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  • @MrBallen
    @MrBallen 2 роки тому +1085

    Thank you for reacting!

    • @OfficeBlokes
      @OfficeBlokes  2 роки тому +288

      No problem! Thanks for the content. We really enjoyed it 👍

    • @officeblokedaz
      @officeblokedaz 2 роки тому +123

      Pleased to meet you Mr. Ball(en) 😂👍🏻

    • @jakeplourde
      @jakeplourde 2 роки тому +17

      You should stay connect with these dudes!

    • @philmickelsonscalves7585
      @philmickelsonscalves7585 2 роки тому +3

      @@jakeplourde you’re not mr. ballen. Why you responding like they speaking to you

    • @jakeplourde
      @jakeplourde 2 роки тому +10

      @@philmickelsonscalves7585 because I can.

  • @StfuFFS
    @StfuFFS 2 роки тому +247

    Mr Ballen (aka John Allen) does interviews to discuss his story. He was a navy SEAL and he was blown up in an IED attack that knocked him out of active duty. Pretty interesting dude.

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808 2 роки тому +21

      He IS a Navy SEAL

    • @StfuFFS
      @StfuFFS 2 роки тому +24

      @@ihateintroductions5808 sorry. Yeah, you're right. Once a SEAL, always a SEAL.

    • @StfuFFS
      @StfuFFS 2 роки тому +21

      @@ihateintroductions5808 basically, it was like with the Mitch Hedberg joke:
      "I used to use drugs... I still use drugs but I used to, too."

    • @kingcarlos7048
      @kingcarlos7048 2 роки тому +4

      @@ihateintroductions5808 No, was, past tense

    • @bailey7792
      @bailey7792 2 роки тому +4

      @@kingcarlos7048
      Its not about the grammar, it's about the title. You never stop being a SEAL. So present tense.. is

  • @TisBoiGoTSkiLLz
    @TisBoiGoTSkiLLz 2 роки тому +103

    Oh wow!! You guys reacting MrBallen now?? He has some of the best content on UA-cam. I literally binged every single one of his videos over the span of 2 weeks, lol.

    • @sneakylike333
      @sneakylike333 2 роки тому +1

      Hes good but the comment section in his videos are filled with little kids.....

    • @TisBoiGoTSkiLLz
      @TisBoiGoTSkiLLz 2 роки тому +15

      @@sneakylike333Who cares about the comment section lol

    • @HyperPixelzzProductions
      @HyperPixelzzProductions 2 роки тому

      same

    • @sneakylike333
      @sneakylike333 2 роки тому +2

      You because your looking at it???

    • @SangheiliSpecOp
      @SangheiliSpecOp 2 роки тому

      Some of those videos made me lose sleep and I had to take pause breaks for a few days lol but it is very interesting stuff

  • @CMack19
    @CMack19 2 роки тому +35

    Third story reminds me of a joke:
    A guy was sailing by himself, when all of a sudden his boat started to sink. Once his boat sank he was treading water, thinking to himself God is going to save me from this.
    Another boat saw the incident and rushed over. The captain of the boat asked him if he needed help,
    the guy replied, no God will save me.
    The captain said, oh alright then. And drove off.
    Another boat came by and asked the guy if he needed help.
    Again the guy said, no God will save me.
    The captain of the boat said alright and drove away.
    A third Boat saw the guy treading water so they went over to help him. And once Again, when asked if he wanted help,
    the guy said no, God will save me
    The guy ends up drowning and goes to Heaven.
    Once he gets to Heaven, he asks God why he didn't save him.
    God replied, I tried, I sent you three boats!

  • @mfree80286
    @mfree80286 2 роки тому +43

    No, the Sentinelese didn't eat John Chau. They dragged him up above the tide line and buried him on the beach, there was a lot of discussion about how to go about retrieving him. As far as I'm aware he's still right where they left him.

