11:46 the is somting in the top left cornor i think its the blue man group upside down

@MrBallen

3 жыл бұрын

Great job!!!

@NewNew_7777

3 жыл бұрын

Damn man good eye!

@s.s_444

3 жыл бұрын

sheeeeesh

@brianakelley123

3 жыл бұрын

Jeez…..

@FlatlinedWAV

3 жыл бұрын

I saw it too, I just couldn't tell what it was :/ Phone screen to small ahhh

The cave diving stories are the best even though they’re always tragic. Who else is never going cave diving?

@Grouchbox

3 жыл бұрын

Oh H@LL no!

@elitehacker1416

3 жыл бұрын

I agree the claustrophobia I can feel it as he tells the story

@MelissaThompson432

3 жыл бұрын

🙋 me! I'm never!

@JuanWick209

3 жыл бұрын

I am going next weekend 👍👍🙌🙌

@ewanfargher4838

3 жыл бұрын

I won’t lie I have actually been, that is until I ever heard about these horror stories Now I can’t even think about some of the dives I myself have done 😅 weird right

"Stage 2 is where it starts to get a bit dicey." Uh . . . for me, standing within 5 feet of the hole is where it starts to get dicey.

@mrsx7944

2 жыл бұрын

20 ft of the hole for me. Im not a risk taker.

@valmacclinchy

2 жыл бұрын

Not going anywhere near that thing!! I can only watch these videos in daytime 😂

@mrsx7944

2 жыл бұрын

@@seriouscat2231 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I've been there. My mom was a panicker too.

@travv88

2 жыл бұрын

@@seriouscat2231 Just gotta try and live your life man. Don't try and cave dive as some rebellion thing and you'll be fine.

@jazflanagan8693

2 жыл бұрын

'Like' number 100!

The Shaft is on our family property, it was our great grandfather that found this hole when he was ploughing the paddock with his horse, not taking them to get water. The horses hoof went through and found the hole. The rock pile was also put in there when he attempted to fill in the hole not realising how big it actually was 👍

@VlWalt

Жыл бұрын

Do you get people just rocking up on your property, wanting to explore the cave or do you have any measures set up, so it's not that easy to get into ?

@xWingzTV

Жыл бұрын

how often do people dive down the hole?

@juliebirky486

Жыл бұрын

This hole would fascinate me to obsession and absolutely give me nightmares. I love that your gg grandfather created the rock pile. I think I would keep adding to it.

@darwaniangovernment

Жыл бұрын

I got no reason to believe you But I do

@ytsn_THE_OG

Жыл бұрын

@@darwaniangovernment SAME lol

The fact that they found the two divers hugging each other is so sad that it made me want to cry and also the fact that the brother leapt back in for his siblings and friends knowing he might not find them and could get trapped too broke my heart.

@Crystal_K1tty

Жыл бұрын

Ikr? Actually made me cry

@berrodude

Жыл бұрын

No Cave diving disaster has hit me anywhere near as hard as those two dying in each others embrace.. It is simply heart wrenching.

@raven3946

Жыл бұрын

@@berrodude im just happy they found some comfort in their last moments, even if they were filled with dread they felt eachother

@losheroes6076

Жыл бұрын

is the hole still there??

@sarsaparillasunset3873

11 ай бұрын

I am trying to imagine the kind of arrogant thoughts they had when they decided to break the rules and enter that section. Being experienced divers they must've known the danger, but the Dunning Kruger effect, especially in a group setting, must have triumped. When I think about this, I really don't feel sorry for them at all! You paid for your hubris, and you should.

“They did not have permission to go to stage 3” I bet they went to stage 3.

@MrBallen

3 жыл бұрын

You know me well

@maizaadan1610

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen haha we all do, we binge watch all of your vids

@cletusthemysterious

3 жыл бұрын

You know that’s how they do

@Anita-k

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, that's how all of these deadly stories without common sense are beginning... 🤣🙃🤣

@yellowbacon69

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen how could we not, the flannel really sticks out

the number of times i have drowned getting lost in underwater caves in games has been a pretty clear indicator for me that i should never go in real life.

@buzinaocara

2 жыл бұрын

that mario last gasp before drowning was nintendo's most effective cautionary tale.

@sugarkitty2008

2 жыл бұрын

Subnautica awakened the fear in me. Those caves get so disorientating. Then your oxygen is running out and It's been ages since you last saved, frantically trying to remember which way is out, swimming into multiple dead ends and loops. Should have worked on getting the little lights that mark a path. I saved a lot more often after I lost over an hour of progress.

@brendonurieonice5303

2 жыл бұрын

You got me in the first half not gonna lie hahaha

@sithlordhibiscus9936

2 жыл бұрын

I always run into a magma chamber and lose my diamond pickaxe.

@cheehee808_

2 жыл бұрын

Art imitates life bro

The suicidal arrogance, stupidity, whatever you want to call it, that leads to these deaths is just crazy. The phrase, "stay in your lane," has accrued a patina of cynicism over the years, but in life-and-death diving is it literally the dividing line between life and death.

@viceb7

7 ай бұрын

Seriously! Cave diving with arrogance is wild to me, the fact that they all bailed on the one guy who had some sense is also so shitty

@salamanca1954

7 ай бұрын

@@viceb7 I know!

@Paparoxx

11 күн бұрын

@@viceb7 In my opinion, cave diving in water is simply stupid. I think all of these people that take such foolish risk for so little in return secretly have a Deathwish. However, they want their death to be sensational.

I have difficulty surviving outside of caves. I’m not pushing my luck so I’m a definite no.

@trxly9045

Жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@beckylynn209

Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness Lisa! That is too funny.. 😂

@itnotmeitu3896

Жыл бұрын

A lot of these stories are filled with people desperate to prove Darwin right it seems

@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV

Жыл бұрын

@@itnotmeitu3896 He's already been proved right numerous times.

@DiRtYwHiTeBoii

Жыл бұрын

Same 🙄

One of the most frightening ways to go, drowning in the darkness. An actual nightmare.

@MrBallen

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah not fun

@justatrollfacewithglasses5478

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely not fun 😔

@joker-qg1pb

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you always here

@semperfi-1918

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen keep up the great content. And i concure drowning in darkness is towards the top of my list.

@joker-qg1pb

3 жыл бұрын

@KrispyKrackers88 I know

This channel has taught me many life lessons. For example: NEVER GO CAVE DIVING.

