I'm Canadian and I had pen pals in public and high school. One from Australia named Heather and one from Cameroon named Louis. Louis and I had been pen pals for almost 5 years when the Lake Nyos disaster happened. I have photos of Louis posing beside Lake Nyos. He was k1lled in the tragedy. 11 years later, when I gave birth to my son, I named him Connor Louis in honour of my pen pal. Rest in peace, my friend. You are missed and will not be forgotten.❤‍🩹💔❤

@karencahill4798

Жыл бұрын

Very touching story.❤️

@OllenFrazer

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. I have lots of long term friends I've never seen in person and they're so dear to my heart my world would break if they died.

@wesleydarling968

Жыл бұрын

What a lovely story and touching gesture

@mistybollinger3312

Жыл бұрын

My goodness how sad! But how very sweet of you to honor his memory in that way!! I'm sure he would be very proud!

@Edgar10874

Жыл бұрын

You mind sharing the pictures you have of your friend next to the lake ?

I am Cameroonian and this story is true. On the day of this incident my mum was 18 years old and was behind a bike on her way to collect her first salary as a nurse% she was excited and then the explosion happened. The biker (an old) told her not to continue the journey she ended up spending the night at a community hall before getting the information the next morning that everyone is just dying. No one knew why and she ran back to town. If she didn’t listened to the old man I won’t be alive today and you won’t be reading this comment. May the souls that where lost that day Rest In Perfect Peace ❤ Edited Tomorrow I celebrate my 30 years Birthday.

@zadieb5273

Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday! God guided your mother that day. He has a purpose for you. Have you learned what it is in the last 30 years?

@absolarix

Жыл бұрын

I'm a bit late, but happy 30th birthday!

@larapalma3744

Жыл бұрын

​@@zadieb5273 no it was obviously the Old person

@SordidusFellatio

Жыл бұрын

@@larapalma3744 right ? Lmao God doesnt exist , now will you excuse me , I want to preach about how we’re living in a “simulation” and what not and claim it the matrix instead , because come on I dont want to be a major hypocrite and say the word “God” instead , so I desperately try in denial to then just come up with the word “matrix”

@cholieandresa

Жыл бұрын

Happy belated birthday! I’m glad your mom listened. I can only imagine how horrific that must have been

I love how MrBallen humanizes the people whose stories he tells. He gives his viewers a real sense of empathy.

@strangeayy8025

Жыл бұрын

@MrBallen9394i’ve*

@-AyeYallThereGoLaFlare-

Жыл бұрын

@@strangeayy8025 not the real ballen bro

@RozettaVyper

Жыл бұрын

Which makes the story more terrifying to listen too. That's absolutely fucked, I know.

@Sucker4Suede

Жыл бұрын

anyone else notice he has already done this story?

@zee-fr5kw

Жыл бұрын

Empathy doesn't exist

This is the terrifying story of Lake Nyos of my country Cameroon. As kids we woke up to the news that left the nation weeping. The effects are still felt until date. Thanks for sharing our story.

@kathrynstewart-mcdonald

4 ай бұрын

So tragic, my heart goes out to you.

I was a journalism student at the time this happened in my country, Cameroon, and it was a scary and confusing event. The conspiracy theories around the Lake Nyos incident prevailed for a very long time because of the politics in the country - as in, one faction is trying to wipe out the other. It was especially puzzling since we do not associate volcanoes and volcanic activities with that area of the country. There was a baby who survived in that village and he was named "Moses" by the Press. Thanks to KZreadrs like MrBallen and others, many Cameroonians now understand what happened at Lake Nyos.

@JamesRobinson2..-

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴀɴ☝️☝️ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ🎁🎁 ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ👆ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 🎊🎊⬆️⬆️↗️🎉🎉↗️↗️…

@mryupjup2203

Жыл бұрын

how did the baby survive you think when grown people couldnt?

@RedCeltay

Жыл бұрын

@@mryupjup2203 from what I've learned about this, and a few other cases. The gas is heavier than the air, so it's low to the ground. Where most people there might sleep. I can see the baby being put in a hammock so it can't crawl around. If so the child was higher up and didn't inhale the poison gases. In one a boy that was on a very small hill watching the sheep survived, but almost his whole village died. If I remember correctly that one was somewhere in Africa.

@mryupjup2203

Жыл бұрын

@@RedCeltay That makes enough sense for me to sleep at night lmao. Thx for taking the time to respond :]

@mistybollinger3312

Жыл бұрын

@@mryupjup2203 the same way the other adults did I would guess

If something ever strange, dark, or mysterious happens to me, I hope Mr Ballen finds out about it and puts it in a story format.

@thelogicaldanger

Жыл бұрын

This. I can't imagine a more fitting epilogue than one from Mr. Ballen.

@undergreenthunder8037

Жыл бұрын

The saga of the running man who moved away.

@JordanGrupe

Жыл бұрын

Let's all just hope we DON'T end up in a Mr. Ballen episode one day 🤣 Actually, on second thought, I'd be dead anyways, so have at it!

@DarkCrystal777

Жыл бұрын

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 🫠

@tripptank

Жыл бұрын

Thats the dream.

It was a section of the cliff that broke up fell into the lake and the disturbance freed the deadly gas from the bottom of the lake Your story brings back the emotions My dad grew up in that area and he lost a lot of childhood friends I was 8 years old and I still remember how broken my dad was by the news of what happened at Nyos Very sad

It was called Lake overturn I believe. Also I read that they installed pipes on the lake floor leading to the surface that helped the lake breathe so to speak (to help avoid carbon dioxide build up). It’s truly terrifying. The lake exhales and an entire village drops dead. Mother Nature is terrifying

@kellyntaylor8184

Жыл бұрын

That could’ve been what have happened. And it’s possible this can happen again

@romeowandrainbow1040

Жыл бұрын

Poetic way of putting it ! Yes Mother Nature is beautiful and deadly !

@th3d3wd3r

11 ай бұрын

You might be thinking of a similar but different situation. There's a lake that builds up methane. It overturned once too. Since that was discovered, they installed pipes and they actually use the methane in the lake for cooking and such.

