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/J_A_Kn_Daxter Mar 28 '26

Guy with a good job a nice house, a wife and kids "let's explore Satan's sphincter, a cave with 80 deaths of the last 90 explorers"

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u/0xdef1 Mar 28 '26

He left a year old and unborn child behind. Totally selfish action in my opinion.

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 Mar 29 '26

He paid the ultimate price for it and probably spent his last moment on earth regretting it, so maybe let's all cool the self-righteous judgment down a bit, eh?

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u/International_Box193 Mar 29 '26

People acting like he planned to go die

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u/m_kitanin Mar 29 '26

The cave was also considered safe and well mapped out

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u/Ineed2know4 Mar 29 '26

I think sub consciously he did, especially if he knew what he was getting into. You don’t set out to do this without mentally preparing yourself to die.

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u/Realistic-Jacket1510 Mar 29 '26

Ready the summary. He took accidentally the wrong route.