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[@mals4142]

I was a lifeguard for years and I’ll tell you that 100% of my rescues were completely silent. For someone who truly doesn’t know how to swim, they can’t even tread enough to get their mouth above water to yell for help. Drowning is not what it looks like in the movies

[@bekabeka71]

True just like predator attacks, they don’t make noise when approaching you in the forest

[@sarahleony]

That is such an upsetting visual 😢

[@azandika]

You're right, when I was drowning, there were some light wawes on the lake and I had to choose between yelling for help or breathing between two wawes...I chose to breath, but I wouldn't make it if an angel weren't there to save me😊

[@stephanieann622]

You are absolutely right. My daughter fell in my parents pool…while I was mere inches from her and it shocked me that there was NO sound. She was fine because I was right there but I never let her anywhere near the pool again without a life jacket.

[@AriessunvirgomoonlightLibraise]

Tell me about it, I got caught in a riptide here in Huntington Beach... Almost lost my life but 2 males actually did that same day at the same beach

[@livinundermassiverock6625]

As an electrician myself, I will absolutely, every single time, regardless of inconvenience, block any and all traffic of any kind so that anything I have to do, is safer than not blocking it at all, I’m not dying so someone doesn’t have to wait 5 or so minutes, field work is dangerous enough as is, especially tight spaces or high voltage

[@johnellisonarmadilloconstr7966]

That guy was an idiot. Knowing at any time a guess could get in the elevator or call the elevator from any floor. What was he thinking??!!

[@shawnfurness]

Lock out, tag out. I'm an aircraft mechanic. I'm not dying to cut some corners.

[@sarahrosen5000]

Absolutely! I understand why they did what they did, but I hope no one endures that kind of death again, especially not for the sake of keeping people from having to wait. I will gladly wait as long as necessary if it means everyone is kept safe.

[@danmason8427]

That's the first thing I thought. Even at temp jobs and Home Depot we block traffic and do lockout/ tagout

[@langlyboops3591]

@@johnellisonarmadilloconstr7966This isn't an uncommon thing unfortunately elevators in cruises are notoriously difficult or impossible to turn off completely while the cruise is in motion. So even if he had attempted to turn it off, it would be a whole process and would leave a lot of cruise goers or bosses angry who would of needed to approve it or else it would not happen. There were signs telling people NOT to use it which is the only line of defense he had and yet a customer did. Why was maintenance done DURING the cruise rather than 2 weeks before? More than likely to cut costs. So I'd say is more of the cruises neglectful attitude and horribly bad system that has left many stuck in elevators before (eg: guests having fingers cut off) rather than the low income worker who sadly passed due to it.

[@christinearkell3682]

I’ll never forget my boss asking me to go clean the space at the bottom of the lift it was see through and messy and I was an office cleaner, her bright idea was to go to the top floor and keep pushing the button cuz she thought that would make the lift stay up there. Needless to say I told her to f@@k off and reported her before she got someone killed

[@bobbyhill3323]

Women ☕

[@isabellal2840]

@@bobbyhill3323 i think this commenter is a woman

[@D34D22]

If you prop open the pit door, the elevator can’t move.

[@KBAMAries]

Seeing Jose’s blood dripped down on the elevator and pooled on the floor was horrifying. Rip man no one deserves to go that way.

[@jennip13]

It was straight out of a horror movie! So sad

[@KBAMAries]

@@jennip13 yup. Nightmare fuel

[@pcgameboy8407]

@@jennip13 The Shinning. Elevator of blood.

[@sciencenotsrigma]

@@pcgameboy8407. It looked just like that. 😨 . Even the carpeting is a ringer for that scene. 😢

[@Hey_Jamie]

No, I can think of a few who do.

[@RClover2461]

Being crushed to death is one thing, but the slow ascend knowing you're going to be crushed to death makes it 100x worse. What a terrible way to die.

[@RonBest]

Luckily those elevators are not slow. The whole scene likely played out in under 5 seconds, and the crush part was likely under a second. Not saying it was not horrible and full of anxiety for those seconds, but at least it was far from the slow maintanence accident on that oilrig where a man was slowly pulled up towards a hole too small for him to fit and then dragged through it forcefully and destroyed him.

[@tylersteward8917]

Not that bad he got over it pretty quick

[@midoribookstore]

It might not have even been going to the top, he just chanced it and lost by getting ground up between the car and the wall.

[@beforeigo4284]

I thought all elevators had an emergency slat door in the ceiling of the elevator turbine so that if anyone ever were in the shaft, they can access the actual elevator and call for help. This cruise ship left from the Florida port, I wonder if anyone knows what cruise line it was…. 👀

[@user-bp8tt3sq2x]

Dude if I ever run any type of business that requires elevator 🛗 maintenance I would definitely show this video as the employee training video to teach those who think it’s a good idea to cut corners on safety

[@WilliamJohnson-z4v]

Such a very small detail: I love how "real photo" and "not real photo" are edited into the video. No one else does that, and like I said it's such a small detail but it is such a big positive in my opinion.

[@jessicadesrosiers7467]

I think that every time I see it too

[@ShadyoFayx]

I love that he does that. It keeps him accurate and still able to use photos to better tell the story.

[@bethysbarn]

Yes!! 🙌 I love that too, such a small thing really but it must take a lot of time but I so appreciate it too, it helps tell the story and when you know which is the real ones that makes them more hard hitting I think ❤

[@skylined5534]

Fascinating Horror does the same as well.

[@leajahmonet]

Literally, every time I see that I smile

[@jasminelondon910]

PSA people who are drowning will usually be very quiet. Especially as the situation becomes more dire. They can't get enough air to call out for help. Their hair will often be covering their face because they are busy with their hands trying to stay above water. If you're close enough, you will see the panic in their eyes.

[@debbiedyess1106]

Actually, I was VERY close to drowning. At that stage, you become quite calm and accepting. I actually thought, "So, this is how I'm going to die," and the nasty girls let me go because I stopped moving. It was my 10th birthday party!

[@debbiedyess1106]

Obviously, I heard and felt them, and shot right out of the water! The party wasn't much fun after that. I invited them because I wanted to be friends. The mind of a 10-year-old!

[@debbiedyess1106]

I don't even remember who they were, nor did I tell my parents, even when I got older. I should have...

[@mor4665]

@@debbiedyess1106thanks for the trauma dump

[@debbiedyess1106]

​@@mor4665Sorry! But, you did just watch three of them?

[@Meg_Mercury]

When i was a kid my older cousin got crushed in an elevator shaft he was working on. Luckily the team he was working with shut it off fairly quickly and even more luckily he covered his face with his hands, when he was rushed to the hospital they said if he hadnt done that he'd have drowned in his own blood. He lost his sight and most of his hearing and his recovery was long and painful, but he's still here and he's amazing.

[@Whitewolfen]

Imagine being so ashamed of something like not knowing how to swim, that you end up giving up your life to try to show you are "normal" like everyone else. So sad. We really need to be more open with each other and not shame or make fun of others. We should feel comfortable and safe among friends. RIP Vishwas.

[@jenx5870]

Why didn't he just go into the shallow part of the water? No one was paying attention. He could have even said they should get the temple in the background of the photo. That would have meant everyone would have had to get closer to the stairs. Pride is sometimes just as bad as peer pressure.

[@nickangelo116]

I did the same with driving about thirteen years ago. I didn't have a license until I was twenty-eight. I didn't want anyone to know I couldn't drive. My boss forced me to drive his van and I had never driven before. It was pretty easy to learn and I was already better than a lot of drivers right off the rip. I'm articulate and perceptive. I already knew how to follow street signs, it was just a matter of maneuvering a vehicle. I took a driving test shortly after I paid an ancient fine. I passed it easily with flying colors. I've only been driving for thirteen years now. I realized walking was keeping me in shape. Driving replaced walking, which made me gain weight.

[@Moisterthananoyster]

Definitely! Also we need to empower everyone to be honest and put up with the teasing if it comes to that. It's better than literally dying because you're too shame to admit something so silly

[@Moisterthananoyster]

​@@nickangelo116weird flex. Especially all the details about how "good of a driver" you were especially compared to your other work mates 😂😂😂🤣

[@HoboAKAHottFuzz]

I'm not gonna lie something seems really sus about this story, none of it makes any sense, he didnt tell anyone he couldn't swim? No one saw him go in and sink? no one heard him flailing and slapping the water? no one noticed him missing earlier? I dont want to accuse anyone of anything but the whole thing seems very fishy, also the fact that the kid didnt tell the teacher immediately after seeing his friends head down in the water, but instead walked around the entire place first, idk man, whole thing seems weird to me.

