Top 3 places you CAN'T GO & people who went anyways... | Part 15

[@tommywatson4303]

Elmo was peeking at me from your chest 👀 7:02

[@AceOfClubs1939]

Bruh where

[@d4y_one]

Nice catch

[@jamssnana4084]

Good catch!!! 👏👏

[@daniellewagner5284]

I would of never noticed that amazing catch

[@nandiaidual7770]

@@Gxld1 i gotchu

[@braedondavies9592]

What kills me is that all three of these stories could have easily been prevented. So devastating.

[@SG-tx1fz]

specially the last one like just cut her leg dude

[@rensenbon3389]

They got very complacent, thinking that if it worked before, it's fine. Meanwhile the Grim Reaper is just counting down when their luck runs out.

[@meganbrown6581]

They could pull her out with the keep

[@rensenbon3389]

@@meganbrown6581 i was thinking that too... But if she was wearing boots or shoes on tight its hard to remove without undoing the laces

[@ctts9946]

@@SG-tx1fz sounds messed up but that’s all they could’ve done at that point

[@Rae0811]

Dang. Imagine being that coworker who closed the oven with Jose inside. A day wouldn’t go by that I didn’t feel immense guilt.

[@BigShean]

I would struggle with thoughts of suicide for the rest of my life and possibly even act on those thoughts. That’s so terrible. Poor Jose.

[@theidiot1977]

Just pretend he was the like button.

[@jaspersilence9328]

Oh I know😩... I thought about that in detail

[@lisamichels1825]

Yup. That's what I was thinking. He'll need therapy for sure

[@2bczar4u]

Unless maybe...

[@WishMasterPtolemy]

Every time I hear about someone getting stuck in the mud I have a flash back to my childhood. I was around 6-8 years old and at the beach with my grandfather, I put my foot into a patch of really wet mud and got stuck up to my knee, being a little kid I couldn't pull my leg out. My grandfather was a master baker which meant that he owned a bakery and moved around 100lb bags of flour all day long, thus he was terrifyingly strong. He came over to me, grabbed me under my arms and just hoisted me into the air above his head with this sickening sucking sound from the mud. I lost my shoe in that hole, thanks grandpa, I miss you

[@waltermorris5786]

Yea..why couldn't 3 men lift her out

[@lubhita_10]

W grandpa

[@_.junebug._]

I lost my shoe in really deep mud as a child too! I want my Diego sneakers back Mother Nature!

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

In case you're ever a child stuck in mud again, the trick is to lean on your other leg while jiggling and pulling the stuck leg.

[@vriskaxtereziotp]

Same! As a kid you really underestimate things like mud. My friend and I used to hang around this creek and swim in a hole there. Yes, now we know how gross it is lol. But at 7 things like that dont occur to you. So one day we sank into mud while playing with it. Barely got out but our flip flops were gone. Learned a hard lesson that day when we had to walk back in the hot Texas sun without shoes.

[@GhostForgerSVF]

I feel like more people should be pointing out the heroism and determination of that Alaskan State Trooper who stayed with her until the very last moments and never gave up trying to save her. I can't imagine how it must have felt when he saw both ends of that tube float to the surface.

[@vindictivetiger]

then make a video doing that instead of expecting other people to do it for you.

[@chesliemilam547]

I agree 100000%

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@vindictivetiger He/she said pointing out the heroism, like in the comments; said nothing about making a video.. (hell ya, ten white Knight points for me- lol jk)

[@mesaplayer9636]

IDK why they didn't cut her leg off.

[@oyudie2745]

@@mesaplayer9636 facts

[@lacountess]

More things I learned from Mr. Ballen: - Never go inside an industrial oven - Never go in water where there is a sign

[@inthefade]

I just say no to dark water from now on.

[@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206]

@@inthefade it started off as just a little mud...

[@Africanhorror]

why must humans ignore danger warnings?😔

[@issyismusic]

You learned not to go into an industrialised oven from Mr B??? My dude...I have more faith in you than that. XD

[@trashyspeeds266]

That's literally common sense 😂

[@NellieNutkins]

Can’t imagine the terror of being stuck in mud and being so close to a rescue, but ultimately realising you’re going to die. The helplessness. God.

