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[@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 😂😂

[@user-dv8db5pg3h]

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.

[@user-wm3bf7pi3u]

@@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.

[@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

[@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

[@user-ut3qy4ip3x]

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

[@Whitewolf-xx6qu]

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.

[@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??!!

[@rsmith8434]

@@johnellisonarmadilloconstr7966 Unfortunately he wasn't.

[@rsmith8434]

That is because you obviously have a brain and use it. That man obviously didn't and paid the ultimate price for his stupidity. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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"

[@noyb6200]

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

[@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.

[@_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.

[@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😮‍💨

[@poetrywitharts6443]

​@@juliewagner6854i too

[@SpiritualPlayboy-wt4th]

I thought Ballen edited in the frame from The Shining movie but when I saw REAL PHOTO OF... written , man that was chilling.

[@annemariemyburgh7252]

Time stamp

[@charmainesupernova8121]

@@annemariemyburgh725206:31

[@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

[@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!!!!!!! 🩵💜💚

[@jodyfulford8215]

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]

​@@jodyfulford8215reminds me of the old Tales from the Darkside TV show

[@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.

[@user-sg6sv9oi6i]

❤️

[@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?

[@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]

😢

[@b_reel]

@@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@trentvoisin]

Use to watch all of your videos. Stayed up late nights week after week watching your videos. When my girlfriend and I first found your channel we sat together for DAYS. Watching each and every story. Recently on April 22nd i lost my girlfriend to suicide. It crushed me. Part of me really does just enjoy when you upload because it reminds me of the nights we would spend together with popcorn or candy in hand ready to watch yet another story time video. It really became a huge part of us bonding together.

[@jenniferkovalick2959]

Very sorry for your loss, but I'm glad you have those good memories! ❤ stay strong and heal well friend.

[@mikkayo]

I lost someone on April 22nd too💔

[@user-sg6sv9oi6i]

I am so sorry. I cannot imagine. ❤️🫂

[@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.

[@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!!!!

[@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! :)

[@LukeWarm05]

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

[@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.

[@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]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-dq4ri6fi7b]

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!!

[@luciareisner361]

MrBallen can tell the story so well, as if you were there. Truly a fantastic storyteller. Thank you.

[@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.. 😤

[@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?

[@erinnelson434]

If I had been Jose, I would have yelled, "STOP THE ELEVATOR!!" and maybe the passenger would have heard him & stopped it.

[@ctochs]

Never sacrifice safety for convenience is what I learned for these videos

[@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 😁

[@pkemperor2884]

Heads up , Mr. ballen , u should seriously reconsider your sponsor with better help, they're known scammers, with therapist that only require a drivers license. They also give your information to other companies without consent

[@masterkni666]

I tried to apply for their company once for a technical job. Interviewer asked me why i quit my last job and i told him because the boss was toxic and verbally abusive. He laughed and told me why I didnt stay until i found a new one. The people there don't give a shit about what they advertise.

[@scottrubino3972]

That's kind of alarming about better health, people really trust John ballen

[@pkemperor2884]

@@scottrubino3972 yeah, he probably doesn't know about it though, this is kinda old, learned about it through asmongold myself

[@channy-8320]

y'all fail to realize he probably knows that but he has a contract with them.

[@veil6655]

Gonna checked again if Mrballen was blinking his eyes in Morse code to see some hidden message

[@galloe]

Sanjay and Vishwas' story is super sad. What would've been an amazing memory of a fun day out with friends turned into what is now probably their worst and saddest memory. Such a painful moment for everyone involved.💔

[@MsDaniK95]

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. 🥲

[@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 😭🤬

[@FaithG-tx2hw]

Wish more people knew to not do dangerous things. If i even slightly feel uneasy about something at work, i wont do it. Not until something has been changed to make it safer in my mind. Today i wouldnt even put boxes on too high of a shelf cuz i didnt have a step ladder. I couldve reached, but i may have dropped everything if i tried. Not worth it. People are toooo eager to risk their bodies over a meaningless paycheck. If youre doing manual labor, i promise your job and you are easily replaceable. Never risk your health for ANY reason, unless its a reason worth it to YOU. Not to your JOB.

[@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.

[@E4T4]

not in every country tho.

[@E4T4]

@@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

[@BobbF.]

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!

[@philosophrwiggles1175]

Been listening to MrBallen when he was uploading 3 times a week and under a million subscribers. It makes me happy to see his channel grow. I hope you continue to find success and grow. Much love and many blessings. From a vet to another vet

[@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

[@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 ...

[@christinemedford4428]

I hope Jose's family is trying to heal. How tragic 😥

[@Jus00]

I really hope you never stop making these!. Worst feeling when your favorite youtubers stop making content.

