try to help homer alone?

@AldoSchmedack 11 месяцев назад

Mr BAllen is best story tell EVER. TY for your service too sir! You are a national treasure! ❤

@TroyMichael86 8 месяцев назад

BEST CHANNEL EVER MAN! You’re content is greatly appreciated my man. 🙌🏼

@sadycatlittlepaws875 Год назад

I'm so claustrophobic. This story triggered my anxiety and I swear I could feel the pressure on his chest. Such incredible story telling.

@oldknowledge64 Год назад

I was really hoping they would save him

@ronaldthwaites177 Год назад

There is no way I'd be crawling about down there.

@andoletube Год назад

I don't know how I even got through this video - several times I almost had to shut it off, but I wanted to get through it because it sucks having claustrophobia beat you all the time. I definitely feel your anxiety though.

@truthseeker2321 Год назад

@@ronaldthwaites177 That makes two of us. I have friends who do this, but I used to wait for them at the cave entrance.

@Pushing_Pixels 11 месяцев назад

I found myself holding my breath, I was so anxious listening to this. Caving is my idea of a nightmare.

@nathanwhite3953 Год назад

The Descent is a terrifying film which always comes to mind when Mr Ballen tells a caving disaster story.

@brianmurphy6480 Год назад

The book was actually far more interesting than the 2-dimensional horror film produced by Hollywood. I highly recommend it. 👌

@jessd3107 Год назад

I couldnt go into caves for years after watching descent 💀

@KarolinaPietryka Год назад

@@brianmurphy6480 thank you!

@KarolinaPietryka Год назад

Thank you!

@jsims300 Год назад

That was a descent movie. :)

@gaylerobertson7971 Год назад

I'm originally from Southeastern Kentucky, and there are caves all over the state. My family owned extensive tracts of land and there was a sizable cave up the hillside on our "downnhome" property. We kids were told to never go in the thing and we did as we were told, although we were curious as all get out (this was on Hall Mountain in Viper, KY, Perry County).

@emilywoodcock2105 Месяц назад

I love your stories MR BALLEN ❤ please never stop...... you really work hard on researching new and interesting true stories ❤❤❤

@plasmodesma7569 Год назад

I have severe claustrophobia and these stories literally make me sick to my stomach. I love listening anyways because MrBallen tells them so well :)

@AudaciousAmber Год назад

I've realized I have immense stress watching people spelunk especially recklessly

@michaellarenee4856 Год назад

I'm with you 100% and I felt like I was right there with this idiot as Mr. Ballen was telling the story!!! He's just that good at making people see the story as he talks!!!

@mmm091000 Год назад

Me too.

@lizzm Год назад

This was absolutely horrifying 😮 that poor man, I can’t imagine & don’t want to imagine how he felt. Bless his soul 💜

@Alison-W Год назад

True😢

@evelynzlon9492 Год назад

Yes. He saw a preview of his afterlife and it sounds AWESOME. Unlike modern times when the world is full of people who worship the Man Downstairs.

@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298 Год назад

Nope! I went spelunking a few times as a young man, and that feeling of getting your gear stuck on something in a tight spot is awful. That's why you should always go in pairs, so the other person can help you out.

@TD8278 Год назад

Hard to get through this episode, as this is one of my biggest nightmare. But, thanks again to MrBallen for another amazing episode.

@dynamagon 10 дней назад

I love your stories, mrballen, and I salute you for your service in the military!

@_bluephoenix_ Год назад

I recall John's mom stating he is very particular about the way scripts/stories are written and I for one, am so thankful! Best story teller ever! ❤

@ryanneverman3617 Год назад

Are you John's Dad?

@Ambi1021 Год назад

@@ryanneverman3617 I'm John's 3rd cousin removed. I can confirm that was actually said.

@ryanneverman3617 Год назад

@@Ambi1021 that's awesome!! I bet your family has great campfires lol

@88chachacha Год назад

Was this some amazing revelation to you? Why wouldn’t he or anyone who uses a script not be particular about how it’s written?

