12:18 OSCAR THE GROUCHHH

@leoblogu417

3 жыл бұрын

Mission passed respect+++

@MrBallen

3 жыл бұрын

Good eye!!!!

@teddybear6630

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha good job👏

@rwalters1

3 жыл бұрын

Why don't I see it?

@cooperhodgeman809

3 жыл бұрын

I still can't see it

The signs: don’t swim The owner: don’t swim The bartender: don’t swim The other staff: don’t swim His girlfriend: don’t swim Tommy: _swims_

@antonanon3622

3 жыл бұрын

That's the theme here...

@haron_5841

3 жыл бұрын

- Lol, Tommy said, lmao

@TymP321

3 жыл бұрын

The Alligator: Hey, the water is nice 🤗

@missiecombs4807

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy: dead

@xOhrwurm

3 жыл бұрын

Stop spoiling.

Although Tommy was being an idiot I think we really need to respect him for telling his gf to not save him so she wouldn't die

@jonseon5952

3 жыл бұрын

He had a heart, but not a brain.

@ABCD-gb8mt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonseon5952 👏👏

@pollypockets508

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I'll give him props for that.

@jaybethatdude

3 жыл бұрын

she couldn't save him anyway, what he did was tell her "don't be the fool i am/was" lol.

@david-pb4bi

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonseon5952 trump supporter sorry mate couldn’t resist.

I remember when Tommie got attacked by the alligator. It actually happened in Orange TX, about 20 miles from Beaumont. I moved to Orange literally a week before it happened. According to witnesses at the bar, they told him there was a large alligator in the water, he yelled "f--- that alligator!" and jumped in.

@Concordnh603

6 ай бұрын

He sounds like a less charismatic Jake Paul

@user-kr4sk6tt2q

5 ай бұрын

so stupid of him

@dexine4723

5 ай бұрын

Candidate for the Darwin Awards.

@keithmse798

5 ай бұрын

He sounds like a douche bag

@grimsgraveyard3598

5 ай бұрын

Ahhh darwinism claiming the knuckle draggers from the gene pool.

Out of all these stories, Emily's story with the spillway was the most infuriating of all. A life lost over something that you should really have enough common sense to stay away from. It's practically like the drain in a bath tub, what would you expect to happen when you approach it? Condolences to the family of all 3, such horrible ways to die...

@ajat3202

Жыл бұрын

It sounds messed up but I don't think she wanted to see the next day

@gargaraslaika

Жыл бұрын

Worst water slide ever 1/5 on google maps.

@charismaholder

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Really feel bad for her though. Must have been terrifying once she realized it was too late.

@NoNORADon911

11 ай бұрын

Darwin Award

@b.h.8421

11 ай бұрын

Im afraid to go to graduate school..... it seems everyone who does in mr Ballens stories becomes a complete moron

What I’ve learned the most from theses stories is, if you’re crawling into a tight space, never let your shoulders go all the way in unless you’re comfortable staying there forever.

@RighteousRage

2 жыл бұрын

What I've learned is never crawl into a tight space unless it's a cardboard box in the middle of your living room to scare your cat, that's about as risky as I want to get with tight spaces.

@raad8150

2 жыл бұрын

Or just simply not crawl into tight spaces

@chriswhite2151

2 жыл бұрын

Next month on Mr. Ballen- "What Hunter Willoughby didn't realize, as he crawled into that narrow space up to his shoulders, was that......."

@hunterwilloughby1669

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I hear Mr Ballen narrating my life during my day and I feel like I’m going to unsuspectingly end up in one of his videos.

@akaskeletor3357

2 жыл бұрын

What I’ve learnt or taken away from these videos is to not go outside.

People who squeeze themselves into supertight spaces never cease to amaze me, what do they expect to happen?

@bentonrp

2 жыл бұрын

These are people who have always had something on the other side to save them, I'm guessing...

@zeuxlaught2797

2 жыл бұрын

i guess they learn from movies where protagonist is crawling up in small spaces.

@bentonrp

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeuxlaught2797 Mission Impossible: Tom Cruise is sneaking into a lab, and to get to the restricted access, quickly crawls through a vent, but gets stuck. The next hour of the movie is just him getting more and more panicked as the team asks, "Can't you get out??" "I TOLD YOU!!! I CAN'T get OUT!!! Ehh!!... EGHH!! AHhhHH!! Whahahhhaaha!!!!"

@claranadine1086

2 жыл бұрын

They're probably thinking if they can get in, they can just get out lol

@JarthenGreenmeadow

2 жыл бұрын

@@bentonrp That would actually be a cool idea for a movie. Spend the whole first act showing him being a badass and then at the end of the first act he gets stuck.

I think we can all agree that Ray was thinking of absolutely nothing while doing this. You gotta be totally empty headed and ignoring every single survival instinct ever to do something like that

Listening to the story about the man Stuck in the pillar was literally causing me to breath irregularly as if I was running out of air, entirely involuntarily lol

@anniioakley9765

11 ай бұрын

I unexpectedly started yelling NO NO NO NO NO as my chest tightened 😩

@stacey8501

5 ай бұрын

Me too really kicked in my claustrophobia

if i die in some absurd fashion, i want this man to talk about it

@joemoody2626

2 жыл бұрын

Foreal tho

@cormet55os28

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@z_polarcat

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure it's in your will, the competition is fierce

@shitmandood

2 жыл бұрын

Easy peasy lemon squeezy...just go cave diving. Something always goes wrong.

@aliyahreyce6519

2 жыл бұрын

Me too it would sound interesting but I don't know what my death would be ?

All three are winners. The first guy actually got to go swimming. Emily sure got a good look at the spill way, and Ray didn't get arrested. 'WINNING'

@jeremyeaston3105

3 жыл бұрын

Bro well done! Dark but still amusingly true .

@GrandPrix46

3 жыл бұрын

He's out of line, but he's right.

@JustYouWatchingMe

3 жыл бұрын

“Play stupid games win stupid prizes.”

