Top 3 things I've learned from the "Top 3 places you can't go'' series. 1.Stay away from caves. 2.Stay away from water. 3.Stay away from underwater caves.
I see even the creepiest most infamous demons don't want any part of that. lmao Especially Yellowstone, where you might have the rare opportunity to be disintegrated. For some context, humans haven't even come up with technology to do that to each other yet, holy shit.
I’m on my way to buy a gallon of ice cream and two large coconut cheesecakes. I want to make sure that I’m never tempted to try to enter a ten inch, two foot wide cave.
As someone with generalized anxiety, I find these videos comforting because they reinforce that great dangers in the world are generally known and predictable and you have to make a conscious choice to bring them on yourself
We went caving in S Carolina it was so scary and cold a fast current in about 10 minutes and then your out lay on your back elbows in and away you go lol
What's REALLY scary about Mossdale Caverns is the guy who discovered it, Bob Leakey, did a majority of its 6.5 mile exploration and surveying by HIMSELF. No special equipment or tools. The guy was definitely a different kind of animal, because he'd SLEEP in there to extend his exploration time. He was actually one of the rescuers that came and went down there to see if any of the missing 6 cavers were still alive. His heart had to have just utterly sank when he got on scene and saw the situation at the cave entrance. He knew those caves to be a drowning danger because in one of his early exploration runs the caves started flooding on him. He scrambled and managed to get out in time, but the conditions when the caves flooded this time were horrifically worse. There was hope at the time that the 6 might've taken safe refuge in the cave somewhere. Bob Leakey? I can't help but feel that at the time he knew that this was going to be a body recovery attempt, not a rescue attempt.
As horrendous as drowning would be, living for a couple days in a tiny air pocket knowing you'll eventually run out of air and that your friends are dead behind and around you would be worse, I think.
I kinda agree with you just from experience of almost drowning in a pool, it happens very quickly. You’re in such a panic and the world is so blurry that time went by like a snap before I was pulled to the surface. Although falling asleep from lack of oxygen probably isn’t so bad,
As a Zimbabwean born and bred, I'm so pleased to see how respectful you have been telling the story of limpopo and highlighting the dangers of it. Our country is extremely beautiful but just like Victoria falls, the are irresponsible people who risk their lives pushing the boundaries. 🇿🇼
As a five year old, I thought my uncle was shooting at me, while playing on the bank of the Limpopo river. Next thing I knew I was snatched up and away from the waterside by a relative. I was told that a croc had emerged from nearby bush and could have had me for lunch. It was close to a shallow place in the river where people crosssed all the time. Makes me wonder. Im 60 now, and this tale reminded me.
I love how Mr Ballen doesn't judge people when they make mistakes like story 2. He still tells it with empathy but with a hint of a warning why you should heed a warning
@Sandy Brown hi Sandy, yeah I've noticed in every video he shows empathy and to a degree I feel sorry for the individuals involved and even feel the panic or stress they may have been in but obviously no where near the level they would feel. I just feel like even when people have broken rules there's no judgement we all do it hmthey are just human and thsts why it's so sad when it goes wrong because we are all human and all of us could to it. This chanel is unique in that there are not so many trolls making comments, probably because Navy Seal Ballen is the real deal and won't stand for it lol
its obvious that Mr. B is a mature and well rounded and firmly grounded person whom projects proper intellect upon his conversions with the stories he gives us... being a respectable son, parent, person, etc; like more people should be instead of making fun of a persons down fall or jealous of their rewards, etc... i wish he posted more and in longer format because i enjoy his attributes with his stories.
It's all for the Thrill. Also Humans are natural explorers they will go anywhere and everywhere in search of information. Why do you think we're trying to go to Mars?
@@asandax6 so stupidity. Thrill is not a good enough reason to throw your life away. Space exploration holds different possibilities, such as future terraforming. However cave diving? For the lulz....
While you were telling the story I literally felt shortness of breath and anxiety. Im not Claustrophobic......BUT... a situation like this would MAKE me one. scary..
@@asandax6 Scientists creating unbelievably complicated technology to visit mars is not comparable to some guy with cave diving equipment going into a hole in the ground
I'm a South African from a town called Tzaneen, that's about 120km away from Phalaborwa. I just stumbled across this video and the way Mr Ballen pronounced the Afrikaans names is just way too precious 🤣🖤 LOL all jokes aside, Limpopo is a wild place - if you set foot in the rivers and dams (unless it's at a verified swimming spot, and even then it's still not entirely safe), then you can 100% expect to be attacked by crocs or hippos. It's just a simple fact, and anyone who pushes their luck like that is just plain daft 🙄 Besides, just look at it from the croc's perspective - he is just chilling in his living room, waiting for dinner time, when this flailing human just comes crashing into his house and making a ruckus. It's like getting free takeout delivered to your doorstep 🤷♀️ In addition, not many people realize this but water-borne diseases is a big deal here - I got infected with recurring Schistosomiasis almost two decades ago and I will have to manage it for the rest of my life. The big beasts aren't the only things you need to worry about in this crazy place 🙃
I would go caving when I was younger and that turned into pot holing so it involves under ground tight places and water. All great fun but I am older now and have not been in a long time. But I live in a places called North Yorkshire and I can drive just 5 mins and go out holing if I wanted too.
No one will ever tell the story of the cautious friend, who stopped someone from doing something very dumb and end up like those people. And yet, they're out there, and they've saved countless lives. It's ok to be cautious.
A lot of young people make the assumption that nothing bad will happen to them, that it’s all just a bunch of stories, because literally nothing bad has happened to them so far. Their lack of sense costs them dearly.
It could have been far far worse though, Hippos don't do quick kills, they drown you over and over then flip you over on their teeth impaling you dozens of times and then just leave you there.
David Adamson who arranged the Mossdale Cave expedition asked Jim Eyre if he wanted to join them in their trip into Mossdale. Eyre was an accomplished and very respected caver. He told them he wouldn’t be going into the caves, and neither should they as they would be playing “Russian Roulette with nature”. He referred to those caves as “Killers” way before the disaster occurred. As it turned out, Eyre would end up going into Mossdale, as the leader of a group of cavers sent down as a rescue party for Adamson and the others who were trapped and unfortunately died down there
Shrouded Hand did an excellent video on the Mossdale tragedy, plus his voice is terrifying which really makes it sink in. Feeling that victory and then quickly realizing you have to go back out the same way. There really was a huge effort to try and save them and this was the late 60s (I think) so it's not like they had all this technology to help them. I mean just the name of each section is a big nope from me. It's so far from anything I've ever done I can't really put myself there.
Future signs will grab you, shake you, yell "IT SAYS DANGER, IDIOT!!", and pull a knife on you if you come back. And people will STILL fall into mystery holes 🤦♂️
24hrs straight! Number 1 lesson No diving in caves of any kind, no scuba diving, no free diving and definitely no hiking and camping. Stay my ass on the couch phew!
"but what if there's, like, aliens or something?" sorry conspiracy bros but its just dark, dirt, water, and rocks. the cenotes in the americas probably have interesting things like native artifacts otherwise, theres nothing but death or near death in water filled caves
Unfortunately when she made those two initial invasion into the water, she immediately alerted every croc in the area that something edible was moving in the water. It’s her own irrational ego that sets her up perfectly for the kill. Definitely a “What Not To Do In Crocodile Infested Waters” lesson.
Considering she had been drinking I’m not surprised. On the other hand her companions had also been drinking and they were vastly more rational than her so... 😅
Exactly! And a reason for young people drinking to have not only a designated driver but a designated sober person to stop them from stupid drunk stunts.
In the second story I was thinking, “Well at least you would only be in pain for 1 minute.” Then I thought about doing a plank for a minute and realized. I minute is a LONG time to be feeling pain☹️...
You wouldn't be able to register the pain considering how instant your nerves start dying due to the temperature. Have you ever felt water so hot it felt cold? Its that except you can't feel anything
Fun fact: In Yellowstone, (I think it was some hot springs, I can't remember exactly) early explorers who first saw this often said it was "where Hell bubbled up to the surface". They had never seen anything like this, and it terrified them. It was beautiful, but it could be the way to a horrible death. Because of this, they felt that it was made to lure you in and then kill you. It was a complete death trap. For several years, no one believed that there was a place that "Hell came to the surface" and made fun of the explorers who claimed to have saw it. Now it is one of the most famous places in the park.
John Coulter, who was a part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is the explorer who came across Yellowstone; no one believed him when he told what he saw. John Coulter discovered Yellowstone after he was part of the expedition. There is another VERY interesting story about John Coulter. He was alone when he was seen by some Blackfeet Indians of present day Montana. He ran and hid in an underwater cave over which water poured. The Blackfeet warriors who looked for him didn’t find him, after they left he was able to leave his hiding place and escape from from them. These Blackfeet warriors had a reputation for being exceptionally fierce.
@@judithhodges9379 Blackfeet warriors used to be in constant conflict with mountain men. (seasonal trappers and trail blazers) There are several American folk heros who were known for killing dozens of Blackfeet.
Thank you for commenting. i’d read some true, early stories about the Blackfeet tribe’s extraordinary fierceness. But, hadn’t heard the other side, about their tribe being killed. I knew the Shoshone tribe was very afraid of them. The true story I studied took place in 1840, after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was in the early 1800’s.
As a mother, can I just say how FREAKING STRESSFUL hearing about all these young people making bad choices is?? Man. Great channel, I've loved binging it!
Keep in mind that this is a channel that (for good reason) massively cherrypicks only the interesting catastrophic stories, of course. For every one of these kids, there's another 1,000,000 of them out there being fairly sensible who therefore end up not having any interesting stories about them.
@@stephanienkurtz The child unintentional accident injury death rate in the USA is 8.5 in 100,000. And the LARGE majority of those will be car crashes and such, not wacky mis-adventures like this story. My number was actually probably very close to the real statistic.