[@EofBrokenSilence]

I was in manufacturing management for 26yrs. We always stressed Safety First, lock out/tag out. But inevitably, someone will always find a way around this to "save time". While walking the plant one day in 2016, I saw a couple maintenance guys running. I hurried to where they were going only to find a worker stuck in a machine. He had bypassed a safety rope and now his chest was being crushed. We were able to get him out and perform cpr until the ambulance arrived, but he died two days later from his injuries. So sad. Cutting corners just isn't worth it

[@nick-tu2xh]

dude died trying to save his company some time and money, and he probably cost his company money more money than he could’ve possibly saved

[@davidwitkopii291]

😢

[@BilboOutdoors]

@@nick-tu2xhsimple minds do simple things, it’s that simple. Sad some ppl don’t value their lives as they should.

[@Phoenix-mh5eo]

So true. The company isnt going to canonize you or even (in general) do more than they're obligated to help your grieving family..... Your life isn't worth that. The trauma you're sure to inflict on the people around you also isn't worth that. Sorry you had to see and deal with that, it's heartbreaking when deaths are so easily preventable.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Because these cruise ships are usually flagged in third world countries that don't have stringent or enforceable safety regulations, and because they spend most of their time in international waters, they can be a law unto themselves when it comes to worker safety. The question of jurisdiction provides them with some protection against lawsuits too. Unless an incident happens inside a country's territorial waters, an employee or their family would have to try and sue in whatever jurisdiction the operator is incorporated in.

[@rinlycan8657]

As someone who’s a very poor swimmer (can only somewhat keep myself afloat) if like to warn everyone that it’s better to be known as “the lame friend” than “the dead friend”. If you’re having issues be honest with your friends, if they’re real friends they’ll understand. Always put your safety first

[@softkitty775]

I didn't learn how to swim until 45. I can tread water, kinda, and swim ,mostly on my back. But I sink like a rock. Dozens have tried and given up teaching me to oat. 😹🧟‍♀️🐈‍⬛

[@georgehays4908]

​​@@softkitty775......keep your lungs full , and breathe only little amounts keeping most of the air in yourlungs . This will keep you buoyant .

[@tacticalcupcake5104]

It’s crazy that he literally killed himself rather than just say no or say he can’t swim. That’s so awful

[@sonicartzldesignerclan5763]

You could also just learn swimming like every human does.

[@fournsevenhzerofive7617]

I’m confused. How does someone not know how to swim as an adult? Do they just not have any access to water from 0-18? It would make sense in the Middle East areas where water is scarce but not first world countries where water is available lol

[@LukeWarm05]

First story: "Cruise ship..." I don't need to hear anymore...already sounds like a nightmare to me!

[@44silly2]

Fr NEARLY On EVERY SINGLE Cruise ship there is atleast one accident

[@JLynn680]

@@44silly2🙋‍♀️ me. With no first aid staff on board. First and last cruise for me.

[@Cozycocoaupdates]

@@44silly2true when I was on a cruise a man drowned he jumped in the ocean and drowned

[@corporatejones9126]

Thank god! This is why I avoid cruise ship!

[@corporatejones9126]

I would rather going to the airplane

[@NunYa-m4h]

I bet having to clean up Jose's dead body was way more of a hassle than just shutting down the elevator for a few minutes...

[@LittleKikuyu]

With safety being what it was on that ship they probably had to do the clean up while the elevators were running 🙄🙄🙄

[@tiffymclarkey7948]

Which floor was it going 2

[@ToastyDanzig]

They probly didn’t clean it up very well either. Not like anyone will ever see the inside of the elevator shaft. Poor Jose.

[@Ron-d2s]

@@ToastyDanzig I wonder if there is a sprinkler on the top and a bilge pump on the bottom, quick cleanup... pop in some cleaning agents, it would be like a "elevator car" wash.

[@ShyAnn291]

@@ToastyDanzig if they left blood there it would eventually start smelling bad.

[@TeresaS-q7x]

The thought that the electricians would enter the shaft of an elevator hoping that within the next, even one minute it might take, that no one would walk on and use the elevator, is crazy. But the craziest part is that they all thought this was ok, wow!!

[@itzAurora_Xoxo]

All it took was one time for things to go wrong and it did..only a matter of time..reckless behaviour

[@endeeray4295]

I know right!

[@bCKization]

Welp at least you cant feel too bad they asked for they one

[@warriormamma8098]

I hope the cruise director or whoever oversaw them did not encourage, suggest, condone etc this.

[@Aleyah]

@@warriormamma8098he definitely did. No wonder they continued doing this for as long as they did.

[@petedereklewis1]

Mr. Ballen back with another one! These old school 3-in-1s where the stories get progressively more disturbing are the best!

[@ConnorTheClaymore]

Fr

[@pandapumpkin8610]

WITH PICTURES!!!!!!! 🩵💜💚

[@DonFahquidmi]

I just love the intro with the upside down jiggling forrest in black and white with ominous music. It really sets the mood.

[@belleofbrightside97]

Mmm, not so sure if they get progressively more disturbing, the first one with a guy getting juiced by an elevator is pretty tough to beat. Good video though xD

[@josephvanucchi5249]

​@@DonFahquidmireminds me of the old Tales from the Darkside TV show

[@ranran8934]

That blood dripping all over the elevator door is horrifying. Imagine not atleast being able to try to save someone in that situation.

[@desireegreen3096]

Ya

[@KADoodlez]

Anyone else remember when they first came across MrBallen and it seemed as though there was an endless supply of videos...oh that was nice

[@marcelgorskin7327]

felt like heaven

[@rudolphlarry]

And way less ads and selling points? Those were the days!

[@Bajanprince67]

@@rudolphlarry Man has to make his money. Nothing wrong with that lol

[@kathyk5589]

Do you know if you are heading toward eternal damnation. Most who are, have no clue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXnYlXSZpLmLqNk

[@craig8406]

"Well you've come to the right place because thats all we do, and we upload 3, 4 or even 5 times a week!" The good ol days. But to be fair his video quality improvements make up for it.

[@YuniorGamboa]

Getting crushed alive and seeing all that blood dropping must be beyond terrifying I went a few years back to a cruise ship, and on the last day, a group of people got stuck for I believe an hour in the elevator. It's just a claustrophobic nightmare.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Exactly. It’s traumatizing just looking at the picture! I saw the video of it too back when it happened. 😳😢

[@jasperjao6476]

It might become a classic horror movie if the ghost of that man presents himself in the elevator 👻

[@Khon_kha]

What gets me is why they didn’t block the elevator off and put a sign saying under construction or something to prevent people from using it while they undergo maintenance for the elevator

[@katarinatibai8396]

It looks freaking unreal, like a picture aut of the muvie "Shining". I always feared elevators.

[@sub-zero710]

He was probably better off just staying on top of the elevator car. The odds of it going to the top floor were unlikely after all.

[@charlesroach8549]

I have done all of the things that you've told me to do to my like button...and now it has filed a restraining order against me. Love you brother.

[@ram_artz2609]

This comment right here needs more love lol

[@danielle5360]

😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Vaquix000]

Imagine doing all of those things to someone and the worst you get is a restraining order

[@charlesroach8549]

@KamrynSayWhat me no care so much about grammar and phrasing. Plus, I'm from the south, where we take already short sentences and make them shorter for no reason.

[@allmyedgesaresharp]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rogerdickey3549]

I work on elevators and have been since 2008. There has to be more to this story. My best guess would be he was hanging over the side and got caught off guard when the elevator started up and was caught there when it started. If he has been doing these task for any length of time he would have know there is an emergency stop button on top of the elevator. Or as he past by any floor he could have hit the door lock as he was passing by a floor, as soon as as you hit that lock it opens a set of contacts and the elevator will stop immediately. And there is a normal/inspection switch on top of the car that would stop the elevator and give him total control for him to run the elevator up and down. Not all elevators have an escape hatch but if this elevator did all he had to do was open the door and the elevator would stop immediately. Plus at the top he could have just laid down and would have had plenty of room. It’s call overhead clearance, you have to have so much clearance overhead so the top doesn’t crush all the components that are on top of the elevator. So I don’t believe he moved to the side to avoid being crushed at the top. The only other reason I can think of is if he had electrically jumped out the safety circuit none of those things I mentioned would not have worked when trying to stop the elevator.

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

Chief electrician Jose Sandoval Opazo, 66, was doing routine maintenance atop an elevator stopped on the sixth floor of the Carnival Ecstasy on Dec. 27 when the elevator he was standing on started moving up toward the ninth floor. According to a report from the Miami Herald, a jumper cable was found on the elevator override system, which is a common practice used by electricians to override safety systems on elevators. Opazo was killed when his body was compressed between the walls of the elevator shaft. Guests on the ship reported seeing large amounts of blood streaming down the front of the elevator doors on the eighth and seventh floors, the Herald reported.