@Huss_D

3 жыл бұрын

For real man! And don’t go to places that no person should go to. 😊

@jevalbailey4863

3 жыл бұрын

FACT!!! 😂😂😂

@jamesosborne7007

3 жыл бұрын

Ive been a few times... I find it less stressful than open ocean diving

@6sfullrcbycarlscustoms473

3 жыл бұрын

I hear 👂 that!!

@wyattcole8277

3 жыл бұрын

For real

There is a small hold… that has claimed the lives of at least 16 people” “I’m about to tell you what is in that hole” “16 people”

The fact the Glenn was unaware of the group’s plan to go further down then they were allowed shows, in my opinion, that if he knew then he would have put a stop to it.

@mish375

7 ай бұрын

He seemed to be the most sensible of the group.

The idea of seeing another diver swimming off into the darkness of a cave, knowing 100% they are gonna die and you can't help them is sickening

@christypoe4538

3 жыл бұрын

I would probably go insane right there like they couldn't have felt more helpless

@bitcoinbull6564

3 жыл бұрын

@@christypoe4538 Its gotta be a really eerie to watch another diver swimming away from you and you know they are died before they do... That would really mess with me...

@christypoe4538

3 жыл бұрын

@@bitcoinbull6564 exactly & it's my baby brother & sister. I have a lil brother & sister also & I just couldn't I'd mentally b done 💔

@bitcoinbull6564

3 жыл бұрын

@@christypoe4538 Completely agree, its terrible!

@jameshenchy184

3 жыл бұрын

@@christypoe4538 dude ide of lost it if I survived and my brother didn’t. Especially if I might of saw him swim the wrong way. The two embracing is fucking heart breaking too.

Can't imagine having to turn around, knowing siblings are going to die. That really sucks.

@iimeel3582

3 жыл бұрын

Ye

@arwaj9732

3 жыл бұрын

@First Last I hope this was a joke xD 💀💀

@Salamolay

3 жыл бұрын

@@arwaj9732 same

@Salamolay

3 жыл бұрын

@First Last yea they are annoying but if they weren’t there u be sad

@risingson7773

3 жыл бұрын

@First Last lol

They died embracing eachother. That is heart wrenching, my god.

@DiamondCake2

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@DiamondCake2

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@jimbo1130

3 ай бұрын

​@@DiamondCake2wtf

@tobybeggs8676

18 күн бұрын

@@DiamondCake2?

@Blu3Flam1ng0

18 күн бұрын

@@DiamondCake2 what is wrong with you!?

Something about John slowly swimming to his doom while Larry could only watch is really depressing

@zackshere8854

3 жыл бұрын

I think looking up and being mere inches away from your friends and knowing you cant do anything to help them is more depressing

@zackshere8854

3 жыл бұрын

@@sadderday6316 No, the guy swimming away was feet, I was referring to onces trapped in the ceiling literally inches away.

@brianlanders5306

3 жыл бұрын

I agree it's depressing, but none of them were cave dive certified, because they should've put out a line to follow to prevent them from getting lost and disoriented. That's one of the first things you do in a technical dive.

@zackshere8854

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianlanders5306 I think we all agree they were dumb, but that isnt the point

@brianlanders5306

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackshere8854 : That's exactly the point. They weren't trained.

The next time my daughter tells me she's going mountain climbing, instead of being sick with worry I'm going to try to be grateful that at least she's not cave diving.

@milktoast8875

2 жыл бұрын

what doesnt make sense to me is.. when you breath out the oxygen,,, the bubbles float to the surface.. so.. how does one not know which way is up?

@midnightbacon2857

2 жыл бұрын

Their drunk but much worse so they can't tell that

@Ghorda9

2 жыл бұрын

@@milktoast8875 nitrogen poisoning can do that to you.

@issurxozo

2 жыл бұрын

@@milktoast8875 How many drunk people (not just buzzed) have you seen make rational choices? I see them sleeping on the roads and breaking bones with over confidence. Now imagine those people teleporting down 400 feet in a dark cave of water with special suits with special gases and protocols to follow. Exactly lol

@Vespyr_

2 жыл бұрын

@@milktoast8875 Uhm, no. It goes in the direction of air. It'll just look like mist everywhere. Low light conditions. You're not in a clear pool. Your backdrop is shadows and rock.

I can only imagine the moment regret set in for those divers who risked it all at the expense of losing their lives. What tragedy for Glen to witness first hand his siblings not coming home with him & even worst to explain to his parents

@WHDRWN

7 ай бұрын

I barely outrun a flash flood in an underground drain no taller than me. In that moment i truly regretted every single life decision that led me to that point, felt so much despair knowing I could not get a final message to friends and family. A total dread filled clarity.

just found this channel via google and reddit cause i was searching for another tragic event and i randomly got a suggestion for ur subreddit . just wanted to say that youre such an enticing and great storyteller and i love how much respect you have for victims ! will be supporting and watching daily from this point on

@emilybradley

Жыл бұрын

He’s so so good at what he does, definitely one of my favourite channels on all of KZread!

I asked my mom what she wanted to watch today and she said “the guy with the tales” this is an everyday thing. We love you!

@lalalajuice

3 жыл бұрын

aww. I love this comment. you have a great relationship with your mom ❤

@Bankroll_DK

3 жыл бұрын

Yea?!

@tellingbigfoot3696

3 жыл бұрын

Similar thing with my mom!!! Love

@HelianaFranko

3 жыл бұрын

Lol thats adorable

@janicobrackenmillioniarely1617

3 жыл бұрын

You mean Goku the super Saiyan

I knew Christine, Stephen and Glenn. Stephen was my dive instructor at their SCUBA shop in Sydney in December 1972. I remember this so well. Christine and Stephen were typical young teenagers of the early 70's - full of life. As a 14-year-old, I thought they were so cool. It hit me really hard when the news broke. My father came to my room when he heard it on the news the next morning to tell me what had happened, he was crying. My dad came to all my dives and enjoyed just being around everyone. Although I was much younger at 14, Stephen and Christine never treated me any different. RIP to all of them.

@thecrimsondragon2379

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry

@defiante1

2 жыл бұрын

The insane part of that story is how preventable it was. The instructor never should of encouraged them and lead them that deep. Was insane.

@snackbarqueen

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I'm so very sorry for your loss 😥💔 I cannot imagine what they went through in their last moments, may they forever RIP

@higaddrip2583

2 жыл бұрын

Man this is a wild story. Sorry for your loss.

@Mark.Brindle

2 жыл бұрын

Ralath Aka Defiant There was no lead instructor. Both Steve and Glenn were instructors. This was a dive by friends not an organised instructional dive.

It will never matter how early I catch a video. I get so into John’s storytelling I forget there even is a damn secret. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I think we should stay out of the water table that is below ground. If we mess that up and pollute it we are so screwed.

