Top 3 places you CAN'T GO & people who went anyways... | Part 11
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☠︎ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠︎
@sirmcswagalot6224 3 жыл бұрын
what is that at 3:59? Jeffery dahmer?
@MrBallen 3 жыл бұрын
You found the secret first! GOOD JOB!
@lolimagine307 3 жыл бұрын
DARN, I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT
@melissapalazzi3767 3 жыл бұрын
Good eye!!
@weirdkidmir8026 3 жыл бұрын
I will find it next time
@kage2508 3 жыл бұрын
I ALMOST FOUND IT FIRST!!!!
@babayaga4320 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@karma4729 2 жыл бұрын
My thoughts 💭 exactly!
@joywebster2678 2 жыл бұрын
And yellowstone
@NODnuke45 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@inkfernado9114 2 жыл бұрын
This is why I hate water
@nate0825 2 жыл бұрын
And listen to locals
@AbraSings 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@BornIn1500 3 жыл бұрын
There wouldn't be days worth of oxygen in that air pocket. He probably only had a few minutes of air.
@badassmuffin1087 3 жыл бұрын
@@BornIn1500 He said he died a couple of days later..
@essennagerry 3 жыл бұрын
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?
@aizenor3063 3 жыл бұрын
I think worse ways to die are being steamed to death and radiation poisoning
@MyLifeAsErica 3 жыл бұрын
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,
@zero3778 Жыл бұрын
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.
@kalakala10011 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@valeriereed8508 2 күн бұрын
Oh gosh!! That's scary!! Glad you made it!!
@rhiannonsheart7632 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@asandax6 3 жыл бұрын
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?
@HarryToeface 3 жыл бұрын
@@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....
@MegazoneMusic23 3 жыл бұрын
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..
@nickz5849 3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@TheWord-LaPalabra 3 жыл бұрын
Darwinism
@user-gn4pk1qd2l 3 жыл бұрын
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
@frances9975 3 жыл бұрын
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
@hydrogamer471 3 жыл бұрын
not at all
@muffassa6739 3 жыл бұрын
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
@JCavinee 3 жыл бұрын
@@muffassa6739 Try making sense next time
@ziyle5238 3 жыл бұрын
I do too
@ladyraevendancer Жыл бұрын
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 🙃
@Magumbo58 6 ай бұрын
To think my fellow Zimbabweans are crossing into South Africa using this river...it's kinda crazy 🙆♀️
@mogopalekgothoane7911 3 ай бұрын
Love seeing South Africans🫶🏼
@K.KLovelyz 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see another fellow south African! 🇿🇦
@kimberlyrice4294 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Boundwithflame23 2 жыл бұрын
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... 😅
@yeemawheaver1387 2 жыл бұрын
@@Boundwithflame23 I feel like she'd try to do something like that sober.
@Boundwithflame23 2 жыл бұрын
@@yeemawheaver1387 Probably
@jarnbjorn4522 Жыл бұрын
her emotion got the best of her while the rest was thinking logically. but hey, she deserved what happen to her.
@lisalaursen3684 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Nbsjfvihsfvvhisbvso 3 жыл бұрын
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
@youtubename7819 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@kellyhorne4359 3 жыл бұрын
Or Steve Irwin 🤣🤣🤣
@bjyd4263 3 жыл бұрын
@@youtubename7819 I have to admit I did it once. I was 7yo and lived in Africa (Ivory Coast).
@atashgallagher1631 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@yumyum1002 3 жыл бұрын
@@kellyhorne4359 wasn’t funny bro
@mrknarf4438 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@mud6866 2 жыл бұрын
None of us really know how many times we've been saved without realizing it
@jackspring7709 2 жыл бұрын
True.
@jackspring7709 2 жыл бұрын
@@mud6866 Very true.
@mud6866 2 жыл бұрын
Your comment is huge, these people deserve lots of admiration for their diligence and care. Heroes
@keyboardwarrior9618 2 жыл бұрын
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
@PerpetualAlfa 2 жыл бұрын
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
@ademoss80 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@sharonthompson5664 2 жыл бұрын
@@ademoss80 p
@sirwhitemeat9785 Жыл бұрын
9:28 its england mate it rains like every couple days like that nothing new hah...