[@rogerdickey3549]

@@user-os7ec4dm8x ok thank you for that clarification it makes sense now

[@stingstungmemae1297]

This may be a silly question but I must ask. Isn't there a door on top of the elevator car? He couldn't climb into the elevator?

[@CoreyPedrini]

Not if he jumped out door locks and safety circuit

[@rogerdickey3549]

@@stingstungmemae1297 sorry I missed this. Most elevators have them but not all. Depending on when the elevator was installed. I have worked on really old elevators that doesn’t have an escape hatch but pretty much all new elevators has them. I’m not sure about the code if that’s a requirement now but I haven’t installed a new elevator that didn’t come with an escape hatch.

[@venomousnate7263]

I can’t imagine the horror of the first story seeing blood just leak out of an elevator crevice. I can’t help but think of the elevator scene in The Shining. Terrible way to go.

[@meredithgrubb4497]

I cant believe the guy didn't make a sound. That would be a terrifying way to leave this world.

[@Allthingsarebroken]

oh he was definitely making sounds...unless he was crushed very quickly...i imagine there was some screaming...then agan maybe not, youre just trying to survive until you cant, the brain just hoping for the best, until its light out. people probably never even know they actually died...strange concept huh. ​@@meredithgrubb4497

[@charismoo5874]

Yeah, he could have shouted from the top to tell the passenger to press the nearest floor number. That way he at least could have a chance to escape.

[@sarahpeart6500]

​@@charismoo5874it does seem strange. Couldn't he knock on the top of the elevator car? Or wasn't there a kind of removable part in the top. I swear I've seen that in TV shows or movies.

[@ravenravella1000]

@@charismoo5874 What i was thinking.....TELL HER TO PRESS THE STOP BUTTON!!!!

[@XisoKingsQueens]

We lost a school student the same way, back when i was in high school ... I remember guys saying they saw him struggling but they thought he was goofing around ... It's important to always make sure ... So sorry for Vishwas and his family, that was such a tragedy ...

[@itzAurora_Xoxo]

Awful way to go...seeing that photo broke my ❤️

[@mb8219]

That happened to my mom. She was at the beach with my uncle when they were teenagers... he thought she was "goofing around" when she got caught in a rip tide. Fortunately, the lifeguard on duty rescued her...otherwise I wouldn't be here!

[@libbybeliveau7506]

I was on that cruise ship, the Carnival Ecstacy, a few days before that happened. That poor man; what a horrible way to die.

[@maritzacamero1221]

My sister in law went on it days after that accident completely unaware of what happened. In some photos you see the elevator with some caution tape around it. Business as usual. I’ve never been a fan of Carnival myself but that incident scarred me for life. Never giving them my business.

[@libbybeliveau7506]

@@maritzacamero1221 Just the week before I was on it a guy climbed the smoke stack and jumped to his death...that wasn't even on the news. I only found out about the elevator incident within the last couple of years. It makes me wonder what else happens on those ships that they sweep under the rug. Oh, and I was having drinks with the Staff Captain the last night when he got a call saying we *ran* *out* *of* *fuel.*

[@Elle_Danio]

The first story about the elevator mechanic actually made me cry :( I've been watching your videos since last year and this is the first time I actually got tearful. Seeing that final picture was just so chilling. I'm going to do a good deed for the day in honour of José, (and also for Vishwas and Hermann.) That story and the way you told it really made an impact. On a lighter note, thank you Mr Ballen for your channel and for being such an incredible story-teller. I love the strange, dark and mysterious (even if it makes me sad!). Your respect for the victims whilst telling these stories is so wholesome. 🥲

[@alexanderzadoroznyj]

I honestly don’t give a SHITE about me inconveniencing others; lock out/tag out is in place for a reason. My life over your convenience. Y’all can wait.

[@jenx5870]

Especially when there is an entire bank of elevators that people can use. It's not like they would have been inconvenienced if one weren't in use for a few minutes. What a senseless death.

[@ashleyvantrease1169]

Yeah to me that just screams pure laziness

[@jessicaavery1080]

If I was a passenger, I would rather they lock the elevator than look over and see a waterfall of blood...

[@TLGro]

Agreed. As a maintenance professional that first story killed me

[@MrBallen]

This

[@Eternal_11_Sasha]

I worked for Kroger in a processing plant several years ago. It was my first plant job. One of the most memorable things about that job was how much training we did on LOTO (lock out tag out) procedures. We signed countless documents promising we would always follow safety protocols at all times. I cannot express to anyone working in that field how crucial it is to please always follow LOTO procedures. The safety of you and your colleagues is more important than "getting it done faster" or in the first stories case "not interrupting the flow of traffic". You are not replaceable and your life is more valuable than loss of time or how others may feel about being hindered. Please LOTO and communicate with your colleagues for your safety!!! Shout out to Kroger for understanding people's lives and well-being are the most important thing!

[@blameitonthewhiteguy]

I worked for the Kroger warehouse in Louisville and they were HUGE on safety. The job itself is demanding but I watched two guys get walked out because they were horse-playing on the way back from break; one guy pushed the other and he fell. Think of the warehouse as a Lowe’s or Home Depot but for food. At the end of each isle there were concrete bumpers for the forklifts and pallet jacks in case they got too close they wouldn’t knock over the entire shelving. Anyway; guy fell over and fell on the bumper right at his knee cap and broke it sideways. Both of them were walked out…..well one was carried and asked not to come back because they were a liability. Can’t blame Kroger a bit myself, those two needed to go.

[@simonspacek3670]

I worked in a factory where we were always pushed to do things as quickly as possible and sometimes with really unfit equipment. And then we were forced to sign that we will always follow safety protocols. One example for all, there was a problem with a pump for formic acid (for those who don't know, formic acid is one of the nasty acids. It goes deep, because it can dissolve proteins), so we had to use manual pump. The proper one was closed system so you couldn't touch it anywhere, but that manual was open system. When we switched barrels, we were paper-told to "put on apron, heavy boots, gloves, glasses and face shield" but even our director was telling us to "pull the hose out, wait until it stop dripping (about 5 to 10 seconds) and put the hose in new barrel". It was mostly safe, until one guy had a bad day and got splashed with formic acid. He survived, but he spent few months in hospital. But the "funny" part is that when it happened, of course they had to call ambulance and if I recall, police. And our management quickly pulled the safety equipment from storage, crumpled it a bit to make it look used, and put it next to those barrels.

[@solandri69]

A lot of heavy machinery has lockout mechanisms which must be initiated before you can do maintenance. e.g. The key to open the maintenance hatch is attached to a fuse plugged into the machine. Pulling the key out so you can open the maintenance hatch, depowers the machine. And to open the hatch, you need to plug in the key and turn it, which locks the key in place.

[@JadedBelle]

I witnessed a person rivet through their finger and thought it was bad... until I saw a man's arm get caught in a press. That's a sight I cannot unsee. The factory this happened in was so lax on protocol. Safety precautions and PPE protocols are so important. All it takes is one split second chance. I'm thankful I no longer work in that environment.

[@simonspacek3670]

@@JadedBelle Good for you, places like that are stupidly dangerous. I remember when our maintenance guy started cutting some pipes with angle grinder and those hot sparks were falling on bags with sodium nitrate and ammonium nitrate. And he didn't understand why I have problem with that.

[@Chasecka]

I don’t know how to work on an elevator, but I have worked in many factory settings where we do “lock out tag out.” Not shutting down the particular elevator you are working seems really REALLY stupid. I just can’t comprehend this absolute absence of common sense for safety.

[@pigbenis8366]

Right!!! I've never worked on elevators either but I was a heavy equipment mechanic, maintenance mechanic and now test massive refrigeration units and I absolutely will not touch a unit until I put my lock on and de-energize everything and do a walk around. Not to knock the guy that died but what a dumbass move.

[@rosiered3403]

I found myself feeling angry. What did they expect would happen if someone tried to use the elevator?

[@chiapets2594]

There was no common sense involved

[@LittleKikuyu]

Cruise ships seem to be death traps for employees and guests alike 😰

[@blackcurrantpop]

Maybe they were pressured by the cruise ship. If that’s his job to support his family or get fired then…. Lets not blame the poor guy. Its bad enough he died.