@Kevinleehiltonjr

10 ай бұрын

"mother nature" is not sentient. Nature is terrifying.

@alexanderleonovych1882

10 ай бұрын

It's called limnic eruption. I don't know if those people ever tried swimming in there or if they noticed anything.

On April Fool's day you should make a video about a totally normal occurance, like someone walking outside to get their mail, where nothing of note happens. You're such a talented storyteller that I bet we'd all be sitting on the edge of our chairs the whole time and not realize we were pranked until the video was over. :)

@fomosapian6790

Жыл бұрын

Love it 😂

@Yakuzish

Жыл бұрын

That would be hilarious😂

@frosgailt

Жыл бұрын

Please do this

@aaronbrown1638

Жыл бұрын

" if youre a fan of that sort of thing, please invite the like button to your birthday, and treat it fairly and respectfully throughout "

@sdraper2011

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronbrown1638 lol!

Am a Cameroonian I was only a kid when this happened it was quite scary and confusing we were all scared to go to bed for couple of days. Thank you for given me more understanding. This means a lot us.

@mulan7015

Жыл бұрын

Africans full of superstition that's why its scary when you know the fact then you can understand.

@dixierae6063

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing. I must say I was surprised to find someone in the comment section who experienced the fear and confusion of this terrible tragedy first-hand. I can't imagine what it would be like to be a young person watching all of the adults around you confused and frightened as well as hearing many different stories and not knowing what really happened. This is a bit off topic but I have to say I am still thrilled to be able to communicate from my home in Vancouver Canada to someone all the way across the world in Cameroon. How wonderful that we are only separated by clicking a couple of buttons. Sending you joyful blessings.

@tunkiyo

Жыл бұрын

Much love mate, glad you got the answer and sorry you went through something so scary.

@donvee2000

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure, but probably the safest time was immediately after the release...all the CO2 was disappointed.

Thank you Mr Ballen. I'm Cameroonian and I've been listening to your stories since 2019. Hearing a story about an event in my country and Region of origin, gives me much joy. Many don't really know the real story behind this tragedy. Thank you for telling us this story in great detail... An alarm has been placed around the lake in order to warn the villagers in case deadly amounts of these gases are realeased. I hope I get to teach you how to pronounce 'Nyos' like a Cameroonian 🤗

@bihmukongu6541

Жыл бұрын

Nyos is one syllable 🤣🤣🤣

@jameskazd9951

Жыл бұрын

@@bihmukongu6541 like nyo-s instead of ny-os?

@KitsuyuutsuR

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad they put alarms up to warn people if the CO2 levels get too high. At least another tragedy like this can be avoided.

@jokeair1615

Жыл бұрын

​@@jameskazd9951french being one of the official languages there I guess it's pronounced like "KneeOs", all in one syllable

@agirlnamedtomm940

10 ай бұрын

​@@jokeair1615I can't get it down to one syllable in my head. 😢

The fact that I've never heard about this story is crazy. This is easily the most bizarre natural disaster I have ever heard about.

The terrible disaster at Lake Nyos is a famous story that has been told many times, but it has never been brought to life in chilling detail as it has by the excellent storytelling of Mr. Ballen. Kudos sir!

@Abcdefghijk920

Жыл бұрын

He has such a way of bringing compassion and humanizing the victims of these terrible crimes/circumstances. It’s a talent for sure!

@kennethholder8412

Жыл бұрын

Dude's gotta real talent for telling riveting stories. I've heard other youtubers tell some of the exact stories he does, but they don't quite keep you on the edge of your seat like Mr. B.Allen does.

My Dad was one of the scientists they called to investigate this disaster. Thank you for telling this story as well as you did, this perspective makes the story very clear to me.

@jerryboics9550

Жыл бұрын

I hope your dad came up with something better than "unknown and unnatural".. I could have come up with that scientific explanation sitting on my couch at home...

@Ganjatarian

Жыл бұрын

@@jerryboics9550LMFAOOOOOOOOOO

@beneficent2557

Жыл бұрын

Methane Trap Lake?

@justinperry8445

Жыл бұрын

whats a dad

@beneficent2557

Жыл бұрын

@@justinperry8445 Ask the Mailman

This happened all the time near Southport, Florida. My grandfather lived next to a beach there since 1938. I said to him one day in the early 2000s when I lived with him, "what was that sound"? He said that the boom I heard wasn't Tyndall Air force base, it was trapped gas escaping the bay near where we lived. He said it happened frequently. I thought how the hell does that work and quasi-believed him. Now I know he was a very wise man.

@DizzyME13

28 күн бұрын

I live in the area you speak of- how can that happen in the bay? I’ve heard of it happening in lakes, but the bay doesn’t structurally fit the typical place these events occur. You’ve got me on a mission to find out now! When this is over, I’m off to Google…😀

I remember this in the news. You, however, really brought it home to me what it must have been like to have been a survivor of this tragedy and to wake up one morning and find everyone in your whole world dead.

I've seen docs on this disaster before, but your "man on the ground" focus on Ephraim really makes it personal. I was worried his family was dead, and now, I'm really happy for him that they were okay.

@tristramcoffin926

Жыл бұрын

@Juan Ocampo Did your mother not give you enough attention?

@deepg7084

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I never heard about this event before but as soon as he mentioned the loud boom I knew it had to be some type of toxic gas from a seismic event. I live in an area with earthquakes so I've read about all kinds of strange thing that occur before and during an earthquake. There is even an event called EQL (earthquake lights) where it it appears like lights are coming out from the ground. When you have different types of rocks under high pressure, with free floating electrons, water and gases trapped, all kinds of strange things can occur. There is still a lot of research being done on this.

@heather0928

Жыл бұрын

All I kept thinking was "ayyy, aren't you gonna go check on your own family!!!?"

@belladonnahigh9206

Жыл бұрын

@HEATHER HERBEST no, cause he didn't think straight, I thought that was obvious from how he was acting and perceiving things from CO² poisoning.

@scifino1

Жыл бұрын

​@Juan Ocampo Just because she said, that she's happy about his family being alive, that doesn't mean, she doesn't feel sad about the others dying.