@theophrastusbombastus1359 Год назад

I thought John said he doesn't use a script? I thought he basically goes over the story twice so he knows it inside out, and then tells it in his own words from memory? You're his family so you obvs know more about his business than we do. I just thought I remembered him saying something to the contrary.

@leemangaming1020 Год назад

Internet Historian did a really good in-depth video about this story it gets really wild. The whole event was one of the biggest stories during the time and got to a point where people outside of the cave pretty much had a fair going on. The people outside were actually the reason why the cave collapsed because the heat coming from outside was slowly beginning to wear down the temperature in the cave.

@Taybrian1 Год назад

Wendigoon as Floyd was an awesome choice.

@JadenTapscott Год назад

I was about to comment this, lol. Apparently, it got taken down, or it got privated...

@MrEsphoenix Год назад

As soon as I heard Floyd and cave I knew which story this was lol. Interesting to have a different take on the incident though

@believeinmatter Год назад

That video is no longer available unfortunately

@MrEsphoenix Год назад

@@believeinmatter was reuploaded recently

@joonasnaski9513 4 месяца назад

This channel is so good. I think i know exactly what I'll be watching from youtube for the foreseeable future.

@lolagilmore2772 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for these stories. You are an amazing storie teller. I love the way you explain things . ❤

@clairehalfpenny2187 Год назад

I felt physically uncomfortable throughout that story. You told it so well, it made me squirm, cover my eyes & even feel a little nauseous. I’m slightly puzzled that if Floyd was looking for a tourist attraction like some big chamber at the end of the small tunnel, was he expecting people to go to the same route? I don’t think he would’ve had many takers. What a unimaginably horrific way to die. these stories always remind me of John Jones at Nutty putty. That story haunts me. 😢

@Crackpot_Astronaut Год назад

That's exactly what I was just wondering!! I just got to the Discord segment, right after his lantern went out, and I've been sitting here wondering how the hell something like this could be a tourist attraction. So crazy.

@freecreatorsmusicgroup6647 Год назад

I was sweating listening to this story it made snot come out of my nose and I was pissing , cumming , and shitting all at once

@LoriAnklam Год назад

I get the anxiety, I've had to stop my car and get out during some of these stories...but that is because they are told so well. I thank Mr Ballen

@clairehalfpenny2187 Год назад

@@LoriAnklam I know, the descriptiveness & detail puts you there too. Normally I only get that when I’m watching the real thing. Worth pulling over for though!

@CCaravasi Год назад

Can we all just be in awe over show fast this channel is growing…. I mean I got here at around 1M and I thought that was completely insane.. now less than a year later and you’re almost at 8M, holy cow! The way you’re so casual and serious in your audio doesn’t captivate how intense and exciting it is to be reaching some 10M people. Wow just wow. I am so happy for you and your team. That’s incredible!

@radchik Год назад

I've been here since 2018 when he had around..oh, I don't know...maybe 100k. Yes, it's truly insane how big Mr B is on YT. So proud of him!! #mrballengroupie❤

@skidstoleave Год назад

He actually had just under 6mil subs this time last year 😂 but yeah he's definitely a fast growing channel. Been watching since 2019

@guadaluperamirez2987 Год назад

I got here at 10k

@kirstyr2566 Год назад

I remember the "hidden secret" days!

@NameUnimportant Год назад

@@radchiksame!!! I think it's so awesome to see channels that we really like and that are positive opposed to most other channels, get so big!

@Spluttluck 10 месяцев назад

You couldn't pay me enough to do cave exploring. Mr ballens cave stories give me the most anxiety. We need alot more cave and diving stories. They are the sbest ones lol. And the places you shouldn't go series.

@frankcaceres3911 11 месяцев назад

Man your videos are 🔥 . I’ve been following you since day 1 when you just started. I know it takes time to make videos but we need some more bro.

@maeyohboy2589 Год назад

Mr. Ballen thank you for your incredible stories. My grandma is 92 & she look forward to your Sunday podcast. Blessings to you & your family. 💜

@dianaprince4718 Год назад

I think it's cute that your grandmother likes Mr. Ballen 😊

@GDAWG. Год назад

⬆️NOT AGAIN⬆️

@deetee705 Год назад

Brilliant 👏 God bless your wee grandma ❤

@pippa3150 Год назад

Please report spammers ^°°

@Stichting_NoFap Год назад

Ah, here we have the weekly bot comment under Mr Ballens videos, making a nonsense link between a difficulty in their life such as a disease or someone being old, and connecting it to Mr Ballens videos.