    • @christinaify
      @christinaify 2 роки тому +1

      I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned WHY it's illegal to go to the island. It's not to protect us; it's to protect the Sentinelese. Completely isolated from the world as they've been, just the seasonal flu could potentially kill them all. John Chau was a jackass imho who put an entire group of people at risk so he could wave a Bible at them.

  • @suhanisookoo2833
    @suhanisookoo2833 2 роки тому +64

    Please do more Mr. Ballen. You guys would love The Most F*ed Up interrogation. It's go good and blows your mind. Also the September 11th one is really good

  • @baraxor
    @baraxor 2 роки тому +42

    When it comes to industrial safety, MrBallen's stories are probably more effective than any government video.

  • @CarCoSaNoLa
    @CarCoSaNoLa 2 роки тому +22

    Hell yeah! Love Mr. Ballen

  • @serpentisma
    @serpentisma 2 роки тому +10

    I've heard the story of Ramry Island so many times. It sounds fucking horrific. I always think back to a passage from two people who were on a safari in Africa. "If a lion begins chasing us, I don't have to outrun the lion, I only have to outrun my friend."

  • @Rocco1332
    @Rocco1332 2 роки тому +26

    Need to do his 411 missing people series, those are among his best.

  • @trentbobo4171
    @trentbobo4171 2 роки тому +11

    I used to spend less than an hour a week on UA-cam until I discovered Mr Ballen. Because of him, I started watching reaction videos. And today, it's come full circle.

  • @TreyM1609
    @TreyM1609 2 роки тому +46

    MrBallen is an awesome channel, glad to see you guys getting around to some of his videos

  • @syx6766
    @syx6766 2 роки тому +21

    Def need more Mr. Ballen

  • @koshakush
    @koshakush 2 роки тому +1

    If I had to replace the batteries on snake island, I would absolutely require 1 - Full protective gear, 2 - Backup with me, including medical persons, and 3 - Various possible antidotes immediately available.

  • @davemick7216
    @davemick7216 2 роки тому +12

    Yeah, Mr. Ballen was a Navy Seal, which is considered the most elite fighting force in the U.S. Love his channel too. Glad you blokes are reacting to his content.

  • @jenniferandrews1917
    @jenniferandrews1917 2 роки тому +11

    I’ve been watching MrBallen for a while. Good stuff.

  • @itsahellofaname
    @itsahellofaname 2 роки тому +2

    Ramree Island hasn't been infested with the crocodiles since the early 1980s (according to Wikipedia) - only a scattered few remain, after poachers and hide hunters have basically wiped them out.

    • @floydhill9265
      @floydhill9265 2 роки тому +2

      So that means it's possible for me to go down Southeast Asia, and get me a full on saltwater crocodile leather suit, and dress up like a 1980s Eddie Murphy

  • @angelcortez3961
    @angelcortez3961 2 роки тому +11

    Yes! More Mr.Ballen please!!

  • @AmberKelly82
    @AmberKelly82 2 роки тому +10

    I love Mr. Ballen, happy to see y'all react to him!

  • @leannefresquez3490
    @leannefresquez3490 2 роки тому +9

    Yes!!! You guys need to watch more Mr Ballen he's awesome.

  • @paranoidewok6772
    @paranoidewok6772 2 роки тому +25

    Love mr ballen. Found him a few years ago and love his content.

  • @pthompson5135
    @pthompson5135 2 роки тому +6

    I love Mr Ballen. He's so good at story telling.

  • @JohnDoe040
    @JohnDoe040 2 роки тому +23

    Mr ballens the best, you guys should do more with him

  • @timreno72
    @timreno72 2 роки тому +1

    I've loved Ballen's stories for years. Great source for shared material.

  • @steeljawX
    @steeljawX 2 роки тому +2

    There's nice sounds, satisfying sounds, ASMR, and then there's MrBallen. Even when he's describing a very graphic scene, it's still something of an auditory masterpiece.