@devmike

3 жыл бұрын

Someone said, 'Go big or go home.' You ever hear the one about the guy who swam in a Yosemite national park geyser pool? The signs around it said, absolutely no swimming.

@alonedownthere47

3 жыл бұрын

yeah whether it's good or bad someone getting what they wanted gives me the same feeling

Wow. People who did stupid mistakes. But you never called them stupid or being condescending out of respect. I really appreciated that. Good for you.

I feel bad for Tommy’s girlfriend. Imagine how scary that would be to watch your loved one get attacked and killed by a gator and there was nothing you could do. Even if she called police they wouldn’t be able to help.

@barbarahomrighaus6852

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but hopefully she took the horror and learned to start dating smart men.

@justnotokay

Жыл бұрын

Bro shut up stop spoiling keep ur comments to urself

@bennettc154

Жыл бұрын

@@barbarahomrighaus6852damn

@shannontaylor8581

Жыл бұрын

@@barbarahomrighaus6852 what a horrible thing to say

@morganedwards184

Жыл бұрын

@@barbarahomrighaus6852 some things you just keep in your head Barbara 🤣

"Ray thought one of the pillars would be the perfect hiding place" Ray was right.

@marionanderson3441

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! I can’t not hear all these kinds of comments in Morgan Freeman’s voice now :D

@rockywright3174

2 жыл бұрын

Fuckin way she goes....

@leahcotton5315

2 жыл бұрын

@@rockywright3174 … friends of the road, Bud. Way she goes…

@dontask2563

2 жыл бұрын

He sure did out smart them cops. Didn’t he?

@gnarthdarkanen7464

2 жыл бұрын

Well... he wasn't wrong... He DID avoid jail for the rest of his life. ;o)

While trying to avoid a prison cell the dude ends up imprisoning himself in a far worse way.

@joejones9520

3 жыл бұрын

right, I thought about how he'dve given anything to be in jail instead of in there...

@bentonrp

2 жыл бұрын

How true! He got imprisoned, tortured, raped, and gave himself a life sentence! ...and the death penalty was issued, too.

@dineshpadhi9421

2 жыл бұрын

@@bentonrp umm.. everything but raped.... and also burned alive!!!!!!

@bentonrp

2 жыл бұрын

@@dineshpadhi9421 Yeah, roasted ! ... maybe not raped, but like, raped by the walls...

@ronnice2able

2 жыл бұрын

@@bentonrp the walls are his cell mates instead of the soap getting dropped he dropped himself

I often am amazed at how many people who's advice is rejected, are still keen to help the person who has foolishly gone into danger. They still have mercy.

Tommy was the prime example of "nothing has ever happened to me, so I'll be fine" being an incorrect statement. I imagine the last thing going through his mind (besides the alligator's teeth) was "Oh god, I should have listened to everyone else."

_"The name's Tommy. Where I'm from, I'm the local badass..."_ _"My name is Emily. Where I'm from, I'm the local genius."_ _"My name is Ray. Where I'm from, I'm the local Escape Artist."_ *"With our Powers combined, we are...* Dead.

@frostyflakes69

3 жыл бұрын

THATS TOO GOOD

@drownthedays

3 жыл бұрын

Criminally underrated comment.

@LanaS872

2 жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Nice

@natalieruby7934

2 жыл бұрын

Made me LOL

@The_Modeling_Underdog

2 жыл бұрын

Clever indeed. Three incredibly non-clever people.

The last one made me feel sick physically. That's just like being in a coffin and buried alive - can't breathe, can't yell for help, can't move.

@HK-SmoHKe

3 жыл бұрын

Was a crazy day at work when that happened , I was security at that winco on 10th an k

@catbravo994

3 жыл бұрын

@@HK-SmoHKe I remember being there and smelling something that I hadn't before. I joked with my husband that it smelled like a dead body, even though I hadn't smelled one before. He said it was probably a sewer issue.

@lisapalmer3635

3 жыл бұрын

This definitely put me in that pillar.....i felt his suffering.....

@Htown_babyyyyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@catbravo994 swear to god you were there

@catbravo994

3 жыл бұрын

@@Htown_babyyyyy The store is near my house. Thankfully I didn't go shopping the day the guy ran into the store.

I was getting claustrophobic just listening to Ray's story. Being surrounded by a ton of people and can't move and being smothered to death. Has to be one of the worst ways to die. I HATE CROWDS LIKE THAT HAPPEN TO ME RESENTLY AND ALL I KEEP THINKING ABOUT WAS THIS IS GONNA BE A MR. BALLEN STORY. I will never go through that walkway at that game again. Your channel is saving lives. GREAT JOB!

@itspenelopesquare

Жыл бұрын

That just happened a couple days ago at Halloween Itaewon.. 😭 154 people smashed to death... by people..

When Emily decided to go towards the spillway, my first thought was, “Oh no. Girl, you’re weightless in water!”

Emily looking at the signs " No Imma see what this death is about "

@sboz86

3 жыл бұрын

"It won't happen to me" the last words of every dumbass.

@Zuluparaszt3

3 жыл бұрын

@@sboz86 natural selection works:)

@ariajustaria6318

3 жыл бұрын

The only signs she took seriously were the ones that said "Live, Laugh, Love"

@knight20092001

3 жыл бұрын

Why are some smart people so dumb???

@yamahuccihigorashi4322

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like she look the death demon in the face and said one moment sir

“The black water was calm And quiet” is the only description i need to know im never going into that water

@barryallenflash1

3 жыл бұрын

Well, why was the water black to begin with, I mean really? That in itself would make ME not want to go in it!

@donniev8181

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@jakeb2x266

3 жыл бұрын

@@barryallenflash1 Mud and other sorts of things.

@rileycoupar3312

3 жыл бұрын

If the water is black I’m not going in it

@joshallen2810

3 жыл бұрын

Black from the night sky would be the reason you gronks😂

I almost started to hyperventilate after hearing the last story, OMG! What a horrible way to die!

