WE WANT LONGER VIDEOS!!!

@ryanberry4348

Жыл бұрын

Feels like these post are getting shorter

@i_kissed_a_pixie1537

Жыл бұрын

Yes we’re very greedy

@mcorleone5460

Жыл бұрын

quit complaining, he’s uploading much more frequently now.

@i_kissed_a_pixie1537

Жыл бұрын

Mr 👍Ballen, hope your family are getting your time too of course

@franciskey1505

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

I heard that the like button gave birth to triplets and named them Strange, Dark & Mysterious. They weren't delivered naturally. They were delivered in story format.

@catherinewilliams3850

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant🤣🤣🤣

@phoebusmeticulous1790

Жыл бұрын

​@@catherinewilliams3850 thank you🤓🌞🌻

@GenXfrom75

Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏 Bravo! 😂

@phoebusmeticulous1790

Жыл бұрын

@@GenXfrom75 thank you 🤓🌞🌻

@AutisticAthena

Жыл бұрын

👏 BRAVO, you win the comments section on this one!

The delicate question: "So, who's hungry?" Oh my.

What’s also creepy is that apparently when the ship pulled along side the little boat, the 2 survivors were seen shoving their pockets full of cracked bones for the bone marrow.

@rad1930

Жыл бұрын

That's the first time I have heard a story about a boat full of wendigo's, lol

@dorjedriftwood2731

10 ай бұрын

Do you know this story where would I find it.

@connormcmurphy4276

10 ай бұрын

@@dorjedriftwood2731google search the names of the characters from the story? Cmon

@debrajones4010

7 ай бұрын

Try searching Moby Dick. It’s an oldie but goodie! And it’s world renowned.

@Pellagrah

2 ай бұрын

@@dorjedriftwood2731 There's an excellent book titled "In The Heart of the Sea" that gives a complete account of the Essex--the whaling ship in question--and all of the horrifying events leading up to their rescue.

My main goal in life is to never end up in a strange, dark, and mysterious incident delivered in story format.

@yolosmite

Жыл бұрын

I screamed 😂😂😂

@Admiral_J_K

Жыл бұрын

You hear a story that your friend made it to a major YT channel. "Yay for (REDACTED)" It was a MrBallen video.

@rolyatnad

Жыл бұрын

this is gold

@carissadgraham

Жыл бұрын

Getting my story told by MrBallen is NOT how I want to become famous

@land_shark_maw1048

Жыл бұрын

Fr

I just realized that this channel has almost EIGHT MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!! I remember when it was barely half a million! So proud of the success and popularity of this channel!!

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@grizz865

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mr Ballen, at about 1:45 minutes in the video, I just wanna let you know, you said they were in the Pacific, but they were off the coast of Massechusets (idk if I spelled that right) so it wouldve been the Atlantic Ocean. Sorry to be that guy but I figured you'd wanna know. I also just corrected the like buttons spelling lol.

@Eventual-Visitor

Жыл бұрын

And it wont be censored since it doesn't step on any government narrative or political issue, unless censorship gets even more insane.

@tr5947

Жыл бұрын

@@grizz865 No. Mr. Ballen is correct. The ship left Massachusetts and wound up going around the end of South America into the Pacific in an effort to find whales.

@shrutik9673

Жыл бұрын

me tooo so proud and happy ! mrballen deserves the world

It seems when Mr Ballen has long video's people start asking for the three shorter video format. Then when he does a few of those people say "hey where's your longer videos"?? Lets all be happy with what we get. He and his videos are a National treasure😊. Lets be happy with ALL his amazing work.

@darthvacation9299

4 ай бұрын

Thats this new generation, bunch of entitled children...

@MeowingCat835

4 ай бұрын

I honestly like both shorter and longer videos...

@slappy8941

2 ай бұрын

Video's what? Do you really not know how to use apostrophes? 😂😂😂

@MeowingCat835

2 ай бұрын

@@slappy8941 come on, everyone can make mistakes. Laughing at those who make mistakes makes things only worse.

@bradycarlton1882

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

I was already familiar with this story. Once you said the name Owen Coffin, I knew what was coming. It was a well delivered story about the cannibalism. I had no idea that was a tradition at sea. If you want to hear more about the voyage of the Essex Ask A Mortician does a good video.

@havingfun9324

Жыл бұрын

As soon as I heard the name Owen Coffin I instantly knew where this was going. I remember hearing this story from Buzzfeed’s Ruining History hosted by Ryan and Shane. The story was said to have inspired Monty Dick. This video really brought home how horrifying the story actually would have been for the poor people who had been caught up in it.

@tylerthomas7763

9 ай бұрын

I mean if you get stranded best not to get stranded on a maiden voyage or this will happen lol

@ewrgaming

3 ай бұрын

Owen Coffin is my 6th Cousin 7x Removed. Insane. I’m big into genealogy and realize I had coffins on my biological father’s side so I ran through and found that he’s also descended from Peter Coffin.

@greghuffman3061

28 күн бұрын

i wasnt sure who Owen coffin was but once he phrased it as "delicate question" i had a good idea what was coming

@ravenwoods01

16 күн бұрын

I too am a descendent of the Coffin family through my maternal great grandmother. I know this story well. Thank you for the retelling.

There is actually a book called “The Custom of the Sea” about a different case in England. The men who survived were put on trial. The men defended themselves saying they were simply following the custom of the sea. The men couldn’t understand why they were tried, as every sailor knew this might one day apply to them.

@alexbibby9641

Жыл бұрын

I heard about this case while taking A Level law, it was in a segment detailing consent and in which you cannot consent to being eaten. This was the example case I was taught

@evolution031680

Жыл бұрын

Easy to judge when you’re not the one who’s slowly starving to death.