Ain’t no fat lizards stopping a bunch of drunk Texans with shotguns. I’ll round up a few of my friends, grab a few cases, and head out there and show y’all how it’s done
I've been drunk enough to eat wet leaves off the ground because they're shiny, but never drunk enough to swim with apex predators in their natural habitat without a cage between us.
There is a beautiful safe lake near my house, where locals like to swim... Recent years it's overrun by loud city dwelling tourists, maybe it's time to start nicknaming it Crocodile-lake to scare them away.
It was 2 that didn't want to do it anymore so that's when two other's help them get back. I wonder if they have/had Surviver's guilt? Hope not cause that's just terrible & the other's that died just sad 😔
I've been watching your videos for some time now, and as a South African, I was thrilled to hear a story about my country. Thank you Mrballen. Side note, I stay more or less in the center of the country, so the crocodile river is very far from here, and even hear we know NOT to swim in that river
Yes...his hand and head gestures seem like he remembers ducking his head, swatting spiders off his jacket, getting hotter and hotter... Good way to.make us feel the action.
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I grew up really close to Yellowstone. Norris Geyser basin is still one of my favorite places in the park. There are plenty of horror stories about falling into the hot springs, but the thing that got multiple tourists EVERY SINGLE YEAR (you could count on it) were the bison. Some idiot tourist would decide to go pet one and be gored. Sometimes the newspaper would say “A tourist from [insert any place in the world] is the first this year to be gored by a bison in Yellowstone.” And you could read between the lines that there would be more. smh
Caving and especially water caving really by far must be the stupidest, moronic, ridiculous, praying for a horrible death hobbies that I've ever heard of. They're right up there with free climbing giant slippery mountains, but at least climbing you're in the fresh air and sunshine and there's a view. But you're likely to fall off a cliff after struggling every muscle in your body 1st. Yeah sounds like a great time.
@@melissapalazzi3767 lol I just said that in my post, I'll jump out of a perfectly good airplane before I ever ever go into some cave that's half underwater.
South African here. So awesome that you include stories from all over the world. I am even learning about stories I've never heard of; from my own country. Really love this series!
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@@poppaluke9991 💤 how bored were you to waste your time writing that? Live a real life darling, pay your bills, find a hobby, learn geography and steer clear of comedy because it aint for you. Bless, have a good day
Originally born and raised in South Africa and currently living in Canada I’ve been to that river many times coming from a big hunting and fishing family. Very few ppl realize how dangerous that river is.
You are a very smart person. Canada's vast wilderness is something I've always wanted to explore mostly as I study Geology but I'd figure without that kind of common sense ^ it'd be very easy to suffer an accident or something like this.
I have been to Yellowstone and no way would I ignore the warning signs. It never ceases to amaze me how irresponsible and stupid people can be to ignore warnings and think they will be one of the lucky ones to conqueror/survive/beat the odds.
A new phenomenon is selfie deaths.At places like the Grand Canyon people ignore the caution signs and get close to the edge for the “special “ selfie and fall .
Never underestimate the ability of people to be stupid. We were at the Grand Canyon in 2001, back before everyone had a camera on their phone and most pictures were on film; before social media. And yet, some Australian dude was out on this big rock that overhung the massive hole in the earth, acting the fool. One misstep and he would have been gone.
@@afghansoffthehook542 My cousin showed me pictures of where she crawled at least 20 feet on a 3 foot bridge to an eroded outcropping. Talk about reckless!
The rangers in Yellowstone love to tell the story of the man who jumped into a hotspring to try to save his friend's dog, who had apparently also jumped in. Everyone screamed at him not to, but he did it anyway. He wasn't able to save the dog, but did manage to get back to the edge where his friend was able to haul him out (getting 2nd degree burns on his feet in the process). His entire body was covered in 3rd degree burns and he died the next day. Pretty sure the rangers like telling that to as many people as possible to reinforce the whole "STAY ON THE PATH" thing.
Nope. The channels Final Affliction and Scary interesting have plenty of stories both about South Africa. It was by watching them that this channel was recommended to me. 👍
Not often do we have smart people in this series....I applaud the two novice cavers, not only for going back, but for insisting on having two experts go with them.
I know it's old, but with every caving group I've joined on a trip, there's a very real group sense of brotherhood. Likely as not, there was no argument, just a casual request for volunteers to see who'd help get them out. If someone's not comfortable with something underground, there's practically a stampede of help being offered to see to them getting out SAFELY, no matter the issue or "skill level" of the person who needs to get out. ...AND since traumatic experiences are a major killer of enthusiasm, EVERYONE worth their salt in caving takes special care of "new people". It takes some serious convincing for them to not "baby you to death"... haha... OH they most certainly WILL "haze" you, but only once they've started to get used to you being okay with it... AND the more sporting you can get, the more fun they'll have. BUT the reality is that we actually WANT MORE PEOPLE interested in caving, and we know we're not going to get it by torturing anyone on their first trip... SO if anyone needs out for ANY reason, someone WILL drop everything else to help them out... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I hope as many people as possible are traumatised for life from crawling inside caves. If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.
@@wham7125 Just grab a flashlight and go. Don't share your caving destination outside of the friends you bring along with you, and keep any new-found wild cave locations to yourself. Good luck! Your interest starts with yourself! Provided you even survive, you'll have added however many friends who joined to the newly traumatized... Look. I've been stuck to a degree of needing rope we didn't have, and then my light(s) went out before the group could return with the rope. I spent several hours in the FOR REAL dark... AND I still love it down there. We've never left anyone, and our group might be a tad on the rough hewn side, but they're dependable great people to have around... One of the old guys warded off a biker-gang with nothing but his Colt 1911's under his poncho... to save the campsite and the beer (of course)... Conventions frequently feature coed naked Ramen Noodle wrestling... and plenty of other antics, and second-hand gear gets traded and "passed down" to nearly any "noob" for just reaching out with an interest. It's actually one of the safest "extreme sports" you can get involved with... SO LONG AS YOU LEARN AND FOLLOW THE RULES. 90% of these horror stories come about because people DON'T follow (and half don't bother to learn) the rules. ;o)
@@wham7125 You wanted to know how to advance traumatizing people for life by crawling in caves, and I told you how to do it. Go BREAK the rules with them in tow. If you can manage to survive the ordeal, you can recover and repeat. What's to understand??? ;o)
After watching several of these. Fuck these stupid dangers. I’ve wanted to jump into the Yellowstone hot springs ever since I played RDR2 and saw their rendition of them. Stupid acidity and heat.
@@art3mis728 do you die in red dead? I think I remember them as there was something near them I needed, maybe one of them mystery things in your note book. been ages since I played that. I have been on a hiatus from computer games while I try and paint my 40k armies. I always get side tracked from my minis by computer games, so just not playing them at all while I get some painting done.
Everytime I hear one of his caving stories I take deep breaths and think how glad I am to be sitting in the comfort of my warm, dry, spacious house. I will NEVER understand why people want to put themselves into those cave situations!
@@06chrysler1991 instead of worrying about my source you should be worrying about the white women that Ted Bundy, Meth and Herion mistreated and the Catholic Priests and jeff epstein victims...all white 😅
I find Mr Ballen extremely comforting and as a girl that tends to be very paranoid, I would feel comfortable and safe with him around. Love the stories, the delivery and the silly Like Button jokes! ❤
A few yrs ago, my gf and I went on 2 cave tours of different parts of Mammoth cave. They were beautiful, relatively short tours that didn't require much effort and we felt totally safe. Beyond that, I wouldn't want to put myself anywhere remotely close to the situations described in his stories.
The kind of caves Mr. Ballen's stories are about are called wild caves. Just like anything wild, rivers, animals, whatever, they can be dangerous. I prefer to walk than crawl so I stick to your kind of cave.
i went spelunking ONCE. it actually didn't bother me at all. it was a huge tall cave, almost all of it was walking. one part you had to flatten yourself to slip past, and one area was crawling. i would NEVER set foot in a cave that had any chance of flooding. HELL no. generally you can find that out, elevations and stuff are helpful. but yeah. the one in this story sounded horrendous even BEFORE the flood waters. even if they'd found air and lived through it, it woulda been horrendous.
When I was a kid I got buried alive in a cave in. I was with my dad and his best friend. I was buried for over 12 hours and saw my dad best friend die in front of me. This was in 1984. I have severe claustrophobia. I love Mr. Ballen stories, but I can't listen to any of the cave or scuba diving stories.
Yeah!!! It's so nice to have this to look forward to almost every day. If there's a day he doesn't post, you can find one you haven't heard yet. I recommend always hitting the like button because not only is it well deserved, then you know you've seen/heard it.
I've listened to MANY of Ballen's stories and I must say, scenarios where the victim(s) body has to remain where it is because it can't be recovered. How can one cope with that. Like that story of the man whose brother got caught in a sinkhole. He desperately tried digging his brother out but in a losing battle, he had no choice but to abandon him. What kind of mental state would you be in years later?
That's interesting to me. I'm someone who feels no value at all for bodies, and I struggle to understand why people care about a lifeless sack of meat that used to house a person.
@PickyMcCritical I get where you're coming from. I guess the best way, for example, as to why it's important to recover a victim's body is because, in a way, it brings kind of a closure in a way. If I may ask, hypothetically speaking, if you lost someone close to you, would you be completely okay with not attending the open casket ceremony before the burial? Or even not attending the burial at all? Of course there are also religious implications to it as well.
@@demar_viper_dukes Yeah I don't actually like funerals because it feels weird to me. The only reason I'd go to funerals for my mom/dad/etc is social pressure, and I'm considering not going anyway. Closure for me is about knowing how/why they died and what their last experiences were like. I sort of wish I wasn't like this so I could better understand other people's feelings.
@PickyMcCritical Your view on funerals is very much valid. For many, knowing how and why someone died is enough for them. I agree there tends to be pressure at times. Many see funerals as more obligations than an actual wanting to go. There are many dynamics that goes along with funerals. Your outlook and mine are prime examples.