We're 2 years deep in "the strange, dark and mysterious," and over 7 million people are still fans, Cheers, Mr Ballen!

@dekuskull8848

Жыл бұрын

YAY MR BALLEN : )

@udalix

Жыл бұрын

Prob not accurate to say 7 million, not everyone subbed is returning for the uploads every time. Recent videos have 2-3 million views after multiple weeks, a month, if those 7 million were returning and watching those views would skyrocket in days. Also those numbers include those not subbed.

@jaydenvalencich3517

Жыл бұрын

@@udalix🤓

@tomkee4479

Жыл бұрын

@@udalix god thank u so much for educating everyone with that!!!! jeez what would we all have done without that correction!

@RapFan54

Жыл бұрын

Fan for life

Man imagine how awful it would be to crawl over your daughters bed, barely able to even move - and to find her dead. Thats just awful.

Pretty crazy to think how the supernatural story almost lines up with the scientific answer. A group of villagers get drowned in the bottom of their lake, and their ghosts attack the village and kill everyone, as opposed to CO2 being trapped at the bottom of the lake and eventually being released and killing everyone.

@sudeeproy266

6 ай бұрын

Which may also mean its not the first time it has happened in the village.

Finding out that Ephriam's family survived and he managed to be reunited with them at the end was a silver lining to the tragic and brutal incident.

@JamesRobinson2..-

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴀɴ☝️☝️ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ🎁🎁 ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ👆ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 🎊🎊⬆️⬆️↗️🎉🎉↗️↗️…

@rainluna9765

Жыл бұрын

Yes but even so they moved back into the village despite warnings.

@christophermueller9764

Жыл бұрын

@@rainluna9765 well some people are so hooked on to sentimentality that they just don't care. I mean just look at Pripyat and Centralia.

@donotcomply665

Жыл бұрын

When he first encountered the screaming, I wonder why he didn't go back for his kids?

@daisyninja3674

Жыл бұрын

@@donotcomply665 I’m not a doctor so this is just a guess, but it was probably due to being poisoned. One of the side effects is confusion, so that coupled with most likely shock will probably make someone do things in an order that isn’t completely logical, or even not consider things that someone would normally consider.

I was not aware of the actual death toll of this tragic event. My heart goes out to the survivors. Thank you for giving these stories such depth on a personal level.

@zerotodona1495

Жыл бұрын

Oh no, a bunch of dead Africans… a very over populated group.

@Cdramaclips1

Жыл бұрын

They make us really appreciate our lives

No matter how many times I've heard this story it shatters my heart. The complete devastation of entire families is haunting

Rest in peace to everyone that passed away. I’m glad I heard this story because now I’ll definitely be staying away from Crater Lake. This is a heartbreaking story:(( Especially for Joseph passing out and then waking up and realizing that your child is gone and you’ll see or hear them again:((

@jocelynschmalenberger6962

Жыл бұрын

Do yourself a favor and do some research first before you start blaming other lakes who may or may not have that danger…… I’ve always been a firm believer in the fact that every place and situation is different and try to keep an open mind because you might be missing out on a fantastic adventure because of a minuscule chance it could happen if it can happen here in oregon at all or not (I will now be doing my own research because I have been to crater lake and loved it - but won’t be going blind now that I have some info that may or may not exist….. but I would rather know if possible just in case that info is needed)

@miabarton3623

Жыл бұрын

@@jocelynschmalenberger6962 Uh No I’ve been missing out because I’m scared of water that’s why. I can’t be in water for long so I’d never step a foot in Crater Lake cause it’s deep😭😭😭

@tajmahal4056

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Mia you’re being lakist

@miabarton3623

Жыл бұрын

@@tajmahal4056 How? Cause I’m scared of water. That doesn’t make sense 😭😭😂. Are you joking lol 😂

@tajmahal4056

Жыл бұрын

@@miabarton3623 Lol I was being funny , Jocelyn made it seem so personal

Ahhhh! The story of Lake Nyos... Cameroonian here🇨🇲 Learning about this event when I was in primary school gave me chills. Another take on the Lake Nyos explosion which was much more culturally spread and that we find even in story books, they say it was the Goddess of the lake who was angry at the villagers for not making their annual sacrifice properly... This happened because the chief of the village had gone "missing" (we don't say a traditional ruler is dead, we say he is missing) and the rightful heir to the throne had abandoned his duties, so his brother and the elders of the village came together and did the sacrifice. But because the person leading the sacrifice wasn't the Heir to the throne, the Goddess of the lake found it disrespectful and thus she erupted from the lake and went into the village and killed everyone. Other accounts of survivors also tell of visions of a woman apearring on the Lake days and weeks before the gas explosion. The woman is said to be the Goddess of the Lake Edit: I wanna add to this. fter the explosion, locals found a way to explain the situation in a way that made sense to them, however, that didn't stop the government from taking measures. First the surrounding villages (both affected and not affected) were evacuated to safer places, then the scientist came in and set up a system that evacuate the gas from the bottom of the lake, preventing a gas build and subsequent explosion. The lake is also monitored closely.

@bobococo89

Жыл бұрын

I’m of Cameroonian descent and I never heard of it. I’ll have to ask my mom

@elvirabei5712

Жыл бұрын

@@bobococo89 You should ask her, you'll be in for a tale

@Just.A.T-Rex

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂such bullshi*

@maiterapatsa6549

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the name of the country. I hate the fact he didn't mentioned it in the story. I knew I would find someone like you.

@thormidthagahast8914

Жыл бұрын

@@maiterapatsa6549 why is it ok for one person to mention the name of the country but not the other?

The Lake Nyos event is absolutely horrifying, like your entire family is dead, your friends are dead, every single animal around you is dead, the world around you is silent, like I don’t even know what I’d personally do in that situation, just everything is silent, everyone and every living thing is dead? That’s a whole level of fear I wouldn’t be able to wrap my head around or even attempt to understand.

@MegaKat

Жыл бұрын

What's terrifying for me are the accounts about Lake Nyos I've read, how even the insects were dead. Mosquitoes, flies, grasshoppers, too. With all the dead bodies and the sound of flies is lacking? That would be incredibly unsettling to see and not hear so much as a buzz.