  • @DissentingCalm
    @DissentingCalm 2 роки тому +6

    He's an ex-Navy SEAL

  • @theDarkness558
    @theDarkness558 2 роки тому +7

    Would love some more MrBallen reactions

  • @jaredfucrumb1863
    @jaredfucrumb1863 Рік тому

    Love you guys. Been awhile since I binged some Mr.Ballen. I'm sure I've seen this one but I'm ready to enjoy it again with you fella's

  • @sesshomiroth9709
    @sesshomiroth9709 2 роки тому +3

    Mr Ballen is amazing. I subbed to his channel like 3 months ago and watched so much of his stuff!

  • @suhanisookoo2833
    @suhanisookoo2833 2 роки тому +3

    Yes!!!! I love mr ballen and I love office blokes!!! So happy to see this video

  • @cherylt6762
    @cherylt6762 2 роки тому +2

    Two of my favorite channels in one video 🥰

  • @noelennon420
    @noelennon420 2 роки тому +4

    MrBallen is Ballin'!

  • @BrianNay34
    @BrianNay34 2 роки тому +22

    You guys have to react to his personal ghost story. It's so good.

    • @itsame1139
      @itsame1139 2 роки тому +3

      I was just coming here to say that. I don't tend to believe in ghosts, but his story gave me chills. Hopefully they'll check it out.

    • @Disco6ixco
      @Disco6ixco 2 роки тому +1

      Very. Personally it's my favorite story on his channel

    • @LadyBeyondTheWall
      @LadyBeyondTheWall 2 роки тому +1

      It's titled "What I saw in my room still haunts me" if they do see this comment, and it's amazing. You see everything perfectly as he explains it he's so good at description. Plus it's crazy seeing how reacts telling his own story vs others. He's so creeped out telling it and that just makes it scarier.

  • @silvsevie
    @silvsevie 2 роки тому +17

    MrBallen was a Navy SEAL. He is an *amazing* story teller.

    • @Gnossiene369
      @Gnossiene369 Рік тому

      Always weird when people bring this up. How is it related to anything that he is doing? It's hardcore brainwashing. "This youtuber tell stories. He is a Navy SEAL, why? It's important enough to mention." Why? WHY?

  • @olemattsmusak
    @olemattsmusak 2 роки тому +2

    Feels good to watch you guys, all the over here in Nashville! So many differences and so much similarity. Brits and Americans, united for sure. Keep up the awesome content, mates! And y’all come to visit Tennessee when you can. Cheers! 🍻

  • @naveedalikhan108
    @naveedalikhan108 2 роки тому

    It feels good to be one of the people who recommended Mr. Ballen on here, and then seeing that it worked :D

  • @newgrl
    @newgrl 2 роки тому +1

    14:05 "I'm not getting down. Look at the size of that Crocodile" - Ya. About that. You should probably watch MrBallen's "Never Swim in This Australian River". Saltwater Crocodiles are extremely aggressive and are known to actively hunt humans. And they can jump from water. That d*mn tree ain't gonna save you.

  • @donnieroush58
    @donnieroush58 2 роки тому +3

    Lets goooo! mrballen is a good channel you guys will like

  • @jeffburdick869
    @jeffburdick869 2 роки тому +1

    13:03 thats like...if you're running from a bear, you don't have to be faster than the bear. You just have to be faster than the slowest person running from the bear.

  • @SparkimusPrime
    @SparkimusPrime 2 роки тому +8

    Please do more MrBallen!!! 🖤🖤🖤

  • @Ghostfriend7100
    @Ghostfriend7100 2 роки тому +7

    Two of my favorite channels in one! MrBallen is great, I hope you do more. This particular series is my favorite of all!

  • @BJMauck
    @BJMauck 2 роки тому

    Love Mr. Ballen! Been a fan of his for a long time!