There's this story of this kid who went into a hot spring that was shallow. Home boy got his feet melted off in yellowstone. Though that's only a story. It scares people awah
He told many stories of cavers and cave divers. I wonder if each one, moments before they die, think to themselves “how could I have ever, ever, EVER thought this was worth the risk?”
If I am ever in a situation in which my stupidity has put me there and my death is inevitable, I know what I will be thinking....I hope MrBallen tells my story!! 😂😂😂
Geraldine Rice I was thinking specially if I had a boy as boys are known to take more risks and hurt themselves or die in accidents. But I support it depends how adventurous or stupid the kid is.
But if they watch the videos now ur kids won't be abducted on a trip to the forest by goblins,power rangers,ets,fairies,aliens,stinky witches,thunder cats or godzilla
Did you say “900 ft long, 10 inches high and 2 feet wide??!! How did I miss that the first time I listened to this??!! Is anybody else re-listening to these awesome stories more than once? Thank you, Mr. Ballen🥰
I dint understand the part where If the tunnel was just 2 feet wide , the teenagers wud have drowned instantly How wud they even be able to cross another to reach the air pocket that the first guy was in ?
Yes". My friend, I rewatched pretty much every video of MrBallen.. I meant I do watch them still. Some time ago I thought I was not normal because of me rewatching his videos over n over. Now I feel better that I'm not the only1 doing it. Lol!! I really enjoy his videos.
There is a difference between "victim" and "volunteer". If it's the THIRD time you jump into a river with "crocodile" in the name..you are volunteering. 😳
None of the claustrophobic stories bothered me as much as the last one.. that marathon tunnel description was so detailed, and THAT'S why I love your storytelling!❤Not since Nutty Putty have I been so bothered😂
I remember hearing about when Colin Scott fell into the geyser. I think the worst part was hearing that they had to call off the recovery because the geyser was so acidic that he had probably dissolved and there was nothing left to recover. I couldn’t imagine such a horrible way to go.
Well, i call it Darwin's selection. If you're so stupid to ignore countless signs that warns you of the danger that you're facing, then you can only blame yourself for dying.
@@jador9641 did you know children do not have the ability to understand risk as well as fully developed humans, because their frontal lope is not fully developed? Basically, you’re saying “let all kids die, natural selection”.
Oh my, such a poor point that you've made. When i was a kid, i've been educated to stay away from whatever thing could have been dangerous for my safety, as every parents should do. Even kids knows when to stop, when a god darn sign tells you to not go in a certain place, because it could be potentially fatal. And my point isn't only limited to the case in question. You're telling me that a father dragging his son in an underwater cave that could be defined as a death trap, ignoring a sign that literally says "prevent your own death" didn't had the frontal lope fully developed? That's plain stupidity.
Crawling through a cave passage that's only 10in high and 2ft wide sounds like a complete nightmare. Drowning in that same tunnel has to be horrible. I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. May they all rest in peace 🙏
I've resigned myself to never finding the secret in each episode due to how amazing your story telling ability is. You literally keep my attention fixed on the story the entire time. I applaud your story telling expertise. ❤😊
ya, I think there's a reason for that though, thats far less morbid... death is the great unknown and as a species, our fascination, and sometimes OBSESSION, with the unknown has advanced our society 10 fold. Its not that we WANT people to die so we can be entertained by their death, its that when we hear these stories, we put ourselves in the minds of the people going through the horrible thing, and wonder to ourselves, "what was it like at the end?" ...and, the fact that we will all find out someday, only heightens our desire to know now, even if it scares us.... thanks for supporting!
Learning from other people's mistakes is always less painful than learning from your own. "Don't you ever" warnings go straight in ear and out the other, but gory stories are remembered forever.
thank you for that very descriptive way you die when you fall in the hot springs, perhaps if that was explained in detail on those signs warning people not to stray from the boardwalk they sure as hell wouldn't
The rangers try to tell this story to anyone that will listen- In 1984 man and his friend were driving through Yellowstone. They parked to take a look at the Lower Geyser Basin. The friend's dog jumped from the truck, ran and jumped into Celestine Pool. The man chased after and, despite onlookers telling him not to, he jumped in headfirst after. He managed to reach the dog, got dragged under, and then came back up without it. He swam back to the edge, where his friend hauled him out, getting 2nd degree burns on his feet in the process. The poor man was blind and had 3rd degree burns over about 100% of his body. He died the next day.
I love hearing stories about South Africa, my home! The h in Phalaborwa is silent so it's pronounced Palaborwa. Life is really tough for many African people, especially Zimbabweans because of the damage that a previous president did for decades to the country. In South Africa they run the risk of facing xenophobia because so many locals don't have jobs so when non-South Africans are hired it can get some people frustrated and angry.
For some reason, even though these stories would normally make me scream, for some reason, MrBallen has a soothing voice that makes me really comfortable
That is truly cruel Mr. Ballen, even if it’s the like button. My daughter went for coffee for me once. She went to store came back and put my coffee in the canister and made me a pot. I thought she was a godsend!!! Then the next day I started to feel sick. By the third day I was ready to go to the hospital. I felt really bad and weird. Told my husband I thought something was really wrong with me. He said he would take me when he got home from work. When he got home he had me get ready while he took garbage out…well he saw the coffee container in the recycling bin and seen green!!! My daughter got me decaffeinated coffee!!! That’s all I drink all day!!! I was going through withdrawals… it was horrible!
The story about the cavers gave me major anxiety listening to the part about the marathon section and the water coming in. Just about triggered a panic attack....and I am not one who normally has those. 😱
Its not the air pockets that gets me . Its the feel of being in extremely tight places that triggers epic claustrophobia. Im not claustrophobic until I get into a tight place that I don't think I'm gonna get out of.
@@jennarmstrong3685 Yes, exactly! That tight, confining space is too much to cope with. That fear takes over and all rational thinking goes out the window immediately.
For a while, when I was a little kid, I thought caving / spelunking would be the coolest career possible (this ambition followed on the heels of aspirations to "fireman" and "astronaut"). Fifty years later, I still don't consider myself claustrophobic -- there's no actual fear involved -- but I get batshit crazy infuriated just having to work in a confined space, like in doing plumbing repair underneath the sink in the kitchen or lavatory...
@@butch7911 I can definitely relate to that as well. Even worse on a jobsite where some "safety person" is insisting you wear a hard hat inside of that cabinet. 🤣🤣
@@lyddlebit5818 Bravery would be the word if there was a noble selfless intention behind the act, stupidity is the case with these ones, people who do not value their lives are STUPID.
@@lyddlebit5818 Agreeing with Eyo here. Being brave is used to describe those in the military, firefighters, people put themselves in danger to HELP others, not to do something “fun”. If the only way you can have fun is by having near death experiences, then something is wrong with you. Sorry.
So I'm South African, and I know most of the places that end up being in Mr Ballen's videos, but I'm somehow still always surprised at the sheer amount of inland underwater death traps that we have
There is not a freshwater body of water in South Africa that is safe. Crocodiles can travel very far looking for water, so yes, every dam is a potential death trap.
@@bramdaman1 now I'm just happy i didn't get eaten by a croc because i was by a damn busy fishing last year. Probably nothing happened because there wasn't a croc
I remember a story about the Morning Glory pool in Yellowstone-a man's dog ran into it, and he jumped in after. I don't think I'll ever understand when people ignore the signage and verbal warnings that are given to you when you enter the park and throughout it. I visited when I was a kid, and there were still people who left their cars to take photos of a moose when we were driving to our campsite. Between that and how many times I saw people do the same thing when there were bison, I don't think many people seem to realize that just because an animal is an herbivore, doesn't mean it can't kill you.
I honestly think it’s a combo of zoos allowing common access to dangerous animals and the stunning feats of nature photo/videography that leads to so many tourists not realizing how much danger they’re in right up by a wild animal. Add in the thirst for social media content and it’s a perfect (deadly) storm.
I first thought he'd be telling the story of that man and his dog. That one really haunts me to this day. And I honestly understand him jumping after the dog, trying to save it, pretty sure my dad would do the same for our family dog
@@tezzanoia I never understand why people take dogs, unleashed, to these dangerous places where an accident like that could happen. I remember doing a mountain hike a few years back, at one point there's a short tunnel you have walk through (about 5 feet high and you can clearly see the exit at all times), this one couple had brought their dog, and it got so spooked by the tunnel that it almost ran off the edge of a sheer cliff, and would have if my friend hadn't grabbed it's collar. Definitely would have been traumatizing for everyone there...
The second story made me smile at the warning of STAY ON THE BOARDWALK!!! As someone who lives and works in Yellowstone I can tell with absolute honesty we employees here about these things weekly. Some of us have seen them happen. Heck two or so years ago a tourist was drunk and thought it was a good idea to urinate in the old faithful geyser. The geyser went off and the man's junk was burned badly. He survived. If any of you ever visit Yellowstone please stay on the boardwalks and marked trails.
Why do I get excited about Mr. Ballen’s videos knowing full well I’m going to end up having a mild panic attack while watching nearly every one of them?? 😰 I’m not a masochist... I think.
On a feild trip to Yellowstone I remember the ranger that was taking us on tour had set up an experiment in the beginning of the trip. He dropped a huge chunk of meat and bone on a metal cord into one of the springs exsplaining the dangers of them. We went on with our trip an when we came back only an hour later an found it had been reduced to a chunk of bone. It was nuts.
@@VideoDotGoogleDotCom I doubt they would have wanted it, it was old scrap that was not useable for the animals from a near by wildlife rescue center. Don't think it would be great to human consumption. 😅
@@annehaight9963 unless they come from a long line of cavers, and their parents started the kids young 🤷🏿♂️. They probably won't get the Parents of the Year award but it isn't for everyone anyway.