@911sergios Год назад

Mr.Ballen is that one guy we all need at camp fires to tell stories.

@radiantrosie Год назад

YES!! ❤

@Aunnie12 10 месяцев назад

Made me so anxious too! I’m sorry I missed the live storytelling.

@CaptainCait Год назад

Ooof, I was worried when you mentioned the photo that it would be the sand cave incident. So sad how quickly they managed to get to him after he died, among many heart wrenching moments.

@xquantumtheory2010 Год назад

I never knew I was closterphopic until I started hearing stories of people in caves like these. Just the thought of being stuck deep underground with my arms pinned and not being able to move and nobody can hear me makes me experience a level of anxiety I didn't think was possible

@Raven1303x Год назад

Omg same! Especially the cave diving horror stories Mr Ballen has covered.

@jasonvoorhees5640 Год назад

you mean you are a coward???

@victoriaskully Год назад

@@jasonvoorhees5640 wtf. I think most people feel this way about being pinned down and stuck. Guarantee you would be if it happened to you.

@pokeguy742 Год назад

Given how many of these kinds of stories you can find, you would think claustrophobia would be a lot more common than it is. Like, being stuck in a cave with no way to get out? Heebies geebies, none for meesies.

@seekay9815 11 месяцев назад

I had no idea that I was claustrophobic until I went through fire academy in my 30's. Took 30 plus years to know what that terror actually felt like. Sometimes you don't know until you know lol

@bushelapeck1501 Год назад

It's good how MrBallen told the story, but the final end was far more gruesome! Back in 2017 they used to give tours at Mammoth Cave about the Floyd Collins incident. We went on the tour, lead by a park ranger who was very knowledgeable. There have been a number of books & movies of this tragic story. The land where Sand Cave was located was actually owned by Floyd's family. After his death, a wealthy man, a doctor, i believe, managed to talk his parents into selling the land, along with Floyd's body, who was actually buried on the land. He dug up Floyd & put him on display. Because Floyd's body was making this cave so popular, some other cave owners stole Floyd & attempted to throw him into the Green River; however, his body got caught on some trees until someone managed to get him down & finally buried him, again! True story, google it or read the book like i did!

@NorthernGreenEyes Год назад

WOW! This needs way more likes 😮

@retriever19golden55 Год назад

I'm curious...what's the name or author of the book? And why was Floyd's brother gone for fifteen hours and still came back alone with no help or supplies except for sandwiches and water? Fifteen hours after first finding his brother stuck, for real? I mean, I know not everyone had a car or a phone...

@desireer6915 Год назад

Oh my god lol wtf is wrong with people 😅

@pfifltrigg Год назад

The Internet Historian did a video on this story sometime in the past year. I think it was his most recent video.

@mattkortjohn Год назад

Internet historian just reuploaded it. It's far more in-depth than this video

@rebeccawaltman5283 8 месяцев назад

I came across your show few weeks ago and I absolutely love it I am addicted I watch it every single day thank you I appreciate you

@athenamendenhall2651 9 месяцев назад

This is an informative thread. Not to many can do it like Mr. Ballen.

@fattz360 Год назад

Just hearing about someone crawling through a tunnel even if the story has no chance of ending bad gives me horrible anxiety and my feet and palms start sweating lol

@sarahcampbell7929 Год назад

I still haven't recovered from Ballen's telling of John Jones' caving nightmare.. just why do they do it I'll never understand. I still feel sick when it comes to my mind..

@DPSFSU Год назад

Floyd was trying to make an entrance to an amazing white crystal room in the cave. There were so many caves around the area and the owners of said caves would do anything to get tourists to visit and profit off of them. They'd sabotage others signs or say things to make tourists not want to go to other's caves. Floyd had a great idea for the attraction. If only that lantern still had fuel in it, if only he didn't tip that lantern over while crawling out, he could have done it.

