This is what happens when you touch a TOXIC metal

Top 3 stories that sound fake but are 100% real | Part 17
Time Stamps:
#3 -- "Random" -- 0:36 -- 3 college students are confronted with one of the most unlikely scenarios imaginable
#2 -- "A Few Drops" -- 5:22 -- A seemingly meaningless event turns into a nightmare for one world renowned chemist -- for more information watch @chubbyemu's video: • A Scientist Spilled 2 ...
#1 -- "Double Plot Twist" -- 12:27 -- As the name suggests, there are 2 big reveals in this story... considering how insane they are, it's shocking how few people know about this
😃 Special shout out to @chubbyemu, who put together an amazing full length video about today's #2 story called, "A Few Drops". His video has over 13M views and was instrumental in helping me understand what happened! His video is here: • A Scientist Spilled 2 ...
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You are at the end. Nothing more exists beyond this. Promise.
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[@charlottewebb1429]

I recently got hooked watching your videos. Never thought I'd see a picture of my mom on one of them. I was 12 years old when my mother, Karen Wetterhahn, died. Obviously it was a hard time and while the story is way more intricate and devastating, I think you did a good job describing its shortened version. It's always interesting reading or hearing stories from the people on the onside when we were the ones living it.

[@Tamara01234]

My heart goes out to you Charlotte, it must have been devastating losing your mum so young. Was anyone held accountable?

[@xInsane333x]

I'm sorry for your loss. Your mother is an inspiration, her death too soon. I hope her story continues to be told and the safety procedures and emphasis that resulted continue to protect other scientists.

[@barbarac5236]

Thanks for commenting for us. We feel a little grief too for her-and learn something important. Her face was beautiful with that amazing smile.

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My condolences

[@robinclark6238]

Prayers!!

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Ballen - Shes the nicest, warmest, kindest person ever. Me - She's doomed.

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As it goes all of the good people die not the bad people

[@themeantuber]

@@justsomerandompug1794 we have a saying over here that says "God always takes the good ones..." That's pretty universal/ international saying now that I think about it 🤔

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Definitely a sure foreshadow.

[@apexalaska]

Our problem is that humans have solved natural selection. Our playgrounds are way too safe, we cut all the low braches on trees, we have safe spaces in college, our jobs are safer than ever, but most importantly, the rest of us continue to protect the weak, our compassion will be the downfall of our race.

[@swaveey888]

If Mr Ballen was my history teacher, I would never miss a day in school.

[@ureadthisuloser1715]

i would cuz school is School

[@natalie9884]

Ducking great comment as a teacher

[@natalie9884]

Sorry my grammar was all f***** HA

[@Guidingsonar]

I would still miss if I had my eighth grade math teacher. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW MATH UP TO NOW FROM JUST 3 MOUNTHS OF LEARNING. Idc if it makes it easier. I failed 8th grade like the majority of people because of it.

[@itsmeagain9253]

He's would be the best ever

[@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago]

This is why truck maintenance is so desperately vital. It's so sad to think such a tiny piece of metal could have saved that young woman's life. My heart goes out to that truck driver. I hope that poor man found some peace after that. It was absolutely not his fault and I hope the guilt doesn't haunt him forever. What a tragic position to be in. I hope the families of both these beautiful ladies found peace after their passing.

[@uropygid]

In Orlando a truck tire struck an oncoming school bus front right window. A child died.

[@Shobo11]

I initially learned about Karens story in lab safety training. Her story is tragic, but it (like others have already said) opened the eyes of institutions everywhere to the dangers of organomercury compounds and helped normalize PPE use across academia. Her story has saved thousands of lives, albeit in a heartbreaking way.

[@maxpeterson8616]

All safety regulations are written in blood.

[@bobayres3858]

Most stop signs as well.

[@parrot849]

@@maxpeterson8616- It’s a fact 95% plus of all street and highway motor vehicle safety regulations enacted and traffic signage placed were years after the start commercial sales of automobiles had taken place in this country. And I suppose, Europe too.

[@johannbach3342]

I’m currently studying chemistry at university and we had to do a lab safety course and they went into past cases where the safety procedures weren’t followed/hadn’t yet been implemented and… well I don’t think any of us were going to bend any rules after that

[@kait958]

new fear: getting crushed by a rogue tire bounding down the highway

[@artchic528]

Well, at the least the odds of this happening to you are very small, and the odds that it would be fatal are smaller yet, so I think you're relatively safe to go to a rest stop along a highway without fear of deadly rogue tires. Killers stalking said rest stop are a different matter entirely, though.

[@Krullmatic]

He didn't say anything about the tire being red.

[@supertramp6011]

@@Krullmatic my thoughts exactly- not likely to happen,but would be incredibly unfortunate if it was also a red tire!🤣🤣

[@maringal44]

Rogue :-)

[@brettlynam5048]

Had this happen to my father and I while driving his rig many years ago. He noticed something was wrong with the way the truck was performing and as he was working it out I looked out the passenger window and saw one of the tires rolling at 50 mph up the embankment by the freeway. Luckily no one was in the way. In our case, the lug nut studs had sheared off somehow. We only lost the outer tire but it would pack quite a force.

[@veggiesaremurder]

Fun fact: the character 'The Mad Hatter' was based on the far too common trait where hatters would go insane due to mercury being used in the process of making hats.

[@heresjonny.]

It's where the term "as mad as a hatter" came from

[@Johnnyrocks34]

Nerd!

[@ladyjane9980]

@veggiesaremurder this does not apply to the manufacturing of all hats. The brain damage that habadashers suffered was from the Quiksilver used in the processing of VELVET hats.

[@jasonk7671]

@@ladyjane9980 that's funny...I thought it was lead. Turns out it was mercury.

[@aaronbrown1638]

@@Johnnyrocks34 oh my how times have changed. We used to look to you when we needed to reflect on good character, Now you're just a Troll king.

[@trippiesworld]

My friend and I both went to Tulane, and she was extremely close friends with Meg! It was a heartbreaking loss for her. Now she always keeps a Magnolia plant in Meg’s honor because Meg went by the nickname Magnolia and had one tattooed on her leg. Thanks for doing her story justice

[@joanodom2104]

That's lovely.

[@southerngirlsrock2799]

So sorry that happen to Meg, I lost a cousin who worked a a hotel in the next town she lived in, her husband had a errand to do in the town she was working in, he stop by her job and told her he didn’t want to drive the motorcycle back home he wanted to drive the truck that she had drove to work that day, she was tired from working all day and didn’t want to argue about it so she agreed, the road that she had to drive back home on was a long stretch of road an was mostly wooded on both sides and didn’t have a lot of traffic on it, unfortunately that day their was another vehicle traveling on it going in the same direction she was and as she was riding the motorcycle on her home a vehicle went to pass her and loose lug nut came off of the other vehicle that was passing her and the lug nut hit her and caused her to lose control of the motorcycle and she wrecked and was instantly killed, she left behind four young children. The husband wouldn’t keep a job half the time and was a alcoholic , she was such a sweet kind women, I was a teenager when this happen and now as an adult when I think about it, I know those children must of had a hard life growing up after they lost their mother.