[@newsing33]

I was a lifeguard, when I was 16 and 17, so for two summers at a famous water park. The funny thing is, when I was about 10, I was at our local town park pool. There was a regular olympic pool, and a little further away, there was a huge spring fed "pool" which was very deep. About 12 ft. or deeper if I remember correctly. We went to that one. I didn't know how to swim, but my brother and his friend, who could swim well, convinced me to let them hold my arms and swim me into the 10 ft. water part of the pool. I was very scared, but they convinced me they could hold me up. Turns out they couldn't. I started to go under, and neither one of them could bring me back up and keep me up. I was drowning. I managed to frantically kick my way to the service, and I had so much water in my lungs, I tried to scream HELP!!! But it only came out as a whisper. I went back under a few seconds later, and was fully drowning. The lifeguard was not paying attention I found out later, he was flirting with and talking to some pretty girl. My brother was screaming at him, " MY SISTER IS DROWNING HELP HER!" Finally the lifeguard paid attention. By the time he dove in and pulled me out, I was blue. I made a full recovery without any permanent brain damage or any other. Well, I ended up after that horrific experience, teaching myself to swim, and swim very well. I went through hard training, when I became a lifeguard years later, intense training in water rescue, adult, child, and infant CPR (the amount of breaths and compressions are different for each type, and technique especially for babies/toddlers. I also had to learn the heimlich maneuver, both for when the choking person is standing up, and there's a different technique you use if you can't hold them up, and have to do it with them laying down. I trained hard, and took my job as a lifeguard VERY seriously. You have to be constantly scanning back and forth watching the water. No distractions or slacking off on the job. Fortunately, I only had to do two water rescues in my two years at the Water park. But, I don't know how many times I had to roll over babies face down, out of shallow water, because their parents weren't paying attention, and their baby rolled over onto their face, into two inches of water, and would have possibly drowned if I didn't roll them back over. Parents were too busy partying, drinking, or even just laying back in the water, and not paying attention to their baby/toddler. Patrons there probably hated me because I had zero tolerance for breaking rules. I must have blown my whistle at people a million times for them breaking rules. But I took my job seriously, especially after I almost drowned myself years prior, and I'd rather be an unpopular lifeguard, and keep people safe and alive.

[@CJ_00]

That second story about the drowning hit me like a train, I lost my little brother 3 years ago due to a drowning incident ,it took place in a lagoon all my cousins went in first and though my brother knew he couldn’t swim he went in not wanting to feel left out my brother was tall compared to me I saw it happen while he struggled and I couldn’t do anything, I tried swimming to him but I couldn’t swim and I lost him I know the feeling all too well it definitely hurt seeing that second story so I understand the feeling the guy had the feeling of feeling helpless, listen if you are ever put in a situation like that where someone tells you to do something you don’t feel capable of doing even if it means being left out it’s not something worth losing your life over please think it over carefully, blessings to all may you all have a good day.

[@rebeccahicks2392]

Oh I'm so so sorry.

[@janicesullivan8942]

So very sorry for the loss of your brother.

[@CJ_00]

@@rebeccahicks2392 thank you that means a lot more than you know really🙏.

[@CJ_00]

@@janicesullivan8942 thank you I appreciate the condolences, but I just wanted mr.ballen and everyone to know this hopefully it helps someone one day.

[@pabel7358]

My deepest condolences to you dude. I can’t even begin to imagine. I’m so sorry.

[@dongleyliam8927]

The second story is so horrific. I drowned in a pool before with my friends and they didnt know I was being serious until I started grabbing onto anything I could to get up. One of the most horrific and painful deaths for sure. rest in peace to Vishwas and best regards to his family

[@skylined5534]

It is horrific but I honestly think the first is the worst of the two.

[@rebeccahicks2392]

@@skylined5534 The first is the most gruesome and the second is, in a way, the saddest.

[@sy_dianne5224]

The second was so preventable :(

[@crazymelomanka]

@@sy_dianne5224 i don't understand how he just agreed to swim though he couldn't... some people can just jump out the window if asked to i guess.

[@joecha9746]

How did you drown and still able to write this?

[@maggiespradlin5555]

Happy mother's day to all of my MrBallen moms! 🌹🥰

[@Ligeia_Ravin]

Thank you & to you as well! 🥰

[@kimberlimorgan1176]

Thank you!!! You as well ❤

[@betsysipe5512]

I'll never be a mom 😢. Apparently my body won't let it happen.

[@PARALEECulbert-kz6qv]

Hi! Thank you Maggie and happy mothers day to U".

[@chantalmegson5862]

Thank you! Happy Mothers Day and to Mrs Allen ❤ @mrballen

[@ktsmttt3174]

I worked at a shipyard for years prior to the 2009 layoffs. During this time our electrical department locked out-tagged out the electricity to a ship we were in. We were in a hold passing metal scaffolding through the various areas throughout the day and having to constantly move dangling wires. One of the ship's crew thought it was a great idea to bypass the LOTO and turned on the power. One of my coworker's was moving a wire at the moment and was being electrocuted. Thankfully another coworker kicked him square in the chest and he went flying but wasn't being electrocuted any longer. He luckily survived but was in hospital for a while. Bypassing safety procedures not only endangers you but can get completely innocent people seriously injured or killed.

[@MelanieMaguire]

Poor Vishwas. That's a truly horrific story. People, while you're "goofing around" and having fun, keep tabs on each other too...

[@EmelyPhan]

Also, just saying no or simply refusing some thing that you are not comfortable with is a good enough answer.

[@pyxl666]

Sanjay must have felt horrible too. I feel for them all

[@drucshlook]

Darwin award selection today

[@nathangifford1424]

​@@drucshlook my thought as well

[@RedoFrieson]

That's one of my worst fears dying with people around who can help me

[@nicholashodges201]

The first story is a great example of not only why I won't ever work on a cruise ship again, I won't get a ride in one either. They pressure the hell out of their employees to cut corners, work free hours and to look the other way when "certain things" happen. Your bathroom, for instance, is just getting sprayed down with plain water and wiped down with the dirty towels you left on the floor. The cleaning chemicals usually just get spritzed in the air. The stewards just have too many rooms to get through in the allotted time to do it properly, even when they aren't trashed, which half of them will be.

[@forrestedge3539]

Sure, most of this may be right, but the elevator maintenance shortcut is most probably just based on pure laziness. As are most labor-esque job incidents.

[@forrestedge3539]

It's called complacency. No one told that worker to do a shit job. He probably didn't want to do it the right way, and he paid for it. Can't blame everything on someone else.

[@c1nderblokk]

not in every country tho.

[@c1nderblokk]

@@forrestedge3539 tru. the boss cant tell a worker to endanger his fucking life for a elevator maintenance job. and if they would he can just report the violation to some agency. what a way for OC to make a dramatic comment yet again

[@MrBallen]

Dang

[@jeremysack5939]

Given the choice between embarrassment and Death...remember that Death lasts longer...

[@Cammer92]

Once death occurs the concept of time is no more for the deceased. Therefore death is not lasting. Dying is the time it takes until death, so therefore dying is lasting, and the moment of death is instantaneous. There is no consciousness at death, which would mean that you would be free of embarrassment. While alive and with time, the embarrassment would subside, but your memory of that embarrassing moment would stimulate your conscious brain into reliving the embarrassment you felt. Therefore, embarrassment does indeed last longer than death. I’m just joking 😁 I agree with you lol.

[@RonBest]

Also the way he went the entire world got to know he could not swim, so he got emberassed globally and also died.

[@ASHERUISE]

@@RonBest I wouldn't want to be known as the person who managed to drown in waist-deep water...

[@noodlepoodlegirl]

@@Cammer92 Omg I was reading your comment thinking of a scathing response...but then grinned at that last line! lol Both are no fun.

[@Cammer92]

@@noodlepoodlegirl 😁

[@soxpeewee]

I don't understand why anyone wanted to swim in a stagnant filthy pond that was also socially taboo to swim in, let alone someone who couldn't swim. Were they all high or something? Also, Sanjay didn't think to ask his friends to help look for Vishwas? No one questioned why his shirt was sitting with his phone or was it stolen? He didn't immediately check the pond? This story is so bizarre.

[@lilletrille1892]

My thoughts exactly! I would have ran to the pool immediately!

[@minuette1752]

College kids.

[@fnx07]

It was not filthy, most small ponds in southern india are filled with plants at the bottom, that's where the color comes from. As for the fact that it was taboo and they still jumped in, they are college kids they don't really care.

[@petitmains]

It's a temple in India. You routinely bring dummy flip flops to leave outside and you put your sneakers/boots/fancy sandals in a bag in your bag. A shirt and cellphone would evaporate like a drop of morning dew at sunrise.