The last story made me feel like I was drowning underwater, but with just words, my heart starts beating fast at just the thought of me being in such a tight space, u do such a good just reading these that my brain creates this virtual space and I'm in that story
what is that at 3:59? Jeffery dahmer?
You found the secret first! GOOD JOB!
DARN, I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT
Good eye!!
I will find it next time
I ALMOST FOUND IT FIRST!!!!
Top 3 things I've learned from the "Top 3 places you can't go'' series.
1.Stay away from caves.
2.Stay away from water.
3.Stay away from underwater caves.
My thoughts 💭 exactly!
And yellowstone
I see even the creepiest most infamous demons don't want any part of that. lmao
Especially Yellowstone, where you might have the rare opportunity to be disintegrated. For some context, humans haven't even come up with technology to do that to each other yet, holy shit.
This is why I hate water
And listen to locals
I’m on my way to buy a gallon of ice cream and two large coconut cheesecakes. I want to make sure that I’m never tempted to try to enter a ten inch, two foot wide cave.
😂😂😂
Very sensible.
I am with you, making sure I stay safe😊
Coconut cheesecake you say...
#Staythickstayalive
As someone with generalized anxiety, I find these videos comforting because they reinforce that great dangers in the world are generally known and predictable and you have to make a conscious choice to bring them on yourself
I feel that. I wouldn't say I am comforted but at least I know these are so unlikely and I'll never do anything too stupid or illegal
not at all
We went caving in S Carolina it was so scary and cold a fast current in about 10 minutes and then your out lay on your back elbows in and away you go lol
@@muffassa6739 Try making sense next time
I do too
What's REALLY scary about Mossdale Caverns is the guy who discovered it, Bob Leakey, did a majority of its 6.5 mile exploration and surveying by HIMSELF. No special equipment or tools. The guy was definitely a different kind of animal, because he'd SLEEP in there to extend his exploration time. He was actually one of the rescuers that came and went down there to see if any of the missing 6 cavers were still alive. His heart had to have just utterly sank when he got on scene and saw the situation at the cave entrance. He knew those caves to be a drowning danger because in one of his early exploration runs the caves started flooding on him. He scrambled and managed to get out in time, but the conditions when the caves flooded this time were horrifically worse.
There was hope at the time that the 6 might've taken safe refuge in the cave somewhere. Bob Leakey? I can't help but feel that at the time he knew that this was going to be a body recovery attempt, not a rescue attempt.
As horrendous as drowning would be, living for a couple days in a tiny air pocket knowing you'll eventually run out of air and that your friends are dead behind and around you would be worse, I think.
There wouldn't be days worth of oxygen in that air pocket. He probably only had a few minutes of air.
@@BornIn1500 He said he died a couple of days later..
I think I would prefer an air pocket. 1 - still hope and 2. more comfortable to die while falling asleep from the air I think?
I think worse ways to die are being steamed to death and radiation poisoning
I kinda agree with you just from experience of almost drowning in a pool, it happens very quickly. You’re in such a panic and the world is so blurry that time went by like a snap before I was pulled to the surface. Although falling asleep from lack of oxygen probably isn’t so bad,
I like how he talks to the viewers like we are sitting on his couch with him sharing stories.
i keep forgetting he has over 1M because i feel like i’m listening right in front of him
But much more convincing.
Yeesss
I'm addicted. I have to hear a story or two, three, everyday. Or fall asleep, the stories are my lullaby. Soothes me right to sleep.
@@lauracipriano-riozzi8875 I can't begin to tell you how terrible my driving has become.
As a Zimbabwean born and bred, I'm so pleased to see how respectful you have been telling the story of limpopo and highlighting the dangers of it. Our country is extremely beautiful but just like Victoria falls, the are irresponsible people who risk their lives pushing the boundaries. 🇿🇼
God bless ya buddy
@@SeattleMarinerMan thank you friend, I trust you'll always be blessed 🙏
@@SeattleMarinerMan great name 🤣
I never heard of it until now. This guy is a narrator and a teacher. Everything looks amazing there too.
Why do you guys still call it Victoria falls?
As a five year old, I thought my uncle was shooting at me, while playing on the bank of the Limpopo river. Next thing I knew I was snatched up and away from the waterside by a relative. I was told that a croc had emerged from nearby bush and could have had me for lunch. It was close to a shallow place in the river where people crosssed all the time. Makes me wonder. Im 60 now, and this tale reminded me.
Oh gosh!! That's scary!! Glad you made it!!
This channel has only strengthend my deep seated hatred and fear of holes, caves, and deep water.
and stupid people
It's made me realize that nobody is an experienced outdoors man. Lol
Me too
same. deep water is scary.
And bugs
I love how Mr Ballen doesn't judge people when they make mistakes like story 2. He still tells it with empathy but with a hint of a warning why you should heed a warning
Very good point. He really is good about that.
I deleted my comment after reading yours, thank you.
@Sandy Brown hi Sandy, yeah I've noticed in every video he shows empathy and to a degree I feel sorry for the individuals involved and even feel the panic or stress they may have been in but obviously no where near the level they would feel. I just feel like even when people have broken rules there's no judgement we all do it hmthey are just human and thsts why it's so sad when it goes wrong because we are all human and all of us could to it. This chanel is unique in that there are not so many trolls making comments, probably because Navy Seal Ballen is the real deal and won't stand for it lol
@@0therun1t21 hi , what was your comment out of curiosity
its obvious that Mr. B is a mature and well rounded and firmly grounded person whom projects proper intellect upon his conversions with the stories he gives us... being a respectable son, parent, person, etc; like more people should be instead of making fun of a persons down fall or jealous of their rewards, etc... i wish he posted more and in longer format because i enjoy his attributes with his stories.
I can’t for the life of me understand why people go into these caves. Just hearing that story has made my chest tight from anxiety.
It's all for the Thrill. Also Humans are natural explorers they will go anywhere and everywhere in search of information. Why do you think we're trying to go to Mars?
@@asandax6 so stupidity. Thrill is not a good enough reason to throw your life away. Space exploration holds different possibilities, such as future terraforming. However cave diving? For the lulz....
While you were telling the story I literally felt shortness of breath and anxiety. Im not Claustrophobic......BUT... a situation like this would MAKE me one. scary..
@@asandax6 Scientists creating unbelievably complicated technology to visit mars is not comparable to some guy with cave diving equipment going into a hole in the ground
Darwinism
I'm a South African from a town called Tzaneen, that's about 120km away from Phalaborwa. I just stumbled across this video and the way Mr Ballen pronounced the Afrikaans names is just way too precious 🤣🖤 LOL all jokes aside, Limpopo is a wild place - if you set foot in the rivers and dams (unless it's at a verified swimming spot, and even then it's still not entirely safe), then you can 100% expect to be attacked by crocs or hippos. It's just a simple fact, and anyone who pushes their luck like that is just plain daft 🙄 Besides, just look at it from the croc's perspective - he is just chilling in his living room, waiting for dinner time, when this flailing human just comes crashing into his house and making a ruckus. It's like getting free takeout delivered to your doorstep 🤷♀️ In addition, not many people realize this but water-borne diseases is a big deal here - I got infected with recurring Schistosomiasis almost two decades ago and I will have to manage it for the rest of my life. The big beasts aren't the only things you need to worry about in this crazy place 🙃
To think my fellow Zimbabweans are crossing into South Africa using this river...it's kinda crazy 🙆♀️
Love seeing South Africans🫶🏼
Nice to see another fellow south African! 🇿🇦
I'm convinced that cavers and extreme divers are unwell.
Caving videos are pretty much the only videos that make me legitimately physically ill
I agree. 😂
I agree, I think they're adrenaline junkies.
They are dumb.
I would go caving when I was younger and that turned into pot holing so it involves under ground tight places and water. All great fun but I am older now and have not been in a long time. But I live in a places called North Yorkshire and I can drive just 5 mins and go out holing if I wanted too.
No one will ever tell the story of the cautious friend, who stopped someone from doing something very dumb and end up like those people. And yet, they're out there, and they've saved countless lives. It's ok to be cautious.
None of us really know how many times we've been saved without realizing it
True.
@@mud6866 Very true.
Your comment is huge, these people deserve lots of admiration for their diligence and care. Heroes
Yeah, exactly, the ones that felt something was wrong, they didnt ignore their gut feeling and also these people werent ment to die that day
It’s tragic for a young person to die, but you have to be literally insane to mess about in a place called crocodile river
A lot of young people make the assumption that nothing bad will happen to them, that it’s all just a bunch of stories, because literally nothing bad has happened to them so far. Their lack of sense costs them dearly.
Or Steve Irwin 🤣🤣🤣
@@youtubename7819 I have to admit I did it once. I was 7yo and lived in Africa (Ivory Coast).
It could have been far far worse though, Hippos don't do quick kills, they drown you over and over then flip you over on their teeth impaling you dozens of times and then just leave you there.
@@kellyhorne4359 wasn’t funny bro
David Adamson who arranged the Mossdale Cave expedition asked Jim Eyre if he wanted to join them in their trip into Mossdale. Eyre was an accomplished and very respected caver. He told them he wouldn’t be going into the caves, and neither should they as they would be playing “Russian Roulette with nature”. He referred to those caves as “Killers” way before the disaster occurred.
As it turned out, Eyre would end up going into Mossdale, as the leader of a group of cavers sent down as a rescue party for Adamson and the others who were trapped and unfortunately died down there
Shrouded Hand did an excellent video on the Mossdale tragedy, plus his voice is terrifying which really makes it sink in. Feeling that victory and then quickly realizing you have to go back out the same way. There really was a huge effort to try and save them and this was the late 60s (I think) so it's not like they had all this technology to help them. I mean just the name of each section is a big nope from me. It's so far from anything I've ever done I can't really put myself there.
@@ademoss80 p
9:28 its england mate it rains like every couple days like that nothing new hah...