@darsynia 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@gavinjenkins899 Жыл бұрын
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.
@NoneYuh-kg1qz 9 ай бұрын
A lot of the stories on here could be summed up in 1 sentence lol@@gavinjenkins899
@gavinjenkins899 9 ай бұрын
@@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.
@sunnystiver2897 9 ай бұрын
Tough order being a parent, thank you 😊 ❤
@aliced7505 7 ай бұрын
@@gavinjenkins899But maybe eventually they'll have interesting stories written about them -- they lived to 95, 99, 105....
@anubispup4760 3 жыл бұрын
This channel has only strengthend my deep seated hatred and fear of holes, caves, and deep water.
@nenavice9903 3 жыл бұрын
and stupid people
@user-ej2xz3lx2e 3 жыл бұрын
It's made me realize that nobody is an experienced outdoors man. Lol
@miz.beehaven5570 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@ryleea8131 3 жыл бұрын
same. deep water is scary.
@ziyle5238 3 жыл бұрын
And bugs
@johnscott2852 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@blanning2058 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@iamthatis25 3 жыл бұрын
Very sensible.
@michellebowen7925 3 жыл бұрын
I am with you, making sure I stay safe😊
@lauren9373 3 жыл бұрын
Coconut cheesecake you say...
@nebular97 3 жыл бұрын
#Staythickstayalive
@greta9599 2 жыл бұрын
I never see the hidden things because I am so wrapped up in watching and hearing the story unfold. What a storyteller!
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@senorpepper3405 2 жыл бұрын
@@boepaynepill318 no way pal
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
@@senorpepper3405 yes was pal😅
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
@@senorpepper3405 they didn't find nothing but that boy. flip-flops 😅
@crzy233 2 жыл бұрын
@@boepaynepill318 I thought the same thing
@freddonaldson2205 2 жыл бұрын
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
@financialfreedom3880 3 жыл бұрын
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. 🇿🇼
@SeattleMarinerMan 3 жыл бұрын
God bless ya buddy
@financialfreedom3880 3 жыл бұрын
@@SeattleMarinerMan thank you friend, I trust you'll always be blessed 🙏
@endboss6907 2 жыл бұрын
@@SeattleMarinerMan great name 🤣
@thegoosaroo4290 2 жыл бұрын
I never heard of it until now. This guy is a narrator and a teacher. Everything looks amazing there too.
@bowdownbedwenches4563 2 жыл бұрын
Why do you guys still call it Victoria falls?
@jcred350 3 жыл бұрын
I like how he talks to the viewers like we are sitting on his couch with him sharing stories.
@CutieRingoJoy 3 жыл бұрын
i keep forgetting he has over 1M because i feel like i’m listening right in front of him
@johnn3542 3 жыл бұрын
But much more convincing.
@lw2840 3 жыл бұрын
Yeesss
@lauracipriano-riozzi8875 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jcred350 3 жыл бұрын
@@lauracipriano-riozzi8875 I can't begin to tell you how terrible my driving has become.
@thunderatigervideo 2 жыл бұрын
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
@lurklingX Жыл бұрын
and signs are EVERYWHERE. it's willful stupidity.
@hannahkeene1647 10 ай бұрын
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! ❤
@jennyjoyce9465 3 жыл бұрын
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☹️...
@Gr33nP3as 3 жыл бұрын
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
@definitelynotatroll246 3 жыл бұрын
@@Gr33nP3as plus the initial adrenaline rush and shock would take away a lot of the pain
@cerealkilla8930 3 жыл бұрын
You probably go into shock pretty quickly.
@HAHA-dq3ij 3 жыл бұрын
I guess that's a positive thing your body can do
@JK-gm6kk 3 жыл бұрын
@@Gr33nP3as i would take it over the trapped in a sauna scenario. Would be such a drawn out and panic inducing way to die
@Void7.4.14 3 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced that cavers and extreme divers are unwell.