@miketalas7998

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mr Sazza, Something I found interesting is that Ephrem was so mind numb that I think anyone who experienced such a thing would be same as to not be able to react with fear at all!!! Until after they got to fresh air then that is when the fear sets in!!! It may be a kind of slight MERCY from the effects to the remaining Co2 left in the area!!! TERRIBLE!!! JUST TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!

@goodbyemr.anderson5065

Жыл бұрын

i know what id do, move away from the toxic lake.

@josephwilliams7995

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like heaven to me

@haunted5311

Жыл бұрын

I've had realistic vivid dreams like that. They were horrifying to say the least.

Oh my lord this is so sad.all those poor people dying and the survivors must be totally traumatised.I’ve never heard this story before so thanks for bringing it to our attention..on a side note you are the best storyteller i have ever came across.you have an amazing talent.

I just found this channel yesterday, and I am so impressed at John`s presentation of these stories . He has a gift as a narrator, and a historian of sorts, that I am totally engrossed in the whole production of content. It has to be some of the best content You Tube has ever had. I am hooked like a junkie for more of it. And the fact that he donates profits is so selfless and cool , I don`t know how he finds time to do all of these stories. An amazing man. We need more Mr. Ballen`s in this world. Thank you John, you rock!

I really appreciate that Mr. B takes the time and energy to label pictures as "Real photo" and "NOT Real photo"...it shows his integrity.

@MikeP2055

Жыл бұрын

I find it insulting to his audience's intelligence. I can differentiate between the likelihood of one image's direct relation to the story and another's use for illustrative purposes. "NOT a real photo of Ephraim and What's-his-name's handshake." NO SHIT. That is peak condescension right there, good lord. Just label the "real photos" as such, and we'll assume the others are stock images used to spruce up the storytelling experience.

@Mcan7294

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@Rick-ve5lx

Жыл бұрын

Real photo of a baboon!

@Jack-dh6li

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeP2055 your kidding right?

@Tazman333

Жыл бұрын

​@@MikeP2055 That is well and good and I have thought the same. But then again due to some of these stories being so strange and I have seen several real photos that most would assume are not real that I have come to accept the captions.

His fear of the ghosts might've saved his life since it caused him to build his house away from the lake and also motivated him to get the hell outta there lol

@JamesRobinson2..-

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴀɴ☝️☝️ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ🎁🎁 ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ👆ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 🎊🎊⬆️⬆️↗️🎉🎉↗️↗️

@warriormanmaxx8991

Жыл бұрын

@imacryptid5254 - re: "lol" = What is so funny about your statement? Or do you paste that meaningless "lol" when using social media ... to appear "cool." Ehhh?

@MinecraftGuy237

Жыл бұрын

@@warriormanmaxx8991 It aint that deep

@TheSucram729

Жыл бұрын

@@warriormanmaxx8991 It aint that deep

@blueassassinsyt1859

Жыл бұрын

@@warriormanmaxx8991 bro what

I imagined it was radiation to start considering the clothes being torn off. I wasn't aware CO2 poisoning had those specific side effects. This whole story is horrifying. It really does sound like something supernatural the way you described the experience.

Never heard this particular story, but as soon as you mentioned the lake I knew what happened. A co2 discharge. It doesn't even have to be a volcanic lake for this to happen. A deep, still lake with no continua inflow or outflow with a lot of bio decay, usually plant material can experience what's called a turnover. Eventually to co2 level builds to the point where the weight of the water can't keep it in suspension and the cork pops...so to speak.

@Ballen1182

Жыл бұрын

Yaaaay good job adam! 👏👏👏👏Nobody has a trophy for you, but you could buy one. 👍

@raumshen9298

Жыл бұрын

Oh so one must stay careful around still lakes

@wendybutler1681

Жыл бұрын

It burped. Tho with 1700 people dead I would call it a belch.

@carolmayhardie

Жыл бұрын

Yes I guessed it too

@othersunsets

Жыл бұрын

yeah, apparently this can happen in aquariums too

Hearing that Ephraim's family also survived was actually pretty awesome.

@frenchys_prospecting

Жыл бұрын

A bitter sweet revelation

@sumayyahadetunmbi4347

Жыл бұрын

yeah

@kyle21843

Жыл бұрын

agreed but i was stressed as hell the whole time thinking omg please run back and check your family first

@virtuallycomatosed

Жыл бұрын

@@kyle21843 same

@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767

Жыл бұрын

Halleluיהרה!

I actually heard about this tragedy years ago and still wanted to hear your rendition of it. I wasn’t disappointed. Honestly one of the crazier natural disasters. The only warning you have is the sound and it would require advanced knowledge of the physical geography to know if it’s a potential CO2 threat. Really trippy.

@catherinesyme901

Жыл бұрын

Your lingo makes me think you might be a kiwi?

Yes i have known this story for the past 6 years and this is one of the most dangerous limnic reaction to ever happen The way u told this story it just felt like it was something I didn't know in the first place. Thank you so much Uncle... Lately i am having quite a stressed time due to my upcoming Board Exams in India and ur Story telling of the real events r just awesome and whenever I am bored after studying for a long time I just come across ur channel to just listen to this mysteries, ghosts and dark stories. Keep on telling this stories Uncle! Love from India 🇮🇳

For everyone asking why he didn't check on his own family, the answer is towards the end when the symptoms of poisoning are talked about. Dizziness, confusion, he was in an altered state of mind.

@gregory3499

Жыл бұрын

He knew they were alive because he spared them after killing everyone else.

@cuppy3874

Жыл бұрын

@@gregory3499 shut up dude, you've replied nearly every comment

6:20 This is why I love this guy. People could dismiss Ephrim's fleeing as simple cowardice... But MrB.Allen as a former navy seal, a brave, brave, brave man, and someone who has seen death's face while serving our country, is so humble in his empathy for fellow human beings. Your perspective on these types of stories are invaluable! Thank you!