[@snowcloudshinobi]

perhaps they didn't know he couldn't swim because he never told them?

[@EYExINxTHExLENS]

I work in a steel factory. Lock out tag out is insanely important. We had a maintenance man get thrown about 20 feet because the hydraulics had left over pressure. He survived but after watching that video, you take safety even more seriously.

[@SpydersByte]

I worked as a welder in a fab shop and we did installations in all kinds of factories. Getting killed by large industrial machinery is the worst way to go imo, it cares nothing for human life and will shred you or crush you without even realizing youre there. We had someone get knocked off a suspended metal grating by a big piece of ducting that shifted suddenly and luckily he didnt fall to the ground but instead onto a pipe that was just a few feet below the grating, probably saved his life. Also had an incident where my dad got shocked by a high voltage line he was unplugging. I was on the other end of the shop facing the other direction but the entire place lit up like the sun and I heard an explosion. He was holding it in front of his chest and it blew a big hole in his shirt and blackened/burned his hands but thankfully he wasnt injured bad. He also at one point had a paint sprayer blow up in his face, the paint was metallic silver and entirely covered his face including his eyes that were blood red, had to drive him to the hospital to get his eyes flushed. Metalworking shops are *dangerous*

[@EYExINxTHExLENS]

@@SpydersByte Oh my gosh! I'm happy they're both okay! It truly is a dangerous industry. We run steel tubing, and on the tube as it's running we tie rags around them to sort wipe them down before they reach my paint area. There's a grate I have to stand on, and had one of my legs fall into one day. Thankfully I grabbed onto a pole near me or I would've been a goner. I had to walk away from my line for a minute after that.

[@ecthelion222]

22:56 “That feeling” is called inertia. It’s when momentum around you continues while you are not actively moving yourself. Like a roller coaster drop. You are stationary in the car seat but the car keeps moving at a pace quicker than the matter of your body is. It’s the hallmark of physics that makes the appeal, & excitement, of an amusement park exist.

[@qcrew2938]

Happy Mother's Day to Mrs. Allen! And all Moms everywhere

[@Sh3r-Bear]

Thank you very much.😊

[@markgolden1418]

^This

[@HappyMomma412]

Yes!!!

[@SoldierofGod123]

Thank you all the Moms for everything you do ❤ we wouldn’t be able to do it without you

[@TyeArtisik]

👏🏾

[@priyankagbharadwaj]

That second story seemed familiar, and yeah those kids were from my college. We have grades like 1st puc and 2nd puc basically 11th and 12th grade. He was a year younger than me and I still remember that day we were all made to go home by noon because his parents had showed up with his body in an ambulance to the college, to get some answers from the Principal on the negligence shown. It was truly shocking then and shocked to see it being covered on this channel.

[@MarsonMarmar]

Choose your friends wisely. This is still a golden rule. The fact that Sanjay was the first one to ask him to join them and the first one to totally forget about him just showed that he wasn't a good friend at all. There's a difference between asking someone if he wants to swim and telling someone to swim.

[@k.b.6541]

I'm an elevator mechanic and nothing about the first story made sense, by law there needs to be what is called a stop switch on the top of the elevator which will shut the car down no matter what immediately, or he could have opened the release rollers on any floor he passed which will also shut the car down unless someone jumped out the door locks on the controller. So either they broke every law installing the elevator. Or he didn't know much about elevators and shouldn't have been servicing them period. Or he wanted to die

[@BigSuzpekt]

I don’t much about elevators mechanically but Mr ballen said electrician so I wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t an elevator mechanic but more of a handy man they hired because it was cheap labor. I bet they just hired a maintenance crew to do all the maintenance on the ship including fixing the elevator.

[@abc-wv4in]

@@BigSuzpekt How smart does one have to be to know it's not a good idea to get into an elevator shaft of an elevator THAT IS STILL IN SERVICE. Stupidity.

[@Another_Saved_Sinner]

@k.b.6541 I'm willing to bet that he was just another "non-skilled" tradesman helper who just happened to have the title as an electrician. I have to constantly remind people at work who originate from essentially 3rd world, or very poor nations that just because you took these insane risks back home, you are not there and we need to be more concerned about preserving life, and using our heads, rather than the easiest way to do something. They are all good guys, all have been through a lot to become citizens, but there is a breakdown in the "common sense" area when dealing with people who just never had much to begin with and had to take risks to survive. I'd like to think that I'd be smarter than that if the roles were switched, but I couldn't guarantee that. Sometimes to certain people, safety is a big hassle that only takes too much time, not considering what their life is worth.

[@valeriafontoura8850]

@@Another_Saved_Sinneras someone from a 3rd world country, well there are safety rules and procedures here too. But after doing the same thing a hundred times, being pressured to productivity, and maybe also due to lazyness, people tend to simply ignore safety. And I bet its the same on 1st world countries. People are the same everywhere.

[@gingerbreadman1969]

Anyone else beside themself that the kid who thinks he sees a classmate underwater in the picture, instead of running straight back to the pool.. runs all over this Temple through every room looking at faces, then goes to talk to his professor about it.. at which time they call the cops. WTF man.. 😤

[@TheElbowMerchant]

My Sunday is now sorted! Thanks, Mr. Ballen.

[@1MicroCPU]

@mrballen Why are your stories getting shittier Quality is low Need to hire a story finder and writer

[@Spec1alDel1very]

@@1MicroCPU chill

[@TyeArtisik]

👍🏾

[@Welcome-jj8mp]

As a European watcher, I can't thank you enough for making the effort to put everything in our metric system 🙏

[@karenrankin7653]

Lol 😂 I’m just standard I can’t think that way after thinking this way for sooo long.

[@Dee-JayW]

The vast majority of the world uses metric, so if he wants to keep an international audience, I believe it is absolutely necessary! ❤❤

[@Dee-JayW]

@@karenrankin7653it is beyond simple. Everything is in 10’s 😊

[@ing.v97]

Same with myself being South African.

[@JaceVibe]

In "everyone's but US system" you should say.

[@FrancesLawlor-do4qm]

My dog listens to you with me and your voices relaxes us that much that he drifts off to sleep with me,thnx for ur storytelling Mr ballen,keep it up😊

[@wrongturnVfor]

I just cannot imagine the job of medics or first responders in general. The amount of horrific stories I have heard that they have to look at and literally help people out of is gut wrenching. I hope they are getting all the proper therapy they need. I cant imagine what that job must be like.

[@itsnevertoolatetodotherigh3271]

Indeed, even the firefighters when they have to use the jaws of life

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

My brother used to work in towing cars for a living and he saw his fair share of accidents. It can take a toll.

[@steeldragonfly9384]

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate you labeling the pictures as real photos or not, a lot of channels don't do that, and it's really helpful!

[@mcboomsauce7922]

im a maintenance technician in an automated facility full of robots and all sorts of stuff that can turn a human into spaghetti sauce in moments bypassing what are called "lock out tag out" procedures like "not shutting off this elevator" account for 88% of deaths on the job according to osha never fuck around in this scenario, regardless of how much of a pain in the ass it is to do it

[@Tazz-Media]

I appreciate your safety & life too. I'm happy to wait for a fixed elevator rather than thinking that a technician is cutting corners and risking their life to save me a few minutes. RIP that technician & shame on the cruise company for allowing such practices 😭🤬

[@nicolefarrington2199]

Just wanna say thank you for all the mental health awareness and support you spread. It’s such an important subject and it’s great to see such a well known personality sharing such a personal story.

[@ryanblake7395]

Who else has been watching Mr Ballen since "we upload 2,3, or even 4 times per week?" I miss those days with so many new strange, dark, and mysterious stories delivered in story format to watch.

[@splendidhorror1517]

I’ve been watching since he had a few thousand followers on TikTok

[@nathanvinh9162]

Almost like this man’s got kids and a family and a life to tend to

[@jennifersaunders6384]

I tried listening to him when he started on amazon, but I missed seeing him and his expressions and hand gestures..😊

[@bold-tiger2375]

I've been watching since "we upload 5 times every week"

[@Igivearatsass7]

I'm glad he stopped that nonsense. He deserves a break and more time to do what he wants.

[@LukeDavvis]

I will run 1 mile for every like this gets

[@Gura_o7]

I will to

[@ryanrodriguez3672]

That's cap

[@geraldbroflovski8114]

I will not run 1 mile for every like this gets

[@PowerfulUncle]

Post it on your channel by the end of the week or cap

[@elizabethtyler1746]

Come visit in NC then 😂😂

[@hustlinghard8081]

I have been in that exact cruise ship twice. Both after the accident, the first one was 6 months after the accident. No employee talked about it and acted like they didn't know anything. I didn't personally ask but overheard ppl talking about them asking crew members about it. That poor man had to be scared to death!!! RIP

[@briannam916]

Well, I don't think it's something that they would want to gossip about, especially if they knew him. Plus it's a cruise, they're trying to keep things light-hearted. People look at you funny just for mentioning the Titanic on a cruise, I can only imagine bringing up someone who actually died on your current ship.