This is honestly the series I didn’t know I needed. Now I’m obsessed and about 5 hours deep thinking that complete and utter stupidity of humanity knows no bounds

Emily is the literal embodiment of "curiosity killed the cat"

@greysonalex

3 жыл бұрын

And satisfaction didn't bring it back

@philmitchellboxing8661

3 жыл бұрын

Well she wasn't a cat so that's not literal whatsoever really.

@goblinxgf1123

3 жыл бұрын

@@philmitchellboxing8661 "literal embodiment" of a phrase, bud. not a fucking cat??😂

@philmitchellboxing8661

3 жыл бұрын

@@goblinxgf1123 not literal then

@goblinxgf1123

3 жыл бұрын

@@philmitchellboxing8661 i'm not explaining these words to you, if you wanna act oblivious go for it lmao

I knew Tommy would go swimming anyways. His facial hair screamed, “hold my beer”.

@tacomctacov2622

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@monkeyduzumaki9927

3 жыл бұрын

I'm reading the comments while I listen idk what's under there yet but my guess is it's a crocodile or an alligator

@kellyhorne4359

3 жыл бұрын

It really does

@therealdeal3672

3 жыл бұрын

Well put!

@jenny2shoes543

3 жыл бұрын

@firefighterchick11...Best comment Ever. That one cracked me right up. Thanks

These stories (been binging) too often share a common thing. Signs say "keep away" or "danger" but gives no reason or seem benign. We see those signs too often where there are no dangers, or people are just being vain about kids being kids. I like the signs in Iceland, they tell you how you will die if you proceed beyond a certain point. Changing warning labels from "walls of text with kind words" or "keep away", to "YOU WILL DIE HERE" saves a lot of lives. My lawn obsessed neighbor has a "keep away" sign, so does the weirdo in the nearby woods who will shoot you on sight.

I was there at the Lancaster story. Everything went back to normal literally the next day. Everyone went about their business and had zero idea what happened earlier I couldn't get it out of my mind every time I went back in the store

His new intro should be “if you’re a fan of the strange, dark, and abusing the like button, then this channel is for you because that’s all we do here.”

@Exedus20

3 жыл бұрын

I spite yee with a thumbs up to all.

@jamessuraciart

3 жыл бұрын

Today's intro didn't encourage abuse of the like button. He straight up told people to share their acid with the like button. That is the opposite of abuse!

@MrBallen

3 жыл бұрын

Haha just maybe!

@Nerps

3 жыл бұрын

@@Exedus20 acid eye drops sounds like one helluva time

@Kooooyooooy

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen You are the best storyteller I’ve ever heard man! Honestly the best thing to relax to after a long day of work and study! Keep up the incredible work!

What has to be going through someone’s mind to shove themselves in this tight ass tomb without realizing they wouldn’t be able to get out is beyond me

@chichi8920

3 жыл бұрын

Drugs?

@georgianikolidaki8262

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing. All these people deserve to be nominated for Darwin awards.

@nataliedickens1289

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgianikolidaki8262 that was my thought exactly. Especially gator dude, he should not have offspring.

@tmntaddict

2 жыл бұрын

I would think the crawlspace would have sufficed but clearly I don't think big-I mean tight- enough.

@justusmzb7441

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he just fell?

The thought of hanging there with that much water raining down on you and knowing this could be “it” - makes my stomach flip something not good.. Bless all of their souls. Good story telling Ballen!

About 1992 I went to a conference in New Orleans and the hotel was booked, so I was lodged in a related hotel way east of the city. The parking lot out back was surrounded by a chain link fence and warnings posted every 15 feet or so warning not to climb over due to alligators. Good advice.

Imagine seeing a small hole in a random part of a building and thinking “I should crawl in there”

@jsmith8904

3 жыл бұрын

It's like he knew he had to get out of the gene pool 😆

@Erica85255

3 жыл бұрын

@@jsmith8904 🤣

@dannymiller7187

3 жыл бұрын

Stories like that literally make my rib cage and chest hurt like phantom anxiety pain. Haha

@therealmegabros

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@jhoughjr1

3 жыл бұрын

entering places was likely his way of being.

The "trapped in small spaces" ones are the worst. I get chills of horror imagining what those people felt.

@RighteousRage

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly would have been like fuck it, let the cops find me. I'm dumb but I'm not that dumb

@aunexinc317

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@angr3399

2 жыл бұрын

He was a meth addict and that stuff makes you feel invincible. Once you have been up for days you cannot think straight anymore. Even though he was in there for five days, he most certainly died that first day. Probably in the morning, it would be hot already. We cannot be outside for more than a half hour before we feel like passing out. That had to have been awful, poor guy.

@bouncer5338

2 жыл бұрын

YES! This channel seems full of "death by small spaces" which is my greatest fear! The anxiety is sickening but I can't stop watching them :/

@Grnademaster

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah well, the criminals who do it hiding from the cops get no sympathy from me.

Again, loving the conversions, thank you! They make it so much easier to picture!

The only way out for Emily when she realized she was being pulled closer to the spillway was: diving in a few feet and swiming away from the spillway - under water, for the current was stronger on the surface of the water.

I was walking through mountains yesterday and was going to climb over a load of big boulders to get closer to a waterfall but because i have been watching your videos recently i changed my mind. You tamed me bro.

@WandererTheLost

2 жыл бұрын

Good move.

@shelby5809

2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you worded it

@du4lstrik3

2 жыл бұрын

Good man. No need to get closer. Appreciate it from a distance so you can live to talk about it with others.

@nadie6275

Жыл бұрын

Great decision you probably would have made it to this channel.

@robertbarr4155

Жыл бұрын

“You tamed me bro”🤣

An overwhelming amount of stories involve people wanting to go to places that are littered in danger signs, because they think they're special, and then regretting it for ever. There's moral here

@kim-sumiller7001

2 жыл бұрын

We have signs in Australia warning of our salt water crocs and people still go into the water or camp next to river banks......it usually ends badly

@Stephan5916

2 жыл бұрын

Humanity at it's finest.

