TOP 3 Places you can't go but people went anyway EP.25.01 • Dying From The Thin

[@AndyBonesSynthPro]

Biggest takeaway from 5 years of MrBallen: Avoid caves

[@amandad802]

And chimneys.

[@Graycy808]

​@@amandad802and hiking in forests lol

[@cherylcampbell9369]

And relationships, in-laws, etc. 😅

[@pandakicker1]

There are ways to safely explore caves, but too many people end up making mistakes and ending up on Mr. Ballen's channel.

[@mered30]

Avoid anywhere

[@Tristanrenfrow]

Andreas is a true hero. And the people on the plane luckily didn’t die in fear as they were already gone or unconscious. I can’t imagine the terror of his final moments

[@Graycy808]

Yes I think I'd much prefer to not be aware of what was about to happen. So terrifying but he handled it like a real hero!!

[@shushuyu]

Its better to know than not to know or else you'll end up like that kid with his skull blasted repeating the same loop over and over while willis was able to finally acknowledge his death in the sixth sense in order to move on. 😅

[@shyannstewart4676]

@@Bye_Goodit was mostly the maintenance & pilots fault

[@gsmrg]

Most likely gone. Mask only provides oxygen for 10 minutes. If plane was in high altitude for long, most likely there were no survivors. I'm surprised for pilots. They get proper oxygen supply from cylinder. If passangers were conscious enough to wear masks, why didn't pilots wear mask?

[@sigstenbockgard8080]

@@gsmrg The pilots masks don't drop down, they have to pull them out themselves. The reason they didn't do anything is because hypoxia clouded their judgement before they could do anything

[@Litepaw]

I'm so lucky to live in a time where I can remotely watch the village elder tell campfire stories whenever i want, and not just when he feels like it.

[@taylorbug9]

This

[@karenroot450]

Hello. That is magical and a Treasure!

[@deborahfollowscornell9007]

Yesssss!! ❤

[@scarletsuzuki1390]

We can all drink Coco, nom a snack. Pee with indoor plumbing and put on a nice candle 🕯️ to get the atmosphere just right 😂 I love living in camp ballen

[@atmywhitson]

Ha! I'll 🥂 to that, my friend! :)

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Andreas was an incredible man and he died a true hero, RIP

[@ChristopherLanders-t9y]

Rip Andreas

[@SNP-1999]

​@ChristopherLanders-t9y While I totally agree, I just wonder if he could have revived one of the pilots by giving him his oxygen bottle - but there again, maybe he did try but to no effect.

[@tavo7465]

@@SNP-1999I’m assuming the people died while they were in the plane, right? I don’t know anything about how long they can survive without proper oxygen

[@juliaroberts6516]

@@SNP-1999you would have been one of the passed out ones and if you were in his situation, Athens would’ve suffered greatly

[@SNP-1999]

@juliaroberts6516 Oh for God's sake at least try to take an honest and logical question at face value before making stupid, snide remarks. Neither you or anybody else know how long the passengers and crew had been without oxygen, it may have only been for a very short period and therefore possibly enough time to attempt to revive one of the pilots. If not, it wouldn't have changed the situation, but if succesful it may have saved all their lives. However, this is all just academic theory because we know what happened in the end. My comment was by no means meant to criticize Andreas' brave actions in any way and was just an afterthought.

[@ElizaKrautha]

The first story made me tear up. Poor guy. He was doomed either way but at least he died a hero and saved the people on the ground.

[@pbfunstuff4239]

Heartbreaking 💔 A true hero ❤

[@imemine8605]

Why didn't the pilot or Co pilot do their job they get hundreds of hours of air underneath the cockpit for these exact emergency, seems very incompetent to me

[@JasonWardStudios]

What makes it even more tragic is that his fiancée was one of the passengers on the plane.

[@Johannesburg777]

Darn these onions.

[@lillianwalker8235]

​@@imemine8605The alarm that sounded to alert the pilots of the problem also sounded for something less trivial iirc so they were not sure what was going wrong and they quickly succumbed to the lack of oxygen, which also made it so they couldn't think straight

[@RavenReads]

All I've learned from years of watching this channel is to not go into caves, to never go diving, to take my phone everywhere I go, and also to just stay home. It's working out so far lol.

[@alicec.hughes8840]

caves are great- you just should'nt go alone, and we always appreciate they are high risk places to work

[@madelineritter9861]

One of my college boyfriends was a geologist that loved exploring and mapping out caves (also an extensively trained and certified cave diver). I once joined him at a caving conference in Tennessee and it was so wildly interesting. We did explore a few caves during that but very wide ones and with 3+ literal experts in the field. We did another a few days after alone in a cave he extensively worked in for a college final project and had mapped. The tightest squeeze was about the size of our shoulders and I’m SO happy this was 2019 before I’d seen Mr Ballen videos about caves. That last cave I went to floods entirely in about 30 minutes when it rains and it started pouring as we were getting to the exit. I was a total newbie and the race to get to the exit before the storm got my heart rate up. He still does research in caves to this day by using topography and natural springs on the surface to identify cave systems that are unknown.

[@barbarakilman271]

Same

[@Boleyna1533]

The first MrBallen video I watched was about the Nutty Putty Cave, I was searching for more info about it but the way he told the story ended up making me a loyal fan of his channels and podcasts. But if I’ve learned anything it’s that I am never caving.

[@DenieGayle]

I started 2 years ago reading these stories and I haven’t left my apartment since. 😮 😅

[@PmoneySkates]

4 maintenance techs were held responsible for the crash and were each sentenced 10 year in prison for neglagence of saftey protocol, what a tragedy that story really hurt to listen too

[@greenwave819]

not true

[@Javier-o9e]

@@greenwave819how do you know, you can’t just say that without fully knowing the story bro

[@christianarbuthnot]

They were sentenced to 10 years but it wasn’t the maintenance techs. I think it was some people in upper management. They also were given the option to buy out their sentence for 79,000

[@WolfMansgotnards81]

That flight attendant, Andreas, had to make a horrible decision that ultimately was the right one since he wasn't able to properly land the plane.

[@Daymarezhq]

@@christianarbuthnotyou “think”? nice. I think I’m a super sayian.

[@raphaelthoma7521]

I'm from Cyprus and was 11 y.o. at the time of the Helios tragedy. My family knew a family of three that died that day. Never in my years of addiction to your storytelling would I expect to hear from you a story so close to home. Thank you for spreading it. Thank you for remembering Andreas Prodromou.

[@GameDjeenie]

I'm happy for Sum. Finally, someone that survives a MrBallen story !

[@genenetumeth501]

Thank you for that comment. I had actually paused the video at the beginning of the story as I'm claustrophobic and thought I couldn't watch it. When I read your comment, I resumed it🙂 so thanks 😊

[@Alanasianful]

@@genenetumeth501not all heroes wear capes because same

[@zryuification]

The moment I heard about caves and cracks, I mentally prepared myself that somebody would die. 😂

[@setharkon1662]

Yes, this was an unexpected ending and was actually good

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

The guy collects bat shit. What life is that?