[@wannabecarguy]

Freeways are extremely dangerous. Putting over to the side is risky business. Plan your route carefully and maintain your vehicle. That's what we should learn by her sacrifice.

[@veeforteeto5976]

I've known people like meg. Once you meet them you never forget them and always wish to see them again, even if it means waiting till the Hereafter in heaven.

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

that accident comes from the final destination it's just the worst luck you could have.

[@gwynkaitis1259]

The truck tire story illustrates the most terrifying type of these stories to me as there is literally no steps you can take to avoid something like that. I know I will never dive, go caving or heaven forbid dive in a cave but driving on the highway, not so avoidable.

[@donniebarger4959]

She was in the wrong place and time what a few minutes could have had a completely different outcome 😢.

[@u4riahsc]

You can’t prove a negative didn’t happen and that’s the rub. You decide to not turn up a road and take the next road to get home safe, but you can’t prove that you avoided a traffic accident on the first road. A few seconds either way…

[@paulastiles5507]

I once hit a truck tire fragment on I-95, coming back from a drive to freedom for puppies and kittens in Virginia. It was a glancing blow and the fragment was relatively small, but it still wrecked my windshield wiper fluid reservoir (still need to get that fixed). The sun had set an hour before, so it was dark. It just came out of nowhere in my headlights and I had no time even to swerve. I was really salty I hit it at all, but I'm relieved it wasn't worse.

[@u4riahsc]

@@paulastiles5507 Things like that happen so fast. I was driving on the freeway and a tire had come off someone’s car, was still rolling, bounced off the hood of my car, stayed in a rolling position rolling behind me.

[@paulastiles5507]

@@u4riahsc It's terrifying how quickly a situation can change. I've got good reflexes, but I'm not freakin' Supergirl, y'know? Glad you were okay.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Meg's story was extremely tragic, it's really eye opening. You never truly know when your time will come.

[@danijelaklisturic8184]

I ses you everywere

[@MrWestAsian]

How are u everywhere 😂😂

[@catlinkerswell3696]

Agreed

[@siuuuuuucr7773]

Claim your here before it blows up ticket

[@03leviatan]

It is really scary how one day you are doing something nornal minding your pwn bussiness and out of nowhere you die by an accident like this....it makes you be more grateful for live everyday

[@ShortHax]

The terror of descending slowly into madness from 2 drops of Mercury fully aware there's nothing you can do about it is going to be in my nightmares

[@MrBallen]

Ya that really is horrifying

[@drinking_master]

Tbh I think it would be better than the first story of Meg's instant death.....I would much rather know that I am dying so that I can prepare myself properly, say my goodbyes, make any wrong doings right etc....and not forgetting extreme unction, confession, communion etc.....in reality you should live each day as if it were your last so that you are always prepared for your death....but it is a hard task I must admit.

[@everyone1liesd459]

@based I don't think expensive gloves would've helped with that form of mercury

[@robertcuratolo5339]

When i was a kid i handled Mercury {no gloves}......Getting nervous now.

[@ASHERUISE]

@@robertcuratolo5339 MrBallen explained that it's only the Dimethyl mercury that sticks around so I guess you should be fine.

[@2WheeledMafia]

Hey Brother The Lincoln Booth story that was absolutely wild. I never new that one thanks again for all the content but that one I really appreciate. Cheers

[@thetherrannative]

Huge respect to Karen Wetterhahn. Death is always hard and always tragic, but hers is one of those deaths that may have saved dozens of lives. Discovering that dimethyl mercury penetrates latex gloves before it happened to a second person was, in the grand scheme of things, extremely lucky. I think if I had to choose a way to go, that would be it. The accident that made everyone aware that they were all in danger, too.

[@sarahb1862]

How many lives did Karen end up saving because, through her, we determined that scientists handling that chemical aren't safe with their PPE? Her story is so tragic.

[@markmcelroy1872]

Well.... one.

[@gkrees9509]

･. . .fr?!

[@zackharjo3852]

I say prolly 5 maybe but who cares

[@okaydudes]

@Nathaniel Shrock degrees don't always mean common sense

[@TJPDmember]

@@zackharjo3852 well pretty sure the scientific community care about how to handle dangerous elements. probably saved a couple hundreds person at minimum.

[@RossTheRandom]

I don't usually subscribe to this type of content.. but apparently I'm a huge fan of the strange, dark and mysterious, delivered in story format.

[@toxinv]

i'm picky when it comes to horror story narrators, but mrballen does a amazing job and is one of my favorites

[@RossTheRandom]

@@toxinv Agreed. I very rarely watch this sort of stuff, but I've probably seen about 30 of his videos in the past week lol. I like that I can get stuff done while listening as well

[@mohamedamin57]

Best horror story teller man

[@JxicyK]

@@RossTheRandom good taste 👍

[@TotallyNoCat]

You're a crafting genius.

[@SheezaPI]

I was a military dental assistant in the 80’s and we were exposed to mercury many times a day. We mixed mercury in the amalgam of the fillings. Once I spilled about 1/4 teaspoon of mercury mixing the amalgam. Reported it and they called in a hazmat team to clean it up. My thought was I’m handling this stuff several times a day? No i’ll effects that I can tell and i’m 68 now.

[@maxpeterson8616]

Different mercury compound.

[@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago]

I can't imagine mercury fillings were safe. I hope everyone who's ever had them gets them safely removed. Glad to hear you seem ok.

[@thomasklugh4345]

To SheezaPI... I was a dental assistant while in the Army back in the early '70s. I, too, mixed many amalgams for fillings. While I don't recall spilling any, it's impossible to do it as long as I did it without getting any on me. I was in that position for just over a year, and was stationed in Germany at the time. Damn!, it was a great time in my life! Your's too, I imagine?

[@SheezaPI]

@@thomasklugh4345 Yes it was. I really enjoyed Germany.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Elemental mercury really isn’t that toxic, at least not compared to organomercury compounds

[@dianahart8614]

I love the way Mr. Ballen tells stories, he's so easy to listen to and describes stories so good it's like a movie in your head.

[@kdawson020279]

As an automation mechanic, a 25 cent failure can cause thousands of dollars in damage and potential injury. Eastern flight 401 crashed because a $10 landing gear indicator light on the control panel wasn't working, and the resulting decisions killed a bunch of people. Complacency is the enemy of safety. Meg's story is a sobering reminder of why doing things right and taking the time to double check your work is important because even flawless mechanics unknowingly install flawed parts. You do all you can when safety is involved.

[@GrammarSplaining]

That driver must be tortured with guilt.

[@korcidiamond3623]

Thats the typical thing: "What could go wrong, as if the tires suddenly go their own way and kill somebody...Thats so unlikely"....Until it actually happens.

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

👍👏🤟🔧

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

@@korcidiamond3623 and every time it happens a quiet tear rolls down an engineer's pencil and whispers "i ...told ... you... so."

