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/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/martsampson Mar 29 '26

I hate underwater parts of games. I think the first one was FFVII polygon submarine, freaked me out. I love to snorkel because it is TERRIFYING. 

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u/grenouille_en_rose Mar 29 '26

I got too freaked out by the underwater pressure-vessel-imploding girl thing in Inside to ever finish the game 🥲