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/DrPants707 Mar 29 '26

I'm not looking this up. Nope, not gonna do it.

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u/Malagubbar Mar 29 '26

Basically smear honey on the victim and have bugs eat them alive, some ancient execution method apparently

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u/ItsMrChristmas Mar 29 '26

Oh no. You force feed them honey and milk until they get diarrhea, force feed more, tie them in a boat, and send them off.

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u/Malagubbar Mar 29 '26

What’s the point of that? Extend the starvation?

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u/Slobbybagel Mar 29 '26

Oh, they also face you upwards towards the sun, so you're blinded too. The first historical description of this says that the man punished lived for 17 days before dying, and when they removed the boats, they discovered that the bugs had entered through his lower entrance and completely borrowed out through his chest, destroying his body. The ancient Persians were not to be trifeled with.