[@CJSteffff-ip8xp]

That last story hit harder than most of the caving accidents that you’ve covered because it wasn’t just thrill seeking. He knew that there was a risk but he wasn’t going to get some sort of rush, he was going to support himself and his family. It’s not like he went to grab the flashlight for fun, he needed it to finish collecting the bat poop and to leave the cave. He got stuck and nearly died not out of curiosity, but out of necessity. This isn’t to say that people who die in situations like this because of thrill seeking aren’t tragic, just that this hit hard

[@acmhfmggru]

he was being reckless, tbh. should have had a redundant flashlight. That's not a poverty problem, he could have had a back up, but he didn't. He was being reckless and he was extremely lucky to not pay the ultimate price. let that be a lesson to you, little one.

[@72tadrian65]

I am so amazed and happy that they were able to get them out. I honestly thought that situation was totally hopeless and he should just be put out of his misery…. That sure shows me that you should never lose hope!

[@ganjalfcreamcorn8438]

@@acmhfmggru child, little baby boy.

[@GREGORYMYERSreal]

@@acmhfmggru"thats not a poverty problem, he should have bought a backup"

[@brandonVZ]

It was greed

[@odetosleep1596]

The selflessness and balls of steel on Andreas are so admirable. R.i.p sir. Edit: 1.8k likes with so much hate included, blaming Andreas, a flight attendant, NOT a pilot, but still did his best to minimize casualties. Still a hero in my mind, I'd love for one of you haters to make such a selfless decision knowing it will ultimately end in your death.

[@defsummer]

I don't know why but I was hoping for a miracle story, one of those cases where they managed to land.😔😕☹

[@87Ahoff87]

Andreas CREATED that situation. HE killed all of those passengers. HOW is THAT heroic??

[@87Ahoff87]

Andreas CREATED that situation. HE killed all 120 of those passengers. HOW is THAT heroic??

[@pandakicker1]

That’s a good-hearted Greek for ya! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@pandakicker1]

@@87Ahoff87How the hell did he create that situation? It wasn’t his fault that the maintenance worker messed up the switches! He was just a flight attendant.

[@ZEROGRAVITY80]

I'm happy the guy made it out in the last story. It's not very often we get a happy ending on the places you can't go and people went anyway videos. It had to be a nightmare being trapped in a crack above a bottomless pit 😮

[@AaronAfre-bp7ve]

Absolutely and I got emotional 😅

[@YourSpaceMyFace]

Andreas is the epitome of a hero, a true Angel amongst us. It's criminal I have never heard of this. We are all told bad news but this tragedy has a massive silver lining, the compassion, bravery and love Andreas shared for his fellow man can not be understated. God bless him, his family and the parents that raised such a loving human being.

[@Bumbaclaat-lc4nd]

I agree GTA San Andreas was a goated game

[@austinparks1311]

Beautifully said

[@austinparks1311]

@@Bumbaclaat-lc4ndlazy troll is lazy

[@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive]

Agreed

[@YourSpaceMyFace]

@ u win the net my bro

[@steveharrison76]

Andreas: you legend. Forget Achilles, forget Heracles - Andreas is a true hero for Greece to be proud of. He made the hardest choice anyone could and saved hundreds, maybe even thousands of lives. That’s incredible, and I’m sad he’s gone, but I’m so glad he was here.

[@soul.calibur]

He's the real SKY KING

[@soul.calibur]

He's the real SKY KING

[@Graycy808]

Nicely said!!

[@pandakicker1]

ΖΗΤΩ Ο ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ!!!

[@zombienursern4909]

There is no greater love than this: That a man lays down his life for another. ❤

[@Angel-rd5fw]

I cannot even fathom the fear Sum must have felt being trapped in there. I'm not claustrophobic at all but I don't ever even wish to be anywhere near those types of caves. Poor guy was trapped without light being nearly crushed for 4 whole days. Probably couldn't even sleep. Hope no one ever goes through that

[@DutchIsraeli]

I can't imagine the terror 😱 poor guy!!

[@Jabarri74]

Nutty putty cave. If you ever see a video on it please don't watch it. For your sanity

[@Angel-rd5fw]

@Jabarri74 Oh I know which one just from the name... Didn't someone get stuck there and di*

[@TwilightsSecrets]

I can't believe they managed to save him. Usually those stories never end well.

[@vassilisa.n.1220]

​@@Jabarri74They filmed it? No way iam watching

[@jeffhaines5335]

I was in the hospital with acute necrotizing pancreatitis and COVID and after I came out of a coma I couldn't remember a lot and your stories are one thing I did. Thank you for your service and your stories

[@leannabedore]

How scary! How are you today, are you fully recovered? Amazing that you remembered some of his videos😊

[@lindamoser6317]

It sounds like u were very lucky yourself. So glad u made a recovery and back in the game my friend. Hope your future has been better!! Friend from eastern Tennessee.

[@OceanSwimmer]

Wow, I hope you are fully recovered and enjoying a beautiful life! 💕🙏🏼💕 Good health is a miraculous thing. I'm sorry you were so very ill.

[@GlazerX]

Welcome back to the game buddy

[@TJ-fu5kr]

Bruh ... ONE knob on a plane can practically kill everyone on board? Surely that's an error in design...

[@simonlarge2052]

I was thinking this. I design software for the financial services and we put numerous systems in place to prevent errors with transactions, how is it there isn’t any for oxygen on a plane? Surely there would have been a light in the cockpit to indicate that the button was on or some way of monitoring oxygen!

[@drmavushe]

At wat point do u need the oxygen off on a plane to make this button essential?

[@haydenbsiegel]

​@@simonlarge2052oddly enough Financials program and secure their stuff better against user error than other fields. I work in Biomedical IT and Engineering. Some of the older lab equipment is super unsecure.. like stuff the FBI uses run DNA evidence in murder cases is literally open for anyone to back end into and screw with results. Typically not going to be an issue but there is a ton of organized crime in genetic labs and those folks would be organized enough to skew results and pin the DNA on someone else. And outside that there is the fact people can Telnet into an FBI network using lab equipment. Know what I mean? I wanted to go into finance and banking IT but instead got stuck in this sector. It's a mess.

[@MannyBrum]

I looked it up and it was actually the cabin pressurization system control. It was set to manual to perform some tests, and it was supposed to be set back to auto after the checks. It's not that it was off, it was in a mode where the pilot would have needed to manually adjust it during the flight, which they did not because they thought it was on auto. The pressurization requirements are different at different altitudes.

[@MannyBrum]

@@simonlarge2052 They have a cabin altimeter which basically says what altitude the pressure in the cabin is simulating (so if the plane is at 35,000 feet the cabin altitude might be 7,000 feet. If the cabin altitude is over 10000 feet, hypoxia can occur.