Dam the part when the two people embraced themselves knowing they’re about to die hit my heart pretty hard. All because of a single mistake that could’ve EASILY been avoided if they followed a simple rule… listen people, there are rules for a reason and when your doing something dangerous as cave diving you should just follow them and hold your curiosity at bay.

@Manie230

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get those people. Like it was clear they hadn’t had nitrogen narcosis so they were very much aware what they were doing. And they were told that they are not allowed to go down there because it can cause them to die and yet they did exactly that. That’s jus plain stupidity.

@Noah-gk7rn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Manie230 No it was not clear that they hadn't had nitrogen narcosis. That's just a blatant lie assuming they were completely fine. Sounds like they shouldn't have gone further into the dive and after several critical mistakes they perished.

@Manie230

3 жыл бұрын

@@Noah-gk7rn it was clear because the dude tagt survived hadn’t had it and if he hadn’t had it it’s almost certainly the case that the others were fine too. Also the other dude that swam down with them said that they all said beforehand that they wanted to take a dip into level 3 whilst they knew that they were not allowed. It was plain stupidity that caused the deaths of those people.

@aaronsmith4940

3 жыл бұрын

As he said they already made the fatal mistake when they chose the air they used, the nitrogen narcosis made them make those other mistakes because they weren't thinking soundly.

@aaronsmith4940

3 жыл бұрын

@@Manie230 we don't know he didn't have it, he could have just handled it better , or just coz he maybe didn't have it doesn't mean the others didn't.

Every time he says "if you found the secret.." I'm like HOW? How does anyone have the time to look around when these stories are so freaking amazing 😁

@robertsevy702

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, never have mindset to look for it when I'm wrapped up in the story.

@djg5950

3 жыл бұрын

I can't even find most of them when he posts the winner with the time stamp.

@Anita-k

3 жыл бұрын

I've never found it, or even looked for the secret, bc the stories are too captivating and amazing to listen to. But I think the few, who're finding it, completely ignore the story at first - knowing they can listen to it later and as often as they want - and study their large screens instead; people also said in the comments repeatedly, there's no chance to find it on a regular cellphone (screen = way too small). For me this takes away to even look for it, when I know, I'd need at least a 15 inch television screen to find that stupid thing, tbh.

@kyndadolan3390

3 жыл бұрын

I have watched all of his videos multiple times and even knowing what the secret is I still don't see them

@postpartum-thestruggle4378

3 жыл бұрын

Look for "misspeak"...such as "the hole the horse made"

I'm starting to think that having cave diving as a hobby (or job) is a really bad idea. I don't see the allure if it either. What is there to see in a pitch black cave that is worth risking your life?

@q12aw50

Жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV

Жыл бұрын

They do it for the adrenaline rush...

@cypherusuh

Жыл бұрын

It's adventure and shi

@ApeX-pj4mq

Жыл бұрын

@@q12aw50 No need to be rude, he was just asking a good question

@d.pinit7796

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m always thinking. What do you think your gonna see to where it’s worth risking your life ?

This kind of story is so upsetting. This outcome was so unnecessary. Some people just have to push things past the edge. I feel for the families and friends of those who died.

Just imagine walking in the middle of a grassy field relaxing and stuff... and then suddenly out of nowhere you plunge into a massive 300 meters deep cave full of ice cold water.. and nobody even knows you're there.. the guy was lucky the horse found the hole and it wasn't him who stepped onto it

@Julia_BH

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t worsen my anxiety! Lol

@Cssfiend

3 жыл бұрын

That's why you should always let a friend or family member know you are going for a gentle stroll in a flat grassy inland field and what time you intend to return, and always provide them with a resource sheet for contacting cave rescue teams

@Trick0ut

3 жыл бұрын

man thats messed up, i guess the only good thing is that since is so narrow its a very low chance that you would just fall through it, in those pictures you can see they are basically getting as narrow as they can to get through it.

@mobydickies8135

3 жыл бұрын

Minecraft moment

@Szobiz

3 жыл бұрын

he probably don't weight like a horse for that

The man who discovered the hole was extremely lucky, if he himself had fallen in there, I doubt he would've been ever found

@sn3akydna314

3 жыл бұрын

ive heard about this stuff happening in hawaii

@missbelle_elle

3 жыл бұрын

Somethings are not meant to be found, yet they are... & they have bad endings. Crazy .... Like does everything happen for a reason? Lol

@guitarguru.3572

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought his story was going to go south when he decided to go back end start exploring the depth of it.

@leifleoden5464

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I assumed he would be the first casualty of the hole.

@CaptainXanax

3 жыл бұрын

There's got to be at least a few people who have vanished off the face of the earth who just fell into an unknown cave.

I could not finish watching, I think in the last few years I've become claustrophobic. I was feeling anxiety and caught myself holding my breath several times. Maybe, every couple of days I will check to see if I can finish hearing this story! Thank you for such great stories that are told fabulously by you!

Thank you for your weekly uploads! ♥️

Cannot believe the decision to jump into the third section by the divers...it just is very illogically life risking in such a situation. My condolences.

@xzonia1

Жыл бұрын

They were probably suffering from that nitrogen psychosis he mentioned and weren't thinking straight. That's the only thing I can think of for why they'd enter an off limits area like that.

@bigbay1159

Жыл бұрын

@@xzonia1 What makes that tough is a massive mistake on their part for not thinking of the gas mixture needed to prevent that. While Its possible that is why they went into the third zone it was all caused by not planning carefully in advance.

@xzonia1

Жыл бұрын

@@bigbay1159 True, and so tragic.

Anxiety level of this story is a strong 10.

@msford5975

2 жыл бұрын

Maaaaan!!!!!

@Hash710x

2 жыл бұрын

bruh my chest is beating rn im 10 min in im never scuba diving lol

@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Hash710x That's sad. Scuba diving is awesome and very safe, if you don't push your limits and only go as far as you're certified. There are special courses for everything. These young people didn't had a cave diving course but went cave diving anyway.

@raptorduck8785

2 жыл бұрын

Go watch the video of the dude who died on the Nutty Putty tunnel, or watch people spelunking the Birth Canal I guarantee you will have 15 or 16 in the scale of Anxiety.

@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708

2 жыл бұрын

@@raptorduck8785 do you have a link?

People who do this for "fun" are completely insane.

@Balthorium

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah when I read the title I thought woah terrible but then we learn these crazy people are intentionally going in the hole! Moronic!!! Crazy!!!!

@valkyrja--

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@Hey-zr4ql

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@atrocious7766

3 жыл бұрын

These type of stories make me more mad than sad. Completely avoidable deaths just annoy me so much.