@Rocketman9mm

2 жыл бұрын

actually they regret it only for a brief time.

@unnamed715

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stephan5916 I like to think of it as natural selection. 🤷‍♂️

@erelroth4514

2 жыл бұрын

@@unnamed715 exactly ! I really believe that every one of the story's is simply a classic example of natural selection. In every one of the story's by making extremely stupid decision those people essentially killed themselves, I mean the men from the first story was probably warned that there is an alligator IN THE WATER!!! what else do you need!!

I live in Lancaster and that was such a sad thing that happened. I just started watching your videos and was going to suggest this one. So happy you did it.

This makes me realize before you do some thing out of your element from Bungie to cave diving know how to work the equipment and the math even if you have someone helping you. I’ve done, cave exploring, white water rafting and river board, bungee jumping and large zip lining. They may not be super extreme but I check everything that’s in my space.

Has anyone ever thought that perhaps MrBallen has also saved lives from posting these stories? People either took more precaution in their adventures (cliffs, diving, chimneys etc) or just plain didn't take the risk. Thanks Mr B!!

@jonesjones7057

Жыл бұрын

It's probably true. I was just on a mountain bike ride in the desert heat and as I got further and further into this ride away from civilization I thought about Mr. Ballen a bit and turned around a little earlier than originally planned.

@joshuasallaway658

Жыл бұрын

Except telling you to replace eye drops with acid 😂

@joshuasallaway658

Жыл бұрын

But you are correct. I’m sure a lot of people are taking advice from these stories about being more careful and following safety rules and such

@GSungaila

Жыл бұрын

You're true. I live far away from mountains so I don't know much about the mountain safety. After these videos I realized how stupid and reckless I was when I went hiking on the mountains. I will be much more careful the next time.

@bithiahamariah9139

Жыл бұрын

Not long after I was married, my hubby took me fishing. We got out of the boat and were standing in thigh deep creek water near a drop off. When we look back we are horrified about how stupid we were. I wasn't from croc country but he was. I had no idea there were crocs in that creek, and he being blaze never gave it a thought. There is a God and when our time is not up, it is not up. No crocs that day. I also swam in the Sepik River in PNG. I kept asking the locals about Crocs - nah - no gat puk puk [crocs] And into the water we'd jump and float down to the next pier [It's a fast flowing river]. I kind of figured that the locals must have known whether they were safe or not. Now I know that the locals are sometimes the ones who should know better but become too complacent.

Tommy wasn’t attacked. He basically offered himself to the thing.

@TheSpeedyPotato

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly Emily too. I feel bad and all that, but she really did it to herself.

@erinmarieee23

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed that a lot of these stories are just about people who chose to totally disregarded all warnings and take foolish risks.

@anglishbookcraft1516

3 жыл бұрын

Yo based

@cubby6988

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yep. Pretty much.

@thebear8748

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much lol. Any human being, even an extremely drunk or high human being will see the word “alligators” on a sign and be like “no sirrrrrrrrr” Lol. That alligator made his home under that pier hoping a Tommy fell in lol...but he lucked out and got a super Tommy 😂

Ray is the definition of natural selection

Who else loves the introductory theme music to these videos ? I love it ! Love all your videos Mr Ballen.Totally addicted .

@nunyabusiness5275

5 ай бұрын

It's called Epic Drama by Yunuet

Pro tip: Hiding in verticle shafts is really dumb. Also, before entering ANY tight space, concider; "how can I get out of there."

@sophiebee1679

3 жыл бұрын

This last really bothers me because the police were already gone

@aarons6935

3 жыл бұрын

"How can i get out of here?" is to rational of a question for some. 🤦‍♂️

@BillCut

3 жыл бұрын

Blown away by that man's stupidity... The bar has been raised again.

@sk1nerz652

3 жыл бұрын

This can't stop me because i can't read!

@farrdawgjoker7087

3 жыл бұрын

Its hard to understand how he thought he could possibly get out if he had to fight to get in. Yes I know some people are just stupid but we can't over look that he may have been stuffed into that pillar! Maybe something happened and the cop involved was afraid he would be fired or arrested over it and stuffed the body down the pillar not realizing he was still alive! Multiple possibilities to this one!

One minute after jumping in the water….Tommy cared.

@phoenixmerridian9119

3 жыл бұрын

OH WAIT. I CARE NOW! THE WATER MADE ME CARE MORE!

@dankone3

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah well deserved in my opinion

@atlechoudhari3352

2 жыл бұрын

This just confirms that you should always listen to your bartender. Sincerely yours, a bartender. And for MrBallen's sake, please tell the like button to do otherwise

@Emot10ns

2 жыл бұрын

I don't get why they didn't tell him he couldn't swim???? Like I'd definitely think it over if someone told me there's huge alligators even if I was a cringe "rule breaker"

@theresalong340

2 жыл бұрын

@@Emot10ns The story didn’t make it obvious maybe but no doubt the reason not to go swimming was surely not obscured. I can’t believe no one said, there are alligators in there. Tommy’s concrete was just missing some rebar.

In Dallas, a BBQ place was being demolished to make way for newer development (a Best Buy and some others are there now). As they tore it down they came across the smoked leather encased skeleton of someone that had, sometime in the past, tried to break in via the flu over the smoker. No one knows who it was or when it happened. The thought that's bad for me is my dad and I met there for lunch dozen's of times over several years. I wonder how many burglar marinated brisket sandwiches I ate there.