@yeahme437

Жыл бұрын

are you talking about the one where they just killed the guy without drawing lots cause that one was a crime

@saafiiiraa

Жыл бұрын

@@yeahme437 Still a crime when drawing lots...

@hnune678

Жыл бұрын

​@@alexbibby9641:vzmmmbcm

To those who are saying Ballen's videos are "going downhill", he's literally got a family, a charity and a podcast to juggle alongside his KZread Channel. The quality hasn't gone downhill, it's actually pretty consistent.

@beaniebb

Жыл бұрын

I had the idea when he first started growing that he had his feet in too many buckets, which may also be what people are feeling. I understand wanting lots of money but sometimes it does feel like overkill when you already have a successful KZread channel, and then make a podcast, and then start selling merch (which I’m sure ppl were asking for), and creating a charity all while having a growing family. Don’t get me wrong, i think he still does a good job, he’s just less jokey and more serious than he was when he started. He also used to upload 5-6 times a week, maybe that’s what people are talking about?? He’s truly a professional and I think his growth only shows that.

@swagcat51

Жыл бұрын

@@beaniebb you are just chronically online go outside

@tylerskylerug-v8v

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr. Ballen infact you're the best story teller 😢😂😂

@izzojoseph2

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Likely what’s happening, is they’re getting used to it and no longer are excited. Kinda like what happens when ‘puppy love’ burns out.😂

@Squirrel-zq6oe

Жыл бұрын

Hey, 80 20

Thank you so much for all of your constant effort to keep us all entertained. I am forever grateful and will always enjoy the vids you post !

When I heard that infamous name, I knew exactly where this story was going. I'm grateful to now have more details as to how this situation played out between those unfortunate four men.

How about we just thank this man for the great content he has given us over the years.

@LynnAgain83

Жыл бұрын

Indeed! :) It's like Christmas each time he uploads. 🎉😂

@brendatomlinson

Жыл бұрын

THANK you!!!!

@mrmiyagi3533

Жыл бұрын

Waaaah😭 not good enough 🙄🙄 if you didnt notice I was joking.

@joeyb2995

Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or when you 1st notice how much he talks with his hands you can't un-see them.

@Antelope2000

Жыл бұрын

Not after all he's put the like button through.

Well, since another sailor died of starvation after Owen died, then perhaps his death was more merciful. Still, what a gruesome experience for those men to endure.

@bradsanders407

Жыл бұрын

They apparently didn't have it in them to play the game again and let Darwin determine the winners. I always suspected that rugby team that crashed into the Andes of doing that to one of the pilots who initially survived the crash. One of them made a comment in in interview about the one pilot being alive but in bad shape, and they were pissed at him, so no one helped him and he died. It probably was from the crash but the way the guy said it was a little sus.

@bobbyhendley3084

Жыл бұрын

@Brad Sanders - as I remember (I’m admittedly old) the pilot was alive but severely injured, pinned into his chair as the front of the crashed plane had caved inwards. The co-pilot had died on impact and was one of the first eaten. At least they had the snow so they could keep all the bodies refrigerated as it were until they finished consuming one entirely. They sought to leave as many as possible undefiled. The women were to be the final last resort.

@jamesdoakes4956

Жыл бұрын

@@bradsanders407 I know a guy who decided to eat human flesh for the hell of it. I worked with his brother. But yea there was an accident on the job site that left loose flesh on the ground, and the guy just ate it. I don’t know if he witnessed the accident which sent him into a shock or blackout or made him lose his mind or what. He wasn’t even involved in the accident, merely a witness to it. And he just….ate it. But the man who’s flesh he ate didn’t die, so it wasn’t illegal to consume his flesh. It’s so gross he said it was chewing and he couldn’t even break it apart he just chomped on it and had to swallow it whole…I say this because regarding the players in the Andes, I couldn’t imagine eating an entire corpse knowing how chewy the meat is…I believe they did it. But it couldn’t have been an easy thing to do mentally or physically

@pauliegirl11

Жыл бұрын

Well, they didn't start eating the dead for at least 10 days after the plane crash. And when you're suffering starvation, by God, you'll do almost anything to stay alive and stop that suffering. As for you're friend who consumed human flesh just for the hell of it... Be afraid. Be very afraid. And stay far, far away!

@LacyLane1050

Жыл бұрын

​@@pauliegirl11 I've always prayed that I never find myself in that position.

Congrats on 8 million! 💜 I’ve been sharing your channel with everyone I know since I discovered it haha it’s for real my favorite!! Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment and scares!!!!

Thanks for the great entertaining story telling! I love that the stories are real, rare and creepy! I’ve been watching your stories all morning!

Well that story quickly went into a direction that I was NOT ready for... That was incredibly sad yet, horrifying at the same time

@emmadownunder3833

Жыл бұрын

I know. It escalated quickly didnt it. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

@Hakudoshiii

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty obvious what was going to happen

@Jason-l7z

Жыл бұрын

Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, “If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.

@corntrollio854

Жыл бұрын

You'd never heard of "Moby Dick"? TF is wrong with you? This is the true story of the Essex, muhfuhkuh!

@Aw-ns1qx

Жыл бұрын

​@@Hakudoshiii I mean the title,... and literally all of it....

The delicate question turns someone into a delicacy. This story shivered me timbers!

@denimd6578

Жыл бұрын

what is the delicate question tho? did i miss it in the video? it’s seriously keeping me up.. lol

@RandomQuestNPC

Жыл бұрын

@@denimd6578 "Do we draw lots?"

@denimd6578

Жыл бұрын

@@RandomQuestNPC Ooooff.. that made my stomach turn a little.. ha. thank you for that!!