[@johnjay3317]

It absolutely amazes me how many people die doesn't stupid stuff like trying to save a few minutes of driving by cutting across and ignoring the danger signs of the mud flats. He has to live the rest of his life knowing he got her killed just because of him being impatient!

[@NellieNutkins]

@@johnjay3317 right! It’s like when you get impatient drivers that take high risks and overtake at crazy speeds, on blind corners or when they can see another car coming. Where does it get you? One car ahead (best case) and dead or injured or causing someone else’s death or injury (most likely).

[@silentscribe]

I live on a boat surrounded by 10 feet of sinking mud. I've had to rescue several people over the last few years, luckily they survived but not everyone does. Respect Mother Nature or pay the price.

[@OasisWullie1872]

Yeah, that 1 really got me too!

[@TrailVenture_TV]

I woulda just cut my leg off rather be an amputatee than dead.

[@supleted]

I think I honestly developed a new phobia where I die in a scenario where everyone is here, they're all trying to do everything they can to help me, but it now reached the point where they can do nothing but watch as I slowly die from whatever accident that is eating me alive.

[@saisrisai9649]

😐you just gave my brain a new phobia.

[@bright_land]

[jk] What shall we call it? Ballenphobia perhaps? [/jk]

[@bright_land]

Actually, on second thought, it can't be a phobia. Those are irrational fears.

[@Elric54]

What I've learned from MrBallen: 1. Stay out of the water 2. Stay out of the woods 3. Stay out of industrial machines and ovens

[@Sassyglbeauty]

I’ve learned: 1) Stay way from deep diving (esp cave diving) 2) stay away from everything else.

[@sandibaker5298]

ALWAYS use COMMON sense!

[@Starshapedjello]

What I learned: don’t take short cuts and people will kill to keep a lie a secret

[@unmeinks5907]

idk, that ovens lookin prettttty toasty

[@tori_trex4927]

1.) Just don’t leave your home 🤣

[@lincoln1886]

Reasons why mr ballen is awesome 1. He’s a dad 2. He’s a veteran 3. he doesn’t use an overly fake voice, he just uses his normal voice 4. He has a good fashion sense 5. He makes generally great content

[@christinedavidson5633]

Can never go wrong with plaid and a snap back rofl

[@lynne1517]

and another thing... he’s easy on the eye ! 😋

[@TheCuttingBoardDawn]

He’s great- we watch him all the time- as of yesterday I have watched all of his videos. He’s a great story teller.

[@TheHardestPill]

@@lynne1517 amen sister 😌👌🏾

[@Ubersnuber]

That’s the stuff I look for from a youtuber. Yes, you’ve got excellent content, but are you a combo dad veteran?

[@faded1to3black]

"None of them paid any attention to the warning signs" Seems to be a running theme with this particular series.

[@adameins5622]

Yeah...seems like people would at least read what the warning is for. Like I'm all for doing something that's risky but I'm not just gonna run off of a cliff when there is a sign that says there's a cliff right there you know?

[@PowerofPlacebo]

As they say! “Doing the same thing over & over! Expecting a different result” Is what they call “insanity”!! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤣🤣🤣

[@nancygoerlich8526]

I wish I'd paid attention to Mrballen's "stressful content" warning!

[@calmchugh2601]

@@adameins5622 this sign reads "Danger," hmm must be safe then

[@maniacalmadness5419]

Sad but true ✝️🙏🏻♥️

[@radar3twos887]

Re: The lady who died in the mud flats Let's hope her husband makes a memorial that tells the story of how she passed and places out on the roadside where others can see these warnings are no joke! If her story saves at least 1 person, she did not die in vain.

[@Fmanzo10]

From some of the other comments here it seems her death became a cautionary tale that parents in the area would tell their kids. So it probably did end up saving some lives just by happening.

[@vegetablehead]

i've watched numerous episodes of the joy of painting and bob ross never once painted nor mentioned to danger of the mud flats.

[@electrictroy2010]

PEOPLE IGNORE warnings, as we’ve learned numerous times from these stories .

[@cookiez6949]

Why not just cut off the leg and save her?

[@seranrevere865]

Her death has saved a lot of lives. As someone born and raised in Alaska, the mud flats were one of my biggest fears growing up.