When I was a kid my best friend, who was in a wheelchair, fell into a spillway behind our houses. We lived in the deep N. MN forest. The water surface was like glass but, the undertow took him unbelievably fast. It looked like he was shot out of a canon. I'm an excellent swimmer but, not that good. We were 8 years old when this happened. I felt so guilty, I couldn't even look his mom in her eyes. She ran over to me and Bearhugged the hell out of me. Then she apologized to me! My brain was like, wth is going on here. I didn't understand her mindset until I became a parent. I lost my own son 8 days before his 12th birthday. They, (my son and dad), were coming back from hunting during a blizzard and 2 semi's lost control and $hit went sideways real quick. By law, they were not supposed to be driving in any high profile vehicle when the wind exceeds 50-55 mph but, they ignored the law, because they were behind schedule. Sorry, for the long story.

@bobg1980

28 күн бұрын

God bless you losing a child is a hard battle. Never give up. Keep pushing!! It’ll be okay

That first guy was an absolute idiot, but at least he told his girlfriend to get out of the water. He knew he couldn't be saved and didn't want her to get eaten too.

@pollypockets508

3 жыл бұрын

If I were the bartender, I would have called 911 right when he started walking towards the river.

@twigo3725

3 жыл бұрын

He had be doing that for years and the guy who owned the restuarant was his friend so when he was told he couldn't do it he didn't care.

@yams.4308

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why the didn’t straight up say “there’s alligators in there”

@alonedownthere47

3 жыл бұрын

@@yams.4308 it apparently did, some people are just destined to die in dumb ways because telling them they can't just makes them want to do it more

@yams.4308

3 жыл бұрын

@@alonedownthere47 Oh

I used to feel boring for not doing exciting stuff like spelunking and cave diving but this series has changed my mind. I’m totally good without crawling into tight spaces 👍

@kelammo

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, those activities are for the young & dumb. I like living!

@neykasocial

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously ‼️‼️ I don't get it like who in their right mind likes to crawl into tight spaces for any reason whatsoever??? I don't have claustrophobia but suffocating in a tight space is literally my biggest fear.

@a.h.2667

2 жыл бұрын

The most exciting thing I've done is skydiving and I'm even reconsidering doing that again after watching this channel. Human error makes you question everything.

@nekograce7914

2 жыл бұрын

Makes you feel really smart right?

@mrslavanderblu

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I love this guy's stories I respect you so much thank you for your service

I work at Winco and the pillar story was a MAJOR source of gossip when it happened. To this day we playfully tell each other they're gonna get thrown in the pillar if they do something wrong. :D

That man really ran from the cops and gave himself the death sentence instead.

@Mikecool513

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man holy shit jail aint THAT bad fuck

@mgntstr

3 жыл бұрын

he didn't put enough stats into intelligence, or maybe he was suffering from a nasty debuff of some sort. Meth?

@Momma_AL

3 жыл бұрын

Over a stolen vehicle 🤦🏻‍♀️

@bighead5797

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty methed up if you ask me.

3rd story: why didn’t he know not to do that?! If you have to put 1 arm up to even fit down the hole, how tf are you planning to get back up in that position? I just...🤦🏾‍♀️

@JessicaSmith-yg9cn

3 жыл бұрын

And like? Was he planning on living there? The police had left. When was he planning on leaving? lol

@Ruebz_f30

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSmith-yg9cn I think he was either high or he was murdered and stuffed in there

@DollHouseMadam

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ruebz_f30 he crawled in himself.

@STRZB001

3 жыл бұрын

Criminals are usually dumb in general. He simply was, one of the dumber ones.

@Moon..Shadow

3 жыл бұрын

I think his only thought as that he didn't want to go to jail . He was Only thinking of where to hide, not about leaving his hiding place. That is one sick story!

Wow over 8 millions subscribers.. I’ve been watching you on FB all these years! I’m here to stay! Ty for such great real stories

I like how in all of Mr Ballen's videos about "Top 3 places you shouldn't go and people who went anyway" the top place people shouldn't go always turns out to be something like a wood chipper, a nuclear power plant or an active military base instead of something like "The cursed halls of Castle Greyskull" or "The final resting place of Christ". Keep up the good work! 👍

There’s an old saying - “If you’re gonna be dumb, you’ve gotta be tough.”

@danieleriksson5728

3 жыл бұрын

if you get knocked down you gotta get back up!

@noelwhite6650

3 жыл бұрын

I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but i know enough to know.

@JAMES_IS_COOL1227

3 жыл бұрын

@@noelwhite6650 if you're gonna be dumb

@nibsthecat7327

3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa said this all the time

@ylemscalamity

3 жыл бұрын

@@JAMES_IS_COOL1227 ya gotta be tough

Every time you do one of these “guy wriggles himself into a tight spot and dies there...” stories I have these crazy physical reactions, I have to move, fling out my arms, stand and jump around while breathing deeply. I will never ever try to wriggle into anything, but that is definitely high up on my list, if not the topper, of greatest fears.

@sacv27

3 жыл бұрын

Claustrophobia. The idea of being pinned somewhere and unable to move my arms/stand up at will terrifies me to my core.

@polt1664

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god have you heard the story of that guy who got stuck in a sewer pipe with rats? He went face first into the pipe and got stuck with his arms by his sides so he literally couldn’t do anything, and rats started EATING HIS FACE!! it was the most horrified I’ve ever been reading a true story

@kaedancecharon6649

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so claustrophobic that I can’t even watch movies where someone is in a tight spot and can’t move. I’ve gotten panic attacks and actually felt like I was in that position myself.

@ooohlalaandrea

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaedancecharon6649 yeah,when I hear those stories, I don't need to fling my arms like op but I do take REALLY big deep breaths and get so anxious a là pre-panic attack! I'm not a fan of people crowding me, and if I have a blanket pulled up over my arms- I can't handle someone leaning over me or holding down the blanket for one reason or another, I GOTTA get those arms free 😝😫 it's a very scary and real feeling that I feel like ppl that don't have it just dont understand 🤷‍♀️

@erock864

3 жыл бұрын

Ugh... literally, EVERY spelunking story!! I’m like, “Yeah, fuck THAT!! They’re dead...”

