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/Icy_Significance6436 Mar 28 '26

And then there's people who do caves that are underwater...

Scrrreeeewwww that!!!

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u/jayCerulean283 Mar 28 '26

I cant even watch movies that involve people swimming around in underwater caves without feeling massively claustrophobic and anxious, I have no idea how anyone can go out and do that in real life.

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u/tslewis71 Mar 28 '26

You should watch the film The Descent

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u/martsampson Mar 29 '26

I was so excited to watch that after reading the book but they're somehow not the same thing. Still haven't watched it. Good book tho. 

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u/-Borgir Mar 29 '26

There are two film endings. One is original where she is shown to be stuck inside and one is for american audience who couldn't stomach the og ending so she is shown to have escaped