@craigthemonke794 Год назад

You should do more ghost stories or hauntings those never fail to get me on edge

@A4RON-ZN Год назад

I second that

@PeaceOfMindStudios Год назад

@@mbitaacousticnobody asked

@ruthrandall2451 Год назад

He used to do, this is like old school MrBallen.

@sticksnstonespatriot1728 Год назад

Agreed 💯

@jasonwilliams1570 Год назад

Pause

@donovansimon2636 11 месяцев назад

God bless you Floyd. I hope that you are at peace and joined together with all of your close friends and family. Sharing stories and enjoying each others company for all of eternity.

@Psyrn74 8 месяцев назад

Well done bro. You got it spot on. I’m an aging but not old psychiatric nurse. You recognized the nature of the tragic circumstances early and your responses were right on. Crossing bridges man. And yeah you got him as a Blues man. I’ll always respect and have love for them Lakers but always Go Celts ☘️

@drewestepp5594 Год назад

I used to go spelunking with a caving grotto from the Cincinnati Ohio area many years ago. And Floyd collins story is very well known in the caving community there. We even had a yearly pilgrimage to his gravesite to pay respects to him. His story was used as an educational tool to teach cave safety. His story is so incredibly sad.

@jasonbernard9012 Год назад

Rest in peace Floyd…I’ve listened to a lot of cave diving both in and out of water, and this has got to be the most agonizing account I’ve ever heard about someone who was so close to survival, and then had it taken from him several times. To remember these individuals, these stories definitely should be passed down and not forgotten, and who better to do this than MrBallen? Thanks for these amazing videos as of late John, you’ve been on fire

@coffeelink943 Год назад

He died what he loves

@jasonbernard9012 Год назад

@@coffeelink943 interesting grammar hahaha…I can’t disagree with anything you said

@zachsiner383 Год назад

@@coffeelink943 Yeah being stupid will get you killed

@anniefranks6881 Год назад

Then you have to look into the John Jones in the 2009 Nutty Putty cave tragedy😔

@parexep994 Год назад

@@anniefranks6881john jones was bad but at least he wasn‘t consciously stuck that long

@Evolved332 10 месяцев назад

Omg Mr. B. Allen 😊 he can sure tell these stories and make you feel like you are right there underground!!!

@dirtywhiteboy4963 Год назад

Thanks for the videos !!!

@angelsellsthe603 Год назад

I grew up near Mammoth Cave and spent a lot of time exploring the area. We found Floyd Collins' home and his gravesite during one of our visits. I was always fascinated with his story and was excited to see one of my favorite storytellers talk about this. Fantastic storytelling as always!

@leedavis6354 Год назад

I went cave exploring every single day for two weeks. That was enough for my entire lifetime. I'll never step foot into another cave ever again. Thanks for the nightmares

@Oceans_away 5 месяцев назад

Can I ask why you did that

@matthewmangrum9233 8 месяцев назад

Most highly underrated youtuber. Love ya MrBallen stay blessed

@amandawalski4407 Год назад

Just watching and listening to this makes my chest feel tight and it's hard to breathe!!! 😢 I cannot imagine going into ANY small tunnel!

@letitianaidoo4267 Год назад

Oh man, I first heard this story from the Internet Historian. I highly recommend listening to that version, it is a lot more tragic and infuriating because the rescuers wasted a lot of time and could have actually saved him if they worked a bit smarter. It's also crazy what happened to his body afterwards.

@Itellyouhwatt Год назад

What happened to his body?

@beanslol1725 Год назад

Got a link to that version?

@EternalSilver_ Год назад

Ahhh so that was why this story felt so familiar. Thx I couldn't put my finger on it.

@dibyaudhdas1978 Год назад

@@Itellyouhwatt Floyd got the tourist attraction he always wanted, but he probably never thought the attraction would be him.

@XShadowAngel Год назад

Doesn't seem to exist anymore.

@nichole8609 Год назад

I don't know which story is more frightening, this one or the one of the divers that got sucked up into the pipe.

@juliestrickland7754 Год назад

That's a hard one. I was twitching through both. I am terribly claustrophobic and both stories made me extremely anxious. I thought I wasn't going to make it through either of them.