@BTthekingnocap

Жыл бұрын

@@RandomQuestNPC what does that mean sorry I do not know

@BTthekingnocap

Жыл бұрын

Oh I know now

LOVE ur content Mr Ballen. Wished the stories were longer but still are enjoying them. ❤💜

That was a compelling lead up. I actually had no idea what the question was and was really curious until the reveal. Tragic and terrifying, but very interesting, too.

@alphasalazar2490

7 күн бұрын

on the flip-side I kind of figured early in the video, but it was still enjoyable and seemed quite harrowing in any case. im quite curious to know how hard it is to fish for food while stranded on a huge whaling boat for the time.

As soon as he said something about a younger cousin i knew immediately what story this was. Its even sadder when you realize that they avoided an island that would have saved them for fear of cannibalism.

@GrandTime-17

Жыл бұрын

How ironic!

@nala7658

Жыл бұрын

George pollard was a completely incompetent and inexperienced captain. He should never have been given the position!

@cinderellie9583

Жыл бұрын

HA!!! Not funny tho

@Queenofgreen515

Жыл бұрын

Same! I recognised the names too.

@moderncity695

Жыл бұрын

Is it moby dick? I havent read it

I cannot imagine having to live with the trauma of that whole experience. I think I’d rather be Owen than one of the two survivors 😬

@thebrantleys1703

Жыл бұрын

Here a reply

@zachsiner383

Жыл бұрын

Maybe for a female, but for the rest of us I ain’t goin down that easy. If I gotta eat somones liver I’m eating it

@candicemonique5927

Жыл бұрын

I'd rather live. If I have to eat some people to live, so be it. It's not the worst thing ever.

@ShoyuRamenBreakingBad

Жыл бұрын

@@zachsiner383 🙄

@westernchaunvinistguido

Жыл бұрын

Cannibals go to hell so I don’t think there would be any point pondering over the trauma of murdering your friends and then cutting their bodies open to eat their flesh. It’s inhuman, plain and simple, there is no rationalizing it, if you had any humanity you’d starve to death in silence and keep your common decency without descending into savagery. Screw survivalism, we all have to die at some point, better die like a human being instead of behaving like animals.

I'm related to Owen, so thank you for telling part of my family's story. Wish you could've told about the time leading too and just after the whale. The Ironic part of this is they refused to head to some islands nearby due to cannibal tribes residing on them.

@autist1689

9 ай бұрын

I remember reading that Islands they avoided because of that fear, later turned out to have been islands with small British? colonies on them and They would have been safe landing on them

@zehndermenix213

9 ай бұрын

@@autist1689 oh I don't doubt it, but my favorite part is basically one of the crew caused the extinction of one of the Galapagos tortoise species by setting one of the islands ablaze leaving nothing but sand and ash.

@hanslanda8303

8 ай бұрын

Prove it

@zehndermenix213

8 ай бұрын

@@hanslanda8303 Here I'll just send you a semen sample and let you figure it out. Should arrive in 1-3 days.

@alphasalazar2490

7 күн бұрын

@@zehndermenix213:\

One of my favorite stories so far from MrBallen, keep up the great content on your own time! No rush!

I’m so proud of John for how far he’s come. It’s crazy what he’s done armed with being able to tell a good story. True raconteur. I know he’s got a lot to do but I miss when he used to upload a couple times a week.

@TheDweeb002

Жыл бұрын

I just learned a new word

@randomhumanoidblob4506

Жыл бұрын

@The Dweeb About half of a sesquipedalian one to boot 😁

@avocado7947

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed Ballen's videos for a year. His hand movements are driving me fucking crazy now.

@elizabethcard6945

Жыл бұрын

Does he no longer upload a couple times a week?

@lorriepeek5636

Жыл бұрын

I miss that to.

How is every single video (yes, I've seen them all over the course of time), always an amazing story and always seamlessly told?! Magic.

@IvarTheBoneless77

Жыл бұрын

hahah right?

@1.4....3...youandme

Жыл бұрын

So true!!

@Positive_Vibes_Ali

10 ай бұрын

100% 🙌❤

We love your content. Don’t stop. Much love to ur family and friends for sharing you with us.

I have to take breaks from your page every few or so months, so that I can go back in and binge your stories. Because one video at a time doesn't cut it for me

@PhoenixTyler-yv7vw

10 ай бұрын

Same lol

Episodes are getting progressively more enlightening about our state of humanity. Top-notch.

@KatrinaJoseph

Жыл бұрын

Cannibalism has always existed. Even in the present world that we live in, there have been many cases of cannibalism.

@Irish_Georgia_Girl

Жыл бұрын

​@@KatrinaJosephExactly. And this incident was in 1821, and most other incidents I've heard of that take place in developed countries are in extreme survival situations.

@Tinil0

Жыл бұрын

Huh? Hasn't there been a bunch of paranormal fiction videos lately?

@KatrinaJoseph

Жыл бұрын

@@Irish_Georgia_Girl cannibalism takes place mostly under desperate conditions as you stated, but there are some tribes which are cannibalistic and barbaric as of yet. Also, there have been cases in the developed world where people eat other people for the thrill of it( i know it sounds disgusting) or they have a mental condition or they're simply sadistic.

@Irish_Georgia_Girl

Жыл бұрын

@@KatrinaJoseph I know. The Illuminati for one, at least from the little bit I know about it. I can't even imagine doing it out of desperation... and definitely not for a thrill. Some cultures have even been known to consume the flesh of their enemies in battle because they believed they would also be absorbing their strength by doing so. 🤮

As awful as this story is, you can see the goodness of human beings shine through in even the most unimaginably dark times. It's actually inspiring how good these people were, and how strong Owen was, I can't believe that. That's a real man right there.