@angelab4652

3 жыл бұрын

I think its just another addiction

It was haunting and almost poetic when Ballen said they jumped off into the abyss, like it was just too tempting not to jump into. I wished they had just stayed at level two. 😭 So sad. Rest in peace brave adventurers 🤍

Your the man MR B... I've loved all your videos an I especially appreciate your advocacy for mental health 🤘

The fact that we are probably not actually walking on solid land way more often than we probably think is terrifying.

@howbout-it3520

3 жыл бұрын

Lol that's exactly what I was thinking 🤣🤔

@paulchilders9969

3 жыл бұрын

It's all solid. Right up until it's not.

@jquiznos2283

3 жыл бұрын

One of my irrational fears that I'll suddenly fall into a hole and it'll take someone a very long time to find me

@SeanKula

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah terrifying no doubt.

@SeanKula

3 жыл бұрын

Sinkholes are scary. That's why I love in Arizona where the land is mostly solid rock underneath. But who knows when the mega quake hits California if I'll be safe

Mr. Ballen: mentions "Cave Diving..." Me: preparing myself for decompression stops, nitrogen narcosis, claustrophobia, false exits and most likely everyone dying.

@destinyneal1904

3 жыл бұрын

Truth!! I’m petrified to scuba dive period..let alone cave diving anywhere!! I’m a wuss because I like breathing. Experience or not we are human an at times make mistakes. In those situations the mistakes cost your life. I just can’t do it. Not knocking those who do I just personally can’t.

@bettymcfattypants291

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget dead bodies, skeletons, creepy cave ghosts...

@chrisbrent7487

3 жыл бұрын

@@destinyneal1904 Scuba diving is fun. I was diving in the Philippines once and some guys were fishing with dynamite. Man that explosion travels underwater.

@ellieinnit2886

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbrent7487 minecraft has told me alot and that is explosions do nothing underwater (sarcasm)

@SNP-1999

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! It seems that cave diving is a particularly nasty way of getting yourself killed !!

I'd love for you to tell stories about the Bolton Strid in the UK. Everyone who has fallen in, has died. No one has survived so far. It's a really fascinating place..innocent looking but treacherous. If you cover it, put up a photo of it because SEEING the innocent look of it makes it more terrifying.

@TOOL_MARKS

3 ай бұрын

Yes... I have heard of the River Strid. Dangerous to even get close to it.... Lest one slips and falls in due to the damp moss on the riverbanks.

This is the video that started it all for me. I randomly discovered this story on FB and dove down a rabbit hole of Mr. Ballen across a whole weekend. Best storyteller on YT!

I had the worst illness, I went to the doctor and he diagnosed me with being a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format and prescribed your channel to me and now I'm recovered. Thank.you

@Bobby.2000

3 жыл бұрын

If you're recoved, are you not a fan of the strange dark and mysterious anymore?

@MILEYANDJACOBSHOW

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bobby.2000 his videos are the only remedy keeping me alive

@Exedus20

3 жыл бұрын

you are a very ill person. Only those who suffer from this illness can recognize it in others.

@sallyskellington3024

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jonathan___qc5917

3 жыл бұрын

lol

“There is a small hole in the ground in Australia” Me: fuckin Australia is just one big death trap

@bnetolldnataman

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👌. And we love it. ❤️❤️👍

@missdaisy2051

3 жыл бұрын

@@bnetolldnataman pp

@jesstheawfullyhideousmess4922

3 жыл бұрын

qq

@BlackMagic1222

3 жыл бұрын

@@bnetolldnataman 😂😂😂 yes we do! 🇦🇺

@xx-blazekingoffire5910

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a ozzy ur very right

I love these videos so much they've become me and my mom's newest obsession lol. Also loving the passive aggression towards the like button with each new video it's honestly hilarious.

You rock Mrballan... Thank you!

At this point, I'm convinced that the only reason anyone goes cave-diving anymore is to make more MrBallen content.

@33thewitt

3 жыл бұрын

This one is a good one, love this channel so much! Another cave video that freaked me out was this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIursslxotjelqw.html absolutely a nightmare situation.

@spudmurphy9264

3 жыл бұрын

BEST COMMENT EVER 👌

@donoberloh

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Sounds logical

@MiletaDW

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@MothraBlues

3 жыл бұрын

HAW! I've guaranteed my spot in Hades by doing so, but that comment made me laff like a drain! Cheerz 😁

MrBallen: "they'd found an under water cave " Me: "ah shit, here we go again"

@debbielove5993

3 жыл бұрын

You know it's coming when Mr Ballen is telling the story. Lol

@nolanwunderlich167

3 жыл бұрын

@@debbielove5993 Fr, he needs a few stories that have a happy ending so we can guess if they survive by miracle or not...

@ctts9946

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolanwunderlich167 he does. Like the missing 411 and strangest places people were found

@ctts9946

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolanwunderlich167 also the one the girl got thrown into a tornado cloud with lightning and ice and survived

@bobjoe7579

3 жыл бұрын

jeremy nolan

you are a great storyteller and easy on the eyes!

Oh god, another cave diving episode… I can’t bear to watch, but I JUST CAN’T STOP!!

Your ability to tell a story is incredible.

@dayoutuberboi5589

3 жыл бұрын

For real👍

@emoneydev8684

3 жыл бұрын

fr

@Darkes336

3 жыл бұрын

I just imagined myself at the moment the guy saw the others in the dead-end and his flashlight just went awol... Jesus Christ, I'd rather fight Jason Voorhees than live that!

@Azriel_13868

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@albert_the_cool8092

3 жыл бұрын

What's up checkmark

Every time it’s a cave diving story, I think to myself: “Someone is about to A) get nitrogen drunk, B) get turned around and lost, and/or C) get sucked down by a current into a ridiculously deep part of the cave.”

@joshualuntsford

3 жыл бұрын

I’m scared of tight small places. In a cave. WITH WATER. I would panic if I got stuck.

@Maddie-qu3kp

3 жыл бұрын

Or d) kick up the silt and lose their visibility

@LeSpulch

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget getting completely wedged into a small gap

@emuccino

3 жыл бұрын

Choose your own adventure

@pikethree

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha 🤣😂

Been watching a lot of your vids through dive talk channel. I didn’t realize I never subbed… gratz on the 8m subs you deserve it!

This was really unfortunate. This is why you keep hearing the expression "plan your dive and dive your plan" while in SCUBA classes. At least, my instructors repeated this all the time. SCUBA diving is safe as long as you follow the rules, dive within the boundaries of your training, and use the right gear, otherwise, there are various ways of dying.

