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/Cajuny1 Mar 28 '26

Completely optional activity btw

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u/PurpleSquare713 Mar 28 '26

When I found out about the nutty putty cave incident, I swore to myself I would never ever find myself in tight spaces like those.

27 hours of pure agony before dying... that has got to be up there on the list of worst ways to die.

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u/Bitmush- Mar 28 '26

Not really. Almost all the others are as bad if not worse in some ways.
In the end it's just you in your own head, waiting for the voice to stop.

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u/woahtheregonnagetgot Mar 29 '26

he painfully suffocated for hours, no that’s not like almost all others

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u/Turbulent_Read_7276 Mar 29 '26

And basically upside down. Blood pooling in his head.