@saltpepperketchup7082

Жыл бұрын

Sad story. And to throw in another twist was that even though they were consuming food, it was enough to satisfy their hunger but not enough to put meat on their bones because the bodies they were eating lacked fat. They would not have lived much longer.

@jendubay3782

Жыл бұрын

They also could have avoided it if they didn’t assume all of africa was cannibalists. So ya know

@MissCellanious1

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your comment even before watching lol 👌🏽

@montagdp

Жыл бұрын

I'd rather die by gunshot to the back of the head than of starvation.

@joshuasuggs2379

Жыл бұрын

They could of lied about it

To the people who are complaining the videos are shorter, there is literally a treasure chest full of new podcast episodes. Ive listened to them every day on my drives. It's the same content, just a different platform and I love it either way. Keep doing great work!! 💕

I don’t know how you find these stories, and you make them so interesting! Thank you!

i love the way Mr ballen speaks, and enunciates. even KZread captions pick every word up flawlessly.

@shadyman6346

Жыл бұрын

It’s called English.

@Bgarza05

Жыл бұрын

@@shadyman6346 youtube closed captioning are notoriously inaccurate. that's the point of the comment

Ask a Mortician does an excellent coverage of this whole story; highly recommend to anyone wanting a longer vid about these poor souls.

@VeracityLH

Жыл бұрын

She is terrific.

@jamiejones957

Жыл бұрын

Love her so much

@kkittycatkat1990

Жыл бұрын

We're certainly not going to get a longer story here. 20 mins. Tops now.

@tashastephens5032

Жыл бұрын

Link?

@usedscar

Жыл бұрын

Yes she mastered this story! kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4dmm5uPm7vAqKw.html

Love your content! Have basically watched it all now. So I'm listening to your podcasts.

Ducked out for a while but I’m so glad I’m back listening to all these! Thank you for sharing these stories with us and taking time to make them. Your the greatest ❤

As I watch on Memorial Day morning I wanna say THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE MR. JOHN BALLEN. Your military service to this country & to your continued service to us with your delivery of the strange dark and mysterious in story format! Bless you for all you have done and do. Grateful to appreciate you being here with us and not as a memory❤

@BrittanyStar

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow good for u for saying that! I didn't even think of that aspect but u are COMPLETELY RIGHT AND ditto!!! Thank u (Mr ballen) and all the other brave and amazing humans that have kept us safe and served our country! Seriously ...THANK U.... AND ALSO (TO MR BALLEN INDIVIDUALLY..THANK U FOR ALL U DO NOW....NOT JUST FOR THE ENDLESS HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT BUT FOR YOUR FOUNDATION AND EVERYTHING U ARE DOING THERE AS WELL!!! even with all these sick and twisted or strange and mysterious stories you have found a way to turn some of the darkness into light to some of those who have needed it most and that is simply amazing

@OhWell0

Жыл бұрын

It's actually John B. Allen. But I always call him Mr. Ballen

@germyw

Жыл бұрын

@@OhWell0 Oh. That’s clever! I was wondering why I’ve never heard that surname before.

@beardedbox80

Жыл бұрын

M

@carolineenrique6586

Жыл бұрын

Happy Day Mr Ballen 🌅.. I LOVE your story telling!!! But I MISS your Longer videos... Especially the videos that had 3' or 4 stories... If you can only do One video per week... Then PLEASE go back to doing these LONGER videos... There are probably thousands of people that feel this exact way!!! You are the very Best Story Teller on You Tube!!! 💜💙💚💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💙💚💜💙💚💜💙💚💜💙😺🌅

One of the best story tellers of all time he’s truly a master of his craft!

Had a well timed ad after you said what Owen asked: “Ask sherwin Williams!”

I have only subscribed about 1 month ago. Your stories are better than most audio books that have, so called, professional narrators. Mr. Ballen, you surpass them in every way. You have a true talent for this and are extremely fortunate to be doing what you love. I am also fortunate to benefit from your talent as well. I am not as lucky to discover a talent in which I am as passionate about as you have displayed.Thank you for sharing your passion with us all, much appreciated.

Old school whaling was a pretty crazy job, sometimes depending on what happened on your trip you could come back from sea after being away for a year and actually end up owing the company you worked for.

@Irish_Georgia_Girl

Жыл бұрын

That would SUCK!

@cheapbruh9778

Жыл бұрын

Happened like one out of a hundred times, but yeah lets always assume the extreme is the norm 🤣

@frankcaggiano8282

Жыл бұрын

​@@cheapbruh9778 you know saying "this could happen" is the farthest thing from assuming it always happened, right? Jesus christ lmao

@cheapbruh9778

Жыл бұрын

​@@frankcaggiano8282 yeah so why not argue why the weather is so dangerous since people die of lightning strikes. Exactly the same depressing take on reality. "Old school whaling was a pretty crazy job" it was extremely enriching and seen as a golden ticket for many, now compare that to roofing or any other job in olden days, where the mortality rate was just as high if not higher. 1 out of 3 women died during child birth in the medieval times for god sake. So lmao yourself and your clowny statement.

@WaryJester

Жыл бұрын

@@cheapbruh9778 1 in 100 is a norm. 1 in 500 is a norm. 1 in a 1000 is common. 1 in a million isn't that rare anymore, isn't super common but heard of. 1 in a billion IS rare. One in a trillion is nearly unheard of.

As always thank you for your content. I listen to you a lot at work!

Arguably one of the best story tellers on KZread along with Rob Gavagan.

