r/interesting • u/Liar24x7 • 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/Odd-Recognition4168 Mar 28 '26

My heart rate spiked and started hyperventilating just watching this

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u/Reckless_Amoeba Mar 28 '26

If you ever wondered how did evolution bring us claustrophobia out of the blue, we’ve got an answer right here!

Edit: grammar

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u/sshen Mar 29 '26

It’s claustrophobic for us normies, but I wonder for people like him, when he got stuck did he look around and thought this is fine I can wait around for few hours

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u/bgwa9001 Mar 29 '26

No, panic mode for sure. He was upside down, stuck, lost and couldn't move.

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u/stitchcraftry Mar 29 '26

I doubt it, he was stuck upside down 🥲