[@joshmatthews7352]

Everytime I see him promote better help it makes me more sad that he'd take money from such a predatory company.

[@rudolphlarry]

It's sad that most of the good KZbinrs have sold out.

[@MrRoundthetwist]

💯

[@wendyw4088]

@@rudolphlarryI think people are looking for reasons to get mad. If you look, EVERY company has its fault. We live in a capitalist society, so EVERY company is about making money. Clearly, he does the best he can. Let’s stop judging him & if you don’t like it, watch another Chanel!! Geeze!!

[@kentroglobalinvestmentllc8921]

I keep wondering why he does it? He MUST have seen the hundreds of comments he’s getting asking him to stop, he must know what they do and how bad they are, I just don’t want to believe that a KZbinr I’ve grown to respect so much would consciously sink to the moral lowness of recommending a company that preys on the mentally ill.

[@kentroglobalinvestmentllc8921]

@@wendyw4088 clearly you’ve done no research and are defending him in this case before looking. Look, in 99% of the cases online you’d be right . But here, really, better help is a company built on extracting as much money and data from mentally ill patients as physically possible, preferably as many of them as possible, at the same time. For lack of a better word, it’s a fucked up company. It’s not like they did some toxic dumping in 2012, it’s like they sold the conversation history of thousands of mental patients, hurt people who need psychiatric help, and they continue to do it. So when he says I reccomend you go check out better help, he’s recommending you join their victim list. Because they paid him. With money they made from their victims. I’m just saying in this case people are right to be calling out the morals of this sponsorship. You will not see this many people complaing with hello fresh sponsorships, with audio books, none. When it’s one Karen that’s one thing. When it’s this many people warning him, consider they might be right and look into it. I did. And I was pretty horrified what I found about the company.

[@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

[@patrickt.6492]

For me the 2nd story was the saddest. It's easy for us to say you should never give in to peer pressure, but almost all of us have done it. Usually you don't die from it, but students do reckless stuff all the time.

[@pavsofficial4284]

I proud to say peer pressure has never gotten to me ever in life. But of course, that comes at a price of being a weirdo in a group, but im okay with that as long im never pressured to doing anything i don't wanna

[@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.m97]

Same with myself being South African.

[@JaceVibe]

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

[@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.

[@kripul]

when you said "plunged his ice axe into the snow" I fully thought you were saying "eye sacks" and was trying to picture why and how one would do this

[@MrMicahMane]

About 2 years ago, I sent you that elevator story repeatedly. Never got a response but I’m glad to see that it finally got covered on your channel. It seemed perfect for you

[@ratatouille6522]

Did you send it to MrBallen’s YT, Insta, Reddit, or a different social media?

[@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 :(

[@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]

👏🏾

[@yankeeinjapan8869]

As someone who can’t swim, I never feel embarrassed when my friends go for a dip and I sit on the shore.

[@crystalmeek3473]

Thank you Mr. Ballen for all of your AMAZING content! Thank you also for your service to our country as well! May you continue to be blessed as you bless others in everyway that you do!

[@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.

[@golflre7179]

I very much like how you support mental health. Kudos for sharing your struggle.

[@photocostumer1]

Thank you Mr Ballen. We appreciate all u do

[@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.

[@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.

[@juarez97]

Poor kid, not admitting to his friends that he couldn’t swim end up losing his life.

[@kaleyjbaby420]

My bonus brother died from drowning because of a bad storm that happened at the lake at the time, his death date is July 6th! Its been 2 years.... I wasnt there to even try to help him even tho my bro was one hell of a swimmer! The water just got to him and he was exhausted... they didnt find his body for almost 24 hrs. My husband can barley swim and every day we're at a lake or pool, my eyes are on him AT ALL TIMES. A 28 yr old guy drowned at our local lake 2 days ago and nobody noticed it was happening. Drowning has always been one of my fears even tho im also a very good swimmer myself, but it can happen to anybody, and thats scary.

[@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...

[@KarinaMcKoy]

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.

[@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.

[@KamiTassin]

My friend cruised on that ship prior to it retiring and his cabin was near the elevator shaft. He told me he had the worst nightmares about the elevator while on that ship and he and his wife saw a shadow being in the dinning hall along the walls and ceiling during one of their meals. He did not know until after they debarked about the history of that ship but he did know it was being retired after their cruise.

[@aleshawilson1041]

I almost drowned on a church trip. I accidentally jumped into the deep end misreading the sign that indicated the depth and I never said a word while everyone else was in the shallow end and was going up and down like 3 times, silently kicking frantically, running out of air and literally my friend grabbed me because he thought I was playing shark and and started laughing and I quietly got out the water and went back to my hotel room and never told a soul. Such a scary memory so I totally know how the embarrassment can cause someone not to call out for help.

