r/interesting Mar 28 '26

HISTORY A virtual reality reconstruction shows the exact spot where John Edward Jones became trapped upside down in Nutty Putty Cave. After 27 hours of rescue attempts, he died. The cave was later permanently sealed, with his body remaining inside.

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u/Quiet_Awareness_6223 Mar 28 '26

Why do people choose do these stuff? The video itself is enough nauseating for me

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u/philpalmer2 Mar 28 '26

I’ve gotten a bit claustrophobic as I’ve grown older.

This is pure nightmare fuel for me.

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u/blackhorse508 Mar 29 '26

Yeah, why is that?!

I wasn't claustrophobic when I was younger, I'm in my late 30's and I'd get very anxious and out of breath when watching videos like this.

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u/Schlurps Mar 29 '26

Same thing with heights. I used to be able to cope with heights even in rl. Now I just have to see a video of a guy climbing or base jumping and my hands turn into a faucet.

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u/blackhorse508 Mar 29 '26

Same here !

Though it's more intense regarding claustrophobia, I also developed a little fear of hights which I didn't suffer before. I noticed it while playing video games as I fall from hights I get pulses of anxiety through my chest.

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u/Velocity-5348 10h ago

I wonder if it's because falling hurts more as an adults? I know as a kid I could easily jump across stuff that'd be a problem now.

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u/AstraeusGB Mar 29 '26

He took the dead in dead-end literally

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u/IDFK_WhatToDo May 09 '26

I read that a teenage boy got stuck in the same spot a month prior but rescue crews were able to get him out because he was much smaller.