[@cece9506]

pov: you watched one of his videos cause it looked interesting and then got addicted to the story telling

[@koreyadilora2204]

YES i just discovered him last night when a video showed up in my reccomended page

[@danielcarter1312]

how dare you expose me like that

[@largol33t1]

No, it's his trademark shirts that got me hooked. 😂 But seriously, I kept seeing that in different videos and listened to a few. He's a good storyteller so I got hooked on one scary story after another. Finally, why not - I subscribed.

[@kenna4827]

EXACTLY

[@justinstone8602]

So I'm not the only one who does this

[@what4494]

Love how there is no like relief for the endings, it’s just “oh and they slowly died” “next we have...” or “that’s it!”

[@themurrrr]

It’s brutal..... and I’m totally addicted. Bingewatchings galore.

[@weaselweaselweaselweasel3360]

I'm good here at home !

[@Melospizia]

It is like that. I listened to one recently about deep sea divers having the oxygen ripped from their bodies. At the end Mr Ballen says “Luckily...” Me “Oh?” Him “They were killed instantly.” Me “oh -_-“ And that’s it.

[@Cyph3rX]

See this is why I outlaw the hallmark channel in my house

[@anthonyrios8566]

@@assh1799 Sad but True. Like the MAN said, ITS LIKE THAT, and THATS THE WAY IT IS. HUUUH.

[@saramae4880]

as someone who’s grownup and lives in alaska my whole life, i remember being told the story of the woman in the mud flats as a way to keep kids from playing in them. it worked for most of us

[@piperhurtado4945]

My dad was actually a personal friend of the couple; he lived many decades in Alaska as a cultural anthropologist. I would go up summers to work there as a teen, and he told me the story. And she didn’t die right away. Not of hypothermia or anything; she just freaking drowned. Ugh 😑

[@angiestalesfromwales1590]

I'm from the UK, but I was told a story about a woman in who got trapped in mud flats. I wonder if my mum, who used to live in various places across Canada, heard about it and told us. we didn't have anything dangerous like that near us, but my auntie lived near the humber bridge over in Lincolnshire and whenever the tide would go out, we always wanted to play on the sand there - which was quicksand. I wonder if the story that scared the life out of me as a kid is the same story im hearing today.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@piperhurtado4945 The hypothermia meant she couldn't hold the air pipe, so she drowned. Too bad no one had scuba gear, but that probably wouldn't have saved her in the long run.

[@mercermatcha4328]

I was born in AK as well, and lived there for the first 21 years of my life- I definitely remember being told that story early on, and vividly remembered every time we drove alongside them on the mountainside roads! Cheers to another Alaskan ❤

[@iamhungry1412]

@@piperhurtado4945 ngl that comment was pretty disrespectful to a literal death

[@heterosexualfriendly864]

that poor co-worker thinking he was doing Jose a favour :,(

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

hope Jose's coworker is ok, can't imagine trying to do a small favor for someone and inadvertently causing their particularly horrific death :/

[@farmerchick3040]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@tradingtactics7541]

I’m sure he’s thought some crazy thoughts about that. :/

[@johncuervo3019]

Why didn't Jose push back against the carts

[@trinnn3501]

@@johncuervo3019 how is he gonna push the cart back if he doesn’t hear it pushed in and only notices when it’s locked in with him. It’s an industrial factory so their not gonna hear him screaming to get out

[@JustgamingFl890]

This is why i dont do favors

[@thepaleceltic7137]

That guy who roasted alive in the oven has got to be the most horrific death I've heard of out of the multitude of horrific deaths on this channel

[@BrimstoneZV]

its also 100 percent preventable had they simply had rules emplace to prevent people from interfering with others work stations. If you aren't in charge of a machine stay the fuck away from it.

[@entropysmith6965]

The guy that got hit with intense radiation and had his skin fall off as he rooted to nothing over 80 days is the worst but this is definitely second.

[@daniellekidd1478]

That guy who was stuck in the dark sinking boat with sharks slamming into everything really stuck with me. Horrific

[@mywebtv4u]

1.5 Million was not enough for what that poor guy went through and his family. Imagine having to think about your loved one being roasted alive for hours. No! his family should own that company.

[@cynollie5598]

@@mywebtv4u I agree it should have been 30MM plus. That was horrific!

[@kouldbanyone4983]

I feel so sorry for the young man’s parents - first they lost their daughter to a brain tumour and then their son to a whirlpool because he liked living on the edge. What a tragic life for those parents who were left to carry on without their two kids. 😔

[@Dead_Goat]

I am curious if he had a brain tumor as well that lowered his inhibitions.