@no_peace 3 жыл бұрын
Caving videos are pretty much the only videos that make me legitimately physically ill
@Lindlesn 3 жыл бұрын
I agree. 😂
@persephoneblack888 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, I think they're adrenaline junkies.
@withgoddess8029 2 жыл бұрын
They are dumb.
@echo9970 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@nickyb5787 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@RedLunarArts Жыл бұрын
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
@NavySharkz Жыл бұрын
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. 👍
@mikatu 2 жыл бұрын
The Limpopo river is known as the "crocodile river" by the humans and "human meal alley" by the crocodiles!
@yomommashaus 2 жыл бұрын
i read that as "meat alley" :o
@thenutstealer 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@SometimesImaPenguin 2 жыл бұрын
I'd make a joke about fast food but the food not being fast is kind of its problem.
@naomidebruin7495 2 жыл бұрын
It becomes the crocodile river through Phalaborwa
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@violetj5498 3 жыл бұрын
The sign: “STOP” the people: 👨🦯👩🦯
@lilyann00 3 жыл бұрын
Right gotta add the whistle tho
@flappy7373 3 жыл бұрын
see no sign, commit no trespass
@mearcair143 3 жыл бұрын
If Customer Service has taught me anything it's that no matter how big the sign is...people aren't gonna read it.
@jaythephoenix 3 жыл бұрын
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 🤦♂️
@salemcrow5078 3 жыл бұрын
At this rate you're just gonna have to add an electric field that shocks them if they step beyond that point
@demar_viper_dukes 2 жыл бұрын
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?
@deprofundis3293 2 жыл бұрын
Right?? Something about having to abandon their bodies is just so disturbing.
@PickyMcCritical Жыл бұрын
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.
@demar_viper_dukes Жыл бұрын
@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.
@PickyMcCritical Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@demar_viper_dukes Жыл бұрын
@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.
@technopong 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@angelachouinard4581 Жыл бұрын
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.
@lurklingX Жыл бұрын
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.
@davidmcallister329 3 жыл бұрын
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
@katieosborn9345 3 жыл бұрын
Very good point. He really is good about that.
@0therun1t21 3 жыл бұрын
I deleted my comment after reading yours, thank you.
@davidmcallister329 3 жыл бұрын
@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
@davidmcallister329 3 жыл бұрын
@@0therun1t21 hi , what was your comment out of curiosity
@joediblasio1846 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@NoFashionSense 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@judithhodges9379 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@r3pl4yer 2 жыл бұрын
did i ask?
@JarthenGreenmeadow 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@judithhodges9379 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kachow5830 2 жыл бұрын
What the hell are you guys talking about? So many comments on this channel seem to get deleted for no reason.
@staceyhrobertson Жыл бұрын
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😂
@chetp8423 2 жыл бұрын
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?”
@lurklingX Жыл бұрын
pretty sure the panic, and fight for survival, would keep them from thinking about stuff like that.
@AmyLynnRiley 7 ай бұрын
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!! 😂😂😂
@chetp8423 7 ай бұрын
@@AmyLynnRiley That’s funny 😆 - Cheers!
@UncleRicoOSU 3 жыл бұрын
“No one knows what’s beyond these rocks”. I do! More rocks, caves, and water.
@injectionletal66 3 жыл бұрын
and a free ticket for the after life !
@ziyle5238 3 жыл бұрын
@@injectionletal66 with a scenic view!
@metamorphicme9378 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski 3 жыл бұрын
"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
@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288 3 жыл бұрын
Good boy
@RetroJ3000 3 жыл бұрын
"Extremely fit, experienced cavers." "The oldest was 26, the rest of them were teens" Umm, WHAT?
@MsMtheory 3 жыл бұрын
ikr...I kinda wondered about that...maybe they were like all 17-19, but still...
@benjamindoverii2841 3 жыл бұрын
Somebody had to be the leader. You wouldn’t send your kids caving unsupervised would you? I hope not.
