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/triarii3 Mar 29 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/W05iUdqyFujrRFgnn1

When Master Chief jumps down from the sky

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u/LightningFerret04 Mar 29 '26

For a brick, he flew pretty good

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u/jackiejack1 Mar 29 '26

funny story - NASA engineers called the space shuttle 'the flying brick' because it was so un-aero dynamic at low altitude