[@KimOn-du8df]

The first story is so tragic, Andreas is a true hero for making such a brave sacrifice to save the lives of all the potential victims on the ground, his family should be incredibly proud of his brave actions ❤

[@foff-666]

I remember that day, I was working in Cyprus at the time and I was also originally booked on that flight but moved my schedule: ALL the local cypriot news reported that the military had shot it down... I don't/can't know if they did or didn't, but it was reported that they did.. weird.

[@dolceitalia5846]

It’s not really a sacrifice as he would have died either way…whether he went to the cockpit or not. However, his actions did save many lives on the ground and for that, he should be remembered ❤

[@AngelaSheppard-g5i]

That one broke my heart. Bless him

[@txaggievet]

Jumbo jets have an autoland feature, if he had contacted ATC they could have told him how to go through the process and land the plane, also the pilots should have had oxygen tanks as well, and why didnt he give his oxygen to one of them and try to revive them? A lot does not add up

[@ganjalfcreamcorn8438]

@@dolceitalia5846 he died trying to save others. its a sacrifice.

[@jhal4267]

Typical Landlord, harassing someone for rent, not listening to their complaints, and changing the locks just to leave it vacant for 7 months lol

[@lisapoe888]

Yeah they’re bastards

[@DarthLesbian]

Typical mooch, expecting to get to stay in their property without paying rent 🙄

[@socialmoon]

​@@DarthLesbian No, we expect to pay rent, but there are a lot of greedy landlords out there wanting the majority of our take-home monthly pay for something that's a basic human right.

[@R.Atris608]

@@socialmoontoo bad lol that’s what was agreed upon when you sign the lease. If that’s how life worked, then I too can say wth I don’t feel like paying rent because it’s too high

[@R.Atris608]

What do you mean harassing?? He gave him so many chances. What complaints did the tenant have? That he hears things? Who knows how that conversation went exactly but the bottom line is you’re still expected to pay rent

[@serpent6827]

After hearing about all these caving disasters on your channel, I was beginning to think that getting stuck in a cave where you can't even move, is pretty much a guaranteed death sentence. I am pleasantly surprised that Sum not only survived that tight space for 4 days with out water, but was rescued and made a full recovery. But damn it sure doesn't make the situation any less terrifying.

[@TheBsheep]

"Places you can't go but people went anyway" is my favorite series of this channel! I'm glad he revisited it!! 🤗🤗

[@angelachouinard4581]

Yes, I really like this series!

[@Graycy808]

They usually give me anxiety if it's about tight spaces!!

[@NoNORADon911]

There are only so many of these to tell.

[@oldjaguar]

glad these are back

[@jenx5870]

I don't like flying, but for those who do fly regularly, how is the first story a place you shouldn't go? It was a plane crash due to a mechanic's error.

[@cyka666]

Andreas wasn’t even meant to be working that day (onboard Helios flight 522), but they were one crew member short and he agreed to cover after learning his girlfriend was also working on the same flight. Truly so sad.

[@Jay-mt6nu]

Atleast andreas and his GF were together in death

[@coreymcqueary5127]

Not to be rash but couldnt he have put a tank on a pilot?

[@ktreznin5538]

@@coreymcqueary5127 Ohhhhhh..... didn't think of that!

[@BFoxy1326]

@@coreymcqueary5127i had the same thought, like tank them up, bring them around, demand they land the plane. Perhaps too much time had gone by and the pilots were past saving? either way, it ended how it did. I’m dissapkinted it wasn’t mentioned that his girlfriend also perished with him on that same flight🥺 truly heartbreaking but at least they went out together. If i can, i don’t wanna go alone that’s for sure.

[@jwst8]

how did andreas get inside the cockpit? don't pilots have to "buzz" you in?

[@oh.thats.zaneee]

I am so grateful for you my dad always listen to you, on his way to work, vacations, to go to sleep Everywhere he convinced me to start listening as well and now if we’re in the car together we will listen to stories together and you have really brought me and my dad closer and i hope you continue to do what you do❤

[@JarlesSnarr]

I love that the last story had a happy ending. So many cave stories that end in tragedy.

[@Gruxxan]

Plot spoiler

[@ShirleyLestrade]

Yeah most of his stories don’t.

[@WilofJ]

Glad I watched the video first 😂

[@DaniMosher]

This comment kept me watching tbh

[@patsalter2447]

@@DaniMosher same here

[@krissy0628]

RIP to all those on the first flight and Andreas RIP YOU HERO! Instead of panicking, you embraced death, and thought about those on the ground before your demise..

[@itsme48423]

would been better story if he found the button and turned on the air....I think anyone could have crashed the plane nothing really special about that I think

[@Emerica771]

@@itsme48423 turning on the oxygen wouldn’t miraculously wake everyone back up immediately. And even if it did, a plane full of panicked passengers isn’t going to help the situation. If anything, he should have attempted to give oxygen from his tank to the pilot who could actually land the plane.

[@SamIAm10262]

​@@Emerica771 It's very likely the pilots were already deceased.

[@jwst8]

how did andreas get inside the cockpit if the pilots were passed out? the cockpit door is locked..

[@DaughterofChrist94]

Was he not a flight attendant? Wouldn't they have like some sort of policy in place to make sure the flight attendants can get to the cockpit during a pilot emergency? I'd assume they do have a way to access the cockpit... @jwst8

[@Comedybrand]

What if the landlord forced Louo into the freezer? How would anyone have known the difference? I mean, the landlord invited himself into Louo's apartment at the time of his death, and then collected ZERO rent for the next 7 months? Wasn't he concerned about the rent coming in in the first place? Maybe what happened is the landlord went into Louo's apartment to get money, saw the mess and started screaming about eviction, fight ensues, he kills Louo by putting him in the freezer,suffocating him, changes the locks ( why would he do that unless he knew Louo wasn't coming back) so none would go in there and then left him to decompose. Why didn't he report his tenant missing after not seeing him for months?

[@bobbiellison4315]

Yea I want a follow up to that story. Very suspicious.

[@JohnMoserable]

Changing the locks and not reporting him missing are both easily explainable. What isn't explainable is why you would take a heavy freezer to the dump without looking inside.

[@rollinpace4lyf]

@@JohnMoserable exactly. Literally the first thing you would do when moving a freezer is to check to see if there’s anything in it.

[@messamurai2658]

DON'T QUIT YOUR JOB, YOUR PATHETIC ASSUMPTIONS ARE JUST THAT ASSUMPTIONS BUT STILL NONSENSE.