@dontmindme2267 3 жыл бұрын
@@benjamindoverii2841 that’s not what they were trying to say. They were pointing out that that said “Experienced and fit cavers” were teenagers
@melissapalazzi3767 3 жыл бұрын
And the 26 year old took all the air, instead of switching
@melissapalazzi3767 3 жыл бұрын
@@benjamindoverii2841 no matter what age, I would NOT let them go into this cave
@WhateverDude38 Жыл бұрын
Love the "I've got a bad feeling about this, I dont want to do this anymore" stories. Love them!!
@brockmitchell3989 9 ай бұрын
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. ❤😊
@ladyseville 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@kathleenhartnellharper7234 2 жыл бұрын
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 .
@afghansoffthehook542 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kathleenhartnellharper7234 2 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@sarahotto6006 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@sportsmom165 2 жыл бұрын
Love the people trying to get pics with the fluffy cows and bears.
@baraxor 3 жыл бұрын
"Crocodile-infested cave" How to grab the attention of the adventurous spelunker.
@tobypuromaizono4444 3 жыл бұрын
What can go wrong? Regrets seconds later
@misdafireinfexus5828 3 жыл бұрын
Nah nah that's how you get the attention of idiots. I enjoy exploration, I'm not gunna go somewhere that'll kill me
@sparrowspearl882 3 жыл бұрын
River puppies!!!
@proxymurphy7357 3 жыл бұрын
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
@daniellamarie1796 2 жыл бұрын
I love how Mr. Ballen is always giving us mischievous tips on how to torture this poor innocent Like button.
@sofiagreco7107 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this videos. They are so scary for me I feel so nervous while listening. Scarier than murder stories honestly
@cynicalsayonara7169 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never been so drunk that I wouldn’t understand not to go swimming in Crocodile River, and I’ve been really drunk.
@NotChefCook 3 жыл бұрын
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 .
@ramonablue5598 3 жыл бұрын
Ha
@miaa7968 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@helenf.7221 3 жыл бұрын
Hey some ppl get in their car and wind up killing ppl. I guess it happens
@timmy7201 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@andykww 3 жыл бұрын
Dissolved in acid alive. What a terrible way to go.
@ChocolateHabanero22 3 жыл бұрын
More efficient than cremation tho.
@johnschofield3418 3 жыл бұрын
And I always thought drowning was a bad way to go but drowning in boiling acid is turning it up to eleven
@floranderson2251 3 жыл бұрын
I 💕💕💕💕 love to read comments!!!!😧😧😧🤒🤒🤧🤧😨😨 They are full 🌝🌕 of chaos (◕ᴗ◕✿)(θ‿θ)(θ‿θ)(θ‿θ)ʘ‿ʘʘ‿ʘ(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
@johnnylego807 3 жыл бұрын
Not just Acid, BOILING ACID 😵😵
@asandax6 3 жыл бұрын
All you can do is hope your nervous system shuts down fast enough.
@beyedoc Жыл бұрын
The hot spring death scene in Dante's Peak scarred me for life.
@traceybowyer5955 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Rami_A 2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but smile ☺ when I heard him say "Falaborwa".
@lelanierossouw9700 10 ай бұрын
@@Rami_A I had to stop the video and hear it again. Eish our South African language/s can be tricky for others 🙂
@uidsea 3 жыл бұрын
What I've learned from you: don't ever go diving or caving.
@weebis9260 3 жыл бұрын
Diving is great tho
@IvanInsulted 3 жыл бұрын
You forgot the unholy combination: Cave diving. Don't do that either.
@weebis9260 3 жыл бұрын
@@IvanInsulted agreed
@ohsweetnikki 3 жыл бұрын
Or to a National park 😂
@tanishkapur-sarma5521 3 жыл бұрын
@RoseySkull just don’t exist at all
@stevepicchi8986 3 жыл бұрын
I think a better name for cave exploration is “casket shopping”
@hawkeye946 3 жыл бұрын
Yes lmao 😆
@melissapalazzi3767 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah it is!!
@ronmckee9019 3 жыл бұрын
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 3 жыл бұрын
@@ronmckee9019 you are SO right. I just do not understand. For some adrenaline go jump out of an airplane, that's what I do
@sc0tte1-416 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@moonshiner3223 6 ай бұрын
I have been in hospital for 4 days your amazing ability to tell stories has gotten me through these days ❤ even gave some of the nurses talking about them😂
@carnacthemagnificent2498 11 ай бұрын
A cave exploration story that suddenly turns into a cave diving story: Peak Mr. Ballen.