@pleaseshutup7053

Жыл бұрын

Good point

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@randyross5630

Жыл бұрын

Um... If everyone died via something Mysterious and Invisible, you Run!!!

@huh968

Жыл бұрын

ah yes, those "people" that you definitely didn't just make up for the comment lol. you got a reply from mrballen though, so well done

@liukang3545

Жыл бұрын

you forgot a spot lmao, left side of the ass

It took me about a minute to realize what this story was about. I remember discussing this with my high school biology teacher back in 1993, about how that lake was almost literally a ticking bomb.

Also I just wanted to add that I ABSOLUTLY love this channel and Im so thankful for MrBallen and the hard work and dedication he provides to all us followers. Godspeed to you and your family.

Therapist: So, how are you feeling today? Me: If you're a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right place.

@JamesRobinson2..-

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴀɴ☝️☝️ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ🎁🎁 ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ👆ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 🎊🎊⬆️⬆️↗️🎉🎉↗️↗️

@blueliar

Жыл бұрын

😂

@chaoswitch1974

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Exactly.

@thesilversurfer7136

Жыл бұрын

Perfect

@jgm33884

Жыл бұрын

That's me at my therapy appointments

As an avid watcher of your videos, I never would have imagined you'd do a video of Lake Nyos in my country. I will definitely watch this one with my family, because you have such a great way of telling stories!

This also happens on other Lakes in Africa (and other lakes near volcanic activity) but it’s usually more of a danger to fisherman because those lakes actually release the CO2 or other noxious gases (like methane, sulfuric gas etc) in big bubbles that can flip the boats too.

@catherinesyme901

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s an interesting fact!

I survived a mass shooting while tripping on acid at a music festival, i honestly got emotional when you talked about how nobody had believed him, I can’t imagine what he felt like, I remember when I was running in chaos screaming at people to turn around, they thought I was playing some sick twisted joke or maybe just could tell I was hallucinating so they didn’t take me seriously, it wrenched my soul, I started to question what was even going on but I had just watched people get shot and screaming and panic but so many people were telling me I was tripping I thought I was for a while but I was so scared, finally like 7 hours later after we were led into the main stages I see cops and helicopters and finally realized it was real but the feeling of not knowing and people arguing with me over something so serious and scary still hurts my soul to this day.

the thing that makes mrballen special is that he tells stories as if he was there at the scene. he describes people's emotions as if he was there with them, it's like he survived all these events and now we are sitting down a fire and listening to his crazy survival story, great work like always

@erict.35

Жыл бұрын

Uh-huh. Okay.

@elcucuy1770

Жыл бұрын

Stop ot goddammit how Many people will keep on praising him We know he's good. But pls Stop the bootlicking dammit just talk about the video and tje story but man

@sophietidmarsh2217

Жыл бұрын

So true 👍

@harleyhendrix8467

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I love how he goes all in and always give each story his all and does this while still remaining respectful to the victims and their families. I also love how he never gets to much into his opinions and what he thinks may or may not have happened or didn't happen

@GixxaMane

Жыл бұрын

Real

Lake Nyos is one of the cases I'm absolutely fascinated by. I'm so glad you finally covered it! RIP to the 1,746 human lives lost, as well as well as all the animals.

@beneficent2557

Жыл бұрын

Clearly some kind of subterranean Gas Leak. Germany has a famous fossil site around a similar lake.

@VioletWhirlwind

Жыл бұрын

@@beneficent2557 That's the one I'd heard of.

@beneficent2557

Жыл бұрын

@@VioletWhirlwind Walking with Prehistoric Beasts had an episode based on it.

@awkwardmonkey86

Жыл бұрын

Watch an old episode of Scorpion. The TV show. In it this kind of thing happened and they explain it.

@nuttybar9

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much of the wildlife in the forests perished.

This is insane, I was gonna guess radiation poisoning. I feel this is something worse since it's a natural disaster that can happen randomly. it makes me wonder of other lakes around the world that are over craters.

@icarusbinns3156

8 ай бұрын

Never believe when a volcano is deemed to be ‘dormant’ That happened to Mount Erebus, in Antarctica. And when a team went to verify that it was dormant…. They found an active, violently churning lava lake. Not so dormant after all! A volcano is never not a hazard!

mr ballen i just wanted to say ive been watching your videos for 3 years and ive always came back curious and excited and left spooked and thrilled, your videos are always entertaining and you tell the stories greatly, never stop being an awesome person

As soon as the video started, I knew where this was going. I couldn't imagine how it could make for a 25 minute story, but knowing Mr. Ballen, I listened along anyways. Worth every minute! Keep delivering the strange, dark, and mysterious in story format Mr. B. and I'll be there for all of it.

@colecampbell1906

Жыл бұрын

As soon as it started you knew there was a CO2 cloud released from the lake? Doubt.

@EmperorNerox

Жыл бұрын

Watching him waving his arms around wildly is a bit much. Geezus

@adityavenkatesh7260

Жыл бұрын

@@EmperorNerox so you just want him to just sit still🤣

@MusicalMurals

Жыл бұрын

It's ALWAYS good, even his ads!

@monksmom1

Жыл бұрын

This was waaaay to long

I'm just gonna say, having never heard this story before, when the first dead bodies were mentioned, the first thing that entered my mind was poisonous gas. I can't believe I called it! Also, hearing the number of people and animals!? That is insane. How does anyone recover from that?

@nightmessenger

Жыл бұрын

I haven't gotten to the cause yet and when they said volcano....I went right to gasses from the volcano....

@GhostSenpaiEdits

Жыл бұрын

I assumed it was some large sound wave that killed almost everyone and the survivors were extremely dizzy when they woke up

@sanazhm

Жыл бұрын

I immediately said 'The Lake'!!

@mmedeuxchevaux

Жыл бұрын

@@GhostSenpaiEdits I bet it was nefarious military activity using soundwave weapons.

@ixe1895

Жыл бұрын

I thought of those poison exploding lakes lol

Hi Mr B I just wanted to congratulate you on your fast growing channel! Your subscribers have literally doubled in a matter of several months! You are going to be hugely popular in no time flat! It's clear that people love you! That's gotta make you feel so special and proud! Keep rolling out the content and your fans (us) will keep on watchin!

