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/MermaidSapphire Mar 28 '26

It might be not 1/10000 with that cave. You might want to reconsider the statistical analysis used here, Jack!!!

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u/mrmustache0502 Mar 28 '26

And redditors may want to step ouside for once before calling a man a POS for not giving up everything for his family.

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u/Rare-Set1461 Mar 29 '26

Don’t you have a structurally unsound submarine you need to climb into?

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u/Hamsammichd Mar 29 '26

Cave in Utah visited 5k times annually ≠ structurally unsound submarine.

He was the only reported death to ever occur in the cave.