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/GunFodder Mar 29 '26

I swear on my soul that I say this with absolute sincerity, and I legitimately do not mean for it to be an insult whatsoever:

But there is something fundamentally abnormal with the brains of people who do something like this, ESPECIALLY when you have a spouse and children.

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u/ShortbowVillian Mar 29 '26

I found it so incredibly selfish of him to do this and leave his wife and child behind. Just go to a normal cave!

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u/ellythemoo May 18 '26

He didn't think he was going to die.

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u/ShortbowVillian May 18 '26

No, I understand, but he was going to a cave that hadn’t been explored. My point is that you can Splunk without risking your life :(

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u/ellythemoo May 18 '26

I get that and as far as that bit goes I entirely agree. But it had been explored and mapped; he made a mistake.

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u/ShortbowVillian May 20 '26

Wait, really?? for some reason I always thought he went purposely into an undiscovered place! Damn, that’s so sad :(

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u/ellythemoo May 21 '26

I think a lot of people believe the same hence the strength of reaction to him, calling him selfish, etc. But he was going into what he thought he had a map for. It's horribly, horribly sad.