This video made me appreciate Mr. Ballen’s storytelling even more. I know this event. I knew exactly where we’d end up. But the angle he took to get there still kept it fresh and interesting. Great work, as always.

Now they use long straw-like pipes to vent the gases at the bottom of the lake more slowly over time, hopefully preventing as many massive inversion events. Some stats point to Lake Nyos being degassed to about 80 percent of the level after the 1986 explosion and Lake Monoun being nearly completely degassed. Great storytelling, ty!

@muddyhotdog4103

Жыл бұрын

Interesting..

@12thDecember

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update!

@rebeccacarlson9166

Жыл бұрын

Great information!

@HalfShelli

Жыл бұрын

That's good! But are they sure more CO2 isn't building up from volcanic activity underneath?

@saraperry6667

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! It's a relief to know preventative measures can and are being taken.

I took geology as a course in high school as well as a point of study in college, and as soon as I read this title I knew exactly what this story was about. All I ever knew was the raw scientific data about these events, thank you for bringing the human component to light, it was entirely too terrifying and heart-rending. While being a near-perfect environment for life, our planet is scary as hell, and stories like this are the best examples.

@cjboyo

Жыл бұрын

I never took a geology course, but I saw a mini documentary on this story once and also immediately knew what it would be about. I hope all the survivors and the families of the victims have found peace after this horrific tragedy

@kickballfever

Жыл бұрын

I teach a high school science program and I teach my students about this event when they're learning about the effects of CO2 on water.

@thejameslehman

Жыл бұрын

Someone could do an interesting grade 7-12 index of learning topics to MrBallen videos.

@beneficent2557

Жыл бұрын

My first thought was Methane Trap Lake.

This episode started and I have to leave for an appointment, but to worry, continue on my phone… thank you Mr. Ballen. 😊

My husband and myself have been fans for a year now. We watch videos and listen to pod cast every week. We love the stories and how you tell them. Thank you Mr. Ballen keep up the amazing work.

I really miss the 3 story videos. Unbelievable 3 story's, 3 story behind photos or videos, 3 places you can't go and go anyways we need more of these !!

@lynnetrathen4587

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I’ve found the more popular this guy came the less he cares for his original fan base 😢

@realgamer8214

Жыл бұрын

I like these better, you get more detail and he’ll have interesting stories to tell for longer since he isn’t doing 3 in each video.

Saw this movie years ago as a child called Dante’s Peak. It was about a volcano exploding and the villagers nearby not realizing anything. It traumatized for years, so hearing this story today makes me feel so incredibly sad. RIP to all of the victims and my condolences to the survivors.

@hollyrorienetwork

Жыл бұрын

I loved that movie! The love of family and "THANK YOU NASA!"

@littlefujo3014

Жыл бұрын

@bina nocht “Dante’s Peak” the name of the movie lol sorry for the confusion

@amberhuls5231

Жыл бұрын

Good movie!

@Emzotic

Жыл бұрын

I went camping with my year group in Hong Kong, and Dante’s Peak was the movie the teachers decided was appropriate for a bunch of 11 and 12 year olds. For those who don’t know, HK is very, VERY mountainous, and to a group of children, they look very much like volcanoes. None of us slept that night.

@theideaofevil

Жыл бұрын

Bruh the scene of the legs and the boiling water haunts me to this day

I had never heard of this before. It's heartbreaking So glad MrBallen told this story.

I remember watching about this on NatGeo! Mr Ballen's narration always does a story justice!

I studied this in college to great length. Many lakes in this region now have pipes that extend to their depths, they act like a pressure release valve.

I feel like this story could be adapted perfectly to the screen. Like a miniseries similar to Chernobyl, I feel like it would be extremely intense.

@tisjester

Жыл бұрын

TV show Scorpion made and episode with this premise. Season 3 Episode 8 "Sly and the Family Stone"

@steeljawX

Жыл бұрын

To me, it seems like a much more scary and plausible version if "The Happening". Not so much dumb as 'It's the plants getting revenge with the wind and we're spoiling it in the beginning." but just the build up of a character who then wakes up after a strange night to find just about everyone dead in their town/city/village. Like this could be a much more compelling movie than that crap M. Night Shamallama-ding-dong put out.

@Lorittax3

Жыл бұрын

@@tisjester I was about to reply the same thing. Literally my favorite TV series that was canceled at the absolute worst time. 🤣

@Thawhid

Жыл бұрын

@@tisjester oh

@bethfordham3085

Жыл бұрын

@@steeljawX shamallama.ding dong made me spit my coffee lmao

This is BY FAR my FAVORITE story so far!! I love stories of reincarnation, there's so much proof in it's existence...and the way you tell the story, goosebumps!! Thank you so much and hope to hear many more like this!

Thanks for bringing attention to this story that terrified most of us when were young. Everyone was glued to their tvs watching this and even as a kid you could hear the conspiracies and panic even though we lived hundreds of miles away. Hope someone from Hollywood brings this to life.

You really have to appreciate the thoroughness of Mr Ballens videos. Not only does he research every little fact he credits every photo and breaks down numbers for both the metric and standard systems. And if the pic is just there to illustrate the story he let's you know that too. Thank you for all the great stories man!

@thotprovoking2489

Жыл бұрын

he kinda failed in his research at the very end when he claimed it could happen again any time. they have constructed devices at the lake to safely release the CO2 gradually and keep it from ever building up to the levels that would allow this to happen. if he had done his research he would have mentioned that it won't happen again at Nyos but that there is another lake many times larger that has the same issue and it could happen there instead. if it did happen there the death toll would likely be in the millions

@johnguerriero4050

Жыл бұрын

MrBallel is awesome I agree check out the WhyFiles with AJ and HeckleFish you will thank me later

@my11badkids78

Жыл бұрын

@John Guerriero Yea I'm already subbed to Why Files. Solid production at that channel, but Why Files are all Ex Hollywood producers/ writers so it's almost to be expected that they have a professional looking channel. Mr. Ballen is ex military and I'm pretty sure the extent of his team is his wife and mother/ mother inlaw helping. Makes it a bit more impressive that he's going the extra mile to ensure any and all credit is given.