[@zewdihabte970]

You are absolutely right, my husband was a mechanic so before getting in to his car or me to my car he always walk around check everything, sometimes I use to laugh & say to him what could happen over night but now I understand🙏❤

[@apophis1337]

Things I learned from watching Mr.Ballen's videos: - Don't go for hiking - Don't go into caves or dive into underwater caves - Don't take window seat on plane - Don't go into tight spaces - Mr.Ballen's favorite number is 3

[@ColderPls]

- Don't be a like button

[@amybeth4252]

@@ColderPls lol 😆

[@chloearse4308]

Do not dive in deep water!!

[@jenelloliver00n]

Don’t enter the water in general

[@dblessed7860]

Always be with a trusted friend and always let someome know where u heading too

[@mervyfaith4876]

Karen's story moved me. My closed friend who is also a chemist had the same experience but with different toxic metal 😔

[@Barbie4U2]

Sorry for your loss

[@hana.the.writer5074]

That is terrible! I thought labs gotten better! Close friends are irreplaceable.. hugs to you. Sorry you lost her so soon. 🌸🍃

[@brandondanforth8342]

Me, an American who already knew both parts of the last story, still listening intently to MrBallen cause he's that good of a story-teller.

[@13beautyaddict]

I went to high school with Meg, it's crazy to hear her story here. She was radiant and lit up the room when she walked in.

[@user-jd1hy9bg1d]

Why did you hate her ?

[@atlantic2233]

@@user-jd1hy9bg1d She wasn't a radium girl dummy 🤣

[@user-jd1hy9bg1d]

@@atlantic2233 I know but your comm is funny af ☠️🤣

[@fmx_goodriddance4201]

@@user-jd1hy9bg1d not at all

[@acephas3]

Damn…

[@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker]

As a truck driver myself, the first story is terrifying. No amount of thorough pre/post trip inspections can prevent something like that.

[@grizz4209]

In truck school we had a sheriff come in and tell us a few horror storys he had to go to like this first story

[@PD-yd3fr]

I had a separation back in the day, sealed grease hubs, failed, melted the bearing off, looked like someone air arced it off

[@bentonrp]

True. That's why it's always important to be aware of your surroundings. Poor lady probably was just occupied with the inside of her car at the time. :(

[@vaszgul736]

Butterfly effect, entropy, etc. The world is so big and so random and so many things can potentially line up at any moment and unfortunately not always in a good way. I don't even think ai could have predicted this exact scenario taking place. All we can hope is that all the many pieces of the machines and buildings we are around are in working order to the best of our ability.

[@bjohnson1933]

So true! I appreciate all you guys do out on the road keeping America moving. Stay safe out there

[@ambersibley23]

Watching your videos make me forget all my problems. Lately I’ve been going through a lot; but when I turn on your videos, it’s like they all go away. ❤️❤️. Thank you.

[@testep02]

Man, there is something so catchy and so addictive about this format. Your storytelling skills are next level.

[@chubbyemu]

nice re-telling of the Dr Karen Wetterhahn case. thanks for the @ mention

[@ClassifiedHorse]

That’s where I knew the story from!

[@MrBallen]

thanks man! I love your channel for a lot of reasons, but my favorite aspect of your channel is just the perfect way you enunciate words. It's mesmerizing how good you are at speaking clearly... considering I spend a lot of time making sure my language is clear in these videos, I really appreciate that in yours. Keep up the amazing work dude! Here is the link to his video again for anyone who didn’t see it in the description: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHuafmNnn7tja5o

[@krystalwashington3500]

Ah! When 2 of your favorites collide!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🥺🥺😁😁

[@seedmole]

A different youtuber.. presenting to the emergency room, I mean comment section

[@tristan_sparks]

CHUBBY EMU X MR BALLEN?? What a start to the morning

[@benb2941]

As a big truck mechanic, the first story is scary. We have to be careful and professional. The consequences can be deadly. I have lost sleep thinking about a repair.

[@delilahrunnyc5800]

I don’t drive a truck or own one but thank you for your hard & precautionary work💕 saving millions of lives at a time

[@wannawatchu66]

I'm a Commercial License holder and drive a school bus for a local district where I live. As drivers, we're only required to check the tires for air content and tread depth, tightness of lug nuts and axle nuts, and condition of sidewalls and mags. I could see the mechanic who last checked that missing lock washer as the one held responsible for those tires coming off the truck.

[@potnudles]

It's worrying to hear that you've lost sleep about a repair. I would never let a vehicle out if I had doubts about the work I've done

[@masonlake5004]

Dude I feel ya, always thinking back if I torqued everything. Even worse with open engine work

[@Swampgurl777]

Stay safe out there

[@jayfurjill]

REALLY like your narration style, probably the most easy to listen to that I’ve encountered till now. Subscribed.😁

[@51hankyspanky7]

Absolutely love your stories. Please stay on KZbin where you are now. I will have problems finding you on other internet things.

[@arialuvsu9207]

megs mother saying loving meg was like feeling the warmth of the sun... oof i wont lie i shed a tear

[@Stopthisrightnow560]

Right? I felt that somewhere inside me. Absolutely beautiful words to remember someone by.

[@amber2757]

so sad damn 🥺❤️

[@equim7363]

And the sun symbol on the door of her's car..

[@nevenkamajceb7131]

The parents of boyfriend,need to be arrested! ! ! ! Obstruction of justice, harbouring a criminal...being horrific people...bad parents !!!😠😈🇨🇦🐙😡😡😡😈😈😈

[@Maybe_Crazy_Courier]

You know something bad gonna happen when he describes her that much

[@sof482]

as a toxicologist who is very familiar with Karen’s story you did an awesome job explaining it!! I always appreciate when science is presented both accurately and in an interesting way

[@smartguy360]

chubyemu did this story his video was amazing

[@justinryan8282]

you must really hate listening to Fauci.

[@sof482]

@@smartguy360 yea i watched that video too! agreed

[@fatemahal-qattan3001]

Tell us other stories you know 🙏

[@VG-rj8pn]

It wasn't just regular mercury

[@TheShanedoro]

Mr. Ballen, I just wanted to take time to say your video format and subject matter is amazing. You present your videos very well. An absolute pleasure to listen to them. I recommend your videos and podcasts to everyone I know. Keep up the fantastic work!!

[@klausziegler60]

You have a natural ability to tell stories. It is just fascinating to listen to you

[@arigarcia2998]

The last story was so wildly bizarre, how is that series of events not taught in a history class? I learn so many new things every day from watching these videos.

[@susanprendergast7384]

It's actually fairly well-known. But Mr Ballen's delivery really opened up my understanding of the incident, and of how unfathomable it really is. Yes, yes, I "knew" Edwin Booth had recently saved Robert Lincoln's life, and that then his unsuccessful reprobate brother assassinated Abraham Lincoln, but not in the way I know it now. Mr Ballen really brings home the awesome humanity of eveyone involved, as he does in every story he tells. He's possessed of an extraordinary talent for explaining our souls, as a group, to one another. I feel lucky to have found him!