@rudolftau7985 Год назад

I think thy are both scary.. they all trapped pitch black small space..atleast Floyd got food n water for few days unlike the divers.

@kalalooney5964 Год назад

There's the more recent story of a cave dweller who got stuck upsidedown sort of and gravity and the angle of his body caused his body to swell and his loved ones and rescuers were there and attempted to get him out but it was too dangerous (don't remember exactly what the cause was but they tried many different ways to get him out)...he ultimately died knowing he was going they were unable to remove him from the space. Very traumatic story indeed..a lot like this one.

@nichole8609 Год назад

@@kalalooney5964 Oh god, that is horrifying.

@juliestrickland7754 Год назад

@@kalalooney5964 so sad! Makes me shudder and take a deep, deep breath!

@nasreenatassi867 Год назад

I like when you start with the time and place …you really sets a deathly mood

@wolf73371 9 месяцев назад

I've been facinated with this story ever since Floyd was mentioned in a Creepypasta I was listening to(Ted the Caver) and I sat and read the entier breakdown of the days and have listend to many tellings of this event and can say that a lot has been left out. Floyd most likly died from hypothermia as the cave wasn't above the 50s year round in combination with starvation and dehydration since people were unable to get to him through the original path anymore after heavy rain caused it to become unsafe. For a little while, his only companion was a little lightbulb someone sent down to him to try to monitor if he was still alive. It went out at some point while they were digging the second tunnel down and he died not long after, somewhere between 3-5 days before they reached him. There was a whole media circus about it and people were having picnic and whatnot outside the cave as people tried to save him. I love you Mr. Ballen, but there have definetly been better videos covering this details of this story.

@de_man8 Год назад

I'm claustrophobic so this story and the way you told it literally had me where I had to pause it several times and walk away to recollect myself. You are such an amazing storyteller.

@alejandraroman7713 11 месяцев назад

Me too. Have to pause and catch my breath 😫

@luispereira5578 11 месяцев назад

😂

@laraanderson5445 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I came to comments to see if other people found this story extremely anxiety inducing, and felt very uncomfortable

@Steven_McCrae Год назад

Only John and his pacing with telling stories could both have me nervously sweating with anxiety and also totally gripped on every word , you’re truly a man of many talents MrBallen and of course Auld Lung 😂❤👋🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Fleurbunny Год назад

@@Steven_McCrae don’t do it. It’s a fake. It’s not Mr Ballen, likely scammers who copy popular content creators logos, give themselves a very similar sounding name. It happens on a lot of channels with multi million subscribers. (Thought you were my bro in law for a moment! Same name and similar pic, I’m also in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😆. Advice is the same though. These guys are not Mr Ballen).

@Steven_McCrae Год назад

@@Fleurbunny Had an idea was dodgy was just curious what they were going to offer me ? 😆🤷🏽‍♂️ But thanks for advice ! take care 👋🏽😁

@Fleurbunny Год назад

@@Steven_McCrae no worries 👍 See how quick they were to take it down after I posted about them being scammers?! They particularly look for comments that have actually been liked by actual Mr Ballen. Did actually think I was replying to my bro in law at first 😂

@freecreatorsmusicgroup6647 Год назад

I was sweating with snot coming out of my nose and cumming , pissing, and shitting all at once listening to this story ❤

@pinkpastelhearts 11 месяцев назад

i live in kentucky and been to mammoth cave, im psychically sensitive so it scared the living hell out of me and i felt alot of sorrow there, i was sobbing and pleading to get out of the cave and as i got out i was still terrified.

@1wingedangel597 10 месяцев назад

My heart broke when saw the photo of Floyd. What a strong man he was physically and mentally to be trapped in there for over two freaking weeks 💔Rest well

@wolfbakugoukatsuki547 Год назад

Internet Historian did an incredible video on this not long ago, “Man in cave”, but it was sadly taken down due to copyright. Reuploads are floating around and there’s tons a reactions by streamers on here, so it’s pretty easy to find. I definitely recommend the watch considering he not only hired VA’s in the project but also used 3d modeling to give full perspective on how crazy this cave was built.