The sign: “STOP” the people: 👨🦯👩🦯
Right gotta add the whistle tho
see no sign, commit no trespass
If Customer Service has taught me anything it's that no matter how big the sign is...people aren't gonna read it.
Future signs will grab you, shake you, yell "IT SAYS DANGER, IDIOT!!", and pull a knife on you if you come back. And people will STILL fall into mystery holes 🤦♂️
At this rate you're just gonna have to add an electric field that shocks them if they step beyond that point
It’s official. I’m addicted to this channel. I’m never leaving my house.
He also posts videos in which people get killed at their home😂
Same. I wish I would of found this channel when covid hit, would have made lock down much more satisfying.
It’s the greatest thing I’ve come across. The man sure knows how to tell a story. I’m addicted.
It’s official: I’m buying the Phillips One Blade since it was an ad on his channel
Ditto
“No one knows what’s beyond these rocks”.
I do! More rocks, caves, and water.
and a free ticket for the after life !
@@injectionletal66 with a scenic view!
24hrs straight! Number 1 lesson No diving in caves of any kind, no scuba diving, no free diving and definitely no hiking and camping. Stay my ass on the couch phew!
"but what if there's, like, aliens or something?"
sorry conspiracy bros but its just dark, dirt, water, and rocks.
the cenotes in the americas probably have interesting things like native artifacts otherwise, theres nothing but death or near death in water filled caves
Good boy
Unfortunately when she made those two initial invasion into the water, she immediately alerted every croc in the area that something edible was moving in the water. It’s her own irrational ego that sets her up perfectly for the kill.
Definitely a “What Not To Do In Crocodile Infested Waters” lesson.
Considering she had been drinking I’m not surprised. On the other hand her companions had also been drinking and they were vastly more rational than her so... 😅
@@Boundwithflame23 I feel like she'd try to do something like that sober.
@@yeemawheaver1387 Probably
her emotion got the best of her while the rest was thinking logically. but hey, she deserved what happen to her.
Exactly! And a reason for young people drinking to have not only a designated driver but a designated sober person to stop them from stupid drunk stunts.
In the second story I was thinking, “Well at least you would only be in pain for 1 minute.” Then I thought about doing a plank for a minute and realized. I minute is a LONG time to be feeling pain☹️...
You wouldn't be able to register the pain considering how instant your nerves start dying due to the temperature. Have you ever felt water so hot it felt cold? Its that except you can't feel anything
@@Gr33nP3as plus the initial adrenaline rush and shock would take away a lot of the pain
You probably go into shock pretty quickly.
I guess that's a positive thing your body can do
@@Gr33nP3as i would take it over the trapped in a sauna scenario. Would be such a drawn out and panic inducing way to die
The Limpopo river is known as the "crocodile river" by the humans and "human meal alley" by the crocodiles!
i read that as "meat alley" :o
Lol
I'd make a joke about fast food but the food not being fast is kind of its problem.
It becomes the crocodile river through Phalaborwa
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
Fun fact:
In Yellowstone, (I think it was some hot springs, I can't remember exactly) early explorers who first saw this often said it was "where Hell bubbled up to the surface".
They had never seen anything like this, and it terrified them. It was beautiful, but it could be the way to a horrible death. Because of this, they felt that it was made to lure you in and then kill you. It was a complete death trap.
For several years, no one believed that there was a place that "Hell came to the surface" and made fun of the explorers who claimed to have saw it.
Now it is one of the most famous places in the park.
John Coulter, who was a part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is the explorer who came across Yellowstone; no one believed him when he told what he saw. John Coulter discovered Yellowstone after he was part of the expedition.
There is another VERY interesting story about John Coulter. He was alone when he was seen by some Blackfeet Indians of present day Montana. He ran and hid in an underwater cave over which water poured. The Blackfeet warriors who looked for him didn’t find him, after they left he was able to leave his hiding place and escape from from them.
These Blackfeet warriors had a reputation for being exceptionally fierce.
did i ask?
@@judithhodges9379 Blackfeet warriors used to be in constant conflict with mountain men. (seasonal trappers and trail blazers)
There are several American folk heros who were known for killing dozens of Blackfeet.
Thank you for commenting. i’d read some true, early stories about the Blackfeet tribe’s extraordinary fierceness. But, hadn’t heard the other side, about their tribe being killed.
I knew the Shoshone tribe was very afraid of them. The true story I studied took place in 1840, after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was in the early 1800’s.
What the hell are you guys talking about? So many comments on this channel seem to get deleted for no reason.
I never see the hidden things because I am so wrapped up in watching and hearing the story unfold. What a storyteller!
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@@boepaynepill318 no way pal
@@senorpepper3405 yes was pal😅
@@senorpepper3405 they didn't find nothing but that boy. flip-flops 😅
@@boepaynepill318 I thought the same thing
"Extremely fit, experienced cavers."
"The oldest was 26, the rest of them were teens"
Umm, WHAT?
ikr...I kinda wondered about that...maybe they were like all 17-19, but still...
Somebody had to be the leader. You wouldn’t send your kids caving unsupervised would you? I hope not.
@@benjamindoverii2841 that’s not what they were trying to say. They were pointing out that that said “Experienced and fit cavers” were teenagers
And the 26 year old took all the air, instead of switching
@@benjamindoverii2841 no matter what age, I would NOT let them go into this cave
Im a fan of not only the strange, dark and mysterious, but of Mr. Ballen himself
I love dark stuff
Same!! Hahah
He liked ur comment
Mr. Ballen is the best thing to have emerged during 2020
Hey mr ballen !! My gram loves ypur channel and she has brain cancer and this covid virus. Please keep up the good work for her.
Fr with all these daily uploads
The bar is low, but i agree
So true
@@thomascowher9183 I hope you're gram is ok!
As a mother, can I just say how FREAKING STRESSFUL hearing about all these young people making bad choices is?? Man. Great channel, I've loved binging it!
Keep in mind that this is a channel that (for good reason) massively cherrypicks only the interesting catastrophic stories, of course. For every one of these kids, there's another 1,000,000 of them out there being fairly sensible who therefore end up not having any interesting stories about them.
A lot of the stories on here could be summed up in 1 sentence lol@@gavinjenkins899
@@stephanienkurtz The child unintentional accident injury death rate in the USA is 8.5 in 100,000. And the LARGE majority of those will be car crashes and such, not wacky mis-adventures like this story. My number was actually probably very close to the real statistic.
Tough order being a parent, thank you 😊 ❤
@@gavinjenkins899But maybe eventually they'll have interesting stories written about them -- they lived to 95, 99, 105....
"Crocodile-infested cave"
How to grab the attention of the adventurous spelunker.
What can go wrong?
Regrets seconds later
Nah nah that's how you get the attention of idiots. I enjoy exploration, I'm not gunna go somewhere that'll kill me
River puppies!!!
Ain’t no fat lizards stopping a bunch of drunk Texans with shotguns. I’ll round up a few of my friends, grab a few cases, and head out there and show y’all how it’s done
I’ve never been so drunk that I wouldn’t understand not to go swimming in Crocodile River, and I’ve been really drunk.
SAME . Man , I've been SNAKE TURDS drunk and it would not remotely have occurred to my one half a remaining brain cell to take a dip in the Limpopo .
Ha
I've been drunk enough to eat wet leaves off the ground because they're shiny, but never drunk enough to swim with apex predators in their natural habitat without a cage between us.
Hey some ppl get in their car and wind up killing ppl. I guess it happens
There is a beautiful safe lake near my house, where locals like to swim...
Recent years it's overrun by loud city dwelling tourists, maybe it's time to start nicknaming it Crocodile-lake to scare them away.
I can only imagine how relieved those 4 people who gave up on going further into the cave must've felt
It was 2 that didn't want to do it anymore so that's when two other's help them get back. I wonder if they have/had Surviver's guilt? Hope not cause that's just terrible & the other's that died just sad 😔
The mossdale is since explored alot by youtuber Simon Beck. m.ua-cam.com/channels/APZi_wzUqV0-bl750jJCQQ.html
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@@boepaynepill318 No.
@@boepaynepill318 Two things:
1. Stop spamming the comments.
2. Cite your sources.
I've been watching your videos for some time now, and as a South African, I was thrilled to hear a story about my country. Thank you Mrballen.
Side note,
I stay more or less in the center of the country, so the crocodile river is very far from here, and even hear we know NOT to swim in that river
Dissolved in acid alive. What a terrible way to go.
More efficient than cremation tho.
And I always thought drowning was a bad way to go but drowning in boiling acid is turning it up to eleven
I 💕💕💕💕 love to read comments!!!!😧😧😧🤒🤒🤧🤧😨😨
They are full 🌝🌕 of chaos
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Not just Acid, BOILING ACID 😵😵
All you can do is hope your nervous system shuts down fast enough.
I love how he tells the stories with so much detail that it looks like he experienced it himself
Yes...his hand and head gestures seem like he remembers ducking his head, swatting spiders off his jacket, getting hotter and hotter... Good way to.make us feel the action.
Didn't know I was a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story form until I found this channel 👍
@David Russell here’s a link for ya that’s NOT told but,the truth 👉🏽 ua-cam.com/video/DC32O5_54XE/v-deo.html 👈🏽 Enjoy some truth about something that does in fact exist, and we are not the only intelligent beings on this world 100%
If u like scary stories to, u should look up RezTKF his stories an narration are on point 💯🔥
Look up Dark Waters, he is one of the best :)
I grew up really close to Yellowstone. Norris Geyser basin is still one of my favorite places in the park. There are plenty of horror stories about falling into the hot springs, but the thing that got multiple tourists EVERY SINGLE YEAR (you could count on it) were the bison. Some idiot tourist would decide to go pet one and be gored. Sometimes the newspaper would say “A tourist from [insert any place in the world] is the first this year to be gored by a bison in Yellowstone.” And you could read between the lines that there would be more. smh
and signs are EVERYWHERE. it's willful stupidity.
I think a better name for cave exploration is “casket shopping”
Yes lmao 😆
Hell yeah it is!!