[@truthseeker8615]

If you think you learn a lot here you should watch GAiA or even coast to coast am here on KZbin. School is all baloney … the real school is when people have spiritual awakenings , when they’re actually ready to learn what the truth REALLY is. We’ve been lied to for centuries.

[@staceysharee9387]

It’s a mind blowing coincidence isn’t it? When I had first heard about it I was so surprised. I really liked the way he told the story too 😊

[@chumcool]

Actually, high school history class is where I learned about this around twenty-two years ago.

[@lorenmeans4463]

There’s a lot they don’t teach in history. But one thing that will be taught is the 2020 election fraud resulted in arrest of joe biden and countless other traitors.

[@GeekGirl-ub7ki]

On the second story, this is where the expression "Mad as a Hatter" came from. Mercury was used in making hats (I can't remember how) before they really understood how toxic it was. Hat makers slowly dying, their mental state deteriorating, from mercury poisoning was one of the clues that made them realize it was toxic.

[@thomasschwarting5108]

Interesting bit of history! Mad hatter, very interesting!!

[@birttheintern8509]

It was used for some point in the felting process. I believe it was for stiffening the fur before they shaved it off to make felt. It was discovered because they used their own urine for this process but found one hatmakers urine made better felts and he was being treated for syphilis at the time.

[@MadHatterDJ-]

History is just fascinating 🎩

[@kingali-el4416]

@@birttheintern8509 Imagine receiving material made with syphilis...

[@treasuretreereynolds1764]

@@kingali-el4416 ~ Imagine receiving material made with urine!

[@andyramos4130]

Great stories. My favorite was the Lincoln story. Quite the coincidence!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@betford2]

60 years ago, as kids, my brother and I used to play with the mercury that came from a broken thermometer. We were fascinated by it, but we have never suffered any kind of health effects from it. I suppose if you were exposed to it on a regular basis you would, but no one told us it was dangerous at the time.

[@missimin]

We did too. We used to play with the mercury balls on the kitchen table. It was silver mercury not the clear kind that killed that lady. I'm sure it was unknowingly dangerous for us to do that though but we didn't know back then.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@missimin Touching the metal would be of little or no harm. Letting it get in cracks in the floor or table could lead to hazardous amounts of breathable vapor however.

[@catherine8256]

Imagine sitting around a campfire with Mr.Ballen freaking everyone out with his ghost stories.

[@vernell2601]

How fun would that be!!

[@Alamander81]

The man can tell a story.

[@Talaldood]

Yea that would be fun lol

[@balqismarha6392]

I will die like im scared and im at my house! TwT

[@rebecastevens8892]

But I would feel so safe because he’s a badass Seal.

[@XxElilexX]

I’m a truck driver and I get aggravated when people pull up next to me and ride next to my trailer. My frustration is because I’m thinking about their safety. If one of those tire explode or jackknife the won’t live to tell their tale. So, if anyone read this my advice pass the truck or stay behind make a decision it might save your live.

[@gorogue5886]

thank you for sharing this

[@SweetNuts123]

Thanks, I will remember it and will share with friends and family

[@rosamacias6383]

I didn't consider this. Thank you

[@caitlinbellinger4081]

Another tip for sharing the road with truckers: if a semi gets in the left lane to let someone merge from an entrance ramp, DON'T then try to pass them on the right. Just ride behind them and let them merge back over. Otherwise, they end up stuck in the left lane and, inevitably, traffic gets slowed down in both lanes. Also, ZIPPER MERGE, people. If, when at a bottle neck, every car let one car merge in front of them instead of trying to shoehorn past them, traffic would literally keep flowing. In boot camp, different groups would use zipper merging in the hallways and it was beautiful. No one missed a beat. If all drivers did this, the world would be a better place. And, yes, it's mentioned in your driver's ed books and is considered the best method in merging situations. Also. Use turn signals and refresh yourself on right of way laws. Okay, now I'm just ranting. But the more you know, right?

[@monicawoods4165]

Yes I always opt to pass yall because yalls tires freak me out im always thinking about what if...

[@MarizamAbdullah-mq8id]

Wonderfull!!!! You describe events as though you are there at the real time of the event happening...very informative.

[@fullercorp]

To stay alive, one must NOT be a '"uplifting and radiant person" nor a "small town girl with big dreams." I will be living forever at this bitter rate.

[@ZombieSazza]

“Sir, does your wife have any enemies?” That is a terrifying sentence, even more terrifying when she was researching what these metals did to the human body, where Karen accidentally became a test subject, Jesus.

[@Cabroliinda]

I wonder if her husband sued tf outta the lab?

[@misseselise3864]

nobody did research as thorough as hers

[@kyatonic1]

@Suddenly what is the video you’re linking dude this is like the third time I’ve seen this

[@ToyokaX]

@@kyatonic1 There are bots spamming this channel's comments, apparently. It's quite annoying!

[@misseselise3864]

@@Cabroliinda probably not. what happened was an awful accident and no one is to blame. plus she accepted the risk of injury or death from the chemicals she was researching when she accepted the job

[@grav1ty645]

The people who disliked simply aren't a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format.

[@MustangWriter]

Or still have Microsoft Edge.

[@GodLovesYou1624]

@@MustangWriter 😂😂

[@clouds645]

⬆️ Do NOT read.This isn't a RickRoll.⬆️.⬆️

[@JustLoco100]

No they just haven’t experienced the like buttons power

[@linerasmussen4788]

They are automatically counted as baggy it is anyway 😅😅

[@devolutionary]

Even as a coincidence the Lincoln connection is absolutely mind-blowing to me. I'm surprised it's not brought up more often in history.

[@stevecameron85]

You are a excellent story teller my friend. Thanks for all your videos.

[@jayerwahlgren4735]

Meg Maurer actually went to my high school and it was a pretty tragic thing for the city. I will say, if you get the chance to check out her artwork, it is pretty amazing stuff and a testament to how much light she brought into the world in such a small amount of time.

[@erinnelson434]

How very tragic. I'm so sorry for that. Where would one find her artwork? I'd like to see it. Does she still have a Facebook page?

[@Maybe_Crazy_Courier]

Truly beautiful artwork I may not have known her but I still mourn

[@EJxSB]

@@erinnelson434 I would imaging Google

[@ayishaappiah9267]

To

[@stephendavidson7256]

I work at a tire shop and I try to make sure tires I work on are secured correctly to prevent something horrible lime this from happening cause I know after 8 years working there that it's possible, they are heavy tires and when I heard this it makes me sad for this beautiful young smart girl having her life taken in such a horrible way 😔 such a crazy world... and a good person taken just because of being in the one wrong spot at the wrong time... the chance of that is so insanely low to be in that tiny trajectory point is insanely small... rest in peace

[@AntoDesormeaux]

Poor Karen! It sounds like thanks to her case scientists figured out that their safety measures weren't sufficient, so that no one else should suffer the same fate. Really scary that a couple drops of something that looks like water could wreck your brain with the destructive force of a prion disease

[@Goat_pro]

Love your stories, I'm going non-stop fir a week. TYVM

[@sparrow420500]

I actually learned about the Edwin Booth thing in school, but I completely forgot about it until right now. I wish MrBallen was one of my history teachers! I think I can speak for all of us and say we probably would have retained a LOT more information if he had been telling us stories like these in class! Thanks for being so awesome!!