[@maritzacamero1221]

I believe you. My sister in law went on a trip on that ship days to short weeks after the incident and that elevator was ropes off with a down for maintenance sign. She had no clue what had just happened and was commenting how annoying it was having only one functioning elevator. Business as usual for Carnival.

[@jtravel80]

that low-tone bell sound at the end, along with the picture of Herman staring back at you is haunting. Sad thing, is that his body is still out there under infinite amounts of snow and ice

[@jeffoff7795]

I thought the stories were supposed to get progressively more disturbing but being crushed between an elevator and the wall of the elevator shaft is as horrifying a death as I can imagine and the picture is gruesome.

[@xWheatThinz]

Seriously 😟

[@Sarspariila]

Oh my lord, when he said what happened to the elevator technician, my whole body flinched. That was the worst out of the 3.

[@diehardeaglesfansince1994]

it's a quick death

[@notthegoodgirl]

Who else thought the sacred temple water was going to be acid? Just me? 😂

[@kayleigh3648]

Yes!! That or (bc it was so sacred), a big crowd of church goers were gonna come swarming in with knifes, spears, or guns and launch a brutal attack… But that’s his goal- to make us think its gonna be something that it’s not. If he hadn’t mentioned it was sacred waters or taboo to swim there, we prolly would’ve guessed the drowning right away… He always makes our minds go somewhere else, and that’s why we’re always surprised at the end! 😊

[@EASYTIGER10]

I thought it was going to be full of dead bodies that had been put in the pool as part of a ritual and one of them had floated up and was bobbing about in the back of Sanjay's photo.

[@juliewagner6854]

😂😂😂 I thought an alligator 🐊 was going to eat him.

[@Quansrevenge234]

That part and skeletal remains or alligator lol😮‍💨

[@Lonewolfisdead]

​@@juliewagner6854i too

[@jpnumbah1ify]

Former Elevator mechanic here. On the first story, I find some things to not add up any mechanic working on an elevator understands that there is enough buffer zone on the top of the elevator and the very top of the shaft that you can either stand crouch or lay down on top of the elevator and have enough room. There is also something called an inspection box on top of every elevator with a stop switch, as well as controls to manually move the elevator. Another thing that doesn’t add up is when he said that they would let the elevator run as normal and work on a different floor. All repairs maintenances or general service is done from either on top of the car under the mechanics control or underneath the car on the bottom floor on the elevator is still under the mechanics control. The elevator is put on normal service with someone either on top or underneath is either when someone takes an unnecessary risk by allowing that to happen or during specific troubleshooting tests. what most likely happened was that he either got too confident and allowed the car to run on normal while he sat on top and accidentally got caught up. Or there was a mechanic in the control room that jumped out the safety circuit.

[@contentinmotion]

Maybe those things were added later

[@jpnumbah1ify]

@conentinmotion. It’s been standard for long time now and the photo looks fairly modern. It is possible but I doubt it. The only thing I can say is I have never done elevators on a cruise ship but I can’t see it being much more different to be honest.

[@svenanderson3400]

Cruise ships are terrible for safety. They operate in international waters, which allows them to cut a lot of corners. This is also why they can get away with paying their staff less then minimum wage.

[@carole-vv5es]

these ships do not have new safety standards then you have the owners who put pressure on all staff the staff earn peanuts American ships are even worse

[@BeckyValkyrie]

I thought that about the gap on top, too. So strange.

[@ladyrose508]

You're probably my favorite show. As an Italian I also speak with my hands. And most my relatives have past so watching you is like talking to family. Thanks Mr Ballen

[@yzkid100]

Elevator mechanic in the US here, and also love cruising for vacation. Elevators are nearly always serviced by elevator mechanics specifically, even on cruise ships in the US. The only time you see a non-elevator mechanic working on it is when corners are cut or they were they were let on. Well I suppose anyone with keys can access one without proper training if they want to. International waters could mean cheaper labor too. This guy didn’t realize there’s a stop switch on top of the car and quite a few safety features that could have saved his life but jumping to the side while it’s on normal operation😬 that’s gnarly.

[@Darlene-zw2ki]

So it was a senseless death. That's even worse

[@generaleerelativity9524]

He was reaching for his Darwin Award and boy did he get it.

[@Su-Jo]

This is why hiring the best and most qualified for the job is so important! But D E I comes first I guess. Dude should have known better but was incapable of making good decisions and following safety protocols. Oh well (shrug)

[@eepinwillow]

​@@generaleerelativity9524 Or he wasn't trained properly for that job, but they ordered him to do it anyways. It's easy to say you'd refuse and not do it, but he could have had mouths to feed and thought he'd do it real quick and be fine.

[@vilecreature8640]

@@eepinwillow And now if he has kids they will grow up without a dad, a wife widowed, when you think about the ramifications of dying compared to being potentially fired, and if you can provide proof you may be able to sue for wrongful termination. I think the prospect of saying no heavily beats out getting crushed, ESPECIALLY if I have mouths to feed.

[@NoelTaylor-ur9dl]

Former USN-MCB74. Thank you Brother. For Saving My Life. 14 1/2 years in country. And it was nothing compared to taking that last flight. Waking up A Civilian Again, was the hardest training ive ever had to negotiate.

[@DonnaMayStanish]

❤️

[@NAT20Ashes]

Thank you for your service I’m so glad you made it home. Hope you’re doing okay sincerely. My father still struggles.

[@ohyeahyeah5266]

We love and appreciate you

[@daniellazarus7943]

No matter how crazy a story is or how unbelievably bad the decisions are that people make, there is no judgement at all in mr. Ballins voice or words

[@catherinepraus8635]

No but we can call them irresponsible 😊

[@ruck27]

It’s easy to judge but we all make mistakes all the time that could of killed us in an unlucky circumstance

[@donaldrennie5697]

I had a very similar experience as the mountain climbing story. Mine was on Mount Rainier. I also experienced a complete " white out" with zero visibility 4,000 feet from the summit. We also got lost on the way down and we're headed for a 2,000 ft cliff when a rescue crew saved us.

[@SoldierofGod123]

I feel so bad for Sanjay. He had no idea that was going to happen to his friend. I can understand wanting a friend to come join you in the water! Seems like he was distraught when he knew something was wrong

[@platinumpete5160]

what I like about MrBallen is that every time he tells a story, it feels like he is talking to you individually, not to a group of people

[@S4NSE]

it's wholesome that you appreciate it

[@joshmontgomery4993]

that's because he is on a whole different level than Anyone else. he is almost to good at what he does its amazing

[@michellerutherford9551]

I feel the same. Like he is your Uncle Ballin!!❤

[@TyeArtisik]

Well, it's both

[@JayFire-23]

Sometimes it’s like he is giving us all life lessons and warning us not to try this at home!!😂

[@artdonovandesign]

Aside from being a *really* fantastic storyteller, John is one of the *most likable* hosts on all of KZbin.

[@MustardC07]

Every time I wanna cut corners at work, I think about your videos and how many times you have covered stories of people dying this way and I immediately do things the right way!! SO, thank you for keeping me alive Ballen. You are the man

[@mawrmawr83]

Hi again! Me trying to let you know you should do some research on Better Help as a sponsor! They have sold their clients data last year. And the problem with unproffesional therapists hasn't been solved. Also, they actually aren't cheaper then normal therapy, they're more expensive. Love you! ❤

[@dima76]

Bro, u barking up a wrong tree, the guy has SOLD OUT, pure and simple, and in a worst way possible too - straight up GREED. I suggest u STOP with the "love" to avoid bitter disappointments down the line

[@ava.artemis]

Every company sells your data. What’s different about better help?

[@omhh1986]

​@@dima76I'll never understand ppl like u lol, we come here to lighten up by listening to some stories man who cares what he does besides that

[@jaksplatt]

​@omhh1986 exactly. I'm here for his stories, I don't give a crap who his sponsors are.

[@catherinepraus8635]

@@omhh1986right people can be so freaking rude makes me wonder if they’re off their meds 😊just sayin

[@iceangel698]

What surprises me is that they didn’t go to the pool first to look. How much longer did it take to look at everyone in the temple and outside than call the cops and wait?