[@jennarobin2748]

I agree. 😥 My heart goes out to them. 😢😢

[@AD-ui6sk]

@@Dead_Goat no he was suicidal it doesn’t always mean you think about killing yourself or try to it can be not caring about risks and putting yourself in harms way because deep down you don’t really care if you die

[@ginosko_]

This is why u dont have kids cause u are giving the burden of mortal death to another person. Selfish of people to have k I'd s

[@matthewsmith1927]

@@ginosko_ and yet your parents had you...wah wah

[@lcmrtnz0165]

The first story reminds me of this time I was shopping at Costco and I kept hearing a faint but distinct banging and “help” I looked up all around me and everyone was going about their business like normal and it irritated me so bad no one was reacting. So I just ran as fast as I could towards the noise and ran behind the counters into the meat kitchen area and heard the noise coming from the walk in washing machine. I opened the door and a very frightened young man ran out of there. He accidentally got himself locked in there.

[@ariszuanggari657]

Masha Allah 🙏 you save a life 😢 i hope there's more people like you. Blessed you and your family ❤️

[@heythere9554]

You saved a man from becoming Mr Ballens video. Cool

[@texavery5695]

I am always astounded how people can hear someone screaming for help, and just ignore it. It makes me wonder, if those people ever needed help would they actually scream for it?

[@jrmckim]

@@texavery5695 its called the bystander effect. People have literally been stabbed to death in front of people and no one will do anything because they believe someone else will do it. So with everything believing others are going to step in.. no one does. Its very sad. I was on a gore site a few years ago when I came across a video of this lady that had somehow gotten her left arm torn off. This was in India and it looked like maybe a vehicle of some kind had caused the injury. The lady was wearing a long sleeved shirt and you could see her arm was completely detached from her body. The shirt was ripped along the shoulder and she was half dragging and holding it. She didn't know quite what to do with it. She is in shock (like anyone else would be) and flailing around.. squating down begging for help. She was crying and gesturing for someone to do something but not one person helped her. By this time a group of people had gathered around to form a circle. They pulled out thier phones and started videotaping. She would approach the crowd who were taping her and they would literally take steps to get away from her. The lady then removed a gold necklace from her neck and tried handing the gold bloodstained chain to anyone who might help her. Someone took the chain and stood there. The injured lady fell to her knees then fell to her side. Finally an older lady came running ,pushing the onlookers to get thru. She knelt down and tried to apply pressure to the wound but it was too late. The lady was barely alive and shortly lost consciousness. The older lady started screaming at the crowd.. hitting them and thats where the video ends. I have seen a lot of things irl and on gore sites since I was a teen. So I am used to seeing fatal injuries. But that video scarred me for life. The fear in her eyes.. desperation in her voice... you did not have to speak her language to know what she was saying. No one fucking cared. It was like she wasnt even a human.. animal or living thing. Anyway that's when I started looking into why people behave like that sometimes. It tends to happen in major populated areas and cities.

[@esteemedmortal5917]

Thank you for paying attention to that person’s cries!

[@jessicaduncan9309]

Thank you for covering the Turnagain Arm mudflats. I remember this incident clearly. They are absolutely lethal, and not to be underestimated. Such a sad way to go.

[@bostontowny4life744]

I don’t even want to go outside 🤣. I’m happy being in my house with my tv and video games!

[@moonwaterflower]

I feel sorry for the coworker who closed that oven door. Imagine how they feel knowing that if they had not closed the oven door or had called out for Jose that his coworker may still be here today. I also feel sorry for Jose and his family.

[@troypayne6701]

Still jose's fault. There is no reason he shouldn't have told someone to spot him while he went into the oven.

[@portugeese]

@@troypayne6701 Correction, company's fault for not adding an interior killswitch.

[@hepy5282]

Still Jose's fault, If it's not your job to fix something, you just report It to your superior

[@starmunching]

@@troypayne6701 have some sympathy, man. Jose was just trying to fix a small thing for the company. Who cares who's fault it was? A life was lost tragically.

[@Koozomec]

I don't feel sorry for the clueless co worker. Very dangerous to work with carefree people like that around. They are one reason i always unplug the power cords while i fix something. Being self absobed is not an excuse.