@spirre2780 2 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how relieved those 4 people who gave up on going further into the cave must've felt
@donzaleighanderson8139 2 жыл бұрын
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 😔
@midgardlife 2 жыл бұрын
The mossdale is since explored alot by youtuber Simon Beck. m.kzfaq.info/love/APZi_wzUqV0-bl750jJCQQ
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@Valoelify 2 жыл бұрын
@@boepaynepill318 No.
@mask938 2 жыл бұрын
@@boepaynepill318 Two things: 1. Stop spamming the comments. 2. Cite your sources.
@Urosanctuary 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@gnarthdarkanen7464 2 жыл бұрын
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)
@wham7125 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@gnarthdarkanen7464 Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I don't think you understand...
@gnarthdarkanen7464 Жыл бұрын
@@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)
@quicksilvermad 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@5taceydaisy Жыл бұрын
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.
@tezzanoia Жыл бұрын
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
@joseph-fernando-piano Жыл бұрын
@@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...
@Thor_Underdunk_Caballerial 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if those ten extremely fit, extremely experienced cavers bothered to check the weather forecast?! I wonder how accurate the weather forecast would have been in 1967.
@lurklingX Жыл бұрын
weather forecasts are no guarantee though. we see that time and again.
@theysayiamdifferent 3 жыл бұрын
The cave story, every cave story literally makes my skin crawl. Not claustrophobic, but F that!
@ladycountess2972 3 жыл бұрын
Hey girl if u like scary stuff check out RezTKF I figure it might help u during quarantine lol 😁❤
@cherylhuk154 3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!!!!! Same here. I enjoy small cozy places BUT.............. Not to the point where i may or may NOT be able to get out.
@bgp6656 3 жыл бұрын
Well I am claustrophobic so super fuck that
@G-MacMcToot 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@morkujinirukandji4820 3 жыл бұрын
Lol. Cave diving
@janetengle1851 3 жыл бұрын
That's the hallmark of great storytelling, the power to just transport you there. And and no caves. Or diving.
@Robert_H_Diver 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@geneset5879 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@anthonyrios8566 3 жыл бұрын
CAVE DIVING, FFF THAT.
@stephaniedaly2526 Жыл бұрын
As fan of the documentary blackfish, which is all about Tillicum, the orca, I am fascinated to learn that Daniel jumped into the manatee exhibit before. Why the hell would they let him in Seaworld again Seaworld is so negligent.
@mirandayon2331 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@marymary1877 3 жыл бұрын
After some of these stories I feel like some Ooompaloompas should come out and sing a cautionary song.
@MrPicklecopter 3 жыл бұрын
🎵Oompa loompa doopededoo, don't go in the water or the crocs will eat you. 🎵
@sadetucker2094 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@yeskatribe1 3 жыл бұрын
Don't go into that cave or no one will find you
@olliecrow3547 3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Kinda like cleansing your palate to have good thoughts.
@tayloralexandria7394 3 жыл бұрын
😪
@davidrussell7391 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't know I was a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story form until I found this channel 👍
@nadanada5698 3 жыл бұрын
@David Russell here’s a link for ya that’s NOT told but,the truth 👉🏽 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqljZbJmxJuYiHk.html 👈🏽 Enjoy some truth about something that does in fact exist, and we are not the only intelligent beings on this world 100%
@ladycountess2972 3 жыл бұрын
If u like scary stories to, u should look up RezTKF his stories an narration are on point 💯🔥
@louisBdemented 3 жыл бұрын
Look up Dark Waters, he is one of the best :)
@ZachAAlam 2 жыл бұрын
Never thought I would love listening to someone narrate short stories like this. Great content 👍🏽
@BeRightBack131 2 жыл бұрын
That one minute of burn time would be the longest minute of your life. I tried to imagine the pain I know of getting burned and started counting. Got to about 20 seconds and said omg, that would be a HORRIBLE way to die! Edit: those caving stories are creepy. I used to explore caves when I was younger, never to the point where crevices were so tight you couldn't squeeze through, but after hearing so many of Ballen's stories, I look back and think how dangerous it was to explore caves. Yikes!