[@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.

[@wadewilson8011]

Every single story today could've been prevented if these people weren't cursed by either laziness, ego, and/or stupidity.

[@LegendofLaw]

Agreed

[@itty.bittypretty2019]

Literally that’s what pissed me off and I don’t feel bad sometimes ppl need to do better

[@rosiered3403]

​@@itty.bittypretty2019I thought I might be the only one feeling angry about it.

[@Delicate_Disaster]

Who was lazy?

[@JaceDeanLove]

@@itty.bittypretty2019so you’re mad at people for dying

[@libbyui]

I've been subscribed for a little over a year, but you've become one of my favorite KZbinrs. I absolutely love your videos. I also recently pre-ordered your upcoming book! I'm super excited for when it finally comes out!

[@hellraiser8783]

Thank you for your service Mr Ballen!

[@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.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

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

[@1MicrosoftCPU]

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

[@Spec1alDel1very]

@@1MicrosoftCPU chill

[@TyeArtisik]

👍🏾

[@Autumnh141983]

I love how you're writing these stories down in book form. I'm excited to order it!

[@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

[@artdonovandesign]

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

[@MacJChrist]

Mr. B. Allen I have been watching your videos since you were at 900k subs.Honestly almost every video your story telling improves and there are definitely some of my favorites like "The Bell Witch Haunting", "The Real Life Kill Room", "Bell Ringing in the forest", "His Victims Had to play a game", "The Pinching Man", and definitely "Skin Walker Ranch Case". Keep Up the excellent work I love your videos and I'm hoping the book doesn't sell out too fast.

[@scanima537]

this type of your videos gives me more chills than the top 10 scary thing captured on camera!!

[@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.

[@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

[@dreadcthulhu5]

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

[@user-mh1ff4wf1n]

Awesome stories this week John!!! Almost felt like the old school stories u use to do when you first started!!! LOVE IT!!! THANK U SO MUCH FOR THE AWESOME ENTERTAINMENT, YOU RULE DUDE!!!

[@seanguillemette1637]

I’m in school to be electrician right now, and yesterday we did our lockout tag out procedure. He literally would be alive right now if he followed everything that he was taught.

[@user-ks6fr8mh1u]

1: Jose & other electricians broke protocol and didn’t completely shut down the elevator. 2. Jose didn’t have a co-worker block off the elevator entrance and stand there with radio contact. That would have also worked. 3. This is why we use Lock-Out, Tag-Out method! So preventable tragedies like this do Not happen. 🙈

[@rebeccahicks2392]

2. wouldn't have worked because someone could have summoned an elevator from a different floor.

[@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

[@BlazeX-21]

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

[@tinastanley9993]

I love all your videos. I binge watch them so much. But I gotta say I think my favorite ones are the ones like this one that are about photos and their back stories. Keep em coming plz.

[@rrod1983]

The elevator story reminded me of the story of a houston surgical resident who met a horrible fate, no fault of his own

[@SabrinaRene4565]

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

[@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!

[@joycelynnrawlins9330]

I went thru 3 pair of running shoes just listening ..love mrballen.john keep telling the stories ❤❤

[@digitCaptive]

Can’t wait for the book! Already pre-ordered.

[@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.

[@austinlittle1638]

It's amazing to me that binge watching stories of awful tragedies does not affect my psychology as poorly as politics.

[@MisterRlGHT]

Why would you believe you're less affected? The malformation of your mental architecture began with the first description of violence you heard at the outset of your binge. The initial deviation raises no symptom as it spreads silently to one adjacent neuron and then the next, As you listen to subsequent atrocities delivered in story format, the afflicted pathways begin to expand logarithmically, gubbling more and more healthy mitochondrial material into regions of depraved malfunction. Because your neural receptors themselves manifest the deformity, however, the mind has no means of registering any impairment of its own functioning -- so you continue to believe you feel perfectly normal. But do you?

[@wm1958]

@MisterRlGHT what kinda nerd talk is this?

[@austinlittle1638]

@wm1958 I think that's a Chat GPT comment.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

True Crime will mess with your head. It desensitizes people, or makes them paranoid, or both.

[@ava.artemis]

This is 100% true for me too. I started reading the news in middle school, studied political science and history in college, was always very politically informed and active… since 2017 I can’t take it anymore. I’ve started listening to horror fiction all the time because it’s less stressful than reality and doesn’t make me think about what’s happening in the world

[@lerenapowell7316]

Love you forever Mr. Ballen. Grateful for the hard work

[@tanphifer]

These stories are my favorite category of MrBallen, but God do they BREAK me 😭😭😭😭 rest in peace to everyone 🙏🏾 poor guy in the second story 😭😭😭