[@andrewmiller4573]

My senior year Government teacher was almost as good as John. I don't think that anyone in that particular class scored lower than a B average and there were some dumb people in that class. He was THAT GOOD! This was way back in '86 when teachers still TAUGHT , but This teacher was the best I'd ever had! You're correct though....mr. Ballen SHOULD'VE been a history teacher!

[@solitarybee3714]

I'm sure you're absolutely right about that. In high school waaay back in the late 1950s I had a World History class with a room full of boys & only three girls. Plus, the teacher was also a coach who apparently loved baseball. He interspersed his short lectures on history with a ton of open conversation (with the boys, of course) on baseball. So we girls mostly had private chats, with a little studying now & then. I had no trouble passing tests, but surely did not learn very much World History - still don't know what I should. What I have learned comes mostly from reading on my own and from my very smart husband of 61 years who has always been a history buff. Neither of us went to college & have been completely happy about that. Before retiring I was a bookkeeper/office mgr., and he was a Deputy Sheriff.

[@demidonopchenko934]

@@andrewmiller4573 Yeah, I agree that he should be history teacher.

[@byewhobayou8868]

Mr Ballen is definitely great! You might also like Chubby Emu. And Mark Felton if you like history, particularly military history.

[@clouds645]

⬆️ Do NOT read.This isn't a RickRoll.⬆️.⬆️

[@spicytrash4981]

The Lincoln story should be taught in class. I love stuff like that. I love history.

[@Deeisthename]

Honestly it really should like that was a very good story

[@aliienbun5044]

Agreed! I would be more invested in history with these type of stories mentioned for lessons

[@pollypockets508]

John Wilkes Booth lived in Edwin's shadow. As an actor, he was never praised as much as his brother. I think maybe he killed Lincoln partially because he felt so inferior to his brother and craved fame. His father was also an actor.

[@MsCassidy23]

I don't remember if it was Edwin but I heard a old myth that one of the actors broke his ankle from jumping off the platform in trying to catch Booth as he ran away.

[@cwarpaint2763]

Yes

[@NevadaLamb]

The first story is so tragic. When you mentioned the truck driver I was thinking “what does he have to do with this story??” and then my mouth dropped as I realized! 😭

[@donnakay147]

MrBallen is the Bob Ross of story telling!!! only these 'accidents' aren't quite so happy :)

[@ravenpage6630]

Sometimes happy little accidents 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kyatonic1]

I’m not sure if this was supposed to be a joke but it did make me laugh

[@benjaminosterloh3605]

Not normally but there have been a few Schadenfreude stories

[@joymike6408]

Happy little story formats

[@ravenpage6630]

The name Bob Ross creates smiles all over the world and even with mistakes being called happy little accidents no matter how sad the story is john ballin can tell it in a way the world needs it heard. I legit hope he gets as famous and having the references made my day more! Even this was a happy accident 🤣

[@pameversole5886]

I have two daughters in their 20’s. Meg’s story is heartbreaking. You try to raise them to be good people but every single time they walk out your door... you realize there’s so many things beyond their control. It’ll drive you crazy sometimes. RIP Meg🕊

[@brendancronin3796]

Yeah you can't factor for that shit ...it's like a sick lottery..you can live a good clean honest life ..but then you get hit by a fucking tyre... These fools that try to hang off skyscrapers to get a selfie kinda deserve it ...but for that to happen to her is just terrible ...I understand why people need god to make sense of their lives ...but was god having a day off when an innocent women gets killed like that ...

[@wendy908527]

Pam Eversole, my only child, my daughter, just turned 25 last week. Stories like this is what keeps me up at night, because no matter how much you raise them to avoid trouble, avoid problematic relationships, teach them to be good people and to have common sense, there’s always something that we can’t plan for, something random, that sometimes has devastating results. You’re right, it’s enough to drive you crazy.

[@pameversole5886]

@@brendancronin3796 I get what you’re saying & I don’t understand why anything like this happens but if I didn’t believe in God...I’d already be in “the home” in my own little padded room. 🤪

[@romanholland270]

Every time I watch these videos, it unlocks fears.

[@inouno77]

The Booth case is just unbelievable! I will have to do some research about it. Thank you very much for this story.

[@BigDsmoke]

When he said Edwin Booth it was gonna be about how his brother ended up being the man who assassinated Lincoln. I had NO IDEA he had saved Lincolns son!!!

[@aquanator313]

this was definitely one of the weirdest coincidences i've ever heard!

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

This is the first I've heard this story. We are all responsible for our choices.

[@begoodbebetterbeblessedix3766]

Mr Ballen should be rewriting our history books. Wow! What a mouth opening lesson of facts

[@sooofunny37]

This is the 1st I heard of it-they rlly don’t teach anything in school do they?

[@jacobhopper2870]

I love how when you tell these people's stories it really sounds like you know them all personally, great story telling!!

[@ellasmommy9278]

When I was in junior high back in the 70s, I don't remember why we were doing it, but we were playing with Mercury in science class. Of course we had no PPE. It just wasn't a thing. I'm glad you cleared up what type of mercury she handled. We were fiddling with the shiny silver stuff.

[@susanpage8315]

We did that, too!

[@1414141x]

As a kid I was fascinated with mercury. My Grandfather has some old valves with mercury in them and I broke the glass and played with the mercury - putting it in my hand and messing around with it. I'm still here and grateful metallic mercury is not as nasty as the stuff this poor lady was handling.

[@seadragonwitchbitch]

I did this in elementary school in science class for 5th grade

[@pamann9100]

Interesting subject matter! 😊 I enjoy your presentations! Keep em’ coming!!

[@Rackemup8]

I remember as a kid, an incident with a trucking accident. Riding in the backseat my dad was driving and mom was upfront, we were 50 feet or so behind a semi flatbed hauling sheets of plywood. One came loose off the top and came straight towards our windshield, my dad swerved just in time and saved our lives. All truckers, please be sure to secure your loads properly!

[@clouds645]

⬆️ Do NOT read.This isn't a RickRoll.⬆️.⬆️

[@dwnsouthtx210]

I've had two instances where wheels have flew by me just inches away, one tire was as tall as me. I thought maybe I'd get injured if it hit me. Didn't realize how lucky I truly was.

[@Alishabm89]

100%! I drive about 2 hours every day for work, and the number of items I've seen fall off of trucks and semis is terrifying...laters, mattresses, trailers, furniture, steel beams, wood pallets :/

[@user-xv1kp6qf7h]

@@dwnsouthtx210 just left a comment saying something Similar I know someone who’s tire murdered someone in higscholl .. make sure your tires are secured after being changed! Even pros forget or get lazy or distracted sometimes! Double check ! And if u do it yourself u better know what ur doing!!!