[@winillerbean4989]

Imagine being the person who accidentally killed Jose.. we all know they shouldn't blame themselves, but they definitely still do. 😔

[@pdmullgirl]

I thought that very same thing. That story is just awful. You know that coworker thinks about it often. Even blaming himself. So, so sad. All three stories were awful. Makes me thankful for being here!! ❤️💜💚

[@Ferris-yz8ct]

Poor Jose 😔.

[@lth4133]

if only Jose asked for another coworker to watch over him as he did it.... that would've saved his life...

[@Archer74]

Very tragic... but then again, it is something that could've been prevented had the parties involved followed safety protocol. It is true that some rules/guidelines/procedures seem unnecessary/inconvenient or even seem "stupid" but they are there for a reason such as preventing tragedies like that.

[@mattcastillion2572]

Yes so tragic! And the coworker thought he was doing him a favor

[@Misssydney]

I was born and raised in Anchorage Alaska and remember hearing about this story as a cautionary tale and every time we drove down that highway overlooking the mudflats I would think about her. May she Rest In Peace

[@MrBallen]

My father is a journalist and actually covered the story at the time. I remember him telling me this as a kid. Blew my mind. So awful.

[@Misssydney]

@Brian Weatherman please visit your brother when he moves back. Alaska is the most beautiful place you will ever see especially if you like doing outdoor stuff like hunting fishing and camping

[@Misssydney]

Omg! I got two likes and a comment from mrballen in the last three days, we’re practically best friends now! 😍

[@maniacalmadness5419]

This is so like the poor lady at her dad's wedding that got caught in quicksand as the tide came in and she drowned. Both sad and terrible 💔✝️🙏🏻♥️.

[@Geeky907]

As a lifelong Alaskan, who lives in Anchorage, the mudflats are always a deathtrap, every single year several people die much like Adriana did, often times foreigners who didn't or couldn't read the signs. it is such a problem that there are emergency services protocols in place and special equipment built and stationed in along the Turnigan arm just for these situations. Over the years its been found the best survivability has been with people wearing chest-waders and/or Wet-Suits as those items can be "pressurized" with water enough to pull you out.. but even at that survival rates are only about 30%

[@dyawr]

Why though? I don't get it, why doesn't the mud become loose again when the water comes back? It sounded like it takes hours for the water level to rise over your head, so why isn't the mud bed soft enough to pull ppl out by then?

[@stoiccrane4259]

Main lesson of these stories, when you see warning signs take notice and leave warehouse repairs for the maintenance. Never go above and beyond for a factory job.

[@melanielazare9]

Thank you.

[@GGA007Gaming]

Never go above an beyond in any job from my exoerience thats when you get paid less then everyone else and do all the work and work all the hours while everyone else gets to live vacation and no responsibilities.

[@stoiccrane4259]

@@GGA007Gaming For most jobs it's best to just do the absolute minimal while pretending it's your best otherwise the company will come to expect you to put your best foot forward everyday without compensating you for it and take advantage of you. Their job is to work you ragged while paying as little as possible. An employees job is to get paid as much as possible without getting exploited. It's a conflict of interests. That's why it's important to never go over and beyond for these jobs unless it's something meaningful life healthcare surgery.

[@stoiccrane4259]

@@somename6955 If an employee goes above and beyond on a regular basis eventually it's going to get taken for granted while they get paid the same/less for assuming more workplace responsibilities. In a skill based career it's not necessarily bad because it garners experience that can lead other opportunities. Potentially even another higher paying job outside the company. However, when it comes to factory settings. The more responsibilities a worker assumes the more they're exploited as a workhorse for little to no gain. In the story featured in the video the unfortunate guy lost the most important thing he possibly had. His life. So the "lazy" bare minimal isn't exactly the worst thing when being "industrious" without incentive mostly leads to being exploited. The "laziness" is a protective precaution. Better to be "lazy" and live than be overzealous and lose a limb or wind up dead for a company that couldn't care less. It's not pessimistic as much as it's realistic as sad as that is.