[@marionmacneil5321]

Thank you, I had the same feeling - must have taken so much longer than running back to the pool to look for his friend. 😢

[@nicduffy3274]

I think (im no expert) the friend would have sunk after drowning at first, then floated back up as decomposition begins. So even if the pool was checked he may have been under the water at the time, until police started feeling around for his body and found him.

[@kripul]

he was looking at the photo at least an hour later so if Vishwas was drowning in the photo then he was definitely already gone by the time his friend realized it. All he could do was check and hope that wasn't the case

[@ed8329]

He probably knew the pool was "empty" when they got out of it? Idk

[@JessBisme123]

His friends body would have been underwater. He wouldn't have seen him unless he'd gone "fishing" by hand for a body an hour after it disappeared. He knew if his friend wasn't in the temple and was actually in the water, he was dead. I'd also be hesitant to go fishing in murky water for my friends dead body.

[@_J0KER_]

Better help 😂 the greedy company that just paid a 8 million fine for selling your private data.

[@nickangelo116]

Never call a Suicide Helpline. In 2006, I called a suicide help-line over a bad breakup. They asked if I'm suicidal/homicidal. I said, "Not really." They pressed the question again repeatedly until I said, "I guess." That was a bad move. The suicide help line called the police and told them I was homicidal. The cops called my phone and asked me to meet them just to talk. I told them mean things that would get me banned here if I repeat them. I hung up on them. They called my phone repeatedly and I silenced the calls. Not even ten minutes later, the police pulled up as I walked out of McDonald's and asked if I was Nick. I said, "No." They patted me down and found my brass knuckles and a knife. They kept those. They took my ID and saw I was indeed Nick. I was lying to them. They cuffed me and put me in the back seat of the car. They took me to Laurelwood mental hospital that is connected to the ER of Lakewest Hospital and someone assessed me there. They asked me a bunch of questions, such as, "Do you hear voices?" I was being a smart ass and said, "Yeah, every time I take acid or mushrooms." They escorted me to a ward with mental patients. I said I want out. I didn't deserve to be there. They told me to fill out a sheet of paper requesting release. It took five days until they released me. They recommended a follow up with a doctor or psychiatrist or something. I don't remember which because I never went. Here I am, sixteen years later, not suicidal, not homicidal, and the woman I was upset over killed herself with heroin. It was given to her by the guy she left me for. He basically killed her. The guy she left me for is a missing person now, Seth Burhenne. Look him up. I loved her and he took her from me. Nicole Jeanine Vavages Burke. Both are gone. If she had stayed with me, she would still be alive. I've never done heroin in my entire life. She died in 2010 and he's been missing since 2017. Both were junkies. Both are gone. He might still be alive somewhere, but he is assumed dead. I take no pleasure in their misfortune. A few years ago, I requested a female psychiatrist, an-all female office. I thought I was going to be meeting with a hot Latina or something because of the way her name sounded. Turned out she's an old, blonde, white lady. Bummer. Maybe she is married to a Latino guy. Anyway, she doesn't ever listen to, or remember what I told her. She confused me with someone else. She started talking about some career that she thought I had. Must've been another client. The other Jamaican sounding, black lady is more concerned with trying to get me in trouble and painting me as whatever kind of psycho she can. They want to make people look crazy. The only reason I went there is because it helped me to collect food stamps at the time. I don't get those anymore. They once left me waiting in the office for forty-five minutes longer than expected, so I had to leave. They tell you not to knock on the glass for assistance or to check in. There is no bell or no buzzer. The girl at the desk gets an attitude if you knock. She is very unfriendly. I was asked about what I do for work, even though I have already told her how I used to be a carpet guy and I brought up how I worked with my dad. In the past, I've even talked about the carpet in her office. She asked me where my father is, who I also already told her MULTIPLE times was DEAD. I can't believe the incompetence of this office. Then, EVERY SINGLE TIME, she asks, "How do you feel about him dying?" That is not even why I am here. I have moved on, but it is very insensitive of her and it angers me when she does that. How this place remains in business is astounding. Very insulting. These people do absolutely nothing. Must be nice to sit and do jack while collecting a check. People like this collect big checks while I scrape by. I came back after only a month long absence. When I returned, there was no file on me. They threw it away. First they said they lost it. How about following up on a client and showing some concern instead of flat-out throwing away and losing the entire file? All those sessions wasted. I could have used that wasted time and insurance doing something far more useful. Then they act like it's casual. No apology.

[@loganhatch]

Yeah I just watched an asmondgold video about it smh. It’s like some people aren’t vetting these companies they advertise for.

[@mangotail6808]

I never trust sponsorsed ads 😄

[@zombieparrot2606]

Womp womp

[@debs656]

Also, in the UK at least, their therapists are 'registered', but they actually need to be accredited. They are not.

[@remmyj420]

You probably won’t see this but thank you Mr. Ballen. You kept my mom sane when she was using a couple years ago, and me as well while dealing with that traumatic time in our lives. I still watch your videos every time you upload a new one, and I’m sure she does too. Thank you for being a sense of calm during the storm when you didn’t even realize it. ❤

[@lucyhughes497]

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas, single dads that are doing the mommas role too, aunties because yall are like the bonus mommas and to all the fur mommas out there May GOD Bless you greatly. Much love to you all

[@Shavonbest4u]

Happy Mother's day to you too 💓

[@norahmanuel2397]

Hey Mr Ballen, I want to thank you again and tell you how much watching your videos together means to me and my mum. My mum had a heart attack yesterday and had to undergo surgery, and recovery is rough. I’m keeping her company right now and we are watching your video together. Thanks again

[@sankai91]

Imagine suspecting a friend of yours is drowning and you know where, yet you go anywhere but the place where you think he's drowing, wasting potential crucial time...

[@K-Mariposa]

Exactly this! Check everywhere else sure, after checking the pool!!

[@littleflame5530]

Shock causes people to not think clearly.

[@mrloqqe1610]

right? you make sure if somebody is drowning or not, by checking all the places, at where he would be, if he wasn't drowning right about now. yeah that's definitely the way to go about it. LMAO, like wtf 😂😂

[@LucasAntoszyk]

He didn’t see the photo of Vishwas until an hour after he took it so umm vishwas was long dead. That’s why he didn’t go back to the water. He was hoping to find his friend in the temple after seeing the photo cuz if not he’d have to be dead. Unless you guys think vishwas had gills or could hold his breath for an hour.

[@Tinil0]

Uh, he only noticed LONG after it would've mattered. Mind you, Mr Ballen doesn't always get the details right, but in this case the story was pretty clear about that so I have no idea how ya'll missed that.

[@E-Moneyyyy7777]

I've listened to Mrballen for years now and I still don't know how he finds every point of view and other details.... We love you, Allen!

[@DowStUnD86]

He makes them up.

[@sergiofilippi9545]

​@@DowStUnD86 Yeah, we like this because It fill the gaps, but its true

[@aidanlevangie2927]

Best part of my Sunday

[@Stormy_Rose]

Same!

[@Grant_Sheppard]

Me too!

[@Clooks.]

Monkey doo doo fart

[@The_Cholo]

Same

[@galatians-2.20]

Right? Man, I remember when he used to upload 3, 4, sometimes even 5 times a week. Lol love multiple days of the strange dark and mysterious. I have a couple other channel recommendations for you that will also bring a lot of joy, entertainment, and yet another amazing channel to look forward to uploads on that specific day just like you do on Sunday for ballen. Can you recommend some to me as well?

[@MonomitaJeon-dd4mx]

SIR I'm a really big fan of yours. One day, i was just scrolling down and was searching for crime videos (as I'm a writer) and just happened to watch one of your video and that's it... until i realized, i kept on watching all your videos since 1week. My mother had to pull me out of my room to eat! I'm so addicted to your videos and the best part of it, is the way you narrate these incidents, It's really so fantastic. It feels as if I'm watching a HD live horror/thriller movie! I'm so inspired by you that meeting you is one of the top Priority in my bucket list which of course, someday, i wish could. I would love to hear and watch you telling story someday LIVE sir.😇

[@KristyHull-rq1pt]

Been listening to you for years, but have heard you lately speaking about your mental health regarding your military service -or maybe it has just clicked in my brain lately. Have a nephew who was deployed 4 times to the Middle East and was caught by a roadside bomb, injuring him badly. While the physical damage was bad, the PTSD was worse, and still is. Having honorably discharged and has military disabled combat injured, his mental health has been worse. So, long story short {too late! 🙂}, I'm glad you got help and found an outlet on KZbin. And, though people say it and we all hear it, sincerely thank your for your service and keeping all of us and our country safe. God bless!