[@Daxas44]

Even just the ice build up on the top of the truck can kill

[@stlh815]

Initially I thought MrBallen beat around the bush too much when telling these stories but then I realized that's what makes him such a good story teller. Him giving all the details and context really paints a vibrant picture of the story in your head

[@MossyRootz]

Welcome

[@PoochieCollins]

Is no one going to talk about the shade he threw at Microsoft Edge? LOL.

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

He makes up stuff there’s no way he could know. I wish he would just tell the story out right without exaggeration

[@ShinobiDrip999]

@@amazingsupergirl7125 uh actually he does a ton of research before telling these stories lol. What examples can you give where he over exaggerated???

[@prod.garbagebeats8807]

@@ShinobiDrip999 a lot of times he describes he the thought process of deceased people in first person which would be impossible because, well, they're deceased. He would never know what they thought. I'm a fan of Mr. Ballen, but he definitely makes a thing or two up

[@sammyiyi7136]

Excellent stories! Thanks so much!

[@robertnagel3972]

I always enjoy listening to your videos, I enjoy your topics and I always learn something. Your speaking voice is excellent.

[@awaskycromslack3533]

I was studying chemistry in 1997. That case became a MAJOR part of our safety education-that it’s not enough just to be wearing protective gear, it had to be the right material for the substances you are handling. We had posters of her up in the halls of the chemistry building.

[@daniellec.2251]

Ugh how awful a lesson but at the same time her death and the findings might've saved many

[@spookyfirkser]

Equally important is to know these things in case you *do* breach safety protocols! That way, you can receive prescribed prophylaxis. Oftentimes, if you're able to seek medical treatment proactively, toxic metals (any other toxins) can be medically assisted in removal. Even if there isn't a direct treatment, early intervention can offer supportive care while the body removes toxins. This isn't always true, but it's why it's so important to never just brush off a breach of protocol and move on hoping nothing will happen.

[@minitea4315]

This was a tragic lesson.

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

They probably teach you this in school so future jobs can't poison you, and so you know better and don't follow unsafe commands blindly. Those big corporations don't want employees, they want sacrifices. There are so many terrifying cases of it. There was another one in OK where a woman was disappeared over exposing these corporations not caring about safety. Its also so you don't have an accident, but also the 1st thing. Look at Dupont. If the people in charge were good enough chemists, they'd know about the gloves and I bet they knew about the gloves, they just didn't care, because more advances PPE would've cut into their bottom line.

[@spookyfirkser]

@@KevinRAAMAAAGE That didn’t seem to be the case here imo because she was working fb at a university, not a Dupont-sized corporation.

[@francisscott2603]

Meg’s story is extremely tragic. What people don’t understand when driving on the interstate and passing a semi is, don’t hang out in the passing lane. Get by them as fast and as safely as possible. If a semi blows a tire doing highway speeds, you don’t want to be anywhere near them.

[@itsgrace717]

Adding this to my list of reasons to be terrified of semis 😅

[@francisscott2603]

@@itsgrace717 They don’t bother me. I grew up around them. I just let them do their thing. Don’t cut them off and stay away from them as much as possible.

[@familyof1052]

I always do. When I was a teenager a semis tire blew out and hit the front of my car and went underneath. It smashed the whole front and tore everything out underneath. Always been thankful it didnt hit my window

[@natanyaparsons8491]

One of my biggest fears while driving is being next to a semi when a tire blows. I always pass them as fast as I can. I've seen a few tires blow on the freeway, and I always see parts of tires on the freeway while driving. So scary

[@marydefloria4813]

Daaaaamn that last story kinda blew my mind. Small world eh ..

[@smokeyou812]

Wow that is absolutely crazy and I never heard any of that last story other than the John Wilkes booth kills Lincoln part...thanks for sharing.

[@sveng3192]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@justindunlap1235]

For everyone worried saying "I touched mercury when I was a kid" it is only really the organometallic forms of mercury that are absorbable through the skin. The most dangerous thing about metallic mercury is the vapor, so if you're not boiling mercury in a closed room don't worry about it.

[@rico-989]

Thanks for that info, when I was a kid my dad would bring mercury home from the foundry. I would play with it for hours not thinking if it was toxic. Now I'm curious why in the hell my dad let me play with mercury in the first place 😮

[@stdorn]

You don't need to boil it to get vapors. It will continually off gas vapor at room temp. since mercury vapor blocks UV light you can use UV light to visualize the off gassing. See it in this cool video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHKlk6KcrKlmg6s

[@lalagrimm-stone3177]

@@stdorn that's really cool actually thanks for the vid! It also explains why my dad and his siblings were fine after playing with the stuff grandpa brought home from work. He told them it was an "outside only" toy XD

[@shawnahill1863]

Me and my brother has broken so many mercury thermometers, and our ignat asses use play and touch the mercury 🙄😬😐😳😅

[@stdorn]

@@shawnahill1863 Me too I have about 5lbs of it. I was carefull not to spill it but was unaware of the vapors coming off of it. I would have taken it outside if I had known.

[@deaconpeck881]

Mr. Ballen, you're like the History teacher I should've had years ago sometimes. The fact that John Wilkes Booth's famous brother had saved Abe Lincoln's son Robert, I'd have never likely known that if not for your content man. Keep up the awesome content man!

[@devonlockwood1477]

Totally. If I had a teacher like this man I would have paid a lot more attention in school!

[@jones8041]

I had a good history teacher. But this one had me like "WHAAAH???"

[@harrymills2770]

All my history teachers were good storytellers. But I still learned way more history after I left school than I ever learned sitting at a desk in school.

[@andremessado7659]

The school system failed us all ^_^

[@Poogs]

Great channel, can’t believe I just discovered this now!

[@scottmcadam4509]

The Lincoln Story was fascinating Really enjoyed this video 👍

[@tedcorebernays7960]

For those of you that haven't used latex gloves a lot, there's a ton of everyday stuff that they WILL NOT protect you from. I used them mostly as a mechanic. Virtually everything in your car will break them down. If you have to mess with anything toxic I suggest you pour a little on a glove and come back in a couple of hours. If the latex had swollen, it probably isn't a sufficient barrier.

[@kiazoblack.566]

Thank you for the advice

[@tedcorebernays7960]

@@kiazoblack.566 I used to scoff at cancer. Then in about six months I lost two friends to cancer and a neighbor relapsed with cancer. I guess it made me less flippant about it.

[@judeevans8303]

thank you

[@jlribeiro]

And the nitrilic one?

[@WOODENCHAIR64]

thank you

[@leogeck7350]

Poor Meg, a freak accident ending such a promising, young life. :( I hope her family can recover from this, it's heartbreaking!

[@RussellMills1877]

The way you tell these stories are unbelievable because it takes us in a dark place where you paint the picture of the events that are taking place. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@xocoyotzinaranda7889]

Found him by accident and I don’t regret clicking on the video. They are so good and keep you engaged the whole time

[@sneakynugget22]

Same. I've tried finding similar channels after running out of watching his videos but haven't been successful.

[@Pabloworldwide]

Mr. Ballens' narrating skills are rather rare. He's a natural story teller.