@Secretlyanothername

7 ай бұрын

Diving is all about limits. Setting them, knowing them, following them. Before I go underwater I have very clear boundaries for depth, time, air, conditions (current, viz, temperature etc.) and known obstacles. As soon as one is reached, I and my buddy will begin ascending.

"they did NOT get permission to dive stage 3" They're gonna do it anyway, aren't they....

@tobiasladdarn1959

3 жыл бұрын

All this really makes me want to hear about a case where something went wrong and they were able to survive due to experience or just a dive where things went the good way.

@solarose7820

3 жыл бұрын

@@tobiasladdarn1959 yeeees me too !!!

@skink_wrangler69

3 жыл бұрын

Thier like the people in horror movies

@geezyg5509

3 жыл бұрын

Stupid

@void5239

3 жыл бұрын

Idk how these divers are always so stupid.

I'm having a panic attack just listening to this. Have never and will never understand people who want to do this.

@Nan-59

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Meee, too! I could hardly watch it!

@davidlark3408

3 жыл бұрын

I'm getting creeped out just watching, and I'm not easily affected. I'm sure it's beautiful down there, but it's not something I would ever want to do. I don't understand how Mr B. can narrate this so dispassionately.

@Cbd_7ohm

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidlark3408 They were idiots. They broke multiple rules. Idiots shouldn't do dangerous activities.

@computerbob06

3 жыл бұрын

Without people wanting to do this............ All those Indonesian kids and their teacher, would be dead!

@Userius1

3 жыл бұрын

@@computerbob06 And if those Indonesian kids and teacher didn't go there in the first place?

OMG this is a true horror story … BTW so totally addicted to your channel found you 3 weeks ago listened to nothing else …. When did you realise what a fantastic story teller you are …crack for the weird and totally strange lovers of true life x

This man is ruthless af to the like button 😂

@DiRtYwHiTeBoii

Жыл бұрын

👍💀👻

@poliziagrammaticale9430

Жыл бұрын

@@DiRtYwHiTeBoii Can you still write or have you regressed to a caveman, iconographic stage?

Kid: "Daddy there's a monster under my bed!" MrBallen: "Don't worry, sweetie. I'll tell it a story. It will NEVER come back."

@vanessa2888

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment ever!

@KimberlyBishh

3 жыл бұрын

"......so the cave was called the 'suction snake'...." "Eeeeeeee..."

@pebblepod30

3 жыл бұрын

😭😂😂😂😝😝😝😝😍😍😍😝😝😝

@JC130676

3 жыл бұрын

Here's the story: "There once was a monster that liked to hide under children's beds to scare them. Then, one day, the monster looked under its own bed and saw Chuck Norris. THE END."

@playdoh2143

3 жыл бұрын

Bullshit! The monster wont ever leave if hes told stories by mr ballen!

Why anyone would choose to do cave-diving is beyond me. It doesn't even look fun when things don't go to shit! Absolute nightmare fuel.

@jking9254

3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly 🙇🏼‍♀️

@kba

3 жыл бұрын

It seems like a dark hell

@Cbd_7ohm

3 жыл бұрын

They broke multiple rules. They were perfectly fine in stage 2. Idiots should just stay at home.

@SCP--mw7tx

3 жыл бұрын

@@kba your name is weird af

@Ocewot

3 жыл бұрын

i disagree if you have actual training everything is fine its always these dumbasses with open water training thinking they can cave dive without experience

Bless you for adding meter translations

I've watched so many mr.ballen videos and this one freaked me out the most 😂 I'm getting chills on my neck

The extent of my diving is with a snorkel in a swimming pool. Because of these stories, I have no shame.

@seerofallthatisobvious1316

3 жыл бұрын

You apparently have never heard of pool sharks.

@Anthonybrother

3 жыл бұрын

@@seerofallthatisobvious1316 Are they invisible?

@seerofallthatisobvious1316

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anthonybrother No, but they do have lasers attached to their heads.

@loulou7963

3 жыл бұрын

I’m with you

@madhatter8088

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

I was caught in a cave collapse when I was 20. Me and 5 friends were trapped for 3 days. It changed my life . We all made it out fine thankfully. But I will never go into a cave tunnel or anything underground ever again.

@sakura16055464

3 жыл бұрын

Just curious ... how did you get out of that cave where you & 5 friends were trapped? Glad you made it out though! Did you guys burrow your way or were you rescued? What happened?

@benjamin5909

3 жыл бұрын

@@sakura16055464 we were responsible and let friends know where we were going

@ishaanawasthi416

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjamin5909 how did you survive without food or water?? Also props to you for being that smart to let ppl know your location at five years old Please do a reddit ama

@rachelkoehn5836

3 жыл бұрын

That’s incredibly scary. I don’t blame you for never going underground again!

@Hinaatje

3 жыл бұрын

@@ishaanawasthi416 huh he didnt say they did not have food or water lol. Also he was 20.

Jus discovered ur channel n it came at a much needed time

Thanks for sharing.

Can we all just appreciate that he doesn’t clickbait or spend 10 minutes saying why you should subscribe

@fightingfisherman9690

3 жыл бұрын

Ha what, he has loads click bait, and don’t get started on the cringe like bottom,

@Chloe-jt4yb

3 жыл бұрын

who is spending 10 mins saying you should sub? lmao

@danglemcbingus4557

3 жыл бұрын

His thumb nails are straight click bait lmao

@Chloe-jt4yb

3 жыл бұрын

@ImExtra an overused insult at an obvious fact, good job 12 year old

@goofygoober2665

3 жыл бұрын

@@danglemcbingus4557 i wouldn't say they are, he mainly uses real photos from the stories he tells.

The fact they were found embracing each-other was so sad, knowing they couldn’t escape and all that was left was themselves so they just decided to go down together

@GenghisGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@HighSpeedNoDrag true you haven’t felt true love until you’ve drowned in a cave with your loved one. Dating experts recommend trying this with your partner, 10/10

@HerenorThere524

2 жыл бұрын

@@HighSpeedNoDrag phone bad drown good

@monetum1392

2 жыл бұрын

@@HighSpeedNoDrag Phone bad painfully drowning good.

@deepfriedsammich

2 жыл бұрын

@@GenghisGaming "Dark humor is like food: not everybody gets it." -- Joseph Stalin

@inkyungtuszewski7406

2 жыл бұрын

@@deepfriedsammich lol your comment is underrated

It is just beyond me that people undertake such obviously risky dives without informing themselves of the requirements they need, and of the known dangers that such dives entail. They are furthermore not only risking their own lives due to their stupidity, they are risking the lives of the members of rescue teams who are called to get them out of the situation they got themselves into.