@DrDemented9885

11 ай бұрын

1090 jake 😂😂😂😂 oh, I needed a good side splitting laugh today today

@richardbarrow6606

9 ай бұрын

Check out That Chapter 😇

@bobopatchnosuke229

9 ай бұрын

@@richardbarrow6606 Thanks

Owen Chase’s book (obviously a first account of the Moby Dick story) is a great book and explains everything they went through in great detail. Highly recommend reading it to anyone who’s interested in learning more :)

@ShailendraSharmaDark

Жыл бұрын

Where can I read it online?

@adamsapples777

Жыл бұрын

@@ShailendraSharmaDark I’m not sure where you can read it online, but I do know there’s an audiobook version of it on KZread :)

@thornbane3295

Жыл бұрын

I'll wait for the movie 😅

@adamsapples777

Жыл бұрын

@@thornbane3295 hahaha! your waiting days are over my friend :) The movie came out in 1956 😊

@thornbane3295

Жыл бұрын

@@adamsapples777 Oh cool💯

As soon as he said Owen Coffin i knew what story this was. So pleased to hear Mr. Ballen tell it!

This is the most invested I have been in a story in a long time haha I am halfway thru now and definitely not stopping! I still have no idea what they have to do

Love you Mr Ballen, you have helped my two veteran brothers more than you know.

I can’t be the only one that has to stop and make sure everything’s prepared for story time. Once that music kicks in I have to pause, make sure I’ve got my coffee and j and things are settled. Then I lock in for the story. Brings back the feel of must see tv

@Kimberly-lp4nh

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely get set up. I save these videos for certain times of day, too. Don't want to be interrupted once it starts.

@JamalFuckinKilla

Жыл бұрын

I got me a coffee cup with a bowl. Ha

As soon as I heard owen’s name i immediately recognized this story. Mrballen did a great job humanizing the crew.

I love the way he tells stories...I couldn't move during this one, he told it so well

I’m so addicted to Mr.Ballen I’m afraid of running out of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format. 😭

I wanna go camping with this man. I have such horrific anxiety and panic attacks and somehow, his story telling calms it down to a manageable level. Just to sit around a crackling fire, listening to all of the amazing stories he has to tell. Perfect!

@katharinamarek1847

Жыл бұрын

You still want to go camping after hearing all these stories? Brave woman!

@klaiken989

Жыл бұрын

Camping aka, touch uglies😅. We see you lady

@jonbrooks6522

Жыл бұрын

Kinda what I was thinking

@jasonjuneau

Жыл бұрын

As long as you know how to get to "Bell's Canyon", bypass the "Valley of Headless Men", and absolutely don't go cave diving, you have about a 99% survival rate.

@legendary548

Жыл бұрын

people love going camping. But, one time that hadn't been the fact for 2 people. Keriana corell and Mrballen had went camping, thinking it was going to be a fun day..........

You knew where he was going with the story after he said Nantucket but was still invested in the story because he is a great storyteller

@thecrowing1989

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea until the end

@robleavold84

Жыл бұрын

Like the old song there once was a man from Nantucket.

@Empatheticallyrising

Жыл бұрын

There is a book about this, I read it years ago. The whaling incident in Nantucket

@stillhere1425

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know any Nantucket legends.

@LetsGoFlyers2011

Жыл бұрын

@@stillhere1425 I once knew a man from Nantucket...

Oh wow. That was such an awesome story John. One comment said longer stories and have to agree with this suggestion. As so many people have said, you're fantastic at telling these stories.

@mandee88

Жыл бұрын

If you're interested in even more details of this story, Ask a Mortician does an excellent job going into it. I love that Mr. Ballen zeroed in on these 4 men but she goes into the whole expedition. It came out in like 2020 i think and titled after Moby Dick. Super worth checking out

Just got my Spotify Wrapped today, Medical Mysteries was the biggest podcast I've listened to.

I really miss the "3 places you should never go and people who went there" along with the other original content. It seems like everyone is way into True Crime nowadays and there's like 50 different streaming services and other KZread people that have all the same stories. Mr. Ballen is definitely the best storyteller but I really do miss the older content.

@ladyagresa

Жыл бұрын

Same here.

@ashleylee5067

Жыл бұрын

Same..

@lizc6393

Жыл бұрын

Same

@chrisshinlever2440

Жыл бұрын

Me 2 and the stories with pictures two

@Bmorefan

Жыл бұрын

Same. I miss the paranormal and missing 411 videos

Mr. Ballen, you are such a wonderful story teller. It's been amazing to watch you grow your craft over these few years. 😊

@Dime_time333

Жыл бұрын

50 or 60?

@christianballin7584

Жыл бұрын

​@@Dime_time33369 😏☯️

@devonwilliams2423

Жыл бұрын

Any of y’all got suggestions of other good story tellers?

@a-a-ron6822

Жыл бұрын

@@devonwilliams2423 none quite like John.. I've tried several but I haven't found one that keeps my attention

@donitawhite8111

Жыл бұрын

​@@devonwilliams2423 not as good as Mr Ballen but Sean @ Scary Interesting is pretty good.

Thank you Mr Ballen thanks for all your amazing stories.

2 stories in and I had to subscribe. Your story telling is amazing bro

Love Mr Ballen! I miss the 3-4 maybe even 5 times a week but when he does post I’m TUNED in.

@xo_killer.tyantis_ox

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!!!!

@Kerosene.Dreams

Жыл бұрын

Podcasts and TikToks. Some of the podcasts are on YT.