  • @heathertucker4360
    @heathertucker4360 2 роки тому

    I like that he’s respectful of the people affected by the stories

  • @wrightfam9435
    @wrightfam9435 2 роки тому

    I commented and suggested mrballen thank you for reacting to it office blokes you guys are the best

  • @jenicdarling9425
    @jenicdarling9425 2 роки тому +2

    Pls do more Mrballen videos and regularly!! So interesting and his storytelling skills are top notch!

  • @newjokeaccount
    @newjokeaccount 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve seen all of his videos. Believe it or not, his and this channel are pretty much all I watch on here anymore.

  • @ragnarrlobrok8937
    @ragnarrlobrok8937 2 роки тому +1

    As i saw you react to mrballen i was super excited...i really enjoy watching your reactions and you should really do more mrballen reactions ! I request "This psycho inspired scream" and "Top 3 stories that sound fake, but are 100% real Part 11"...i would totally appriciate that thx for your content !

  • @ogdemo
    @ogdemo 2 роки тому +3

    Woo! More Mr.Ballen please!

  • @Marthyboy88
    @Marthyboy88 2 роки тому +1

    More MrBallen! He's an absolute legend!

  • @maal5643
    @maal5643 2 роки тому

    Guys finally you reacting MrBallen he is amazing love him

  • @coachjc8841
    @coachjc8841 2 роки тому

    LOVE MR BALLEN STORIES. Bring some more on. I like “what I saw in my bedroom……story about BALLEN as a kid. Frightening 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @DMWolFGurL
    @DMWolFGurL 2 роки тому

    Mr. Ballen the GOAT! Been a fan of Mr. Ballen a while now. Been an Office Blokes fan for a while as well.

  • @lukestark3
    @lukestark3 2 роки тому +6

    FINALLY!! Glad you guys found him at last 😀😀😀

  • @SKRRebelRacing
    @SKRRebelRacing 2 роки тому +1

    Happy Halloween you three! Cheers everyone

  • @diannen4225
    @diannen4225 Рік тому +1

    Ramree Island for me, crocks can't climb trees. No snakes with a 48 hour death sentence, and No people eating island! Climb a tree at night and have LOTS of ammo!

  • @tishy83
    @tishy83 2 роки тому

    my 2 favorite youtubers!

  • @jennyo7218
    @jennyo7218 2 роки тому +2

    React to more of his stories! Worth it!

  • @shawnnixon2811
    @shawnnixon2811 2 роки тому

    Thanks. Addicted to MrBallen stories.

  • @DanFrijoles
    @DanFrijoles 2 роки тому +1

    Mr Ballen is the man! Great storyteller and also a badass Navy Seal.

  • @Heavenzvoice
    @Heavenzvoice Рік тому

    Yeah you did Ballen! I have to do him in doses. I’m not a scaredy-cat but his take on the stories give me the creeps for weeks! He’s great:)

  • @kdmcollegebd2012
    @kdmcollegebd2012 2 роки тому

    LOVE HIM!

  • @cmcculloch1
    @cmcculloch1 2 роки тому

    as your resident snake nerd commenter and subscriber - lanceheads are an absolute no joke snake. Because they eat birds their venom has evolved to be super potent to act fast so they dont get away

  • @MyBigMouth
    @MyBigMouth 2 роки тому +1

    I would go to island #2, only because it's just the swamp bit in the middle which is dangerous, not the airbase or the other part where the other Japanese troops were.

  • @anghellicamakes2792
    @anghellicamakes2792 2 роки тому

    Ohh shiiit you found Mr. Ballen! He's amazing!

  • @magarthur3420
    @magarthur3420 2 роки тому +2

    Mr. Ballen reactions! Yes!

  • @amyoakley6379
    @amyoakley6379 2 роки тому

    So glad you've done a MrBallen video you guys him and Count Dankula are the main channels I watch

  • @curtiswilson3569
    @curtiswilson3569 2 роки тому

    Mr ballen is the best. I am addicted to his stuff.