This 🌎 is amazeballs! Thanks for this story Mr.Ballen.Im thinking I'm going to swim to keep weight off fractures...but NEVER IN CAVES!!!

When a cave has already claimed the lives of a dozen people, you think you would have your tank air right and maybe drag a string or something. I am no diver but it seems like most of these people haven’t heard enough horror stories.

@DoughBoy-jt3gm

3 жыл бұрын

These divers need a mrballen lesson

@dieyng

3 жыл бұрын

It's often surprising how many people who should really know better do the most stupid things in these kinds of stories. Kinda lends credibility to horror films and how dumb the characters there act, doesn't it?

@quizzabella

3 жыл бұрын

Why on earth anyone would want to go down there is beyond me. "Oh I know lets go down this dark deep watery hole - lets bring the death toll up.

@ali_el_baba3665

3 жыл бұрын

@@quizzabella I think most of the people who do this kind of mistakes are just so amazed of the cave and to curious that they decide that going just a little further is okay. But as we saw those little desicions are the ones who lead to these sad outcomes....

@duhmilkz

3 жыл бұрын

No, by then you'd think they would just seal it off.

Glenn was a G he went back down for his siblings, even though he knew he might die. My heart aches for him and his family. Talk about survivers guilt.

@kcsdaddy335

3 жыл бұрын

Any sensible person would

@C4DeadCharge

3 жыл бұрын

@@kcsdaddy335 False, a sensible person would accept that they’re gone. A person with morality however would go back, but not a sensible person

@kcsdaddy335

3 жыл бұрын

@@C4DeadCharge you wouldnt go back to see if maybe they were there?there was still a chance.

@C4DeadCharge

3 жыл бұрын

@@kcsdaddy335 Never said I was a sensible person. I would go back for them because I’m morally driven, a sensible person would not go back for them, they’d be focusing on trying to get themselves out as soon as possible so they can alert proper authorities

@kcsdaddy335

3 жыл бұрын

@@C4DeadCharge let me rephrase that, any person who actually cares about their family would go back.

Heartbreaking. Incredible storytelling John thanks

You are a good story teller!

Let's be honest we are glad that the horse didn't die.

@TheBluemindedGod

3 жыл бұрын

Seems only fair. That horse wasn't trying to go into that hole. People are crazy.

@skeletorment

3 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain that horse is long dead by now.

@RIZZAUSAURUSREC1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@skeletorment Yeah Lol

@blizzardok4911

3 жыл бұрын

Edgy

@ravishoul1432

3 жыл бұрын

Not me.

I'm a diver, the deepest I've been is 100f. Stories like this is why I will NEVER cave dive.

@Volgotha

3 жыл бұрын

Like I will gladly dive to 500f in the deepest parts of the ocean of given the chance but NEVER in a cave. Ever.

@samantha4238

3 жыл бұрын

@@Volgotha Is there visibility at 500ft?

@Volgotha

3 жыл бұрын

@@samantha4238 No you need a light, and the only colors down there are blues and deep violets. Also to dive that deep you need a special air mixture. I'm not certified to go to 500f only 100f. I want to get certified as a master diver so I can go that deep one day. If I can.

@amazing7633

3 жыл бұрын

We had friends who were cave divers. They are all dead, only one at home from "natural causes" the rest from cave diving. Two of them were cave-diving instructors.

@Topsidemold19

3 жыл бұрын

@@Volgotha angler fish finna pull up on yo ass💀

This all sounds terrifying. Why would anyone do this for fun? Just listening to this is making me anxious 😅

Just listened to this story. Pretty creepy. Sending love and light from Connecticut...you rock Mr Ballen....love how you tell ya stories with your hands moving like I do. It's an Italian thing. Lol. Are you Italian?😊❤

There's a very thin line between a Cave Diver and a Cadaver! Water can be the most beautiful temptress, and the most deadly banshee. Those with a love affair with the oceans and seas know what can happen yet their passion is often overwhelming to the point of insanity. Most all that is beautiful in our eyes is deadly to our lives.

@pitterpatter4201

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh, nice.

@Hollylivengood

3 жыл бұрын

I have friends who cave dive, here in Tennessee. You have to have a special license for it, because of the danger. But I get the beauty of the oceans.

@shelleyfowler8064

3 жыл бұрын

True and beautifully written. Thank you!

@tornamore5421

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hollylivengood Aye! I think they'd be insane to let people do it freely, it is def one of the most deadly sports/hobbies or how ever it's classified. I think though that is what gets ahold of my heart every time I see these. More often then not the person or persons are experienced divers that have heard and know we'll the dangers of cave diving in particular yet they still go no matter who tells them it's to dangerous or how many no diving without instructor signs. The part I think that gets me is the thought of those last few mins when these experienced divers realize the inevitable and have to face it. In so many ways we strive to touch the limits of euphoria. Whether it's feelings, beautiful sights, or love itself, we all often walk to close to the edge of the line.

@Hollylivengood

3 жыл бұрын

@@tornamore5421 You really do need to consider writing. That was beautiful. You know you can publish on Amazon for pretty cheap, and your work gets out there and you get something for it. I don't write myself, can't even spell, but I love scrolling through the Amazon published books of poetry. Anyway, would love to see yours in there one day.

As for myself i find the saddest part about stories like these is that so many lives are lost because of sheer stupidity and/or ego.

@brieb402

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. Nature isn't forgiving, and it will put you in your place quicker and harsher than any human ever could.

@loulou7963

3 жыл бұрын

I was just listening and thinking exactly the same 🙄🙄🙄🙄

@aaronbrown1638

3 жыл бұрын

Nah but... what if they got to the end np. 😎 And evolved into mermaids. These factors, they're worth exploring. 🐴💭 one day I'll kill all of you lousy ppl

i came for the stories and they are well done for sure. but its your little funny comment about the like button each time that got me hooked. i like the little easter eggs you hide in the videos as well. over all just really well done content delivered in a great way. thank you.

I can’t get enough of your content. I’m a 39 year old welder and have a lot of hood time and I fill that with listening to all sorts of interesting things. Yours is top quality. Let me know if your hiring. Work is boring. Cheers

"There is a hole..... claimed 16 people...... Today, I'm going to tell you what's in that hole". In my head: uhh.. 16 corpses?

@crazeddonkey

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent deduction holmes... I'll grab the tea

@jeaniejbutler4911

3 жыл бұрын

No, the experts retrieve the bodies, so they are not left in the cave.