@QueenReina6419

Жыл бұрын

That was only for like 3 months MAX. But he used that intro forever. I used to always say..."Liar!" Lol whenever he had that piece on the intro. Glad he changed that part. I know it wasn't at the time a job for him so i couldn't complain. But i think now this is his job. I believe he is retired from the military, so thats good. He puts out at least 1 video a week. Before all he was doing for a while was "remastering" his old videos. We talk about this w everyone at work. No one listens to him there anymore. I keep telling everyone he is doing new videos again so they need to give him a go again.

@lesliebblack

Жыл бұрын

He’s really refined his final product, & speaks much more confidently & comfortably now. But I don’t think his output has dropped too much, when you consider he’s spreading himself over most of the social media sites. Personally- I’d be happy if he just focused on his KZread channel which of course is the best! 😊

@giantfatberg

Жыл бұрын

And the length of the videos gets smaller and smaller

I read the book " The Terrible Voyage" which is about this incident. Captain Owen Coffin was a whaling ship captain who set forth from Nantucket with his crew, including his 10-year-old nephew, making his first long-term trip to sea, serving as a "Cabin Boy". This was the first ship ever to get rammed and sunk by a whale. The book is spellbinding and the voyage was terrible. Owen Coffin survived, but his nephew was eaten to sustain others. Yes, Herman Melville read it before he wrote Moby Dick, a classic fictional story. I think there is a mistake here. Captain Owen Coffin survived the voyage and his sister understood why he had to allow her son to be eaten and did not hold it against him. There were three lifeboats and Captain Coffin and his nephew were on board one of them. In the end, the Captain had the only gun and he dared not fall asleep or the other sailor would have killed and eaten him. The other sailor had the same fear. A ship appeared and they were rescued. An amazing true story.

@Irish_Georgia_Girl

Жыл бұрын

OMG...wait... you mean that they killed a child to eat instead of using this custom to choose an adult?? Because to me that's horrible! It's one thing for someone to volunteer but I doubt a kid that young could volunteer...or am I wrong about that part?

@theoh6592

Жыл бұрын

​@@Irish_Georgia_Girl The kid was fated to die anyway , as a kid I guess but no, a 10yo who lived as an adult could've made this decisions even it's hard to understand for us now.

@surfcat2051

Жыл бұрын

As an avid fisherman I find it mind boggling that in a sea full of fish they never considered fishing for their food instead of eating people. Even without fishing rods or terminal tackle it would be fairly easy to improvise and fashion a hand line. Not a very resourceful lot.

@frankcaggiano8282

Жыл бұрын

​@@surfcat2051 I'm sure they tried, likely the reason they got to the point of starvation was because that option was already exhausted. Hard to feed that many people when you can barely catch something

@theoh6592

Жыл бұрын

@@surfcat2051 They had knives and a gun , clothing so meters of line technically ...yes pretty much mond blowing.

Love how you covered this story!

I'm so glad u do what u do !! I love to watch / listen to u !! I'm and always will be a die hard subscriber/ fan of ur AWESOME web site !!!! ❤

I started driving my sister to work, an hour trip, leaving at 5am. I just got her into your channel and I can't thank you enough for these videos. We actually look forward to the drive, listening to the strange, dark and mysterious in story format, blasting the heater and watching the sunrise ❤️👍

@FreeOpenTruth

Жыл бұрын

Blasting the heater? Where do you live, Antartica?

@Bettinasisrg

Жыл бұрын

Good times! Yup still cold in the mornings where I'm at pnw.

@chancehunter7988

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. PNW! Still snow in the mountains back home in Idaho, so I'm told, anyhow. I'm in Syria... where it's ridiculously hot...

@MyName-yl2nc

Жыл бұрын

​@@FreeOpenTruth exactly wtf lol

@userunknown1578

Жыл бұрын

An hour trip to work with just the 2 of you? Sounds like the perfect scenario for a MrBallen story.

Being lost in the sea and stranded with only a few people is a such a hopeless scenario for me. I go a day without eating anything and I feel the worse. A day without sleep and it's awful but what these man went through is nothing compared to me. Such a terrifying situation to be in.

@lifeisa.smalllesson4607

Жыл бұрын

U may have nutrient deficiencies... Do u drink lots of water and eat healthy? The human should be able to easily and comfortably go a day wout eating. I fast everyday...and each month I fast for three days str8, w fruit juices and water only.

@Sunflowersarepretty

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeisa.smalllesson4607 I do hydrate myself well and eat healthy. I've sleeping issues nd that's cz of anxiety. If I dont eat anything for the day I am in a bad mood. I fast too (religious reasons) and on those days I'm conscious about the fact that I'm not eating or drinking for straight 10 hours so it doesn't effect me much. Only when I skipped a meal of or forgot to have my meal that's when I experience headaches and a bad mood.

@lifeisa.smalllesson4607

Жыл бұрын

@sun flower there r different methods for fasting as well... Make sure u r fasting properly.. A daily fast should only be sun down to sun up more or less. Anything more than that and u need to add fruit juices to ur fast or ur effecting ur nutritional levels. To be clear u can fast for more than overnight or a day but we r supposed to have fruit huices during that fast and we r supposed to eat specific things in preparation for a big fast of that nature. Hope it helps...

I personally love all your work and believe it's AWESOME

It dont matter the length, its always good in the end, Mr Ballen is a Legend! Dont complain about how long a video is,

I love, love, love your videos! I’ve been watching for years. I’m so excited for all your new opportunities. You have worked hard and deserve them. I don’t mind that you only post once a week now but I really wish we could get a 30-40 minute video sometimes. I really miss those. Loving the podcast! ♥️

Longer stories are great and all, but my son and I miss the multi-story uploads the most. The ones where there would be like three stories, sometimes all under a similar theme. Those were great!

@newme2325

Жыл бұрын

Very true

@MrChopsticktech

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Many times at least one of them had a happy ending!