  • @corbelius6
    @corbelius6 2 роки тому +1

    I Love his channel

  • @Realdrlipschitz
    @Realdrlipschitz 2 роки тому +1

    More Mr. Ballien for sure fellas

  • @GeographRick
    @GeographRick Рік тому

    He's a great story teller. I've seen tons of his stuff.

  • @stevenjohnson2397
    @stevenjohnson2397 2 роки тому +2

    Mr. Ballen is an ex navy seal.

  • @CMack19
    @CMack19 2 роки тому

    Y'all have to react to more of his videos. Love your reactions to his stories

  • @jaideepdesai5321
    @jaideepdesai5321 2 роки тому +9

    Endless amazing content on his channel. You really should continue with this.

  • @booklover4330
    @booklover4330 2 роки тому +3

    Hope you react to more Mr Ballen stories.

  • @JOEROCKsubcribe
    @JOEROCKsubcribe 2 роки тому +3

    More of Mr Ballen please.

  • @wren9463
    @wren9463 2 роки тому

    You're reacting to Mr.Ballen.....YESYESYESYES!!!!

  • @spellofoblivion313
    @spellofoblivion313 2 роки тому +3

    PLEASE GO ON A MRBALLEN BINGE !!

  • @dylanwade9825
    @dylanwade9825 2 роки тому +1

    If the fisherman was all by himself, and died alone in his boat, how do they know he went there to pick bananas? They weren't on his boat, he left them. Seems tall tale-ish

    • @steviejrr
      @steviejrr 2 роки тому

      probably had a banana on him, saw his footprints/dna on the tree.

  • @aindoria
    @aindoria 2 роки тому

    That MrBallen episode about someone camping and something coming running up back and forth is super creepy. I think it's one of the halloween scares stalker stories for this year. Forgot which.

  • @knoble1985
    @knoble1985 Рік тому

    I initially thought pirahnas was going to be in swamps. Oh my huge man eating crocs😨

  • @wheelmanstan
    @wheelmanstan 2 роки тому

    who the heck let that lighthouse keeper bring his family to that island, man that's insane

  • @tweeotch
    @tweeotch 2 роки тому

    MrBallen is a retired Navy SEAL and I agree, he's a great narrator and storyteller. Great video for Halloween!

  • @porker5749
    @porker5749 2 роки тому

    I discovered Mrballen last summer. He is fantastic. Great storyteller. He was a Navy Seal that got injured in Iraq (I think Iraq, coulda been any Mid Eastern country). No idea why the US military sent Navy Seals to a fricking desert, but anyway, a great channel full of amazing content.

  • @kie-skatemods4141
    @kie-skatemods4141 2 роки тому +2

    He was a Navy SEAL

  • @christinaify
    @christinaify 2 роки тому +1

    *sigh* so I hate to do this because I love scary stories but the Snake Island one is very exaggerated. The story of the dead lighthouse keeper's family almost certainly did not happen (although there is a lighthouse on the island which did have resident human caretakers from 1909-1920), the dead fisherman in the boat is definitely a complete fabrication (you could not see plentiful bananas from 93 miles away even if banana trees did grow on beaches, which they do not) and the Brazilian Navy patrols the waters around the island not to keep people off the island for their own safety but rather for the safety of the snakes which are critically endangered.
    There are no documented human envenomations by the golden lancehead, the resident venomous pit viper on the island. The island, officially named Ilha da Queimada Grande, is actually the *only* home of the golden lancehead which was isolated from the mainland when the water levels rose 11,000 years ago, hence its endangered status. Because of the isolation, the snake's venom evolved to be extremely potent for the prey there and because that prey does not include any mammals, it's speculated that the venom's danger to humans is lessened.
    Does that mean it is not dangerous to humans? No, it absolutely is and you really would not want to be bitten by one. When the golden lancehead's venom was analyzed it was comparable to a related mainland pit viper species, the jararaca. Unlike the golden lancehead, the jararaca is responsible for a ton of snakebites: 52% of all snakebite victims in Brazil were the jararaca. Left untreated, a victim has a 93% chance of recovery. Treated, the fatality rate drops to just 0.7%. Still, that's a 7% untreated fatality rate and since the lancehead's venom is more potent than the jararaca *and* very far from any kind of medical assistance, it's a force to be reckoned with. This video really exaggerates its deadliness but its still perfectly capable of killing you.
    The big scary takeaway, which the video got totally right, are the sheer numbers of the golden lancehead on the island. For a relatively small piece of land, there are an estimated 4,000 snakes there. That's about one snake per 10 square feet which is just...entirely too many snakes per square feet. In general, seeing a snake's population be large enough to be measured in square feet at all makes me unhappy lol