[@agentwashington4790]

I don't think any of us do. I've even gotten other friends into him

[@kalindu9725]

Same

[@sneakynugget22]

@@agentwashington4790 actually the channel 'chubbyemu' is pretty good, but is health related only. That channel had a more indepth story regarding the mercury story.

[@whoopiemaxx]

It’s strikes me as crazy that the Lincoln story isn’t more widely known I feel like I should have been taught that in school. What an interesting story!! Thank you Mr Ballen

[@NorthernGreenEyes]

Right? I'm a history buff and although I know the history of John Wilkes Booth and Lincoln's assassination, I've never heard that incredible story about his brother saving Lincoln's son a mere 3wks before John Booth would change the course of history 🤯 I personally believe there are no coincidences in life...something or someone "balancing the scales" if you will.

[@downhomesunset]

@@NorthernGreenEyes Same here-History buff. It's interesting how some aspects of history take a back seat. John Wilkes was always imbittered that his brother had "made it and he hadn't. I wonder if that had any inkling towards his reasoning behind the assassination.....

[@stieviero]

@@NorthernGreenEyes where there is death there will always be death

[@bjohnson1933]

Yes! I feel like I learned something important today

[@mikearringtonbf52]

The Garrett Farm was in the county I grew up. I'm 50 now and the whole scenario and timelines never made sence to me, even as a 10 year old

[@tuntalia]

The Lincoln/Booth story always gets me. The world is so big, but so small at the same time

[@averagebeaver]

This is great! Best information ever

[@Jewells_bb]

The first one is the most “freak accident” story I’ve ever heard….poor meg, I can’t imagine what was going through her mind before her final moments. May she rest in paradise :(

[@gregvinson1]

So sad, and I always think about the butterfly effect in freak accidents. One three dollar part cost so much more, a human life. Had a mechanic done their job properly she would be alive. It makes one wonder if we never do anything that is strictly mundane or meaningless.

[@markarmstrong3394]

In Waco Tx a man was sitting at a Red light and mean while a truck lost a set of duals and they hit a curb and went airborne and landed on top of the guy sitting at the red light. Decapitated him I'm a truck mechanic wheel bearing not installed properly, hub to low on oil and bearing go out, the clip could be missing when installed. A set actually weights 450-500 lbs

[@gregvinson1]

@@markarmstrong3394 just crazy. If u look at most plane crashes involving mechanical failure you likely find procedures are not followed. Sometimes due to high workload creating time constraints, or honest mistakes. However, often it is just laziness. Hundreds die because someone does not perform a routine task. But in fairness, the American airline industry does have a good safety record.

[@markarmstrong3394]

@@gregvinson1 I bet its far better than trucks. I have worked at several different shops. Some torque everything to SPEC. Some have NO CLUE how and some are to lazy. But yes laziness I think is the biggest part. Wheel seal goes out and their to lazy to fix it. Leaks all the oil out then goes the bearing and then goes the hub with both wheels. I think laziness is the main problem

[@gregvinson1]

@@markarmstrong3394 i bet u are right and it is scary. you seem to be a conscientious guy who takes his work seriously and thank you for that. You keep folks safe and what u do is very important.

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

The first incident is chilling, especially since it is so easy for this to happen. I have a slightly different one to share. I was in a carpool on the way to work, when a car sped past the one I was in. Immediately, our driver pulled over so fast that the left side of the car went up the sidewalk. When he hit the brakes, we were all jerked forward and started asking what had happened. The driver turned his face towards us and we gasped as we saw he now had a chunk of flesh missing from the right side of his forehead, and blood was gushing out of the wound. Turn out there was a small piece of brick or a small pebble on the road, which was kicked up by the tire of the car that sped past and hit our driver. Thankfully, we were able to arrest the bleeding and get him to a nearby hospital. He eventually made a full recovery and went back to work, but this memory haunts me to this day.

[@eccho1]

Holy spit 😦

[@randallnilsen820]

Fml that terrifies me! I’ve seen a sheet of plywood come off a truck completely parallel to the freeway pavement and directly impact a motorcyclist behind him doing 60-65🤯. O believe he somehow survived that one if I remember though. It was in Silverdale Washington if anyones curiosity is wondering.

[@amoon.93]

@@anacarlos these kind of freak accidents make you realize how short life really is and how death can come to you at ANY time.

[@jamesstreet228]

Freak accidents. There was a woman killed on I-20 in Alabama when a truck tire picked up a chunk of concrete that had broken out of the road and slung it right through her windshield. Basically the same thing but with a bigger rock and tragic consequences.

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

@@jamesstreet228 Ah shit! 😨😨😨

[@charlottewalker6490]

Thank you , I did get something out of this video that was most helpful .

[@aimeereal5122]

Never knew about the Booth/Lincoln train story. Thanks Mr. Ballen

[@CR.702]

Megs story sounds like it could be part of a Final destination movie

[@PablloRyanTLima]

Sounds lke a Another( a anime) episode

[@ms.mystique4388]

It’s messed up bc it was her time to go but, damn..not like that…bless her💛💛💛💛

[@dakodablack922]

I wish she at least get to have fun first

[@JSkyGemini]

It certainly does. Heartbreaking, really.

[@jimmydcricket5893]

@@ms.mystique4388 Whens your time to go? If you think it was hers then...

[@amybeaver4542]

She shed that tear because she knew she was going to die. Regardless of brain death or anything else... You should always still keep talking to them until they die. They are still in there. The subconscious knows 💕

[@justdanie7613]

Definitely. My granny was in a coma for 2 weeks. We kept talking to her every time we were there. When she woke up, she told us😭😭. Sadly she passed away 2 weeks ago

[@harrietsmells]

@@justdanie7613 rip, hope your doing well 🙏

[@justdanie7613]

@@harrietsmells 🙏🏾thank you. The holidays are rough

[@embalmertrick1420]

Yes, a friend was in a coma following a motorbike accident. He woke up after weeks and told us he could hear everything, his mum crying, even the discussions to disconnect him from life support!! 😱 The stuff of nightmares. Never give up on folks

[@philcollinson328]

Brilliant narration, fascinating content.

[@thegoodgreekgirl2190]

You are a great story teller.

[@j_m_b_1914]

As soon as you said "the tires were gone" I knew shit was going to hit the fan. :( It just goes to show that in life, you truly can be at the wrong place at the wrong time and the most random event can take you out instantly.

[@nolanwunderlich167]

Final Destination taught me this...

[@citizenjane2087]

Maybe its fate? I believe in fate.

[@jerryjackson8228]

@@nolanwunderlich167 that's exactly what I thought of as soon as I heard the story.

[@Poppa_Capinyoaz]

@@citizenjane2087 If you believe in fate, why do anything? Just lie in bed and wait for whatever your destiny is. Fate is nonsense.

[@catspjs6229]

@@Poppa_Capinyoaz same logic as others mentioned lol So you make zero sense.