Caving and especially water caving really by far must be the stupidest, moronic, ridiculous, praying for a horrible death hobbies that I've ever heard of.
They're right up there with free climbing giant slippery mountains, but at least climbing you're in the fresh air and sunshine and there's a view. But you're likely to fall off a cliff after struggling every muscle in your body 1st.
Yeah sounds like a great time.
@@ronmckee9019 you are SO right. I just do not understand. For some adrenaline go jump out of an airplane, that's what I do
@@melissapalazzi3767 lol I just said that in my post, I'll jump out of a perfectly good airplane before I ever ever go into some cave that's half underwater.
I’m a 64 year old woman living in a big old house alone and your stories scare the hell out of me. I love it! Your great 👍🏻 keep them coming!!!!
If thats you in your profile pic, you look damn good for 64! Youre very pretty!
@@MidnaBoss lol 😂 it’s me. Good lighting.
Omg girl ud love RezTKF if u enjoy scary stories I promise ull end up binge watching lol 😺❤
wow! from your profile pic you kinda look like whats her name ughh oh drew barrymore
@@frankieverona5353 thanks 😊 I love Drew , we both have those big 👀 eyes lol 😂
South African here. So awesome that you include stories from all over the world. I am even learning about stories I've never heard of; from my own country. Really love this series!
Hi there, I recently found out that I had a great great uncle and somehow he knew about me and left me $5,000,000.00. His lawyer sent me a email telling me that I need to send them $1,500.00 in cash or gift cards to cover the expenses of the transaction and their work. I am in the process of booking a flight and also a hotel over there. I was wondering if you would be interested in being my tour guide? Then after my vacation there I could fly you back to the US and I could be your tour guide here and you wouldn't even need to stay in a hotel because I'm buying a mansion with some of the money that my kind relative left me. I've spent every dollar that I had saved up on alot of ridiculous stuff but I'm not worried about it because I know that alot more money is coming my way very soon. Anyways,I hope to hear back from you as soon as possible so that we can start making plans for our vacations!!!
@@poppaluke9991 Lol, pretty sure this is a troll but: Dude that’s a scam that you are in💀
Lolol I know 🤣
@@poppaluke9991 💤 how bored were you to waste your time writing that? Live a real life darling, pay your bills, find a hobby, learn geography and steer clear of comedy because it aint for you. Bless, have a good day
Nasreen I was in the army in Phalaborwa and live in Pretoria now. Borrn Cape Town, raised Port Elizabeth
Originally born and raised in South Africa and currently living in Canada I’ve been to that river many times coming from a big hunting and fishing family. Very few ppl realize how dangerous that river is.
You are a very smart person. Canada's vast wilderness is something I've always wanted to explore mostly as I study Geology but I'd figure without that kind of common sense ^ it'd be very easy to suffer an accident or something like this.
The scariest story of all:- Mr Ballen's relationship with the like button
😆 😆
😆😆😆
Him and the like button are going to court tomorrow
Were close friends
He’s gonna be the kids favorite grandpa listening to all these stories
The kids: 😐
@@jg9561 nah if i was the kid I'd be interested fasho
I’m pretty sure that was what it was like before there was UA-cam 😂
(Yes I was alive then)
@@jg9561 I think you mean this : 😵😱
I’m sure his SIL’S and DIL’S will love him so much after they take their horrified children home!!!!😩
I have been to Yellowstone and no way would I ignore the warning signs. It never ceases to amaze me how irresponsible and stupid people can be to ignore warnings and think they will be one of the lucky ones to conqueror/survive/beat the odds.
A new phenomenon is selfie deaths.At places like the Grand Canyon people ignore the caution signs and get close to the edge for the “special “ selfie and fall .
Never underestimate the ability of people to be stupid. We were at the Grand Canyon in 2001, back before everyone had a camera on their phone and most pictures were on film; before social media. And yet, some Australian dude was out on this big rock that overhung the massive hole in the earth, acting the fool. One misstep and he would have been gone.
@@afghansoffthehook542 My cousin showed me pictures of where she crawled at least 20 feet on a 3 foot bridge to an eroded outcropping. Talk about reckless!
The rangers in Yellowstone love to tell the story of the man who jumped into a hotspring to try to save his friend's dog, who had apparently also jumped in. Everyone screamed at him not to, but he did it anyway. He wasn't able to save the dog, but did manage to get back to the edge where his friend was able to haul him out (getting 2nd degree burns on his feet in the process). His entire body was covered in 3rd degree burns and he died the next day. Pretty sure the rangers like telling that to as many people as possible to reinforce the whole "STAY ON THE PATH" thing.
Love the people trying to get pics with the fluffy cows and bears.
Mr Ballen is the only true crimer that brings South African stories. I love hearing stories that we as a nation don't hear about
Nope. The channels Final Affliction and Scary interesting have plenty of stories both about South Africa. It was by watching them that this channel was recommended to me. 👍
Not often do we have smart people in this series....I applaud the two novice cavers, not only for going back, but for insisting on having two experts go with them.
I know it's old, but with every caving group I've joined on a trip, there's a very real group sense of brotherhood. Likely as not, there was no argument, just a casual request for volunteers to see who'd help get them out. If someone's not comfortable with something underground, there's practically a stampede of help being offered to see to them getting out SAFELY, no matter the issue or "skill level" of the person who needs to get out.
...AND since traumatic experiences are a major killer of enthusiasm, EVERYONE worth their salt in caving takes special care of "new people". It takes some serious convincing for them to not "baby you to death"... haha...
OH they most certainly WILL "haze" you, but only once they've started to get used to you being okay with it... AND the more sporting you can get, the more fun they'll have. BUT the reality is that we actually WANT MORE PEOPLE interested in caving, and we know we're not going to get it by torturing anyone on their first trip... SO if anyone needs out for ANY reason, someone WILL drop everything else to help them out... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I hope as many people as possible are traumatised for life from crawling inside caves.
If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.
@@wham7125 Just grab a flashlight and go. Don't share your caving destination outside of the friends you bring along with you, and keep any new-found wild cave locations to yourself. Good luck!
Your interest starts with yourself! Provided you even survive, you'll have added however many friends who joined to the newly traumatized...
Look. I've been stuck to a degree of needing rope we didn't have, and then my light(s) went out before the group could return with the rope. I spent several hours in the FOR REAL dark... AND I still love it down there. We've never left anyone, and our group might be a tad on the rough hewn side, but they're dependable great people to have around... One of the old guys warded off a biker-gang with nothing but his Colt 1911's under his poncho... to save the campsite and the beer (of course)... Conventions frequently feature coed naked Ramen Noodle wrestling... and plenty of other antics, and second-hand gear gets traded and "passed down" to nearly any "noob" for just reaching out with an interest.
It's actually one of the safest "extreme sports" you can get involved with... SO LONG AS YOU LEARN AND FOLLOW THE RULES. 90% of these horror stories come about because people DON'T follow (and half don't bother to learn) the rules. ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I don't think you understand...
@@wham7125 You wanted to know how to advance traumatizing people for life by crawling in caves, and I told you how to do it. Go BREAK the rules with them in tow. If you can manage to survive the ordeal, you can recover and repeat. What's to understand??? ;o)
Welp after binge watching 16 episodes of places you cant go I've come to 1 conclusion, ALWAYS listen to the signs and fuck scuba diving
Couldn't agree more
After watching several of these. Fuck these stupid dangers. I’ve wanted to jump into the Yellowstone hot springs ever since I played RDR2 and saw their rendition of them. Stupid acidity and heat.
Believe that bruh I like to swim but on the surface of water lol not hundreds of feet below
@@art3mis728 do you die in red dead? I think I remember them as there was something near them I needed, maybe one of them mystery things in your note book. been ages since I played that. I have been on a hiatus from computer games while I try and paint my 40k armies. I always get side tracked from my minis by computer games, so just not playing them at all while I get some painting done.
@@D00M3R_MAVS yeah, you do sadly.
Everytime I hear one of his caving stories I take deep breaths and think how glad I am to be sitting in the comfort of my warm, dry, spacious house. I will NEVER understand why people want to put themselves into those cave situations!
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@@boepaynepill318 source ?
@@06chrysler1991 Source like when them Catholic Priests Raped them little whiteboys or when a racist cop clips an unarmed blackkid
@@06chrysler1991 my source is Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy
@@06chrysler1991 instead of worrying about my source you should be worrying about the white women that Ted Bundy, Meth and Herion mistreated and the Catholic Priests and jeff epstein victims...all white 😅
I find Mr Ballen extremely comforting and as a girl that tends to be very paranoid, I would feel comfortable and safe with him around.
Love the stories, the delivery and the silly Like Button jokes! ❤
What I've learned from you: don't ever go diving or caving.
Diving is great tho
You forgot the unholy combination: Cave diving. Don't do that either.
@@IvanInsulted agreed
Or to a National park 😂
@RoseySkull just don’t exist at all
After some of these stories I feel like some Ooompaloompas should come out and sing a cautionary song.
🎵Oompa loompa doopededoo, don't go in the water or the crocs will eat you. 🎵
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't go into that cave or no one will find you
I agree. Kinda like cleansing your palate to have good thoughts.
😪
And here we are, back again for another one.
Always😁😍
Never missed one
Went back and listened to the whale dude again...that was a true wook!
Back at it again with the white Vans
Never missed one
A few yrs ago, my gf and I went on 2 cave tours of different parts of Mammoth cave. They were beautiful, relatively short tours that didn't require much effort and we felt totally safe. Beyond that, I wouldn't want to put myself anywhere remotely close to the situations described in his stories.