@georgettealabanza1199 3 жыл бұрын
They should put up a sign where it lists the people who have died in these places to scare or warn others.
@smarti1144 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@maryanamartin6622 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed !!
@blackempress1049 3 жыл бұрын
You would think a Grime Reaper sign would be enough...People: I'll take my chances anyways "👀"
@justindunlap1235 3 жыл бұрын
They would need a dang billboard.
@spacebug5839 3 жыл бұрын
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
@keribailey6193 3 жыл бұрын
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
@minecraft6829 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more
@art3mis728 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@miller2167 3 жыл бұрын
Believe that bruh I like to swim but on the surface of water lol not hundreds of feet below
@D00M3R_MAVS 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@art3mis728 3 жыл бұрын
@@D00M3R_MAVS yeah, you do sadly.
@juliebirky486 2 жыл бұрын
Marathon tunnel is 900 ft. long. That is .17 of a mile! 10” high, 2 feet wide with others in front of you and behind you. Absolutely no way in hell would i ever do such a thing. The insanity. The watery grave insanity. Thank you Mr Ballen for the Amazing story telling. I’ve been binging for 4 months. Nothing better.
@trissyboulton 2 жыл бұрын
I've not seen whether you've told about what happened at Ramree Island in 1945, Mr Ballen. Do look into it if you haven't. You tell stories so well!!!!!!!
@diegob5526 3 жыл бұрын
Im a fan of not only the strange, dark and mysterious, but of Mr. Ballen himself
@UglyPotato34 3 жыл бұрын
I love dark stuff
@cwhitecar 3 жыл бұрын
Same!! Hahah
@calebjaymes9710 3 жыл бұрын
He liked ur comment
@Euphoricreen 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@poppaluke9991 3 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@606movedtonewchannelsaeyou5 3 жыл бұрын
@@poppaluke9991 Lol, pretty sure this is a troll but: Dude that’s a scam that you are in💀
@poppaluke9991 3 жыл бұрын
Lolol I know 🤣
@Euphoricreen 3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@naomidebruin7495 2 жыл бұрын
Nasreen I was in the army in Phalaborwa and live in Pretoria now. Borrn Cape Town, raised Port Elizabeth
@anuragd948_2 2 жыл бұрын
I have been watching these videos one by one. After watching the first ten I thought that I wouldn't be surprised any more. But the Mossdale cavern incident shook me up. Truly horrifying😰
@ScaryStoriesAt2AM 2 жыл бұрын
That's what I keep thinking. Every once and a while one of these stories really get's me 😨
@joshmontgomery9942 2 жыл бұрын
Found your channel and haven’t stopped watching it!! Love your videos man! The way you tell these stories is very very good!
@thecityman1910 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
Collen sister pushed him in that hot spring😅
@06chrysler1991 2 жыл бұрын
@@boepaynepill318 source ?
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
@@06chrysler1991 Source like when them Catholic Priests Raped them little whiteboys or when a racist cop clips an unarmed blackkid
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
@@06chrysler1991 my source is Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy
@boepaynepill318 2 жыл бұрын
@@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 😅
@LadyDiana1956 3 жыл бұрын
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!!!!
@MidnaBoss 3 жыл бұрын
If thats you in your profile pic, you look damn good for 64! Youre very pretty!
@LadyDiana1956 3 жыл бұрын
@@MidnaBoss lol 😂 it’s me. Good lighting.
@ladycountess2972 3 жыл бұрын
Omg girl ud love RezTKF if u enjoy scary stories I promise ull end up binge watching lol 😺❤
@frankieverona5353 3 жыл бұрын
wow! from your profile pic you kinda look like whats her name ughh oh drew barrymore
@LadyDiana1956 3 жыл бұрын
@@frankieverona5353 thanks 😊 I love Drew , we both have those big 👀 eyes lol 😂
@ashleyscozybookcorner5577 2 жыл бұрын
I just want to say thank you to you & your team for these videos!!! I haven't stopped watching for days!!!!