  • @smusky4643
    @smusky4643 Рік тому

    MrBallen is awesome!

  • @mark778
    @mark778 2 роки тому +1

    Should do more MrBallen

  • @tully3711th
    @tully3711th Рік тому

    MrBall is a medically retired US Navy SEAL

  • @bigredz932
    @bigredz932 2 роки тому

    Some of the best stories are about people deep sea diving or going through small caves, such terrifying situations.

  • @craigroaring
    @craigroaring 2 роки тому +1

    So Brazil have banned people from going to Snake Island because of the danger, eh? Seems to me the Amazon would be an extremely dangerous place to go as well. Hell, some of Brazils cities are probably more dangerous than Snake Island. And if it's really that bad, how are the researchers managing to do their research in safety?
    Rather than believe that Brazils leaders are concerned for the safety of their citizens, i'd be inclined to look elsewhere for a reason why people are not allowed on the island. The interest the Brazilian navi have for the island seem to indicate that there is more than just snakes there.

  • @Bozemanjustin
    @Bozemanjustin 2 роки тому +1

    America needs to use that immigration policy

  • @PerthTowne
    @PerthTowne 2 роки тому +1

    If it was so impossible to live on the snake island, how did they build the lighthouse on it?

    • @AndySaputo
      @AndySaputo 2 роки тому

      I suspect this story is overly exaggerated. In fact, I can't find anything of fact about the lighthouse keepers being killed. Only a "local tale" of the keepers being killed (and you know how accurate local tales can be). According to wikipedia: "A lighthouse was constructed in 1909 to steer ships away from the island. The last human inhabitants left the island when the lighthouse was automated." That sounds more accurate. It's difficult and expensive to maintain people in the middle of nowhere. Clearly if they can construct something as big as a lighthouse and home (and bring in electricity to run it all) it can't be as deadly as this story says it is.

  • @davidalfonso3149
    @davidalfonso3149 2 роки тому

    Love the reaction videos, also Mr Ballen is awesome, I'm a little confused you guys said that he was a former Marine? I thought he was a Navy Seal...I think...

  • @theheadlesslegend
    @theheadlesslegend 2 роки тому

    sentinalese got word of the british early LOL

  • @thomashan4963
    @thomashan4963 2 роки тому

    I lived on the Ramree Island for years, it's a nice place for scubadiving. I used to bath in streams and even river.
    Corcs are there, sometimes they come close to us.
    But they don't normally come towards humans, 'cause they are scared of humans, ironically.
    May be that's because of growing human population on that island.

  • @LM-hb6yn
    @LM-hb6yn Рік тому

    "I like it when poachers get it". You do realize that without those people who catch venomous snakes, we would not have the ability to make anti-venom? They're not poachers. They serve a valuable purpose by catching and keeping venomous snakes and collecting their venom, or by selling them to people who collect their venom.

  • @lykkeej
    @lykkeej 2 роки тому

    I think you meant "eREPTILE dysfunction" 😂@7:41

  • @alycce
    @alycce 2 роки тому

    This problem can be fixed by setting the island on 🔥

  • @billwatson5400
    @billwatson5400 2 роки тому

    I love his Bigfoot videos

  • @floydhill9265
    @floydhill9265 2 роки тому +1

    The Japanese soldier who was alone and unaware that the war had ended was in the Philippines.