[@fonsecorona]

Main lesson..OBEY AND MIND THE WARNING SIGNS! I appreciate the compassion and the will to help from some people, and I praise that as a human condition we all have..well, almost all anyway... But, and I hope my comment won't get taken the wrong way...you make a mistake willingly, and risk your own life knowingly, and the life of others while at it, like in the case of the guy and his girlfriend, by totally ignoring the warning signs for which you stubbornly and carelessly are about to do, and then you expect other people to risk their own lives to save your irresponsible behind?....Like I said, I commend the will and the unselfish drive of a lot of folks when they want to help their fellow human being in distress, but....Sometimes you can't help stupid...Sorry...

[@katrinahohbein1486]

I think this is the only story I've seen where the company pays a settlement to the family AND pays to upgrade their equipment so it wont happen again.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Yeah sad story but I respect the company's response

[@tink_tinkkkz314]

Even tho the company didn’t do nothing it was another worker who caused his death and her the company took over so credits to them bcs it wasn’t really their fault, tho it was their equipment they didn’t purposely try to hurt anybody. And neither did the other guy but cmon he could’ve looked inside before he put the tuna and closed the door he deserves to go to jail for murder.

[@addicted367]

@@tink_tinkkkz314 why would he need to look when they were strictly forbidden to enter the ovens. He wasn't supposed to be in there in the first place.

[@yamahar192]

@@tink_tinkkkz314 not dudes fault

[@peterf.229]

It was a part of the settlement with OSHA

[@BigSad49702]

I'm from anchorage. The mudflats story is something parents told their kids to keep them from playing on them. Even my parents told me. It actually happened the day after I was born

[@JoesirisReborn]

Yoooo, I grew up in Kodiak. 907 baby!

[@jusev2739]

@@JoesirisReborn fairbanks :)

[@AlaskanCookie]

I’m from Anchorage too. The mud flats are no joke.

[@andyhobbs8865]

Yeh about 20 chinese people died in the mud flats in the UK a couple of years ago they were collecting crabs or something like that and tide came in and they all lost their lives.

[@danielfridlington1141]

Andy, I hate to break it to you but if you're talking about those Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe bay, that was 16 years ago 😜

[@Artyomthewalrus]

Mud always scares me. One time I was out on a tree planting contract at the end of a 5km walk in. We were working in a swamp. I was partner planting with another guy, so it was two of us out there. The area we were in was half water, half little islands of mud and grass/moss. He jumped across some water onto a piece of grass, but the mud underneath was soft so he sank waist deep. I came over to help him out, I managed to get solid footing on a stump nearby, but haul as I might I couldn't get him out. I was there for a good 15-20 minutes just trying to brute force him out, before I realized I would have to get help. I sprinted across the swamp to where some other co-workers were and called for help. 2 more people came over. By the time I got back to him he had sunk a foot further. It took all 3 of us a good half hour to haul him out. He had roots tangled with his feet, so one person had to go face first into the mud to free his feet before we could hall him out. But it worked. He was fine, just shaken up. He quit the next week.

[@DeIicateFynn]

I'm terrified now too...

[@Norixciii]

I was near the shore of a river in South America once. It's not sand it's basically mud or clay. We were swinging off this branch/vine thing like Tarzan. My brother stepped in some and it sucked in his boot We tried everything to get it out but in the end it sunk and we lost it forever. Looking back we were laughing and it's a funny memory but if that was a person it could've easily been really bad, really quick. Don't trust nature anymore. I'm happily a professional indoorsman instead.

[@kittykatgirl179]

You know, it's very sad and tragic how the guy died in the whirlpool but really, if you are going to repetitively do dangerous things over and over, your luck will run out.

[@kittykatgirl179]

@Harv 1991 Right. And that was my point. I wasn't trying to be disrespectful at all, but so many of these deaths were needless. And even though it is tragic and horrific, they knew what could happen.

[@theHedgex1]

only takes 1 mistake. if you're gut tell you somethings up. listen to it.

[@s4ty-s4t]

Yeah, but at the same time, adrenaline is addictive.

[@valkyrja--]

I'm sure his sister wouldn't have wanted him to risk his life like that. Now they both died really young

[@therealdeal3672]

Sad for his parents as well they lost both their kids at such young ages.

[@AlaskanGrandma]

When Adeana died, our entire state was devastated. Those not on scene, were all either watching the news as this happened, or listening to our favorite radio stations giving us moment to moment updates. All of Alaska cried together that day. RIP Adeana ❤️

[@SwizNiz439]

So sorry to hear that... My heart goes out to all who helped

[@elsie3724]

That story was so devastating. We all do stupid things or make a dumb decision at least once in our life. It doesn’t mean anyone deserves to die because of it :( I can’t even imagine how horrific it would be to just not know if you could get her out and then realizing nothing is working. So sad for her and her loved ones :(

[@stevenballantyne9710]

Heart breaking story to hear. Tragic way to go, poor lassie.