@noobman4140 Жыл бұрын
I actually was in Yellowstone when this happened, it sucked because the day after it happened we were originally going to go, but it was closed off. I wish people would simply listen to the signs.
@nomorefives4647 3 жыл бұрын
And here we are, back again for another one.
@trinityparker3451 3 жыл бұрын
Always😁😍
@sophfroe4549 3 жыл бұрын
Never missed one
@tracybrown2482 3 жыл бұрын
Went back and listened to the whale dude again...that was a true wook!
@CourtneyHammett 3 жыл бұрын
Back at it again with the white Vans
@toiletwater5461 3 жыл бұрын
Never missed one
@coopersrelay 3 жыл бұрын
Every time someone gets "pulled violently under the water", my dumbass imagination runs wild and I always forget crocodiles exist.
@paris7904 3 жыл бұрын
My brain went to a hole in the water that sucks you under water. Like magma in minecraft.
@tiryaclearsong421 3 жыл бұрын
I tend to imagine extremely dangerous currents like drowning machines, rips, undertow, etc.
@cece5847 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha me too!!!
@paulcharlesmorphy6427 3 жыл бұрын
Jaws
@jessicaprather8803 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was an anaconda lol
@leanndavis126 2 жыл бұрын
No one tells a story like you! Sir, you are the king
@muphulusinematondoni1793 2 жыл бұрын
As a South African I love how I can follow this story
@zaneleposh 5 ай бұрын
❤
@MegaSunshineyday 3 жыл бұрын
It’s official. I’m addicted to this channel. I’m never leaving my house.
@rideinpeace8309 3 жыл бұрын
He also posts videos in which people get killed at their home😂
@ashleyirvine8536 3 жыл бұрын
Same. I wish I would of found this channel when covid hit, would have made lock down much more satisfying.
@einsp227 3 жыл бұрын
It’s the greatest thing I’ve come across. The man sure knows how to tell a story. I’m addicted.
@jasonbernard9012 3 жыл бұрын
It’s official: I’m buying the Phillips One Blade since it was an ad on his channel
@ladydogwater449 3 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@jasonhorton 3 жыл бұрын
3 more places to obsess over bring it on!
@hazzardyt3786 3 жыл бұрын
Hi wub you
@legofilms1003 3 жыл бұрын
Hello
@lem0nl1mes4 3 жыл бұрын
Yassss uwu
@HabsFaithPodcast 3 жыл бұрын
my next hour is about taken up due to googling loool
@OSYofRR 3 жыл бұрын
3 more stories that nature uses to assure not too many dummies breed.....
@zaneleposh 5 ай бұрын
I'm from South Africa and I never heard of this 😢. Thank you Mr Ballen for this ❤
@kenbo80 8 ай бұрын
As a claustrophobe I was terrified and will not sleep well tonight. Well done! From here on out I’ll be skipping the tight fit caving stories. Non-claustrophobes will love them!
@truthhurts63 3 жыл бұрын
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. 😳
@soa1 3 жыл бұрын
Volunteering to be a human sacrifice 😂 to keep the Crocs fed lol
@little_lion_heart9850 3 жыл бұрын
she volunteers and tribute!
@DEFW21 3 жыл бұрын
What would you call Steve irwin
@theprancingrat 3 жыл бұрын
A volunteer. Though he has more credibility than some random person jumping into a crocodile infested river.
@Michellee970 3 жыл бұрын
@@DEFW21 The Crocodile Hunter 😉
@yoelledongelmans514 3 жыл бұрын
I love how he tells the stories with so much detail that it looks like he experienced it himself
@camerrill 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@357brengunner Жыл бұрын
Hi John hope you good, I'm from Zimbabwe and know the story really well with the Limpopo River. Keep up the great videos, take care :)
@Divineheart7 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea diving was so dangerous until watching these videos.😅
@insight7249 3 жыл бұрын
MrBallen would make such a cool lecturer, his so articulate and easily uses descriptive concepts to make us all understand, thank you so much....👏🏾
@TheChadWork2001 3 жыл бұрын
Your stories about these cavers make my knees weak, even when I'm lying down.