@cplmpcocptcl6306

Жыл бұрын

Ditto.

Mrballen you are the best story teller I have ever heard. Thank you for what you do.

"Real photo of a different log book" 😭😂

Wow wee! I thought Owen asked the question at the beginning of the expedition, which seemed totally insane to me. But as the story unfolded I realized he was sacrificing himself to save others. Makes you think. Doesn't it? "Could I have done this?" Yes, perhaps I could, in such a terrifying situation. You did it again Mr. Ballen! You are the Master Storyteller! You kept me hanging on every word and at the edge my seat, about to fall off the couch! Keep it up, young man!!

@ruby4751

Жыл бұрын

yeah I think he might have purposely held on to the smallest strip of paper and pretended to pull it out of the hat even though it was always in his hand. so nobody else would have to die.

@pauliegirl11

Жыл бұрын

@@ruby4751Goodness gracious! I never thought of that. You are probably right though!

@Mrs.LadeyBug

Жыл бұрын

I think he knew it would be better to die than eat a friend. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@xuploads

Жыл бұрын

I don't think so. Owen wasn't the first to draw. I would imagine the person holding the hat is the last to draw/doesn't draw and takes the one remaining. If he had done what you said, the 3rd person to draw would notice there was only 1 strip left in the hat when they put their hand in. Since Owen/the hat holder could have also done the same thing but to cheat and hang on to a longer piece, that 3rd person noticing only 1 strip left would probably point it out and not draw. I know that's a detailed take but I seriously doubt Owen did that, which still does not reduce his honor one bit.

@xuploads

Жыл бұрын

As far as if I could do it myself, I actually think Owen's position is the easiest. Especially since they were lucky enough to have a gun. Although I guess I'm forgetting that they all had eaten tons of flesh already.

Fascinating and tragic story of endurance and cameraderie. Glad someone survived but so sad it was only 2!! Thank you for your stories. Im not a podcast follower so i miss us having more of you on you tube but unlike other commenters i will not complain or resent your success. Im glad you are doing so well and still upload to you tube too.

This yt page is the only thing that brings me joy.

What a terrible, yet compelling story!!!! Thank you Mr.Ballen for a spine tingling Sunday!!!

@Irish_Georgia_Girl

Жыл бұрын

I know right? I always have a reason to look forward to Sundays because of his videos! I was especially looking forward to this one after the teaser he put out a couple of days ago and as usual he did not disappoint! This one was exceptionally good IMO. I had kind of thought it'd have something to do with cannibalism after reading the preview to it, but I totally did NOT see what really happened coming! He blew me away with his ability to create and maintain the suspense so long without giving it away! 🤯

MrBallen, you rule! No one can tell a story like you, no one!

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

thank you!! ❤

Ballen!!! Working so much, I haven't had a chance to catch up. It's great though, I get to binge watch woohoo!!! U rock Ballen!

That was a good one, man. Love the ending and the historical significance.

I don't know who told Mr Ballen, but Mr Ballen you're totally allowed to make your vids and podcasts longer. They can be an hour or so long, everyone is ok with that, I swear..

@MrBallen

Жыл бұрын

Noted ✍️ 😂

@skuzzernaut

Жыл бұрын

@MrBallen it's true, Mr Ballen.. remember that time you and Ol Seagull Lung went out to try and break the world record land speed while juggling.. all of your subs n followers got together n discussed it. And we're totally cool with it, like 100% cool wit it. We actually prefer it!!! It's weird I know, but it's actually a good thing..

@cheryldes5875

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen I do so luv the stories but once in a while a nice longggg story would be awesome ;)

I feel very bad for Owen Coffin. He was only 18, but decided to sacrifice himself and was shot by his own best friend.

@deenatodd9585

Жыл бұрын

And then chopped up and eaten by his cousin! Brutal but what a brave man and true hero x

@rebeccahherdener2068

Жыл бұрын

@@honestgabe. that legit made me groan.

@CryWolf-sm9iw

Жыл бұрын

Appropriate last name.

@suzannenichols6900

Жыл бұрын

WHAT!?! This should teach me to NOT read comments before I watch the video. 😳

@Sniperboy5551

Жыл бұрын

He didn’t really decide to sacrifice himself, he just lost the game. If he hadn’t picked the short piece of paper, he would’ve eaten someone else. It was just bad luck, I don’t feel particularly bad for him though.

I actually love his KZread videos sooooo much more than his podcasts. His podcast seems like an audio documentary, but his KZread videos are more like sitting around the campfire! Can't really explain it, but there is a difference in his delivery.

But Mrballen is such a legend- watched him when he started to become popular and seen him grow since. Thank you for helping me not be bored (and giving me nightmares)

I like longer stories but this was so incredibly interesting and nothing like I’d heard about before. I love learning new stuff. Very cool. ✌🏻

@bioboi808

Жыл бұрын

I'd rather take a shorter, more engaging high quality story, like this one, over a fluff filled longer story any day of the week.

@toxicginger9936

Жыл бұрын

If you like this telling, you might enjoy Ask A Mortician retelling the full story of the fate of the Essex. **chef's kiss**

@GraceAlone614

Жыл бұрын

​@@bioboi808 dude what are you talking about? His older videos were not "fluff filled" at all. His longer videos were engaging and descriptive.

@shrutik9673

Жыл бұрын

@@bioboi808 I KNOW RIGHT,SAME THOUGHTS

@shrutik9673

Жыл бұрын

@@GraceAlone614old longer videos had 3 stories in them

The strange dark and mysterious can ONLY be told in a Mr Ballen format💯❗️

@johrathbun

Жыл бұрын

RIP, Owen.