[@ASMRyouKidding]

Yes my thoughts exactly!! That chest must have weighed a ton and he didn’t think to look in it before moving it?! Also how can someone be suffocating and not react?! You wouldn’t just lie there and have a horrid way to go when you could just lift the lid. Drunk or not

[@lindamoser6317]

So many stories u tell us i have never heard of!! Its amazing what u do and u dont keep repeating the same old stories over and over again like so many other channels. They need to learn from u and the reason why u r so popular. Yours r always new and so interesting and told in a wonderful story foremat!!! Im always ready to listen to your stories first thing!!! ❤ Btw Andreas was a hero and deserved the recognition u made sure he got, altho, they all died sadly, but, totally unaware. However, many more lived because of him. Just wow!! I wonder how many could have done the same as he did including myself?? Hope i never have the reason to find out. Bless him. RIP❤

[@Laurielism]

I'm so happy to see a new episode of 'Places you can't go but people went anyway'. These are my absolute favourite Mr. Ballen stories. I like the long stories and the medical ones, too, but I first came across these and still love them. I think it's the balance between a captivating story well told and looking at my own horror and fear of these incidents. I guess at heart, most of us have a fear of the dark, of being trapped in small spaces, etc.

[@eds02]

16:10 so NO ONE had a thought about why the freezer weighed 100 kilos instead of like 30-40 when they were carrying it to the truck? Seems kinda fishy

[@iamkeir]

100% agree, there’s no way they didn’t at least open it, and what about the smell? Something very suspicious going on here…

[@eds02]

@ Yeah I don’t think the freezer was airtight to such a degree that it would fully contain the smell of a body that was rotting in it for 2 months

[@zjp692004]

Yeah you’d think the first thing you would do is open it

[@kadoozie3567]

Yup landlord killed him

[@Ithinkibangedyourmom]

@@kadoozie3567. U think so ?

[@reneehomen2226]

I was holding my breath with the 3rd story. Im so claustophobic so i could feel for the man trapped. Made my heart race. So happy he was finally rescued. Thank God!

[@Local_Hobo]

That photo of him in the crack is stuff of nightmares

[@juliewander3234]

Instant claustrophobia seeing the photo of him jammed into that crack

[@Jabarri74]

Even without claustrophobia that is the stuff of nightmares. He got lucky

[@carrieconner2021]

​@@Jabarri74 *blessed

[@gaylaroof612]

Thank you for your post! I was beginning to feel a little queasy about sum. To think he would've died, stuck there... ... ...was just too much 🥺

[@nschlaak]

I've never heard Mr. Ballen ever repeat his intro. That's an amazing feat all by itself.

[@dneill8493]

Sum is now a part of that very small and exclusive group of people who have survived a MrBallen story.

[@MissTrixie29]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@TracyHamm-r2n]

I'm always letting out a big sigh of relief when they survive. Only then do I realize I've been holding my breath. So yeah, the story of Sum, I was bracing for a loss.

[@LUCiFER-LYNN]

What a hero Andreas is. I hope that the other persons lost that day that their souls and Andreas's souls are in a heavenly place full of infinite love and happiness.

[@kensley94]

I wonder about your thoughts on that seeing your name and pfp

[@Graycy808]

​@@kensley94hahaha! Right? Wouldnt lucifer prefer the terror?

[@pandakicker1]

@@Graycy808 The Bible lies about Lucifer rather often. Lucifer and Satan are different forms of the same being. Lucifer is the angelic form before the fall. Satan is the evil form after the fall.

[@LUCiFER-LYNN]

@@kensley94 lucifer was and always will be angel Samael

[@davidyoung2111]

3 places you cant go IS BY FAR MY FAVORITE category but all of MR.BALLEN videos are awsome & the best thing on KZbin.

[@WAngeLuvwalKER]

Also three pictures,/three audio recordings back stories

[@davidyoung2111]

@WAngeLuvwalKER oh wow, I've never heard of that. Is that on MR.BALLEN? or another channel?

[@AstonishInc]

You should try Chef Jean Pierre....

[@lizardbruh]

Begging for Slenderman! Can't wait to see

[@earlwhitney17]

Literally thou this what got me hooked to start

[@frankiefavero1666]

Omg poor Andreas and everyone else on the flight!!! Your first story had me in tears, the pilots SHOULD have noticed the switch, it's part of your pre-flight checklist! What a heroic guy Andreas was, he would have made an excellent pilot ❤

[@nannettenielsen216]

I saw the first story on Mayday. Andreas was close to passing out like the others. He was very heroic for trying to fly and then saving everyone on the ground. May they all rest in peace.

[@KatrinaAnnBieber1]

John Ballen, I just want you to know that you helped me through a really hard time in my life. I was in a deep Post PartumDepression and for some reason listening to your stories helped me through it. My therapist recommended that I listen to stories before bedtime and I found yours. Thank you and please never stop your amazing storytelling career. :)

[@theempath8244]

Andreas RIP my friend. You were heroic in guiding the plane away from people. You gave your life so bravely to save others. You were beautiful inside and out. Now you will become an angel. Sleep well, my friend.

[@virtualblitz]

I enjoy listening to Mr Ballen to get away from stress, depression and other things in my life that can be overwhelming. It’s worked wonders and as much as I love how he advocates for people to seek help, therapy, etc, I find hearing it in every video starts making me think about things again and instead of enjoying the story he’s trying to tell I end up dwelling on the things and before I know it I missed the whole story. I know I can skip through it and I do, quite often, but my point is it happens about a quarter of the way through each story, and idk if maybe putting it at the beginning or at the end might, may help avoid being taken out of the story. I’m not asking to stop promoting the help by any means, I just thought maybe if I mentioned it, others might feel the same way and maybe there is a way to tweak things to include it and not take away from the story as well.

[@cd5sircoupe]

That last story is something alright. Not only is it just wild to begin with that all those things coincided to get the dude stuck in the first place, but he actually got rescued. I was not expecting that ending that's for sure. And to think the whole situation may have been avoided if he had used a headlamp instead.

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

IIRC Andreas (hero in the plane) was dating a flight attendant and knew she was incapacitated or deceased. He must have been heartbroken before even realizing the futility of his actions.

[@anyexpat]

Incapacitated is fine, you can recover with air. I doubt anyone was dead as planes can drop from high altitude to safe altitude in a couple of mins

[@Boggwaterr]

The story about Andreas makes me clutch my heart, that’s a true saviour to the people, he knew he had to make a very hard decision and while I’m horrified they all passed away on the plane, I’m glad it was a calm way out.. everyone was already gone anyways, that oxygen ran out long ago.. Andreas thank you for making such a hard call..

[@MsTemptation]

I was so happy to hear that someone actually lived out of the three stories. I love these stories but sometimes they are just so gut wrenching that they leave me feeling numb.

[@cob6648]

That first story is heartbreaking thank you sir for saving people on the ground !

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

Let’s say he knew about the switch that controls the oxygen in the plane. Could he of just switched it and the plane would’ve filled with oxygen again?