This one gives me the sweats ,story # three 😱😱😱😳 Thanks for the visuals Mr Ballen!

The first story is crazy. Like if a bunch of people are telling me not to go swimming in a river, I'm probably going to be like you know what. I probably shouldn't be swimming in the river. Also side note, you are the best KZreadr for the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in the story format ❤

MrBallen: "he could smell a horrible overwhelming smell" Oh dang here we go

@abdyblanco4870

3 жыл бұрын

All the good ones start like that.

@Lol-ik8xm

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of fnaf

@liz6799

3 жыл бұрын

I thought immediately: that's a decomposing body!!

@l9ino170

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but I couldnt help but laugh

@yomommashaus

2 жыл бұрын

just waiting for him to throw a curve ball one day - "and it was just someones mouldy food left in the sun"

Morgan Freeman narrating Tommy’s life: “But in fact, he DID care, it turns out Tommy cared very much”.

@hotchocnini08

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 This SHOULD NOT be as funny if I didn't have such an imagination 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@hollywont9447

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@5isalivegaming72

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't care for long though

@loveinspired7

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@davidleeroth784

2 жыл бұрын

Who all read that in Freemans voice😂☠💀

12:37 Ray takes stupidity to whole new levels....

You never disappoint.So happy ur still doing these.Till next time...

I've always had an unreasonably strong fear of dam spillways. The combination of being really unsettled by the thought of swimming near large, mostly submerged structures, and the fact that its literally just a big hole that can suck you in and kill you makes me so stressed. I don't understand how anyone would want to swim near it, especially when it is actively sucking in water.

@your_dad_on_vacation

2 жыл бұрын

They're far enough away to not get caught in a current, but yeah I would never go if it was actively sucking water

@caitchri2426

2 жыл бұрын

It goes down? No it don’t go down. IT DO GO DOWN!

@ellybean5868

2 жыл бұрын

The woman is a 41 yr old graduate student. She isn't a teenager, she is 41. She is smart enough to be a graduate student but ignores multiple ☢️ signs and cautions but chooses to disregard all of them. Smh

@heatshield

2 жыл бұрын

@@caitchri2426 classic

@martqbd

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellybean5868 It sounds like a suicide to me.

So what I've learned today is... There is a reason for the do not swim signs on Texas rivers because they're full of alligators, don't ignore a battery of warning signs while swimming towards a giant drain, and don't steal cars and jump in random holes while running from the cops.

@f3uibeghardt522

3 жыл бұрын

People tend to associate gators more with Louisiana and Florida, but we do have a ton in Texas.

@deslhorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@f3uibeghardt522 definitely. I lived in texas for a while and went hiking as frequently as I could and traveled as well, and never saw an alligator, I actually forgot there every were any there!

@mericanpunk7432

3 жыл бұрын

that fool was probably tweakin no way any sober person would hide for 7 hours and find 2 hiding spots

@davidregan9872

3 жыл бұрын

It sure doesn't stop the illegals from crossing to America!

@f3uibeghardt522

3 жыл бұрын

@@deslhorn I'm not sure what part of Texas you were in, but they inhabit the Southeastern region of the state, which is much greener and full of water and cypress swamps. A good place to see them is Brazos Bend State Park. There's a million of them there. Hell, I remember fishing there one time and accidentally catching a turtle, then a massive alligator saving me the effort of having to cut the line by swallowing the turtle whole.

that last story has stuck with me ever since i watched this video

Soooooooo many stories about people getting trapped in narrow, tight places, wow!

The majority of these stories honestly make me think “Why? Why would you possibly want to put yourself in any of those places?” I get curiosity but jeez

@jonseon5952

3 жыл бұрын

Many of these stories involve people who are only in those places because their uncaring bosses required it. Then there are people who go to these places because they're convinced they're going to have fun.

@sarahoshea9603

3 жыл бұрын

Genetics. That's why you are alive, ur kids will probably live to reproduce, and there will be less ppl around them doing this dumb crap as long as there's still natural selection.

@ShaneMcGrath.

3 жыл бұрын

Because they were going for that elusive Darwin award! It's elusive because there are already so many dumb people beating them to it.

@michaelperez81583

3 жыл бұрын

Curiosity killed the Tommy

@milanimacc3939

3 жыл бұрын

When I hear this I never knew how many people go missing just going on innocent adventures 🥲 changed my wild life forever 😂🤣

The name of this episode should be “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”

@shaunreed2884

3 жыл бұрын

Yup people aren't to smart lol

@CaptiveReefSystems

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Tombs 😄👍 You beat me to* it!

@shaunreed2884

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Tombs lol Oh Did I Effend...,, you ?and bring**@ out the troll in you for a mispelLing!?? I'm,"$%! sorey about that Grammor Natsi

@shanice1549

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@krispy1769

3 жыл бұрын

I’m crying 😂😂

Omg I can't sleep without watching u and hearing your voice thank u ❤

I live in palmdale which is right next to Lancaster. Believe me, Ray went through literal hell getting stuck in the pillar during summer here. It gets unbelievably hot here. I remember the summer this story happened. It was around 110 that day.

Why, WHY do people do things like this? The last one really got to me.

@robzyalise6566

3 жыл бұрын

SAME. It made my claustrophobia kick in REALLY bad. I was sitting just....OOOH No.

@Jorendo

3 жыл бұрын

@@robzyalise6566 I was mostly thinking "Why do you look at that pilar, that tiny opening that goes straight down and think you can go in there and out again while you have to go upwards". Some people just deserve whats happening to them....then again all the people in these stories deserved it cause they all did incredibly stupid things. Who the F goes to swim to a massive hole in a lake while one warning after another tells you "DONT GO THERE". Why would anyone think you can go to the edge with the water pouring in and not get sucked into it....some people..gjees.

@dizzlefizzle498

3 жыл бұрын

SAME! That last one made my chest feel tight 😖

@mhrn.1309

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorendo No matter how you look at it, it is unnecessary to say they deserved it. Are you out of your mind or do you have zero empathy for either the person who lost their life or that person's family mourning?

