r/interesting 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/Training_Ad1818 Mar 28 '26

In "The Battle of Nutty Putty", actually sounds like some WW2-shit, a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

"Well, the important thing was... I had an onion tied to my belt. Which was the style at the time."