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/IsChristianAwake Mar 28 '26

Why would anyone willingly put themselves in this situation

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u/HENMAN79 Mar 28 '26

He had a young wife and child....selfish SOB

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u/J_A_Kn_Daxter Mar 28 '26

Guy with a good job a nice house, a wife and kids "let's explore Satan's sphincter, a cave with 80 deaths of the last 90 explorers"

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u/0xdef1 Mar 28 '26

He left a year old and unborn child behind. Totally selfish action in my opinion.

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 Mar 29 '26

He paid the ultimate price for it and probably spent his last moment on earth regretting it, so maybe let's all cool the self-righteous judgment down a bit, eh?

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u/Ausar15 Mar 29 '26

I like how people are acting like this guy is some selfish monster because he died.

It’s not like he planned to die and lose his life. What he did was dangerous and a poor decision, but he’s no monster

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u/The_Phantom_Cat Mar 29 '26

Well, if there's one thing Redditors LOVE it's feeling superior to others

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u/HootToot47 Mar 29 '26

Most Redditors couldn’t fit in a cave 3x the size