The kind of caves Mr. Ballen's stories are about are called wild caves. Just like anything wild, rivers, animals, whatever, they can be dangerous. I prefer to walk than crawl so I stick to your kind of cave.
i went spelunking ONCE. it actually didn't bother me at all. it was a huge tall cave, almost all of it was walking. one part you had to flatten yourself to slip past, and one area was crawling. i would NEVER set foot in a cave that had any chance of flooding. HELL no. generally you can find that out, elevations and stuff are helpful. but yeah. the one in this story sounded horrendous even BEFORE the flood waters. even if they'd found air and lived through it, it woulda been horrendous.
The cave story, every cave story literally makes my skin crawl. Not claustrophobic, but F that!
Hey girl if u like scary stuff check out RezTKF I figure it might help u during quarantine lol 😁❤
EXACTLY!!!!!! Same here. I enjoy small cozy places BUT.............. Not to the point where i may or may NOT be able to get out.
Well I am claustrophobic so super fuck that
Literally every one of your caving stories makes me feel physically sick. I’m never going caving. Or diving. And most certainly not cave diving!
Lol. Cave diving
That's the hallmark of great storytelling, the power to just transport you there. And and no caves. Or diving.
Diving is amazing if you are responsible and dive to the level of your training. You’ll never catch me in a dry cave though.
When I was a kid I got buried alive in a cave in. I was with my dad and his best friend. I was buried for over 12 hours and saw my dad best friend die in front of me. This was in 1984. I have severe claustrophobia. I love Mr. Ballen stories, but I can't listen to any of the cave or scuba diving stories.
CAVE DIVING,
FFF THAT.
Best thing that happened to me in 2020: Found this amazing channel.
Yeah!!! It's so nice to have this to look forward to almost every day. If there's a day he doesn't post, you can find one you haven't heard yet. I recommend always hitting the like button because not only is it well deserved, then you know you've seen/heard it.
Same
Same!!!
Same!! Favorite UA-cam channel BY FAR!!
Same lol I'm so glad I found Mr Ballen's channel
I've listened to MANY of Ballen's stories and I must say, scenarios where the victim(s) body has to remain where it is because it can't be recovered. How can one cope with that. Like that story of the man whose brother got caught in a sinkhole. He desperately tried digging his brother out but in a losing battle, he had no choice but to abandon him.
What kind of mental state would you be in years later?
Right?? Something about having to abandon their bodies is just so disturbing.
That's interesting to me. I'm someone who feels no value at all for bodies, and I struggle to understand why people care about a lifeless sack of meat that used to house a person.
@PickyMcCritical I get where you're coming from. I guess the best way, for example, as to why it's important to recover a victim's body is because, in a way, it brings kind of a closure in a way.
If I may ask, hypothetically speaking, if you lost someone close to you, would you be completely okay with not attending the open casket ceremony before the burial? Or even not attending the burial at all?
Of course there are also religious implications to it as well.
@@demar_viper_dukes Yeah I don't actually like funerals because it feels weird to me. The only reason I'd go to funerals for my mom/dad/etc is social pressure, and I'm considering not going anyway. Closure for me is about knowing how/why they died and what their last experiences were like.
I sort of wish I wasn't like this so I could better understand other people's feelings.
@PickyMcCritical Your view on funerals is very much valid. For many, knowing how and why someone died is enough for them. I agree there tends to be pressure at times. Many see funerals as more obligations than an actual wanting to go. There are many dynamics that goes along with funerals. Your outlook and mine are prime examples.
Your stories about these cavers make my knees weak, even when I'm lying down.
Same I feel almost bitconnected to them somehow
Same! I thought it was just me! Why is that I wonder?
I never got panick attacks before until now. Messes up my stomach...
They should put up a sign where it lists the people who have died in these places to scare or warn others.
With pictures in memorium....and those who enter should be asked to provide their picture before going in because they could be added to that sign.
Agreed !!
You would think a Grime Reaper sign would be enough...People: I'll take my chances anyways "👀"
They would need a dang billboard.
There's this story of this kid who went into a hot spring that was shallow. Home boy got his feet melted off in yellowstone. Though that's only a story. It scares people awah
who else watched a single MrBallen video and has been binge watching everything after that
Guilty.
Yep. That's pretty much the situation.
Ditto...started yesterday and now I'm on a roll
I'm about 3 days in ... I there's no end in sight . I'm completely hooked on these stories and Mr Ballen is an amazing storyteller!
Who? Me? Nooooo wayyy. Yes. Yes. Okay. Count me in.
He told many stories of cavers and cave divers. I wonder if each one, moments before they die, think to themselves “how could I have ever, ever, EVER thought this was worth the risk?”
pretty sure the panic, and fight for survival, would keep them from thinking about stuff like that.
If I am ever in a situation in which my stupidity has put me there and my death is inevitable, I know what I will be thinking....I hope MrBallen tells my story!! 😂😂😂
@@AmyLynnRiley That’s funny 😆 - Cheers!
Every time someone gets "pulled violently under the water", my dumbass imagination runs wild and I always forget crocodiles exist.
My brain went to a hole in the water that sucks you under water. Like magma in minecraft.
I tend to imagine extremely dangerous currents like drowning machines, rips, undertow, etc.
Hahaha me too!!!
Jaws
I thought it was an anaconda lol
When my children are old enough I am going to have them watch your videos for an education. May save their lives.
Especially the girls.
Huh?
Geraldine Rice I was thinking specially if I had a boy as boys are known to take more risks and hurt themselves or die in accidents. But I support it depends how adventurous or stupid the kid is.
For real
But if they watch the videos now ur kids won't be abducted on a trip to the forest by goblins,power rangers,ets,fairies,aliens,stinky witches,thunder cats or godzilla
Mrballen is the type of person we need around the campfire, you can tell that he enjoys telling these stories and that makes it 1000 times better
Love the "I've got a bad feeling about this, I dont want to do this anymore" stories. Love them!!
Did you say “900 ft long, 10 inches high and 2 feet wide??!! How did I miss that the first time I listened to this??!! Is anybody else re-listening to these awesome stories more than once? Thank you, Mr. Ballen🥰
Yes isn’t that horrid!!?
I dint understand the part where
If the tunnel was just 2 feet wide , the teenagers wud have drowned instantly
How wud they even be able to cross another to reach the air pocket that the first guy was in ?
Yes". My friend, I rewatched pretty much every video of MrBallen.. I meant I do watch them still. Some time ago I thought I was not normal because of me rewatching his videos over n over. Now I feel better that I'm not the only1 doing it. Lol!! I really enjoy his videos.
MrBallen would make such a cool lecturer, his so articulate and easily uses descriptive concepts to make us all understand, thank you so much....👏🏾
There is a difference between "victim" and "volunteer". If it's the THIRD time you jump into a river with "crocodile" in the name..you are volunteering. 😳
Volunteering to be a human sacrifice 😂 to keep the Crocs fed lol
she volunteers and tribute!
What would you call Steve irwin
A volunteer. Though he has more credibility than some random person jumping into a crocodile infested river.
@@DEFW21 The Crocodile Hunter 😉
None of the claustrophobic stories bothered me as much as the last one.. that marathon tunnel description was so detailed, and THAT'S why I love your storytelling!❤Not since Nutty Putty have I been so bothered😂
2 things i’ve learned from mr ballen 1 never go cave diving 2 never wage a prank war against him
I’m with you on the first one. However I don’t understand the second. ???.
@@cassiecraft8856 it’s about his constant war against the like button lol
@@cassiecraft8856 at the beginning of every video he urges us to prank the like button(hope that clears it up a bit)
100%
3 listen to warning signs 4 that weird feeling means something
I remember hearing about when Colin Scott fell into the geyser. I think the worst part was hearing that they had to call off the recovery because the geyser was so acidic that he had probably dissolved and there was nothing left to recover. I couldn’t imagine such a horrible way to go.
Well, i call it Darwin's selection.
If you're so stupid to ignore countless signs that warns you of the danger that you're facing, then you can only blame yourself for dying.
@@jador9641 did you know children do not have the ability to understand risk as well as fully developed humans, because their frontal lope is not fully developed? Basically, you’re saying “let all kids die, natural selection”.
@@CC-ok2kt exactly. They were kids and it was a tragic accident. Poor kid didn’t deserve that
Oh my, such a poor point that you've made.
When i was a kid, i've been educated to stay away from whatever thing could have been dangerous for my safety, as every parents should do. Even kids knows when to stop, when a god darn sign tells you to not go in a certain place, because it could be potentially fatal.
And my point isn't only limited to the case in question. You're telling me that a father dragging his son in an underwater cave that could be defined as a death trap, ignoring a sign that literally says "prevent your own death" didn't had the frontal lope fully developed?
That's plain stupidity.
Can you imagine what his sister was thinking or felt when it happened
Crawling through a cave passage that's only 10in high and 2ft wide sounds like a complete nightmare. Drowning in that same tunnel has to be horrible. I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. May they all rest in peace 🙏
The thought that keeps crossing my mind is how do you turn around if the passage shrinks to the point it can't be navigated?
@@bobraible you don’t, somebody had to try first to see if it opened up, can you imagine? Best they can do is try to inch backwards.
@@pj4433 That's when you want to have a rope tied to your ankle and a trusted buddy to yank you back when needed :3)
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@@boepaynepill318 No.
I've resigned myself to never finding the secret in each episode due to how amazing your story telling ability is. You literally keep my attention fixed on the story the entire time. I applaud your story telling expertise. ❤😊
It's sad that our society listens to tragic stories for our entertainment
Love you M.B.
ya, I think there's a reason for that though, thats far less morbid... death is the great unknown and as a species, our fascination, and sometimes OBSESSION, with the unknown has advanced our society 10 fold. Its not that we WANT people to die so we can be entertained by their death, its that when we hear these stories, we put ourselves in the minds of the people going through the horrible thing, and wonder to ourselves, "what was it like at the end?" ...and, the fact that we will all find out someday, only heightens our desire to know now, even if it scares us.... thanks for supporting!
Learning from other people's mistakes is always less painful than learning from your own. "Don't you ever" warnings go straight in ear and out the other, but gory stories are remembered forever.