[@DrewFishBlueFish]

@@Randomyoutubecommenternot necessarily. Also, I think the plane has to be on the ground and off for the switch to work but I also don’t know anything about these kinds of aircrafts. And with adrenaline pumping, he probably couldn’t think past “I need to do something NOW” I wouldn’t put it on him. What he did was absolutely heroic and in theory if he was able to switch it it still wouldn’t have done anything but cause chaos while the plane went down because of having no fuel. I mean I guess it would have been landed better POSSIBLY by the pilot if he woke up fast enough but It was probably best for the people on board to be passed out in a situation like that. I know I would want to be.

[@zaeemchogle8219]

@@Randomyoutubecommenter perhaps he tried but it didn't work? maybe it lost the oxygen somehow due to the nob or he didn't know about it

[@krissy0628]

@@Randomyoutubecommenter fuel still ran out, and I was thinking I would have tried to share my oxygen with the pilot, and wake them out, and pass out myself, and let them take it, but maybe they were too far knocked out, -= only solace, is everyone was knocked out, and weren't aware, but Andreas was...

[@KierstenA-ue8mo]

I just wrote the same exact thing! I can't even imagine the fear I'd experience knowing that I was about to crash and die! He was so brave.

[@CharForce-z4k]

That just broke my heart! I almost cried my eyeballs out! Reminds me of that one with a woman with her pilot husband. They were flying out on a private plane but he had a sudden cardiac arrest. She contacted the FFA and they assisted her with instructions to land the plane. With no prior aviation training; she was able to land the little plane with success!

[@Pinko_Band]

Exactly! Why could no one guide Andreas? There were fighter jets right there! Why did no one radio him?

[@DancingFancyFish]

By the time he realized the problem, the plane was out of fuel. There was nothing else he could do except selflessly try to spare the city.

[@archa4364]

​@@Pinko_Band I think they did. If not the fighters, then the ATC tower. Or both. There are videos about that flight explaining what happened, you should check them out.

[@Kokolamar]

@@DancingFancyFishyou can still land a plane with no fuel in an emergency

[@seraphik]

i remember that story! super touching. i lived in Wisconsin for a few years and the courage, kindness and grit in display in that story, both from the Grandma turned pilot and the people on the ground trying to help her down, were emblematic of the best people i met there. Mr ballen should tell that story!

[@Mfrasier88]

It’s crazy that years ago I was sitting on my couch looking for KZbin videos to watch and came across one of his. I sat there and watched every video he had uploaded at that time and was obsessed😂 I would connect my phone to a Bluetooth speaker at work and would play his videos all day! A good amount of my coworkers got hooked on them as well and so did my dad lol Here we are in 2025 and I’m still watching his videos! Probably one of the only creators on KZbin that I get excited for when I see a new upload! Thank you John🤍

[@LightBlueVans]

i have a similar story. i was randomly shown a shorter version of his videos on facebook and watched them religiously. then i realized they were clips of longer videos so i came over to YT. prior to that i never really watched YT. did it sub anyone. i didn’t “get” the youtube thing. now, 4 years later and in addicted! i’ve got playlists and people/channels i watch daily! he brought me and here and i hang in his every upload. it’s been amazing to see him grow and thrive. he and his family/crew are so deserving of the success they’ve had.

[@outerjex]

Thank you Andreas🙏

[@user-dg3pp5pv3l]

The worlds best storyteller right here I hate to be the guy but thanks so much for 1k likes I’ve never had that much

[@Jennifer-8010]

I don't get why he hasn't won a Grammy

[@user-dg3pp5pv3l]

@ I know right

[@bamamama-ws7kp]

Your mom is better

[@SeanAnthony-j7f]

​@Jennifer-8010Grammy is a scam it is only for elites

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

"Well, I'm not sure how official any of these rankings are..."

[@Masterchief6865]

7k views in 9mins? this is what i was waiting for, mrballen getting the love he deserves

[@PatrickKingJr]

43088 in the first hour

[@Zyryne1]

He's not to 10 million subs yet. He deserves that. 😊❤

[@donnamckinley9807]

984,000 in 2 hours. Thats a ton of views from his wonderful following.

[@noahfink2708]

​@@donnamckinley9807theres only 831k views tho?

[@johnathansaegal3156]

21:45 ... I used to be a spelunker in my younger years. Any time you are entering a cave, be it to explore, map or just get bags full of bat poop, you bring multiple flashlights as well as candles, or other old-school light sources (carbide, for example). Unlike rock climbing where you are on the outside of a mountain, when you are inside a mountain or deep cavern, you have no light other than what you carry inside with you. It is far too easy to lose or break a flashlight or headlamp. You always carry more light than you think you will ever need. Along with water and a way to keep warm, light is your lifeline to survival. I shudder at the thought of being deep inside a cave and have no light source. That is just mad (as in insane, not "mad" as in irritated).

[@SueP-D]

I love caves, but unless it’s with a tour guide and some lighting and we can walk, there is NO WAY I’m going in!😂

[@johnathansaegal3156]

@@SueP-D I totally understand. Cave exploration is not for everyone and if one has the slightest bit of claustrophobia, forget it! lol Peace!

[@JamieBerghoff]

I never thought about light being such a crucial thing to have when spelunking and it makes perfect sense. I like the practice of taking more than you could ever need I think this practice could be adopted in many aspects of dangerous activities. I will never understand why would someone take such risks when even with all the proper gear the risk is high enough. I will not be spelunking in this life time because I have to get off an elevator if more than two people get on it with me so my claustrophobia will at the very least pretty much guarantee I won’t ever have to know the horrors that sometimes happen. I’m curious did you ever have any close calls when you went spelunking? Even though I will never be going into a cave for some reason I do enjoy the stories and really admire people for that adventurous nature they have.

[@johnathansaegal3156]

