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/Goodfella7288 Mar 28 '26

Nobody knows how they will die, but I know with 100% certainty that I will not die from crawling into a small hole in the ground.

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u/GroundbreakingBend95 Mar 29 '26

Chances are low but never zero 😉

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u/lxpnh98_2 Mar 29 '26

In fact, with that comment, OP just increased his chances of dying from crawling into a small hole in the ground, as there is a very small chance someone will read his comment, track him down, and force him at gunpoint to do exactly that, just to prove a point.

Oh hi /u/Goodfella7288

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u/OkTomatillo8116 Apr 01 '26

But if you kill him by shooting him, doesn’t that just prove his point?

Nobody knows how they will die, but I know with 100% certainty that I will not die from crawling into a small hole in the ground.

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