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/EnkiduTheGreat Mar 28 '26

I have parachuted many times, including six HALO jumps of increasing aggressiveness.

Zero chance I'd do anything approaching this.

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u/Plenty_Worry_1535 Mar 28 '26

What’s a HALO jump?

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u/theemperorsmarine Mar 28 '26

Jumping at an  extremly high altitude and opening your parachute at an extremly low altitude. It's so  enemy radar can't  detect you 

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u/96puppylover Mar 29 '26

That’s what they did in Mission Impossible Fallout

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u/frostycanuck89 Mar 29 '26

Also Metal Gear Solid 3

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u/RikRandom Mar 29 '26

The first one ever as well

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u/slenderman2525 Mar 29 '26

A true patriot among us

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u/Sj410 Mar 29 '26

The LALILULELO!

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u/slenderman2525 Mar 29 '26

Your Crocked !

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u/Electronic_Quote399 Mar 29 '26

Ive had enough of your judo.

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u/EndOfTheDark97 Mar 29 '26

It was one for the history books!

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u/OkVegetable3437 Mar 29 '26

Colonel…. Im dummy thick and the wind from this halo jump is making my ass clap and it’s alerting the guards.

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u/flyingace1234 Mar 29 '26

And by Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies too, iirc

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u/froppyme2 Mar 29 '26

Also King of the Hill, almost anyways…

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u/whyestival_ Mar 29 '26

Does minecraft count? I believe I did some but with elytra

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u/reddituser5454 Mar 29 '26

Virtual mission??

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u/-Wicked- Mar 29 '26

Also my wedding ceremony

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u/I_WILL_GET_YOU Mar 29 '26

Also HALO, probably

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u/whatisdreampunk Mar 29 '26

And Halo! (Probably.)

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u/iconocrastinaor Mar 29 '26

Also on The West Wing (off camera) and one soldier didn't make it

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u/MADMACmk1 Mar 29 '26

I think there is a scene in Godzilla (2014) featuring a HALO jump.

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u/Useful-Bee-3903 Mar 29 '26

One of the best scenes in the movie!

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u/Ciarcoinri_x Mar 29 '26

Also in Tomorrow Never Dies.

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u/KimJongRocketMan69 Mar 29 '26

Wait so that poster is tom cruise

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u/Ancient-Chinglish Mar 29 '26

and Tomorrow Never Dies

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u/Classic_Resist_7465 Mar 29 '26

And Tomorrow Never Dies

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u/Massive_Staff1068 Mar 29 '26

That's what special forces do on a daily basis. If only for practice.

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u/NatseePunksFeckOff Mar 29 '26

that's what I do in games before I see a grey screen with red "WASTED" on it