@@JamieBerghoff I made the mistake of breaking one of your own Cardinal Rules. Individuals create rules for themselves based upon literature, safety alerts, etc., and I decided to spelunk a desert mine shaft... not that I hadn't done that before, but this one had water in it. My rule was "only explore mines that are bone dry". I was about a half mile under the mountain and saw a side shaft that went straight down. My lamp did not cut through the blackness and any rocks dropped did not make the sound of hitting anything. I hooked up to rappel down a little just to get a better view of how far down it might go. I was on a 100 foot static line (one that does not stretch or have any "bounce" to it). Every 20 feet I had tape around the rope as a guide to how much rope I had used up. Each section of tape was "One wrap for the first 20, two wraps for the 40 foot mark", etc. This mine shaft and cavern winded its way through the mountains for miles according to the 1880s survey map, but unlike the desert mines I normally explored, this one had standing pools of water. Water equals rotting wood. Bone dry shafts can have 180 year-old planks and wooden beams that are as strong as the day they were cut, but not wet beams. My brother (and spelunking companion) found what seemed to be a strong beam to hook my rope to. Just as I crossed over the lip of the black, deep shaft, the beam split from my 140 pounds of weight (I was a skinny guy). My brother held onto the rope for all he could. His strength vs my free-falling down the shaft. My brother was a police officer at the time and majorly buff. He had the rope around his arms and waist by the time he got the rope under control. His boots had slid to the lip of the shaft and dislodged some rocks... ... when I say rocks, I mean 2 foot by 1 foot rocks that came down on top of my head (thank goodness for hardhats!). The rocks that fell split apart the hard hat eventually and my headlamp was busted and fell somewhere down below me. During the break of the beam, I of course dropped down the rope, too. Holding my shoulders in as tight as I could to avoid more rocks falling on top of me, I was gripping the rope with all I had. Yes, I had rope retainers that locked to the rope, but a rock had smashed the lock mechanism so my grip was what had been keeping the lock in place. I slid down the rope with each thump of rock onto my head (hard hat still on my head, but split open). By the time I was stable on the rope and my brother stable up top, I felt around for a section of tape, was I at the 40 foot length? Was I 60 feet down the rope? I felt the rope below me and pulled it up. I am in total darkness as my headlamp, 9 volt side lamp and three flashlights that were tied to my jacket had all been crushed by falling rocks or ripped from me as I slid down the rope. I was in communication with my brother, but his voice seemed quite far away. I finally felt the tape on the rope. It was the 95 foot "End of Rope" knot of tape. Had I slid 8 more feet down the rope, I would have slid off the rope and gone down into darkness. All my gear was beaten up. I had to feel for my "climbers" that lock to the rope and let you climb the rope with your hands and feel like a ladder. The foot section was busted apart, so my ascent was to be using my arms only... and the grip of my damaged hands. As the rocks pelted me from above, I used my arms to help shield my head. My arms and hands were beaten to a literal bloody pulp and I needed those body parts to pull myself up the rope with no rest during the 90 or so feet I would have to climb to get out. My brother was in a precarious situation, if he tried tying the rope to something other than him, he would risk losing grip on the rope entirely. We agreed he would hold on and I would inch my way up the rope. It took me several hours to ascend roughly 90 feet of rope. When I got to the top, my brother looked at me and I could see it in his eyes. I was in bad shape. Ear torn off, scalp ripped open, eyebrow lacerated, hands and forearms sliced like I stuffed my hands/arms into a meat grinder. I was covered in powder-soft dust mixed with blood from head to toe. As I got to the top I asked him if he ever thought about dropping a flashlight down to me on some paracord. No, he forgot about the paracord. That fall is why I replied on the comment about overdoing it with means of illumination. I had several lamps and many flashlights, but still, one more would have been great! That was 40 years ago. I still have scars on my head and hands... and we never did figure out how deep that one shaft went, but according to the old maps it could have been 100 feet or 1,000 feet. That shaft wasn't marked on the map we had. You wrote you enjoy stories of exploration. I could have gone into a LOT more detail about that one incident and then gone on to tell you about three others. Maybe I'll write a book about it, IDK. Take care and know that I did not exaggerate anything. I actually held back some details. BUT, if you are wondering, yes, I peed myself when that beam broke and I free-fell down that shaft. I do admit to that!

[@redfrog1628]

My soul would've left my body. That shaft could've went to the mantle of the Earth and that would've been the last time you were seen 😨. ​@@johnathansaegal3156

[@rongmeisathuigongliu1073]

Happy new year bro

[@bookbag-q4b]

Andreas is a true hero. And so too is the loving brother, who made sure he rescued & saved his life.

[@BigEyesSmallMouth]

Brightening a gray winter day with the strange, dark, and mysterious hits just right.

[@DonnellaDonnella]

Yup!

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

This is my fav genre. It's a MrBallen original all to itself.

[@ScoobyFreakinDoo]

From all of the cave stories you have told and i have heard from different sources he should have passed away but thank his relative that he knew his whereabouts that saved his life. I have been to a handful of caves but never by myself its always good to have someone know where you are going incase of a emergency. Also shout out to the emergency crew for getting him out thats a wild position to be wedged into and be able to get yourself free. Its also my birthday and waited to watch this today glad the one out the three stories ended up with a survivor thanks MrBallen

[@pixiesouter9461]

My daughter wanted to go camping a few days ago (for context, we're in Scotland, so camping is really not an option). We do have a fire pit in out garden though. So I made some hot cocoa , wrapped us up in blankets, built a fire and huddled up with her and a few OG Mr. Ballen videos in the firelight. Fire. Spooky stories. Hot choc. Everything she wanted and we didn't nedd to leave the back garden. Although, I may have put her off cave exploration and splunking for life. Edit: To be clear, camping is only not an option because i have young children, and it's the dead of winter. Camping is always an option in Scotland, just not always a sane idea.

[@heatherlouise814]

Just out of curiosity, what makes camping not an option in Scotland? I picture it being green and surrounded my woods haha but I’m in Canada and have never been off this continent so I really don’t know

[@pixiesouter9461]

@heatherlouise814 oh, it is an option for most of the year. Just not in January. We mostly only get snow in January and only get sun in June (there are some exceptions, but that's the norm), and the rest of the time, the weather is pretty mild, but pretty wet. May is probably the best time for camping. It's cooler than summer but warmer than winter, and if you plan and time it right, it might even be dry. So, it's just too cold for camping with children just now.

[@Jaspergap]

So glad this turned out into a wholesome family instead of an anecdote about something mysterious that happened to you

[@pixiesouter9461]

@Jaspergap sadly, most of my creepy anecdotes have logical, if no less terrifying, in some cases, explainations. Most of them.

[@jessicaconley9545]

Sounds like a win win to me

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

If Andreas had enough fuel, ATC could have walked him through the ILS setup procedure, how to program for vnav, how to set auto brakes, flaps and speed brakes as well as engine reverse thrust if needed. I am of the opinion that the flight could have been saved if fuel wasn't near zero on all tanks. RIP to he, and everyone else on that doomed flight.

[@Graycy808]

Are you a commercial pilot?

[@shuffman8094]

I read the bodies were burned/charred beyond recognition. And there was no fuel as Ballen also said. If there was no fuel, how could were they burned ? Perhaps I’m not understanding something.

[@mariestreeting4213]

@@shuffman8094Interesting point. Gas bottles for cooking?

[@michellewilliams9772]

was it a short flight? why was there no fuel?

[@Boundwithflame23]

If I recall the plane wasn’t set to the destination airport’s frequency; I think it was still on the departure frequency. Andreas was calling a mayday but was out of range. So the first thing he’d need to do is switch to the emergency frequency and descend to 10,000ft so he could communicate without becoming hypoxic. But even if he managed to land the plane everyone else onboard was likely either brain dead or fully dead dead due to hypoxia.