@calebjaymes9710 3 жыл бұрын
Same I feel almost bitconnected to them somehow
@rachelkania5833 3 жыл бұрын
Same! I thought it was just me! Why is that I wonder?
@blacksupra001 3 жыл бұрын
I never got panick attacks before until now. Messes up my stomach...
@cora8156 2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else just feel anxiety/panic when Mr.Ballen talks about these small spaces these people go into? I have binged watch so many of these episodes and this one really gave me that anxiety/panic feeling when he was describing the small amount of space in the cave those people traveled through. After watching a lot of these I know that I will never be an avid caver or scuba diver. 🤷♀️
@brianspradlin6615 2 жыл бұрын
Man I lose track of time listening to mrballens stories..great story teller.
@zachlancina4840 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Ballen is the best thing to have emerged during 2020
@thomascowher9183 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ok-mm3wy 3 жыл бұрын
Fr with all these daily uploads
@estebanpillado2067 3 жыл бұрын
The bar is low, but i agree
@serenitiehill2328 3 жыл бұрын
So true
@ilovemycat_morethanu 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomascowher9183 I hope you're gram is ok!
@brycenewman2849 3 жыл бұрын
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
@laurenaw114 2 жыл бұрын
I literally got the worst anxiety listening to the story about the people in the cave that flooded.
@sashagarcia6205 2 жыл бұрын
that last story is an actual nightmare my god. no wonder i have a fear of small spaces its like natural instinct to avoid these places
@SeventyRS 3 жыл бұрын
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. 😱
@IMINTHEMOMENTRU 2 жыл бұрын
SAME! Twilight zone the movie, little girl alone in the room by herself, couldn't imagine the horror of being in that air pocket
@jennarmstrong3685 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@SeventyRS 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@butch7911 2 жыл бұрын
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...
@SeventyRS 2 жыл бұрын
@@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. 🤣🤣
@ray_gun868 3 жыл бұрын
The scariest story of all:- Mr Ballen's relationship with the like button
@katieosborn9345 3 жыл бұрын
😆 😆
@ZenGemini 3 жыл бұрын
😆😆😆
@flyinggecko6215 3 жыл бұрын
Him and the like button are going to court tomorrow
@calebjaymes9710 3 жыл бұрын
Were close friends
@thomascouch4864 2 жыл бұрын
I know what I never want to do in my life from a marathon of these. Never going Spelunking, Cave Diving or anywhere near tight rocky passages.
@user-lv7cz8wc7n 10 ай бұрын
Loving the videos, and loving seeing SA on the map too! Just for interest, Phalaborwa is pronounced (pa-lore-bore-wa) in SA.
@Irllydoloveyourmom 3 жыл бұрын
WAIT IM SORRY?! WHY IS JUST THE THOUGHT OF CROCODILES NOT HOLDING HER BACK.?
@Irllydoloveyourmom 3 жыл бұрын
@CRF.Channel97 yeah true
@johnle231 3 жыл бұрын
Blame it on the alcohol . Friends and bf had a lil more sense than her but not enough to prevent her from killing herself
@Nomadcreations 3 жыл бұрын
Alcohol Bravery
@oratile1977 3 жыл бұрын
The crocodile on the Lacoste shirt looks friendly 😌
@Irllydoloveyourmom 3 жыл бұрын
@@oratile1977 i mean that is true
@shadowbox2680 3 жыл бұрын
His backgrounds: ✨🍄🍃 His stories: ☠️🔪⛓ Am I wrong?
@josebarrera4389 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@nickthompson2663 3 жыл бұрын
@@josebarrera4389 lmao💀
@nuatemal8620 3 жыл бұрын
you really arent wrong-
@cathystrong4314 3 жыл бұрын
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!!!!🤦♀️
@fredpendergrass6960 3 жыл бұрын
@@cathystrong4314 that's the right answer.
@emmymwingaas7950 2 жыл бұрын
Pronunciation of Limpopo is perfect...award winning 👌
@zaneleposh 5 ай бұрын
Amazing hey ❤
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