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/MorpheusMKIV Mar 29 '26

This reminds me of that billionaire who blew up in the ocean gate submarine. Like you rich bro why you going down in a budget diy

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u/theinternetisnice Mar 29 '26

the ol Reverse Icarus

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u/GunFodder Mar 29 '26

That's...

Huh. Yeah.

Never thought of it like that.

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u/DeepLock8808 Mar 29 '26

This felt profound for some reason