@randal_gibbons

Жыл бұрын

You really can't make that statement unless you actually fact check the story yourself. Mr Ballen has no legal obligation to be completely truthful. He isn't giving testimony in a court of law, he's telling a story.

@MusicalMurals

Жыл бұрын

I agree. My husband or I scream out, "Ballen!" everytime we see a new video is posted.

I have heard the tragic story of Nyos before, but starting from Joseph's perspective. I can't imagine how horrible and frightening that would be.

My grandmother told me a story of a mining town in Pennsylvania. The carbon dioxide was held in the valley due to a low pressure system and in the morning when the miners went home , the entire town was dead.

I literally found this channel 24 hours ago and subscribed and watched any episode that has been suggested to me .. I've spent this morning from the minute I woke up watching stuff that has truly baffled me.. you sir are a gem

This story checked every box for the strange, dark, and mysterious. Thank you for delivering it in story format ❤

@maryjane4432

Жыл бұрын

Sadly it’s a true story

@JustMyOpinion_1

Жыл бұрын

@@Pete007 Coward! Write and delete.

Man it’s kind of surreal to think his grandfathers story of the ghosts haunting lower Nyos is what saved his family’s future generation. If it wasn’t for Ephram building his house in upper nyos to avoid the haunting of those spirits he may have been closer to the lake and would’ve otherwise not survived the disaster.

@xRockbandObsessionx

Жыл бұрын

I also wonder if the story came from bad things happening to people close to the lake because of the gas and this legend was the only way they could explain it.

@saraperry6667

Жыл бұрын

@@xRockbandObsessionx I was wondering this myself! So many things in mythology can be correlated to actual events. The fact that the grandfather's story specifically references the bottom of the lake really caught my attention. A small volcanic eruption would both trigger crashing waves in the lake *and* a release of the gas! It's a fascinating idea.

@gracenote1837

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was trying to figure out why he survived when others did not. I'm distracted by a fussy baby so can't concentrate. lol

@chicaliqc

Жыл бұрын

@Karla Lara just like an urban or i this case Rural Legand... all come from somewhere or an unexplained phenomenon, its safe to assume over the millions of years people have been in Africa This lake has released this Co2 before!

@hehawseve3560

Жыл бұрын

@@xRockbandObsessionx Seems like an almost certainty. Most spiritual or religious events have scientific explanations but without the scientific knowledge, the supernatural is usually used to explain.

Your storytelling is fkn immaculate!!! *"IMPECCABLE!!!"* The way you tell these stories is as if you was RIGHT THERE THE ENTIRE TIME!! How you describe what they was doing, what they was thinking, how they was moving..... *"ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS!!!"*

What an extraordinarily unlikely set of circumstances it took for this to happen. Incredible story! My new favorite!

I remember this. I was 28 at the time. It was a bizarre event for sure. I don't think anyone could dream that people would die from a lake's gigantic flatulence.

@jennybtx

Жыл бұрын

The lake farted and people died. That stinks.

@MsGhostofficial

Жыл бұрын

🤭

@spookzer16

Жыл бұрын

@@jennybtx Not really. I mean people dying does, but the lake fart didn't smell.

@aaronosullivan9654

Жыл бұрын

F

@bironjames9948

Жыл бұрын

@@jennybtx dark humour at its finest

I know he was confused and couldn't get his bearings but I kept thinking "go check on your kids". I'm so happy they survived. So sad the other ppl didnt. You are a wonderful story teller and I enjoy your channel greatly.

@normanollie4409

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, what about your kids??

@DejaVu-iy8hh

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@WinterLoveSpirit

Жыл бұрын

@bina nocht i think so lol

@MrThomas864

Жыл бұрын

No I'm a man and I thought just as U did

@WinterLoveSpirit

Жыл бұрын

@@MrThomas864she was talking about the ones who had already commented.

I really appreciate how you will say if the photos are real or not, most KZreadrs will just show them and make you think fake photos are real to go along with their story. Next to Stephanie soo, your definitely one of my fav true crime and dark and mysterious put into story format🥴

We studied these events in our Toxicology class concerning these CO2 poisonings of Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos. These events were actually used as the same, potential, cause of the deaths of the firstborn sons in Egypt in 1500 BC during Moses' time.

I've heard of this before, but the way MrBallen narrates this makes you realize how terrifying and unexpected this is.

@JamesRobinson2..-

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴀɴ☝️☝️ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ🎁🎁 ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ👆ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 🎊🎊⬆️⬆️↗️🎉🎉↗️↗️

I feel Mr ballen would do justice to biographies of people with crazy life stories, in a long sort format, I'd watch the hell outta that 👍

@moksha3140

Жыл бұрын

@mr_ballen I would love this too

Watching this at midnight is giving me chills even though it isn't a horror story. i have watched too much of Mr. Ballen's stories that just hearing him talk scares me lol

Dude so crazy to see how insane your subscriber count is now!! Still pushing out quality storytelling :)

The truly scary thing is that there are dozens of bodies of water all around the globe that have various toxic gases trapped in solution like this... It is very likely something like this will happen again somewhere, sometime. Wonderfully told John, you are an absolute genius at delivering information to people. Thank you for another great video!

@kimlindner4033

Жыл бұрын

It can happen anywhere gas from dead plant and animals can become trapped too so not only are volcanic lakes dangerous but all lakes.

@Schmorgus

Жыл бұрын

@@kimlindner4033 Unless you're from Scandinavia. The closest to anything "toxic" are plants that give you diarrhea :P

@pseudophp

Жыл бұрын

@@kimlindner4033 You think even in Norway or arctic places where its super cold? uWu oWo

@samyheadshot

Жыл бұрын

@@pseudophp wherever volcanic activity is i live in germany not too far from the eifel and ive been to volcanic lakes that produce this effect. Though on a much smaller scale we actually have at least one that i know of Maria laach that presumably killed 17 jesuit monks between 1864-1888 . To this day small animals living around it just die sometimes

I actually learned about this story in a limnology class during my Biology bachelor's... It's a tragic event, yet it's fascinating from a scientific standpoint. Thank you for sharing the human component of the story!