[@Reikenside]

8:02 Hello Mr.Ballen, I don't know if you have been told this already, but I thought you should know better help is quite the controversial service. It seems they barely control the actual qualifications of their therapists and intentionally make it really hard to cancel subscriptions. They already had a big blowout a while back and are creeping back. I recommend you look into it yourself and choose whether you want to advertise them or not, but I do think that if you are promoting therapy to your audience, which I think is great, it is a shame that it is done for a bad company. Love your content, please double check taking better help as a sponsor, all the best.

[@hereyouare3307]

A lot of people point it out . But he keeps promoting them . At this point he is just another money hungry disgusting person on yt .

[@terrikeentk]

He knows what he's doing. The paychecks are too big. He's been told for over a year now 🤷

[@sidekick6371]

​@@terrikeentk I can't say I blame him. I'd take the money too.

[@randomnerdery6511]

Pretty sure he took the fake Scottish titles company as a sponsor as well. MrBallen is about the Benjamins, he gives no f***s about sponsor integrity. I would be too, so no hate, man. More power.

[@Baldybots]

Thanks for this, I actually considered using them because I trusted Mr B’s integrity. Luckily I had a bad feeling and didn’t go through with it. Shame really…live and learn

[@Tw0Dots]

Better help sponsor in 2025 is wild

[@mochimochi7669]

Been listening since 2020, how time flies. Thank you for the 5 years of continued entertainment.

[@KathyAnne28]

#1's story - MrBallen I grew up with Hitchcock and horror, suspense but you're the only Creator in current times that makes me physically anxious by your storytelling abilities.

[@Graycy808]

For sure!

[@MikeToledo-fq5hc]

Hitchcock, The Legendary Master of suspense. I like everything and anything Hitchcock, but the one that popped in my mind right away, that I haven't seen in a very long time and want to check it out now, is the great film, "The Rear Window" if I recall correctly. I think it was Jimmy Stewart the main actor in that film. Can't wait to hopefully watch it later tonight.

[@atmywhitson]

Very well said!

[@EasternSunset007]

4:02 why is there even an option to turn the breathable oxygen off? Let’s continue to find out.

[@person.w9780]

The switch controls the aircraft's pressurization. It could be set to either manual or auto. The maintenance worker set it to manual and forgot to switch it back to auto.

[@JamesSmith-jq2jc]

You can find the full story on KZbin on Air Disasters. I've seen it. IF, I recall correctly, maintenance workers were checking for air leaks around rear door, other places too. I've watched so many, I don't recall every detail.

[@EasternSunset007]

@@person.w9780 there was manual,auto, and an off position.

[@shuffman8094]

They’ve since put alarms in the Boeings for this issue (air pressure / 02).

[@dylandevious]

Might also have something to do in case of a fire?

[@Royaleoake]

Oh yes, as a flight enthusiast I knew exactly which flight this was on the first story. Oxygen deprivation is such a tragic way to go too, but at least you pass out before the really bad part. The Paine Stewart crash was very similar to Helios 522 as well. Technically the switch for the oxygen tanks (and the airplane pressurization/environmental packs in general is on the First Officer/Copilot side of the flight deck, on the upper panel, on a very obvious and commonly touched control. Checking this panel is a very important part of every 737 pre-flight checklist as well, so it doesn’t matter if an engineer switched this knob, it should have been checked by both the pilots, which was ultimately the real cause. I believe it wasn’t even on ‘Norm’ or ‘Auto’ but in the full ‘Off’ position, which is why the oxygen ran out so fast. Although on most more modern flight decks, this panel is completely automated. Thank God.

[@defranken]

I like the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format. Thank you mister Ballen.

[@country-m1]

I have a hard time believing that Second Story yes he may have been in the freezer for 7 months but who doesn't check a deep freezer especially when it's heavier than hell

[@anzerupnik1442]

Also what kind of shitty landlord waits until someone else shows interest into moving in before cleaning up. Especially when the apartment was a mess.

[@rudir6826]

Yup.. police in 3rd world countries too don't give an F about thorough investigations. I'm absolutely sure the landlord had something to do with it.

[@samanthaj.3570]

Yeah, I'm not totally sure I'm buying "landlord's" story. You don't move a freezer without removing contents that would make it even heavier than it already is. Also no foul odor at all???

[@dianeher4567]

I agree especially after 7 months

[@AdachiCabbage]

@@anzerupnik1442 Where I live my landlord didn't bother cleaning up until someone showed interest in the apartment across from me. Akiya homes have stuff for years because it takes money to clear out things.

[@aeipathy_dendrology]

Dude Sum has no idea how lucky he was. You said he made a full recovery and I yelled “he lived???” Man he got lucky

[@-mv]

He definitely knows how lucky he is! He had 3 days where he was sure he wasn't going to make it. He's definitely never gonna take his life for granted after that

[@itsme48423]

ya hes lucky cause sum dnt make it out alive but sum do and sum did lmao

[@itsme48423]

sum do and sum dnt but sum did!!!

[@somethingelse4424]

If he knew he was in a Mr Ballen he would truly appreciate how lucky he was to survive.

[@BlueStrawbaRee]

I’m really disappointed in the better help services. My friend really needed help and basically told him to go unalive themselves 😢😢

[@NightWatch24_yt]

Salute to you from a retired Air Force Veteran!

[@ColonelC0rnMassucci]

This guy deserves his own tv show with people re-enacting the stories while he narrates

[@cherylcampbell9369]

He would lose control of his content. Or have layers of contractual b.s. to deal with. And how well he is doing, as is, probably a drop in profits as well.

[@AVALINEWills]

💯❤️

[@TehAnshiTunes]

"He knew there was gonna be a ton of bat poop if he could just cross over that crack" is a sentence I never thought Id hear. Just lol 😂🤣

[@paulrivers7248]

It's really hard for me to believe that they didn't open the freezer to check and see if any old food or anything was in there?!

[@michaelweiss2271]

I remember the helios story. I watched it on the show Air Disasters. It gave the whole NTSB investigation into it. That young man was a hero.

[@superduty2023]

JOHN BALLEN. THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND.

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

Everyone says that All the time…

[@jennadraperjd]

His name is John B Allen but his email address looked was johnballen and everyone presumed his name was ballen so he rolled with it. He's done a video about it 😊

[@malcommarcone2559]

"A ton of bat poop just over the crack..." priceless as always Mr. Ballen! 😂

[@chubstuf]

Love the creative backgrounds ✈️!

[@ChelseaATea]

Yay for Mr Ballen! Week is now complete :)

[@DanielL.Phillips]

He is awesome- I love his stories.

[@ResaNeal]

Have a great weekend, everyone. Thank Mr. Ballen.🧡💛

[@Robinkeohane]

You bring generations together again ❤My Grandson actually listens to you every week with us. Amazing 😂

[@StevenG222]

Thanks, I hope your weekend is awesome also!!

[@sunnystormy4973]

was my bday jan 16 ... 😹

[@ResaNeal]

@sunnystormy4973 i hope it was great. Happy belated birthday 🎂 💛💛

[@ordoabchao1308]

25:09 these stories of people getting stuck gives me horrible anxiety. Im not claustrophobic but im beginning to become that way in my older age. Ill stay out of tight spaces if unnecessary.