@Ac-he6eu

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorendo It is their own fault that they died like that, but that does not mean they deserved it!

Best way to start the day

@holymate0_917

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@vitalthte

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@FuckFascistYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

No, cocaine

@trollgames321k5

3 жыл бұрын

Yh boi

@ayo_pana23hoodmentalitygam13

3 жыл бұрын

Fo reals

Your channel is one of my favorites ♥️

OMG THE LAST ONE GAVE ME SO MUCH ANXIETY I CAN'T IMAGINE THE TERROR WHAT HE WENT THROUGH WAS HIRRIBLE NOBODY DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THAT EVEN THO HE WAS RUNNING FROM THE COPS THAT WAS HORRIBLE. 😢

Stories about people getting irretrievably trapped in tiny spaces are the only thing that make me feel physically ill. It is just too terrifying.

@ashleeharlow5093

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@starbloom7427

3 жыл бұрын

Felt a panic attack coming as the story was going!!! Mr Ballen just tells the stories too well to not feel it!!!

@tracymetivier9247

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! Why? Just why would anyone think that forcing yourself down a narrow space is a good place to hide? Or do anything for that matter.

@DominicNJ73

3 жыл бұрын

Same here Julaine. My chest tightens up and I have to breath deep.

@SNP-1999

3 жыл бұрын

@@DominicNJ73 Same here ! The very thought of being in that horrific situation gives me panic attacks, making me want to claw for air !

A reoccuring theme in these stories involving water seems to be that many people just don't realize how powerful water can be when moving. Just a small stream that comes halfway up to your knees is enough to push you over. That spillway probably created massively strong currents that would be impossible to escape from once you got too close. Also, from a fluid dynamics perspective, the force of the current isn't linear. It isn't like the force 50 feet from the spillway is half that from 25 feet, etc. The current / pressure will grow exponentially, so you will be fooled into thinking the current isn't that strong, so I can swim halfway closer from where I am now -- at some point the water currents will go from weak to impossible to escape and it happens in just a couple feet.

@your_dad_on_vacation

2 жыл бұрын

Even a shallow stream that goes up to your ankles can sweep you off your feet, happened to me many times especially when I was younger

@plixplop

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a typical person can swim at what, a couple miles per hour? How fast do you think that spillway water is flowing as you get closer... Definitely faster than you can swim

@rosewaters2533

2 жыл бұрын

If only she has a pickaxe…

@orangeradishneo

2 жыл бұрын

growing up near lake Erie, I feel like this is "common sense" for the vast majority of people living near bodies of water. I guess it's hard to convey unless you've experienced a strong current, or wave. By the end of my trip to St. Maarten, i'd stay CLEAR of the ocean for swimming because the waves were so strong, nothing like I experienced swimming in the ocean in Cuba, and incomparable to swimming in the great lake even when windy. I went in about knee height, seeing kids half my age swimming I didn't think it was that bad... NO, I TOOK A TUMBLE. The waves came in so quickly, it knocked me off my feet and I did a roll or two fully submerged, from being in 2 feet of water. Being in the Niagara Region, we constantly hear about rescues happening in the gorge, near the whirlpool rapids (class 5). The rapids are in this sharp turn in the river, creating a corner with seemingly calm waters. tourists often think they can swim there, because google labels it as a "beach". Well, the undertow will get you.

@jeffwads

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, why write a book on obvious stuff.

Love your show big fan my mom passed away 2 months ago and wasn’t good with phones and would have to go sort her phone out just so she could listen to you I never did get any sleep but I wish she was still watching it now and me not getting any sleep haha

Yes surely john must be saving lives through these stories !!theyre so descriptive they makr youre hair stand on end especially the cave diving ones . I believe those people with little experience of diving havent a clue about how quickly and how spectacularly things can go wrong in deep water withno light and sediment how quicklyyoucan become disorientated and make the worst possible decisions !!

I love how he doesn’t come out and say these people are idiots, but it’s kinda implied.

@SpydaGaming

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@muzicalmastermind6163

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, its implied

@Moon..Shadow

3 жыл бұрын

My first video from MrBallen and I caught that right away that most of these "victims" were kinda DUMB!

@ajdare67

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. These people are idiots!

@laurenbreeze94

3 жыл бұрын

@Jim Eagle excuse me?

Jail usually seems like the worst endpoint (minus death) but can you imagine how bad Ray wished he had just gone to jail after he realized there’s no coming back from this.

@momchilandonov

Жыл бұрын

Considering how bad cops are at searching based on these stories I am pretty sure Ray didn't need to go in the pillar. He was safe from finding where he was...

@ericaespinosa4030

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing too

@llamaniaman4002

Жыл бұрын

@@momchilandonov At least he found a good hiding spot. It was so good nobody could find him even when he wanted to be found.

@spudsdavenport

5 ай бұрын

​@@momchilandonov they did not know they were up against the World Hide 'n Seek Champion.

@dreadcthulhu5

5 ай бұрын

Prison was definitely the preferable options there.

Hey there, Mr. Ballen. I didn’t have acid, so I improvised and put ghost pepper sauce in the like buttons eyedrops. It looked pretty painful so I asked if he was crying and he says no, I’m Ballen.

I live near Lake Berryessa. This story was back when we had water in there, now the banks are thigh-high mud and the water is low. I tried to swim once and the overgrowth of vegetation almost drowned me. BadLake to swim in. Fun for boating though.

*Doesn't fit in the pillar* "Better just force myself in inch by inch." *Gets stuck* "Wait a second, maybe I've made a mistake."

@FrizzKid05

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr? You'd think the, "Wait! I'd have to put my hand up over my head' would be enough for him to be like, 'nawww!'

The only bad part of these videos is when you hear "So that's gonna do it, guys".