[@Ventro_Devientro]

The first story was the reason why my heart is always beating intensely whenever I see a big truck on the road in front of me

[@xamxihang]

Its so true. I studied Intercontinental trade and used to worked in one clothes factories where i had to go to the port everyday to handle docs for exporting. The small roads lead to the port was pretty dammaged from those heavy trucks. Driving motor next to those struck was nightmare. I always had a feeling it pull me closer to the strucks tires. So i quicked. Until now i m still scared when i think about it

[@Lisasanti1]

Right? Just like the scene from Final Destination movies, LOL. I avoid trucks as often as I can.

[@yallabro74]

For real. My grandpa was in an accident that resulted in the death of the other driver. It ruined him.

[@Mr.Titanium1911]

Best stories you’ve narrated to date👌🏻

[@PrimordialShot]

Whoa. I never thought my hometown would ever be mentioned but the best part is that you pronounced Gautier correctly. Been watching you for a while now, binging really, never commented til now.

[@Sailrjup12nh]

Poor Edwin Booth would’ve been remembered as one of the greatest actors of the day and a hero and his brother had to ruin it all. I remember hearing this story and thinking what are the chances!?

[@freetrailer4poor]

I wonder what happened to him after the Lincoln Assination? Was he blacklisted?

[@basementdwellercosplay]

​@@freetrailer4poor"After John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Lincoln in April 1865, the infamy associated with the Booth name forced Edwin Booth to abandon the stage for many months. Edwin, who had been feuding with John Wilkes before the assassination, disowned him afterward, refusing to have John's name spoken in his house ever again. He made his return to the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre in January 1866, playing the title role in Hamlet, which would eventually become his signature role" So not blacklisted but it did affect his career for a bit

[@aldranzam3456]

I think it's an important historical moment that reminds us two people with the same upbringing can turn out vastly different. John Wilkes was a killer, and Edwin was willing to risk his life to save someone. The fact he's remembered for his kindness might be even greater than his acting career.

[@quarkquinn8468]

Edwin and John Wilkes were feuding before the assassination... Maybe about Edwins recognition from President Lincoln? Mentally fragile and jealous of his older brother who is a famous actor who saves the president's son?

[@copperry4381]

Fun fact His brother was the first triggered libtard. Lincoln was a republican. Reeeeeee!

[@gregshoaf8203]

How is that Lincoln and Booth coincidence story not well known? That is a completely insane coincidence.

[@normturner4849]

It was but it's been well over 150 years. Stories get eclipsed by other stories.

[@jellicle77]

Right?! I just went through the tour of Ford's theatre this past summer and it was actually fascinating. There were other coincidences with the two families as well (and I forget, lol) but they definitely didn't tell us this!

[@normturner4849]

@@jellicle77 Cool. Is that theatre still operating as such? Is the booth available to sit & watch a show? Or to play silly buggers & re-enact the shooting during a quiet part of the show if it is still running? Or is it sectioned off as a display, maybe with a dummy corpse on the floor? Do they sell stove pipe hats as merch? Are you a cat? 😸 I know, so many questions...🤔

[@imacryptid5254]

Am I the only one who thinks that this "coincidence" is a little bit sus

[@MiotaLee]

I guess a life saved is "less of a story" than a life taken... :/ also... president murder?

[@katherina7741]

I found your videos recently and thank God I did. Love from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️

[@juditharrezola3844]

Forget Netflix or y love this channel thank you mrballen love your story telling !

[@theholystoner575]

Why is this man so entertaining, I've just been watching homie non stop for the last few weeks.

[@Eggsnbaconyummy]

Because the way he explains those stories are AMAZING. and the way he makes those expressions.

[@sigmawolf4411]

He's got that's Morgan Freeman voice you can just listen to him for hours

[@anamietion4236]

He explained everything nice. Perfect expression deliberately and also he indicates some example picture. Actually I've been also watching his video straight for the last week

[@bjohnson1933]

He's a great story teller and a Navy SEAL Mr Ballen is the shit!

[@jennytalbert5547]

@@bjohnson1933 Yes, he's what people call a good story teller or that he can spin a fine yarn.

[@benhaney9629]

“Would constantly being exposed to mercury count as mercury exposure?” Why yes. Yes I believe it would...

[@galiciadabest]

Hahaha

[@pattiratcliffe9926]

Thanks John for sharing 👍 Patti Ratcliffe from Southern IL. :)😀

[@stevenkaskus6173]

Great story telling, thanks

[@jenniferbranch4613]

I’ve never heard of the Lincoln/Booth story where the actor saved his son! So many eerie coincidences surrounding him, and I’m surprised I never heard that one. Thanks!

[@lorenmeans4463]

There are even more details he left out. For example, Edwin and John Wilkes Booth both took extremely large dumps 5 minutes before their respective encounters with the Lincoln’s; and the Lincoln’s both had both farted many times into a toilet expecting to take dumps, but were constipated from too much cheese. The farts were enjoyable however.

[@watchinvidzwatchinvidz7691]

@ Loren Means how do you know such things? Lol. 💩🙃

[@lorenmeans4463]

@@watchinvidzwatchinvidz7691 I was doing a lot of research and arrived at the conclusion through strict process of scientific data, elementary to the deductions of eliminating, the piles of feces that fell from the men’s butts were almost unheard of at the time. You see, there was no KFC or Pizza Hut, yet dumps of modern proportions were taken. Combining what we know today of how much Charmin costs, I can certainly say the only one of the men had a sufficiently wiped butt.

[@daniellec.2251]

Right? Like a death stolen so another life was taken kind of thing

[@azjeepguy83]

@@lorenmeans4463 sounds like my friday night!

[@LuckyBadger]

Edwin Booth was a true gentleman, a class act, and humble on top of it. We need more people like that in the world.

[@deprofundis3293]

I agree. It's a shame his legacy got overshadowed by his deranged brother. :(

[@cs4155]

@@deprofundis3293 His brother was not deranged. He was a hero.

[@pv1866]

@@cs4155 🤣🤣 what are you, pro slavery from the south? Get over it yall got smoked😂

[@Justafeller]

@@cs4155 No, he was certainly a deranged lunatic.

[@Justafeller]

@@pv1866 that comment tells me you have very little knowledge of the civil war. First off way more union soldiers (the north) were killed by confederates (the south) than confederates killed by union soldiers. A simple Google will tell you that without having to actually read a history book, if they still exist. "The south" didn't surrender. One man who was politically over the confederacy surrendered. In all fairness, not because the north showed any potential in winning the war, but because the south at the time was impoverished and they were having a difficult times getting supplies, guns, food and medicine and that was killing more men than actual bullets. It's also important to point out that many confederates weren't fighting for slavery. They were fighting for what they perceived as an invasion. They were fighting to protect their families and land. There was no internet or mass communication back then. Men simply fought what they saw as the enemy. The idea this whole war was over slavery is preposterous and it blows my mind how people can't see that. Just like Vietnam. Do you think it was fought over some great cause? No, it was about greed, just like all wars. As a combat Veteran I've learned the hard way that wars are fought over money, power, control and elections, not for the good of common man. And btw, many northeners owned slaves and guess what...many blacks owned slaves. Mind blown!!