[@susanmissett-king1839]

Listening to it I was never so glad to be too fat to fall into a 6 inch wide hole. I'm gonna go eat waffles to stay safe. (I'm ok with the word fat, btw. If that's the worst thing about me then I'm doing alright).

[@ordoabchao1308]

@susanmissett-king1839 lol, i believe in the right for you to say whatever you want to say regardless of others feelings or thoughts! Im glad im too big to fall into it too. My arm wouldnt even fit in that crack lol

[@thejgzone9]

That last story is why headlights are the best option. You really need both hands free and this eliminates the chance of dropping your light source.

[@TezBangaTV]

Mr Ballen is the 🐐 of storytelling

[@njad3]

Stop it

[@dreamsneverdie3523]

@@njad3who’s better?

[@Carrie-i8r]

What a hero Andreas was. His family should be very proud - he did the very best anyone could have done in such a terrifying moment.

[@debrakleid5752]

One of the few videos that made me tear up hearing about this flight attendant who made his last act a heroic one and one that he knew he would die from.

[@Fallenfromgrace1990]

Some of these stories just tells me why hating small spaces is a good thing. 😂

[@stefanteisler]

You are an amazing storyteller. The Dybbuk Box one and the Sleep Paralysis nightmares still stick with me. Look forward to your upload every single week.

[@LightBlueVans]

i can’t even watch the sleep paralysis one sometimes! it genuinely creeps me out and scares me. 😅 that and the one where the guy was under a girls bed whom she only discovered after she dropped her phone on the floor and saw him as she picked it up. ooooh! so terrifying.

[@TheangryLikeButton]

My MAILS 😢!! 0:16

[@hitolfadler]

Give that button his mail back!!! Most people don’t know that, but stealing or opening someone else’s mail is actually a felony.

[@Wishwasweed]

No not your mail we have to report him to the police because it's illegal to steal the mail 😡😡

[@jaevindear2272]

Be quiet stinky

[@LDM910]

😂😂

[@TheangryLikeButton]

​@@Wishwasweed Believe me dude... I've been trying to call the police ever since he sneaked into my house and changed my tequila with apple juice.

[@scott1668MC]

I watched the Greek flight on Mayday and it is heartbreaking to see, the man Andreas is a hero and he definitely saved lives when he turned the aircraft to the left and away from the City.I must admit that I had a tear in my eye for this one, it's better I guess that the passengers were unconscious when it went down and hopefully the Air industry learned from this tragedy.

[@shaunatwining1649]

🎉❤YAY! TOP 3!! MY FAVORITE 😍 TY SO MUCH!! I APPRECIATE U MRBALLEN❤😊

[@MrBallen]

You're welcome! 🙏

[@WelshWing98]

Love the places you can’t go but people went there anyway series It’s how I found MrBallen.

[@liljoe5139]

Sounds like California

[@TheElbowMerchant]

​@@liljoe5139As a lifelong CA resident, this made me chuckle. The mass exodus is real.

[@liljoe5139]

@@TheElbowMerchant I live near a place called Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch/Buffalo River area on the Tennessee River. Way out in no man’s country and I’ve met several families in the last few years all from California.. odds of that happening must be high. They love it here.

[@lisadeaton1772]

I am from Hendersonville; Tn and moved to Memphis, Tn in 1982. I met a guy and married him and he raced Motocross. One of his races was at Loretta Lynn's dude ranch and I was there for the race. I moved to CA in 2023 and that is where I currently reside and I hate it and miss TN!😢 When I read the previous comments, I was like WTF? It's a small world, huh?

[@liljoe5139]

@@lisadeaton1772 come on back home

[@arnicus208]

I don’t buy the second story for a second. One, it’s near impossible to move a freezer without accidentally popping the lid. The odor at that point would’ve been obvious. Two, unless you’re a hulk with a friend hulk, no one moves a full freezer. They’re awkward enough empty.

[@ddavis4730]

I believe the landlord killed him

[@puffradical]

yeah there's no way

[@kravin74]

Maybe they thought it was full of spoiled food since the power had to be off for a while? Didn't want rotten food to smell up the place so take it outside and dump? Just a guess.

[@erickalear7609]

I know what those freezers feel like with a human inside; not a dead one but still. My kid was being an idiot and not thinking. It was way heavier than it should've been, the top popped open, and out jumped my son. He was mad because we told him he had to stay at grandma's and he had other ideas. There's just no way they wouldn't have checked unless they knew.

[@ddavis4730]

@@erickalear7609 exactly Especially since he’d never seen his tenant again Very suspicious

[@celinablanco8613]

Wow that first story made me tear up, Andreas was so courageous and selfless! I can't believe there aren't better safeguards to keep things like this from happening! Any vital controls should be locked by code or key and only accessible to the pilots.

[@peterlawrence335]

These videos are basically my periodic reminder to avoid any form of caving or scuba diving. Thank you Mr Ballen. Getting trapped in an underwater cave would probably be my worst nightmare.

[@whitetiger114]

Dude I think this is the series that got me hooked on your vids back in 2020. Love your work, as always. I don't think I'll ever get tired of your videos 😅

[@TheLoneWolf-uq1mi]

Mr ballen posted. Let's get spooked.

[@TheMadFoxes]

WOOO!!! The “places you can’t go and people who went there” is my FAVORITE category of story you do!! Thank you for covering more of them!

[@lelandunruh7896]

I've gone bungee jumping, spelunking, SCUBA diving (in shipwrecks, no less), run with the bulls in Pamplona, ridden a motorbike across Vietnam, and hiked more mountains in the Alps and Rockies than I can count. I consider it a mild point of pride that I've not ended up in one of these stories. Yet.

[@Lee82420]

True story I was a church for Bible study & it's 7pm. A lady who goes there is watching Mrballen & I hear "strange dark and mysterious" so I asked her is that Mrballen? She's say yeah, she discovered him on her own. Two people going to the same church Subscribed to Mrballen

[@peachykellz]

Not that hard to believe???? He has 9 million subscribers so idk what's so shocking

[@tonygomez1120]

The man in the cave, cavers are very very gutsy people, you don't pay around in a cave. You don't mess around in a cave. You pay attention in a cave that is the most awful death.There is. I'm glad he made it out. I would never again go in another cave, i've had my fill with them😢 ..

[@AVALINEWills]

💯❤️

[@izzojoseph2]

That first dude is an absolute legend🔥🔥🔥

[@Catmaster-kj9mt]

I used to love caving and diving, but Mr. Ballin thanks to you that will be no more. ❤

[@MsCassidy23]

Ooh!😮 I've actually been missing these stories! It helps me vicariously explore through the tales when I don't have time to get out, while reminding me to remain cautious when I do.