[@Theonlyoneleft1000]

Was there some reenactment made a few years later? I vaguely remmeber watching something similar on TV but I wasn't alive in 88

[@sugardaddy9721]

her husband could have pulled her out using rope and the jeep to pull her out.

[@sethjanisse4889]

Not having some kind of safety switch inside that tuna oven is just plain insane.

[@applejuice6459]

That's a good idea

[@AshNikkosWife]

I thought the same thing. How much would it take to get a kill switch within the oven, honestly.

[@Defender2516]

How many people would walk into a tuna oven though?

[@clydekimsey7503]

Even if it had one, he could have suffocated in there

[@biancastepney1517]

@@Defender2516 Any amount of people accidently cooked alive in a tuna oven is too many. Machines like this should always have multiple redundancy kill switches for safety regardless of the likelihood

[@annamarie4616]

Moral of most of these stories? Keep as calm as possible (easier said than done) and ASK FOR FREAKING HELP!! It's so heartbreaking that so many people could have been saved (although a lot of stuff could be prevented by people just not going where they aren't supposed to and they wouldn't need saving..) just by asking for help even a little sooner... but never the less, your stories ALWAYS keep me on the edge of my seat! Lost my account and had to make a new one, so getting to listen to a lot of the ones I had heard before is still just as thrilling and chilling!!

[@angelang222]

Imagine being the employee who happened to be the one to close the oven. Regardless of the fact that they weren’t truly to blame the guilt must be horrendous.

[@curiositykillingcat3226]

They were partly to blame. There were multiple safety failures that caused that death

[@zhaitae2470]

@@curiositykillingcat3226 Safety failures I highly doubt they were trained for or the fact that the company didn’t have enough safety features on the oven that a human can fit inside of 🤷‍♂️

[@skinnypete3104]

@@curiositykillingcat3226 I agree with you. To just assume where someone is was reckless given how dangerous the ovens were

[@Giobemo]

I bet when everyone else was running around looking for Jose, that guy was just pacing back and forth thinking "F***! "F***! "F***! "F***!"

[@Artyomthewalrus]

@@curiositykillingcat3226 Mostly on the company though. Training was lacking. Any job where you enter a dangerous compartment like that needs to train and enforce lock out tag out procedures. So that everybody has a red padlock that they throw on the door to keep it open - and signify that someone is in it, and have nobody except the person who put the lock on be able to remove it.

[@mbailes374]

Reasons why I spam watch mrballen: 1) he’s not fake 2) he’s a veteran 3) he posts 3,4 sometimes 5 times a week 4) I learn so much more from him than I do in school 5) he’s pure.

[@cleoharper1842]

Totally get this. But...pure?? LOL I don't think so.

[@ronaldroe6457]

He’s pure in the eyes of the lord

[@rachael5807]

So wholesome 💫

[@racheldianeames3729]

@arron cates AMEN id agree x1000

[@choochoopicklepie]

Pure boi

[@xxst0rmleaderxx886]

Thats why all factory workers should have walkie-talkies with ear pieces so they can communicate with each other

[@rouuuk]

that way you cannot gossip..

[@no_peace]

They failed him in every way. No excuse to have an oven that big without a way out and an emergency switch

[@IntegralKing]

I bet the oven acts like a Faraday Cage

[@AHHHHHHHH21]

@@IntegralKing true

[@OGPatriot03]

@@no_peace Don't be ridiculous..... He knew he wasn't supposed to enter the oven alone like that unannounced but decided to risk it anyway which resulted in avoidable tragedy. Better education for employees could be a good idea but then again I don't know if they had insufficient education in the first place considering the fact that factory workers apparently knew that they weren't supposed to do what he did. There are basic issues not just with sensible economics but physics, the things you're asking for aren't trivial and frankly shouldn't be required. It's an industrial oven for Pete's sake!, you do not enter an industrial oven without competent supervision. I'm not blaming the corporation or the scientists who designed the oven for this one... I'm just not doing it. PS: I don't think radios work well inside industrial equipment and no telling what kind of potential radio interference could ensure.