@jeremynolan4681

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeaniejbutler4911 WHAT??? REALLY???? AWW I'M SUCH A MORON 🤯

@jeaniejbutler4911

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremynolan4681 not at all you just missed when they said it in the video...

@jeremynolan4681

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeaniejbutler4911 i apologize, I was really being sarcastic and your honest reaction made me realize I sounded like a jerk.

I caved with a spelologist (cave scientist) in Krka, Croatia. In Croatia, there's many natural springs and such that have made caves and fresh water still runs through them. We of course ran into an underwater stream while walking in the cave. As a diver myself, I thought I'd ask him if he'd ever tried cave diving and he very seriously told me, "No. You cannot TRY cave diving. Either you are a cave diver- or you are dead."

@dreamwolf7302

2 жыл бұрын

Sound advice really. My cousin who does deep dive repairs for oil rigs, and other deep ocean platforms, says something similar. "there are no amateur Deep Divers. There are Deep Divers, and Dead Divers."

@Anewevisual

2 жыл бұрын

@@dreamwolf7302 lol

@majormajor7925

2 жыл бұрын

@@dreamwolf7302 damn

@LDuke-pc7kq

2 жыл бұрын

He probably saved your life

@Stripedbottom

2 жыл бұрын

So how does one become a cave diver? How do you cave dive for the first time? Or is it implied that it's hit and miss - either you're born a cave diver, and will survive at least your first time of cave diving, or you're not, and will die immediately? What are the odds of being a natural cave diver vs. not being one?

I’ve watched a million of your videos… as a triplet (two boys and a girl) this ending made me tear up

I like the way u explain how it all goes in your story’s

I teared up when you described how Christine and Robert embraced each other knowing they were going to die. I am so addicted to your storytelling!

@SongSingsSoprano

2 жыл бұрын

No you didn't.

@poind3xt3r4

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this part made me cry as well.

@Phanaoshot

2 жыл бұрын

Yes same!! That was so beautiful and sad

@tmfromdenmark9158

2 жыл бұрын

It is so sad 😰

@OreoMiloOvaltineFrisianFlag

2 жыл бұрын

Your very lucky, otter.

I panic just thinking of the nitrogen poisoning. Thinking of being so delirious you swim further down thinking you’re going to safety when you’re just swimming drunkenly to your demise.

@fizarrah

2 жыл бұрын

At least in that situation your mind might be so altered that you’re most likely not even going to be aware, where as the other two just had to consciously and coherently accept it was happening and just held each other. Terrifying

@mattyy101

2 жыл бұрын

I have been drunk often so I hope I would survive lol

@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934

2 жыл бұрын

Horrifying

@trainwrekk9685

2 жыл бұрын

Thats why we breath trimix, add helium instead of nitrogen = problem solved

@larion2336

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, I think it sounds a little peaceful. You'd probably chill out a bit from the drunken effects, and as oxygen decreases you would just lose consciousness. You might not even realize you're running out. It's not so much gasping for breath as it is you become disoriented and fall asleep. All in all, perhaps one of the better ways to die. Considering this guy tells stories about some other really horrific deaths, like being boiled alive or crushed, I'd choose this way any day.

you are the best story teller EVER ! ❤

This was the most anxiety inducing story I have ever heard. And I am not prone to anxiety. What a storyteller!

Only the OGs will remember " 3, 4 even 5 times a week" im not complaining though I still love Mr ballen 😄

@V.I.C.

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not an OG but I came in right before he stopped saying that 😔 I’m still sad about it lol

@milybetances731

3 жыл бұрын

OG 😂😂😂

@roguemystique7

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I always loved the intro, def miss it! Although, I can understand with kids and covid stuff going on.

@miguelrecinos6915

3 жыл бұрын

I miss those days lol

@lisagray1418

3 жыл бұрын

Or us newbies that binge watch him regularly. 😃

"Today I'm going to tell you what's inside that hole." Me: Probably more than 16 bodies?

@SmokeyJoe42098

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this 🤣

@Psyrens

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yep, like "Uh.. I assume a few rocks and like 16+ random dead white people??"

@horsthooden4600

3 жыл бұрын

@@Psyrens So black people are unable to cavedive? Or are just that superior that they cannot die in a cavediving accident?

@Psyrens

3 жыл бұрын

@@horsthooden4600 I've been on youtube for like 9 years and you are actually the first person who has gotten offended over one of my comments. Go give yourself a cookie, good job

@valkyrja--

3 жыл бұрын

@@Psyrens That's impressive, that no one has gotten offended until now. I seem to say something controversial daily lol

Your videos have made me claustrophobic and it’s put me off caving and diving!, great content though pal

From what I've found many expert divers go down there to explore the underwater caves but not everyone gets the opportunity. They cautiously screen whoever they decide to let go down there and they have to sign a waiver which is smart on their behalf.

This story brought back memories of a serious near miss dive I went on years ago. Back in 2000 I was in Thailand, I was open water advance qualified and was keen to try overhead environment dives in in gin clear, warm water. I dove a wreck in around 15m of water which was fantastic, it had only recently sunk so was in great shape. I then went on a cave dive. As the boat head out, I started chatting to the other divers on the boat and it became apparent that one of the group had just passed their basic open water a day or two before and should not have been on a cave dive but was insistent on going and the guides said they would stay in hand contact with him and assured everyone that there was a rope from the entrance all the way in. It was choppy in the water making getting in and out of the water challenging as well. When we descended to the entrance at around 15m the water was clear with around 20m visibility, but the rope was broken awith just the stub still in place. Despite this, the guides indicated that we should proceed into the cave. Around 15m into the cave there was a fresh water stream feeding into the cave that we were not told about, this meant that where it mixed with seawater, everything went fuzzy, a bit like someone who needs glasses not having them, made everything out of focus. It was quite dark by this point as well as the cave had curved away from the entrance. The beginner diver at this point was struggling to achieve neutral buoyancy and kept hitting the ceiling then the sand which started kicking up silt reducing visibility further. Still the group pushed on and we started to string out as we went through the caves. When we were in almost complete darkness, only being able to see by torch, the guides were suddenly nowhere to be seen and at that point, I decided it was time to end the dive and get out of the cave, I indicated to my buddy that I was heading back and started swimming. Suddenly the floor, walls and roof disappeared and I was having to push panic out of my mind as I had not passed anything like this, in my confusion I turned several times losing my sense of direction. I had swam into a large cavern and could only see around 1m in every direction with my torch beam just vanishing into darkness, no walls, ceiling or floor were visible. As I started swimming again, in the direction I thought was to the exit, my buddy started grabbing at my fins, he was indicating that we needed to go the opposite way. I really thought I had been going the right way but through gestures he persuaded me to go the other way. Panic was not far away at this point and after much hand signals we decided to head the way he wanted to go. After around 15 terrifying metres, a little light started to appear up ahead, it had been the right way, I had become disorientated and would have swam deeper into the cave network had my buddy not persuaded me to go his way. The relief when we started seeing daylight ahead cannot be described, we exited the cave and made our way up to the boat. When we got to the boat it was chaos, there was only one other pair of divers who had come out ahead of us and they had explained what had been happening to the people on the boat. The beginner divers wife was beside herself with worry and getting seriously frantic. A guide had got kitted up and jumped in to go and try and see anyone and it took another 20 minutes before the rest of the group started appearing. Luckily everyone got out that day, but it could have so easily been a different story. If you ever go diving and it doesn't feel right or the dive isn't what has been described to you, turn around and get back in the boat. Everyone wants that great holiday experience and doesn't want to have wasted a day of their holiday, but damn, that could have been it for a good number of us on a seriously difficult dive that none of us were prepared for.