[@bekabeka71]

Whole Middle East Muslim countries are cursed, so many ghosts and no rest in between them

[@YangLeee]

So the second guy drowned because he felt pressured to swim and die. That says a lot about his friends. I didn't know how to swim, when I told my friends at 17, they asked if I was serious then they helped me learn. Never risk your life over something so trivial.

[@Psalm91-ey2us]

This!

[@sabrinarene_tarot]

That first elevator photo is straight out of the shining. So scary 😭

[@biteynibbles8444]

Coincidentally, what you said to do to the like button actually happened to me. Once I was a masseuse & a housekeeper at a sports rehab office. Near closing, my Dr hooked me up with electrode acupuncture, & then he left to treat other customers. He never came back. I was thinking, "Oh, the maid or someone will find me." And then I realized, "Oh no! I AM the maid!"

[@joshrepik]

Hahaha! I thought this punishment up a couple months ago, recently submitted it, and randomly found out through a comment that it made it into a video! Sorry that happened to you, how did you resolve it?

[@centitat6367]

What did you do ?

[@vengeance2825]

@@centitat6367 She obviously died.

[@eirikraude854]

What I love the most about MrBallen is that he bings back the joy of STORY-TELLING. 200,000 years ago humans had harnessed fire and gathered each night around the fire in their camp. Then they told each other stories about hunting and all kinds of stuff. This way LANGUAGE was developed. Funny, we still do the same thing to this day -- but it's called TV or Internet, or radio before! :) Needless to say I am a big fan of MrBallen! :)

[@jnahikian]

Why the heck would the dude that took the photo waste all that time running in and out of the temple, chasing down his professor, ect - when he was worried about someone DROWNING? And he seriously didn’t tell his friends or anyone what he was doing when he was seemingly running around aimlessly for who knows how long? What an incredibly odd way to go about things given the situation. Something seems off here. Just a wild amount of wasted time. Should have gone immediately back to the pool.

[@itsyoboyb6314]

It makes more sense when you understand MrBallen is a just storyteller who adds details and makes shit up for dramatic effect.

[@LoktarOgar69420]

@@itsyoboyb6314it’s not about the way ballen tells his stories, the details were probably true. The kid probably did waste a lot of time looking for him instead of trying to find him drowning in the pool.

[@itzAurora_Xoxo]

​@LoktarOgar69420 now that you mention it..he seems slow ,or something is off

[@LoktarOgar69420]

@@itzAurora_Xoxo yeah…. Like if you saw your friends head in a body of water like that, I would scream and immediately tell everyone what I think is going on. To hell with people getting scared about my anxiety, someone could be dying or dead.The fact that he ran all around looking at his friends confusing them without saying anything is kinda morbid when the guy was probably suffering inhaling water as that was happening

[@TooLegit2Quit84]

He was in a bit of denial about what he saw. Was it the top of a head? Was it his friend goofing off? It's very normal to assume you're panicking over nothing.

[@bethysbarn]

So sad that Vishwas felt he had to get in there when he couldn’t swim 😭💔 …but there was a professor with them, why didn’t he get their disrespectful asses out that water before anything like this happened! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@lindaschouten7210]

That’s what I thought. He must have been in a different area and he may have had many more students with him.

[@guidingspirit3033]

And they were COLLEGE aged. How on earth did they not even check to see if it was okay? No one else was swimming, but Sanjay was entitled enough to think it was a public swimming pool? Right next to a TEMPLE?

[@elenarodriguez7809]

What I don't get is if it was sacred why did they allow the kids to swim in the pool. How did no one not say anything to them?

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

Dang Mr. B... you just get better and better at storytelling! You've always been amazing but I realized while watching this video that you've somehow polished your craft EVEN MORE! You know EXACTLY how much suspense to inject into the stories to not give ANYTHING away, yet keep me riveted on the edge of my seat! I find myself talking to you during these times yelling things like "What?? What did he see?!?"... like you've literally put me there IN the stories, watching it somehow from inside it as an observer invisible to the people in the story. I don't know if that makes sense... but in my opinion no one does a better job at this than YOU! You're the GOAT! Thanks for all of the hard work you put forth to entertain and educate us!

[@johnoconnor4941]

There's a thunder storm going on over Merseyside, UK. That, alongside the tone, voice and anticipation is making this episode scarier than usual. Brilliant effect....

[@beckyUK77]

I'm in Merseyside too 😊😊

[@janemiettinen5176]

Clear skies in Helsinki, but cold. Way too early for thunders, it’s still very springy. Enjoy your summer feels at the Beatles hoods :)

[@johnoconnor4941]

@@janemiettinen5176 its soooo uncomfortably hot here. Wanna swap?

[@johnoconnor4941]

​@@janemiettinen5176its currently 16° here, as I text. We need a chill

[@GG-py9vp]

Now in Canada but born in Liverpool. Lovely Spring weather here

[@SipsTeaquietly]

6:41 I love how he said his body was deceased and then he full said thank u to better help….. tahts crazy

[@stephenlane5139]

I just finished the first story and I just have to say I really appreciate your respect for these people you tell stories about. You could have gone into a lot more detail as to what the elevator did to him to get more likes or a shock value. But Instead, you were tactful and simply told the story. Thank you.

[@dvalred]

John uploaded right at the start of my lunch break! Thanks John!

[@maverickbourne2.0rph.]

Have a great day 😎

[@ahsanxshaheen9942]

Man i feel for Vishwas. Drowning is prolly one of the most suffocating and horrifying experiences ever (speaking from personal experience)

[@MrBallen]

Oh man this sounds like a big trigger for you, I’m so sorry

[@conureron3792]

Do you have a story that Mr Ballen can re-tell?

[@nicholnixon7310]

I can swim. But this phobia going anywhere near big water like that has me in a panic attack. Now I have to have someone near me at all times if I do go to the beach lakes pools. I don't even know why. Just started back when the pandemic started

[@rosiered3403]

I almost drowned in my teens. I have never felt such panic in my life.

[@penelopegrier5073]

It’s not the way I’d wanna go.

[@jennip13]

@mrballen- just preordered, can’t wait!!! 🎉 I’m going to get the audiobook too as long as you’re narrating, it’s your voice that makes these stories magic! PLEASE tell me you’re narrating!! 🤗

[@jonwarren7108]

This is my favorite part of my Sunday rest! Thank you Mr. Ballen!

[@nathansorenson338]

The three stories are the best kind of videos and the reason why my wife and I started watching your videos! Keep em coming! We're also pretty excited for the graphic novel!

[@DadyKalumuna-lp2wr]

I love Mr. Ballen's stories, they not only love stories but also help me to improve my English language by listening to them. Excellent storyteller! We Love you!

[@scartgo0820]

Every time I think I’ve found a Mr Ballen video I haven’t seen I get super excited. Then about 20 seconds in I realize - oh, I have seen this one. But of course, I watch again!

[@frozedokkanbattle]

I seriously can’t get enough of this series

[@Bambixtomie]

First story is sooo brutal it made me feel sick and I don't usually feel like that about these things..

[@mochimochi7669]

Happy Mother’s Day to Mrs. Ballen ❤

[@problemchild6248]

💜💐

[@griffynwilcox-xb9hz]

I loveyour videos the way that tell these stories it just socks me in and it's so engaging

[@TheBearAspirin]

Story 1: RIP Jose. But I initially thought "oh no, what strange, dark and mysterious thing will happen to Sarah and family?" Story 2: Peer pressure is a bitch.

[@MrSophire]

My sympathy for Jose is not much since he and his colleagues decided not to follow safety protocols. The moment he said they were supposed to turn off the carts then go in, I knew what was going to happen.

[@nicholashodges201]

​@@MrSophire yeah that's a "when" not "if" kind of thing

[@dhanrajshetty5161]

Story 2- As an Indian i confirm, social circles here are introvert's extreme worst nightmare.

[@kitfisto1827]

in this case, i think you mean "pier" pressure

[@xkimxangelx]

I agree with you about the first story - I too was expecting Sarah and her family to be the protagonists of the story.

[@jazzminjohnson4542]

I'm so obsessed with your content Mr.Ballen, I can't get enough of it.Whether I'm sitting down painting or doing some cleaning around the house one of your videos or a podcast must be playing in the background.Keep up the great work my dude!

[@BeRightBack131]

I love Ballen Sundays! 😊 Happy Mother's day to all moms, including Mrs Allen.... Omg, as soon as you said Jose and the others had a habit of not locking off the elevator, I knew it was going to be horrible. NEVER bypass safety protocols. They're there for a reason. As we used to say at my former employer, these safety procedures are written in blood.

[@JacquelineDeigan]

So so sorry for all these poor people😢