@chestrockwell7023

Жыл бұрын

Uhh ok

@casper135

Жыл бұрын

​@Mbita Acoustic what this

@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366

Жыл бұрын

I suggest we all consider a strike on Mr. Ballen. He's been exploiting our interest on him for years now. Feom the drastic quantity deduction to the unreal quality reduce these weeks, Mr. Ballen challanges our endurance because he knows that no matter what he does, we will still watch him and even support him on various platforms and patreon. Ugly fact!

@devonwilliams2423

Жыл бұрын

Anyone know of other good channels like mr ballen?

You are really good at putting info together for all your stories. Can you do or have you done one on Crystal Rogers? She disappeared in 2015 , there have been documentaries and things but I would like to hear your take on things. Thank you

Maybe this is a stupid question but if you are on a ship in the middle of the ocean couldn't you just catch some fish to eat? I mean people go fishing on boats in the ocean all the time.

@spencerflood6715

13 күн бұрын

Its a custom of the ocean

Its very rare to find a comment section thats full of love an admiration.... Mr Ballen not only the best story teller but simultaneously made the best community on YT. Thank you for the videos taking the time to research them the time filming an editing them, Happy Memorial Day!! Thank you for your service to our country, I pray that God will bless you and your family 💚💜💙

@SydneyKeyboardWarrior

Жыл бұрын

I agree we are a peaceful, happy, and caring bunch! I think we all have this sincere appreciation for our beloved Mr. Ballen and we love expressing it. Happy Memorial Day to you my fellow Ballen lover and I hope you have many blessings in your future ❤

@rekyu3d541

Жыл бұрын

seconded... i don't think i've EVER seen a rude one in the top comments, so if they're here, they don't get much attention

If he has time to post longer videos, he will. But family comes first and making these videos can be very time consuming. I'm grateful for what he does do! No complaints here. YOU ROCK MR. BALLEN! 🎉

@LuvDaSkinUAreIn

Жыл бұрын

One of thee best comments I read so far ! Someone with compassions and understanding!❤

@susansanford7467

Жыл бұрын

​@@LuvDaSkinUAreIn Thank you ❤️

@nickkelley6582

Жыл бұрын

The negative people are probably lazy af 😅 ungrateful or what. I suppose it shows his demand but people need to stop being little bitches and enjoy the content he puts out.

@k.lim9919

3 ай бұрын

🤪

It’s not easy coming up with weekly stories, we appreciate you. Don’t stop pls unless ure retiring.

"I like my lot as well as any other..." was Owens response after drawing his lot.

I really love how the telling of these stories leaves room to try and guess what happened. Being in such a situation must be awful, no matter what role you get.

This reminded me of that guy Jose Alvarenga who holds the record for being adrift at sea. 438 days. That’s just insane.

@merriquelynn866

Жыл бұрын

Poor man was so haunted when he came back. He was dealing with PTSD and thoughts about the parasites in him getting to his brain. His story was just harrowing. And all those near misses where he and his friend could have been rescued. Then he was lost by himself. That was incredible fortitude just to survive. I hope he’s doing better and having much more peaceful and beautiful days with his family now.

@arminoleg1624

Жыл бұрын

@@merriquelynn866 Some people have been through unimaginable pain and suffering. You would think after a few weeks or couple months hopelessness would have consumed him and he would have gave up. To keep fighting for that many days is just unreal.

@deprofundis3293

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Same. Amazing story of survival.

@lilafeldman8630

Жыл бұрын

Didn't Mrballen do a video about him

@kamwickw933

Жыл бұрын

@@lilafeldman8630 yes he did.

I want to say... Your language revealing what happened was very... I don't know, but I really appreciate it. Calling it SACRED really honors the man who made the sacrifice. This sits well with me. He definitely deserves to be honored.

I love your channel n cannot stop watching. This by far is the craziest story so far...but it was survival. ⚓️

I’m so excited! I’ve heard this video years ago from Caitlin Dougherty mortician video and she told it amazingly good! NOW mr ballen is telling it amazingly as well! With other details that I didn’t know about this story!

I can't imagine how terrifying this experience must've been to the sailors involved. Nothing makes you tougher than the sea.

@Caliban_Io

Жыл бұрын

Salusa Secundus & Arrakis

@vikingmike947q8

Жыл бұрын

We always loved the sea.

@DevilsAvocado69

Жыл бұрын

I would argue war, professional combat sports and extreme sports competitors are probably all tougher than what are essentially some salty dogs. Not saying it's am easy job, just they are not the toughest.

@rebeccahherdener2068

Жыл бұрын

@@DevilsAvocado69 I wish you'd spend a month or 2 old fashion style out at sea with low provisions and say that.😅😂

@umadbra

Жыл бұрын

​@@rebeccahherdener2068 I watched some beheading videos and videos of people getting set on fire during a conflict. Working on a boat in the ocean with shitty surroundings don't sound that bad.

I've heard this story before because I was invested in sailors and pirates at the time, it's so refreshing to actually hear it from Mr Ballen in this style

@MRBALLENFOUNDATIION

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤

My husband and I love listening to this on trips, especially the ghost ones while we are driving in the middle of nowhere. Keeps it spooky 😂

I have to agree with this sentiment of wanting longer vids, but I also have to recognize what having a new family entails and how much time it can take out of the day. While I hope to see a little bit longer videos soon I can appreciate why you have less time to research and produce John. Either way thank you for the endless amazing content.

I just realized that I have been listening to STRANGE, DARK, & MYSTERIOUS (delivered in storybook format) for over 3 years now.... WOW.... How time flies when you're being thoroughly entertained 👏🏾🙌🏾👊🏾