@aaronwalderslade

2 жыл бұрын

Your story gave me sweaty palms

@samf8676

2 жыл бұрын

That is my actual nightmare

@bsqui2045

2 жыл бұрын

You wrote a whole fucking essay

@MrSwinefluonyou

2 жыл бұрын

This is how long my teacher wants my essays to be

@no_peace

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, don't let people talk you into something, especially if they're going to make money off it

I don’t remember ever being tempted to “cave dive”, I know for sure now that it will never happen in the future. They need to someway making it possible to watch one of Mr Ballen’s cave diving videos at the opening to each dangerous cave. I bet that would work better than all the caution signs in existence

@KimberlyBishh

3 жыл бұрын

You are right

@bradsmith6019

3 жыл бұрын

I think you should read this and fix it.

@kenhill3230

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@aaronbrown1638

3 жыл бұрын

5 years from now you'll find yourself , at the very end of the third section, slightly high on nitrogen, Holding the gold amulet left 10,000 years ago... And you'll realize right then and there: 🐴💭 ... " Gotcha ß!#(#...."

*Totally nerding out, long ramble underneath... YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!! 😂 Loving the background! It's actually one of my FAVOURITE places ever! I grew up nearby and used to go there (Natural Arch, also known as Natural Bridge) quite regularly with friends, family, church youth group, school & youth group/ Sunday school camps (campground just down the road), etc. It used to be accessed through a natural well-worn path through the woods and in places you would have to use stepping stones to get across the creek (always hilarious when someone in the group inevitably fell in). However these days, there has been a boardwalk built and busloads of tourists visit the spot, doing terrible damage. 😢 The tourists mainly come at night to see the glow worms in the cave. The cave has had a fence installed so you can no longer jump down the hole into the water underneath (used to be a favourite local swimming hole) and you can no longer walk around inside the cave - if you jump the fence there's an alarm and lights flash - we tried when it was new (we were teenagers & disgruntled that our favourite place had become off-limits). As an adult, I now completely understand why they needed to close it off, but I'm so sad it has become a tourist hotspot and the glow worms are dying. This is in Queensland (near the New South Wales border) though, nowhere near The Shaft which is in Mt Gambier, South Australia. But, thanks for the flood of memories! 😉😅

I just discovered your channel like a month ago and have been just crushing your videos (now podcasts on my Amazon prime.) I just saw this video on KZread’s recommended list and thought that sounded familiar, so I started watching this.. I was right, it is very familiar! I think I actually watched this video like a couple years ago and for some reason didn’t check out your channel. I could have been watching this stuff all along instead of attempting to get caught up now lol

MrBallen: *mentions cave diving* Me: Aw shit, here we go again

@scottessery100

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought 😥

@AuntieLux

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that there are just SO many stories of people dying in caves is horrifying. Like I hope that I NEVER find myself in a position like that🥺

@JAMES_IS_COOL1227

3 жыл бұрын

@@AuntieLux then don't go cave diving

@inspiradorupees3029

3 жыл бұрын

@@JAMES_IS_COOL1227 but what if I accidentally do

@AuntieLux

3 жыл бұрын

@@JAMES_IS_COOL1227 ok smarty pants mgcgee...

I'm an advanced certified diver (no cave diving experience though) so the thought of not checking your air gauge before descending further is horrifying to me, particularly when you're so far down

@bighands69

2 жыл бұрын

I would assume they were confused and it was only supposed to be a recreational dive. They did not have the experience to be carrying out such an expedition. Planning and prep of the site could have enabled them to have a much more controlled expedition.

@poling1990

2 жыл бұрын

They were experienced divers but that leads me to believe that good old overconfidence was with them that day. Forgetting the nitrogen mix was one thing, not sticking to the dive plan was where things went off the rails.

@jamiefisher5523

2 жыл бұрын

It is literally nothing but human error and that 99 percent of the time what causes things like this to happen this was so preventable if you don't have the proper equipment you don't dive simple as that especially with how dangerous diving already is if they didn't have nitrox tanks you don't dive or you dive no deeper than stage 1 no matter how good you are and its not even not checking the tanks bc during your pre plan with your other divers that should of be done 10 times over on top of that normally tanks and nitrox tanks are labeled all over to let you know either in big bold letters or a different colored tank that's not just something you forget they didn't have nitrox and went anyway

@stuartburns8657

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiefisher5523 I don't cave dive, but as for human error? All of them must have had the same relatively low air lvl's before jumping off the ledge. Really don't understand 😕

@jamiefisher5523

2 жыл бұрын

@@stuartburns8657 that's human error you don't go somewhere you haven't prepared no matter what Eben just for a peak your taught that right off that bat bc I've even seen it in person I've seen a person drop like a rock never to be seen again all because they got too cocky or the just for a sec I'm not kidding when that literally all it takes you respect shat you are doing you are safe it's as simple as that thd moment you forget it you or someone else dies and that's why people fear diving so much especially in caves but like I said you respect what you are doing and you'll be fine I've been diving for 12 years and I've followed that to the letter narcosis is no joke you will see the best divers make the dumbest decisions under panic or narcosis and all it take is one decisions I've seen people deflate their BCDs for no reason and then no even remember doing it and another rule that's why you never ever ever dive alone literally ever

I don't know why, but I cannot even look at pictures of underwater cave-diving. It completely wigs me out. The parents are probably gone now, but I cannot imagine losing two of the three of their kids that went on that dive. Poor family. I am glad that two of the divers had each other, knowing they were doomed, and at least could embrace and not die alone.