@jonseon5952

3 жыл бұрын

and y'know the people who died while making a simple mistake. Which didn't really happen here (all these deaths were very avoidable), but in other videos it has.

@geralynbreault888

3 жыл бұрын

I know I hate that it has to end ….. and it’s like during the real nail biters even though he is the one telling the story for some reason his voice and actions are still my “ safe place “ lol his personal story was very tense to get through 😬

@jennwalsh7676

3 жыл бұрын

I know right??😊☺💜😉

@ravenravella1000

3 жыл бұрын

HEART-BREAKING !!! :((

@lyssadyane5870

3 жыл бұрын

Right?? 😪

I 💜 your channel keep it coming. 💜

You're so brave to tell these hideous stories in light of your very own close call! You're my hero buddy! ❤

That last story really disturbed me. I can't even imagine what that was like to get stuck in such a tight place. I know he was a criminal but no one deserves to die like that. All alone, suffocating in a hot dark space knowing there is nothing he could do.

@dahoesluvmydick

3 жыл бұрын

my brother and sister in law work at this very winco, and had already been employed when Ray died in the pillar. They really believed he must've got away. My brother was in the staff office when he ran in and said he saw him get to the roof access, but they didn't know where he went when they looked for him and he wasnt on the roof. honestly it still gives me the creeps

@RyanT301

3 жыл бұрын

Well obviously he didn’t deserve that but his stupidity like the others had it coming

@corablue5569

3 жыл бұрын

“no one deserves to die that way”... really? Do you know about the Holocaust, or WWI? Many people have died under far worse conditions- and not because of a single thing they did wrong. Dude was an idiot.

@kaseyaceves6997

3 жыл бұрын

@@corablue5569 are you really trying to compare this to the Holocaust right now 😂 stfu

@corablue5569

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaseyaceves6997 You are making my point for me- thank you.

I remember when the woman fell into the spillway. The amount of warning signs, cautions, buoys, etc she had to pass was mind boggling. Also-the length she had to swim to get there was a long way. There were also other swimmers trying to stop her. She was determined. The San Fran local papers have some great articles on it. Some that were present, and some of her family, have spoken publicly and they believe she went over intentionally. Its an incredibly sad and horrific story.

@melt6894

3 жыл бұрын

Then why did she hang on the edge for 20min? If she wanted to die, she wouldn’t have done that. Did she have second thoughts too late?

@beverlylargent5580

3 жыл бұрын

That was an incredibly stupid move ignoring the warning signs, buoy's, and other swimmer's warning her. Why take a chance loosing your life for curiosity. Very sad and could have lived had she took heed.

@elleofmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@melt6894 Sometimes people do change their minds at the last minute, when they're really faced with death. I imagine that hole was quite terrifying up close, after all. But maybe it was just such a suicidal thing to do that it's easier to go with that than with it being an accident.

@Gl-my8fw

3 жыл бұрын

@@melt6894 there is no way to know she was actually there for 20 tbh. No one could get close or hear her.

@melt6894

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gl-my8fw it was stated in the video that she held on for 20 min

I love these vids! Reminds me I'm not simply a bag of rocks sometimes.

How did I miss this? I've been subbed since the start and this only showed up in my recommended now.

MrBallen could be talking about how carrots disappeared from his kitchen and make it a 20 min story and I would still listen to it.

@arcticspirals

3 жыл бұрын

I completely see this

@zac3392

3 жыл бұрын

They were stalked by the celery...

@SteffiHenri1992

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, but if it was a MrBallen video it would have a super creepy backstory like someone living in the walls ala Parasite, but to be nice they only stole his carrots

@laurasalazali7087

3 жыл бұрын

@@zac3392 haha!! I laughed way too hard at this! Good one!

@MetalsirenIXI

3 жыл бұрын

Missing 411

I much prefer stories like this where people get themselves into situations by ignoring rules and doing dumb shit. Less upsetting than people just doing their jobs or something and ending up cooked alive or decapitated.

@CrimsonViruz

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@willhay6148

3 жыл бұрын

I agree but the prolonged deaths where they get trapped in tight spaces and no - one can hear their cries for help, are stomach churning.

@Ruebz_f30

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't help but laugh at the last one. that was so stupid. I don't understand how that seemed like a good idea unless he was high.

@pattywieder3268

3 жыл бұрын

@@willhay6148 Yeahhhhh the last one gave me major anxiety and I'm not even that claustrophobic. But those pictures he showed...omg 😬😬😬

We have a spill way just like this in one of our local reservoir, I don’t understand why they don’t put a grate even 2-3 feet below the lake level. I often thought what would happen if I got sucked in there.

I will literally never understand why people ignore warning signs. They are there to keep you safe and ALIVE. That spillway story gave me so much anxiety; I have such a fear of being in water and having some big structure nearby in the water, and you could not PAY me to ever do something like that.

That third story must’ve been such a horrible way to die. That is the stuff of nightmares 🤢😱

@NorthernGreenEyes

3 жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine! 😳

@brazeification2

3 жыл бұрын

Almost worse than being mauled and eaten alive by an alligator

@peso4014

3 жыл бұрын

@@brazeification2 imagine knowing you re going ti dye and being foodless and waterless

@marlonquintana3466

3 жыл бұрын

Should have just turned himself in and lived to reform himself. Oh well.

@RokinMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@marlonquintana3466 Give me liberty or give me death. No jail = big brain IQ69420 move

"they had nicknamed 2 of the alligators that were seen the most often - they named them cheeto and marshmallow" and the monster alligator was named mcdonald's sprite

@donnayamauchi486

3 жыл бұрын

Another one is called whopper

@jonathanjackson2587

3 жыл бұрын

They should have called cheeto and marshmallow...medium, & the monster alligator...extra-large definitely sounds like a Mcdonald's ad.

And BTW how in the actual hell are we gonna find a clue with these really good stories Sir?! LMAO I would have to ignore the stories and only watch for the clues. Love it here ! And I absolutely love the foundation you created! Keep up the good work !