My son is in the tub and the SECOND he heard this mans voice was screaming “I WANT TO SEE!!!!” Sorry kid, my phone is t going near the tub lol.
Lol, I don't blame you !!
I respect your son for that
Your son is going to grow up to have commitment.
Lol
I'm scared shitless of some of these and yet I keep watching them.
The hot spring death scene in Dante's Peak scarred me for life.
"Should we make a bridge over the crocodile infested river? Naa"
Lmfaooo
A bridge over a border sounds good...
How about make a cemented giant brick over the so called "hot spring"
Nah that would cost a tiny blood diamond worth 2 chickens. Not worth the 39 kids saved from horrible deaths
To much work
His backgrounds: ✨🍄🍃
His stories: ☠️🔪⛓
Am I wrong?
Yes
@@josebarrera4389 lmao💀
you really arent wrong-
Ok I almost had to stop watching the third story. I couldn’t imagine being in that cave. NEVER will I EVER go into a cave!!!!🤦♀️
@@cathystrong4314 that's the right answer.
thank you for that very descriptive way you die when you fall in the hot springs, perhaps if that was explained in detail on those signs warning people not to stray from the boardwalk they sure as hell wouldn't
The rangers try to tell this story to anyone that will listen- In 1984 man and his friend were driving through Yellowstone. They parked to take a look at the Lower Geyser Basin. The friend's dog jumped from the truck, ran and jumped into Celestine Pool. The man chased after and, despite onlookers telling him not to, he jumped in headfirst after. He managed to reach the dog, got dragged under, and then came back up without it. He swam back to the edge, where his friend hauled him out, getting 2nd degree burns on his feet in the process. The poor man was blind and had 3rd degree burns over about 100% of his body. He died the next day.
People are still incredibly stupid😅
Should call them Boiling springs so people don't equate them with the hot springs you can sit in
People that wear flip flops at national parks aren't going to care.
I love hearing stories about South Africa, my home! The h in Phalaborwa is silent so it's pronounced Palaborwa. Life is really tough for many African people, especially Zimbabweans because of the damage that a previous president did for decades to the country. In South Africa they run the risk of facing xenophobia because so many locals don't have jobs so when non-South Africans are hired it can get some people frustrated and angry.
I couldn't help but smile ☺ when I heard him say "Falaborwa".
@@Rami_A I had to stop the video and hear it again. Eish our South African language/s can be tricky for others 🙂
For some reason, even though these stories would normally make me scream, for some reason, MrBallen has a soothing voice that makes me really comfortable
Yessir
3 more places to obsess over bring it on!
Hi wub you
Hello
Yassss uwu
my next hour is about taken up due to googling loool
3 more stories that nature uses to assure not too many dummies breed.....
Me and my whole family watch you ever time you post I made it a tradition
Im honored!!!
Dude same I watch this every day with my parents lol
I’m greedy, I want an hour. Netflix or the CW, need to make a tv show with Mrballen
That is truly cruel Mr. Ballen, even if it’s the like button. My daughter went for coffee for me once. She went to store came back and put my coffee in the canister and made me a pot. I thought she was a godsend!!! Then the next day I started to feel sick. By the third day I was ready to go to the hospital. I felt really bad and weird. Told my husband I thought something was really wrong with me. He said he would take me when he got home from work. When he got home he had me get ready while he took garbage out…well he saw the coffee container in the recycling bin and seen green!!! My daughter got me decaffeinated coffee!!! That’s all I drink all day!!! I was going through withdrawals… it was horrible!
The story about the cavers gave me major anxiety listening to the part about the marathon section and the water coming in. Just about triggered a panic attack....and I am not one who normally has those. 😱
SAME! Twilight zone the movie, little girl alone in the room by herself, couldn't imagine the horror of being in that air pocket
Its not the air pockets that gets me . Its the feel of being in extremely tight places that triggers epic claustrophobia. Im not claustrophobic until I get into a tight place that I don't think I'm gonna get out of.
@@jennarmstrong3685 Yes, exactly! That tight, confining space is too much to cope with. That fear takes over and all rational thinking goes out the window immediately.
For a while, when I was a little kid, I thought caving / spelunking would be the coolest career possible (this ambition followed on the heels of aspirations to "fireman" and "astronaut"). Fifty years later, I still don't consider myself claustrophobic -- there's no actual fear involved -- but I get batshit crazy infuriated just having to work in a confined space, like in doing plumbing repair underneath the sink in the kitchen or lavatory...
@@butch7911 I can definitely relate to that as well. Even worse on a jobsite where some "safety person" is insisting you wear a hard hat inside of that cabinet. 🤣🤣
She was brave enough to go into the river.........NO, she was stupid enough!!!
@Gerrit Peacock Exactly!!
@@lyddlebit5818 Bravery would be the word if there was a noble selfless intention behind the act, stupidity is the case with these ones, people who do not value their lives are STUPID.
@@eyobassey5106 yes exactly! Great explanation
@@lyddlebit5818 Agreeing with Eyo here. Being brave is used to describe those in the military, firefighters, people put themselves in danger to HELP others, not to do something “fun”. If the only way you can have fun is by having near death experiences, then something is wrong with you. Sorry.
You'd have to be a special kind of stupid to do what that person did.
So I'm South African, and I know most of the places that end up being in Mr Ballen's videos, but I'm somehow still always surprised at the sheer amount of inland underwater death traps that we have
Same, I didn't know that at least 90% of these even existed😹
Are you saying most of the people going into them are South African?
No.
There is not a freshwater body of water in South Africa that is safe. Crocodiles can travel very far looking for water, so yes, every dam is a potential death trap.
@@bramdaman1 now I'm just happy i didn't get eaten by a croc because i was by a damn busy fishing last year. Probably nothing happened because there wasn't a croc
I remember a story about the Morning Glory pool in Yellowstone-a man's dog ran into it, and he jumped in after.
I don't think I'll ever understand when people ignore the signage and verbal warnings that are given to you when you enter the park and throughout it. I visited when I was a kid, and there were still people who left their cars to take photos of a moose when we were driving to our campsite. Between that and how many times I saw people do the same thing when there were bison, I don't think many people seem to realize that just because an animal is an herbivore, doesn't mean it can't kill you.
I honestly think it’s a combo of zoos allowing common access to dangerous animals and the stunning feats of nature photo/videography that leads to so many tourists not realizing how much danger they’re in right up by a wild animal. Add in the thirst for social media content and it’s a perfect (deadly) storm.
I first thought he'd be telling the story of that man and his dog. That one really haunts me to this day. And I honestly understand him jumping after the dog, trying to save it, pretty sure my dad would do the same for our family dog
@@tezzanoia I never understand why people take dogs, unleashed, to these dangerous places where an accident like that could happen. I remember doing a mountain hike a few years back, at one point there's a short tunnel you have walk through (about 5 feet high and you can clearly see the exit at all times), this one couple had brought their dog, and it got so spooked by the tunnel that it almost ran off the edge of a sheer cliff, and would have if my friend hadn't grabbed it's collar. Definitely would have been traumatizing for everyone there...
The second story made me smile at the warning of STAY ON THE BOARDWALK!!! As someone who lives and works in Yellowstone I can tell with absolute honesty we employees here about these things weekly. Some of us have seen them happen. Heck two or so years ago a tourist was drunk and thought it was a good idea to urinate in the old faithful geyser. The geyser went off and the man's junk was burned badly. He survived.
If any of you ever visit Yellowstone please stay on the boardwalks and marked trails.
What a costly lesson for that man!
now, if that's not an example of instant karma, i don't know what is.
Why do I get excited about Mr. Ballen’s videos knowing full well I’m going to end up having a mild panic attack while watching nearly every one of them?? 😰 I’m not a masochist... I think.
Yeah that's what the 'LIKE' button says too, but you'll notice it's never left his side...🙄
I’ve been to those hot springs in Yellowstone! But I never once thought, “oh, let me hop this barrier and get a much closer look...”😬
I absolutely love this videos. They are so scary for me I feel so nervous while listening. Scarier than murder stories honestly
MrBallen: "Yellowstone National Park"
Me: "Oh boy"
Omg this made me cry from laughing too much
@@calmchugh2601 what is so funny bout people dying?!
@@sancho8521 its not people dying its the fact that a majority of stories happen here
I'm going... •́ ‿ ,•̀
Same i already knew where that one was headed 😭
If Mr. Ballen says not to go somewhere... I’m going to listen!
This needs to be pinned! 😂 agreed!!
So true! 👍
Same.
Exactly 🤣
Honestly😂😂
On a feild trip to Yellowstone I remember the ranger that was taking us on tour had set up an experiment in the beginning of the trip. He dropped a huge chunk of meat and bone on a metal cord into one of the springs exsplaining the dangers of them. We went on with our trip an when we came back only an hour later an found it had been reduced to a chunk of bone. It was nuts.
They should've given the meat to some poor, hungry person.
@@VideoDotGoogleDotCom I doubt they would have wanted it, it was old scrap that was not useable for the animals from a near by wildlife rescue center. Don't think it would be great to human consumption. 😅
Keep it in shorter and it cooks it. Yum
I love how Mr. Ballen is always giving us mischievous tips on how to torture this poor innocent Like button.
You know they are going to die if they are “Experienced”
Roll the dice enough times, and your luck will run out
I was very surprised when he mentioned that 5 of them were still teenagers. No teenager can possibly be an experienced caver.
😭😭😭
@@annehaight9963 unless they come from a long line of cavers, and their parents started the kids young 🤷🏿♂️. They probably won't get the Parents of the Year award but it isn't for everyone anyway.
why would anyone want to craw through tight spaces for fun, underground.
I feel like I’m being told a scary story at a campfire. Keep these coming FOREVER, John!
The last story made me feel like I was drowning underwater, but with just words, my heart starts beating fast at just the thought of me being in such a tight space, u do such a good just reading these that my brain creates this virtual space and I'm in that story