I have been watching more of your stories than others put together so I decided to subscribe. I don't do that often, but recently I have started to choose a story based on length that coincidences with my drive to work. You are an extraordinary storyteller Mr. Ballen🏆 Your detailed descriptions make visual aids unnecessary. So Thank You for making my commute entertaining and safe. Best Wishes to You and Your Endeavors Mr. B.

You really do feel that you are in the story watching it all play out, it’s incredible MrBallen keep up the good work!

Yessss!! It's Sunday which means it's the best day of the KZread week when *THE BEST* storyteller tells us more *strange, dark and mysterious* content 🥳🙏 Thankyou Mr Ballen, I LOVE all of your content ❤️

This could be made into such an amazing movie based on true events, which could also be used as a way to warn people about this danger. Thanks for the video!

@donnieg9117

Жыл бұрын

but they won't because there is no political propaganda angle

@allinaday9882

Жыл бұрын

Xadow: All lakes have been de gassed and rendered harmless.

@ssmith6974

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't there a Twilight Zone episode to this effect as to people disappeared? That's would be creepy. Lol.

@ThirdGensAreOk

Жыл бұрын

@@allinaday9882 eh sort of

@chaoswitch1974

Жыл бұрын

The Fog

I absolutely love your videos and the way you tell stories!! Keep up the amazing work and thank you so much!!!

Mr. Ballen, I was having a terrible day, and you always make me chuckle. Mudpie s'mores coming up! Haha.

I remember learning about this (or an earlier one) in the late 90's. It stuck with me because of how horrible it was and scary to think about. Our planet is a wild place

Not one other channel creates better quality stories. Keep up the amazing work

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Inlinetodie

Жыл бұрын

You should watch The Why Files...he's Mr Ballens competition and AJ plus Hecklefish is amazing

@lakeshoreshepherds741

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen ❤ 7+ million Mr. Ballen! Congratulations 🎈🍾🎉! You’re fantastic! Thank you 😊

@lakeshoreshepherds741

Жыл бұрын

@@Inlinetodie The Why files is awesome too!

@zoltore23

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU? YOU SOUND SO FAKE. SO COMMERCIALISED. I MISS THE OLD YOU!

As soon as I saw the title ,I knew it will be about lake Nyos,only country Cameroon !This is one of the most sinister history in my country!

I recommended this story a few weeks back on December 4th via Facebook messenger! Doesn't look like the message got seen, but glad you're telling it. I intentionally didn't look into it in hopes of hearing you tell the story lol.

Mr. Ballen could make a story about some random guy taking out the trash seem like the most interesting thing to ever happen. Best storyteller on KZread. Hands down.

@hbassitt9584

Жыл бұрын

The guy was taking out the trash, he walked down the driveway, and stubbed his toe …. All of listening 😳😳😳. Lol

I'm Cameroonian so I already knew this story. But the perspective you told it from made it feel completely new. This is how this story should be told. It truly was a tragic event. The place is basically a desert These days... Also your pronunciation of Nyos is so American haha

@jeremyemilio9378

Жыл бұрын

How do you pronounce it then?

@chrisa2612

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyemilio9378 ninja

@mirandailloldi6873

Жыл бұрын

Yes, how is it pronounced?

@ShaloDaDork

Жыл бұрын

I'm assuming it may be closer to Knee-Yo-S instead of Nigh-Yo-S. I'm American too tho, so I'm probly wrong as well haha

@teresadavis1249

Жыл бұрын

Like NIN-JAH? 🥷

this story was insanity.. i can't imagine what these people that survived went through in that moment and afterwards.. i feel like i've heard this story before but in less detail and i'm glad i heard a full story even if it was horrifying and i'm so glad to hear Ephriam's family survived that time and i hope if this happens again they survive again they're very brave, i would've begged for a new place to live after something so traumatizing..

Out of all the stories on this channel I just feel like weeping for some reason when I think of what happened to those people. RIP to everyone who passed and I hope their families can find closure.

I don’t think I’ve ever stopped what I was doing to just say “…damn” as many times as I did with this story. So sad, I can’t imagine the nightmare of waking up to a scene like that. 😢 Sounds like a story out of the x-files.

You know the person survives when we get a detailed description of their actions and emotions

@rwill123

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A true Mr Ballin OG knows this lol it helps some of the anxiety😅

@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf

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Unless it was recorded by a go pro.

@falsealaska

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@@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf the cameraman always survives

@bee-beepboop5175

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They don’t always surivive. Mr ballen is just a baller. He understands what it’s like to live day to day fighting for one’s life and country not knowing who he can trust or who might try to kill him. That I believe has allowed him to place himself into the shoes of those that were not around to leave a detailed play by play of the events that defined their life.

@bee-beepboop5175

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Oh boy do I have a story about a sound from my ANUS that’s fatal 🎉 I call it the brown noise of death 😂

The Lake NYOS disaster which happend in my Country CAMEROON. Nice to See you talking about this. I was not Born by then but we all got to read about this in the history books. The North West Region also called Bamenda was really hit by this. 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🙌🙌🙌. I just pray it does not happen again. The effects of the gaz are still evident Today.

I remember hearing that they had a couple of cold days with a thunderstorm complex which cooled the lake enough to cause the lake to turn over. A lake here in the Western U.S. turning over means good fishing. There in the jungle, the lakes never turn over, trapping a very large amount of gases. I am sure that we will see a lot more of these problems with global warming.

Doesn't matter how long I follow your content I truly get immersed and pulled into a false reality where everything becomes just extremely surreal and vivid! That's the kind of storytelling you do sir, keep it up! P.s. extra credit because you managed to even do it with horror. 😂🤣

@MrBobby2hottie

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Facts!

@crowlynna

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Agreed. He's the best!

@sheryl1173

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Been following him for a long time. He's the best!

@MrBallen

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Thank you!!

@istartedajoke1704

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Don't yall get tired of commenting the same dang comment about his "story telling?" Jesus yes he's a good story teller we get it lol