[@oliviarussell6258]

I lived in Anchorage in 1988 and the story of Adeana was huge. I was still in elementary school, so my parents used the story to enforce the dangers of the mudflats. We were taught to respect them and the tides... So sad and so heartbreaking... On a side note... it was a four wheel ATV, not a Jeep. But still... Great story-telling, as always, @MrBallen!

[@Delicate_Disaster]

The fact that everyone who stopped to try to save her sat there for 6 hours with her husband until they could help him retrieve her body has me in tears. The whole story was so horrible my heart was racing and I was shaking and choked up just listening, but hearing that they all sat there and made sure he didn't have to go through it alone is just so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I don't even know how to feel now.

[@JP_LDN582]

Tragic just think they could of took scuba gear there or something but I suppose there just really wasnt time. Horrific to have to leave your wife to die.

[@Delicate_Disaster]

@@JP_LDN582 idk how it's laid out there land wide and water depth, but I know up in Maine where my family is when the tide comes in it happens fast. Imagine a big tear drop shape of open ground but the top of the tear drop is open. The ocean, at low tide, is on the other side of the tear drop, but when the tide comes in you've got a little while where the water is creeping up slowly but once it gets to a certain point it moves really really quickly because the water is now over the sand dune that was creating the little opening that was slowing the water. If that makes sense. Reading it back I cant tell lol.

[@NoNameEst1992]

@@JP_LDN582 I was thinking that myself, bring her scuba gear, then just keep going in and giving fresh tanks but I think hypothermia would've ended up killed her stuck in freezing cold water for 6 hours or something

[@Sin-zj3ol]

"Look for the helpers" - Mr Rogers ❤

[@charliewegner]

i can’t imagine how horrifying that’d be for both parties. i mean, imagine being in the mud, the water coming in, your partner trying desperately to save you. not only that, but being the other spouse, trying as hard as you can to save the love of your life, watching them grow more terrified with each second that passes until it’s too late.

[@empire0]

1 and 3 are especially sad. The first one would be so terrible, hearing the door close and the room get hotter and hotter. The 3rd would have been scary for everyone involved, lots of people risked their own lives to try and save her

[@Awprtunist]

Slowly boiling to death in some form are the stories that freak me out the most, I can’t imagine the agony

[@rhyswhittington8759]

dunno, i found 1 and 3 to be incredibly stupid.

[@LuxFuxx]

When the water started rolling in they should have grabbed an axe from the firetruck and amputated the leg.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@Awprtunist He would have passed out before that happened.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@rhyswhittington8759 Well there is a lesson to be learned. The people stuck in the mud actually makes me mad, because they put other lives at risk over a well known hazard. They were all stupid in their way. Oven guy could have been save by either not ignoring the instruction to enter the oven, or of the worker who loaded the oven had just checked it was clear before loading the oven - this is why protocols are important.

[@ohmyarceus087]

The fact that these are not creepypastas like most channels but actual documented cases makes this so grimm to listen to i get actual chills now and then.. 🥶

[@Vespyr_]

I never understood creepypastas. They were just something you kids did because you thought your imaginations were wilder than reality. You were in love with each other's attention. But the truth is, you haven't seen anything yet. Reality is full of horrors. How do we create slendermen in worlds where real men have skinned people alive?

[@GypsyQueen318]

@@Vespyr_ So "stories" shouldn't exist?

[@FreakoNek]

Everybody gangsta until MrBallen starts explaining something with SLIGHTLY more detail.

[@Emma88178]

The "Horse Head" story is absolutely heartbreaking with the fact that the mom and dad have now lost two kids.

[@typical_snowflake]

It's heartbreaking because truly it was a totally preventable death and a stupid one. That young was totally reckless.

[@cedrics5241]

@@typical_snowflake I think he became reckless, in general, after his sister's death because he had nothing more to lose.

[@kima838]

I thought the same thing! I can't fathom how I would cope with the loss of one child, but TWO...nobody should ever have to endure that.

[@trewavas2507]

His mother ended up moving a short distance away from the area where they grew up. We're used to hearing about people dying in the sea quite regularly (I grew up in the same town as him), but his death was so shocking - largely because of how preventable it was. His mother literally had random people approaching her in shops expressing their condolences and it was just too much. She transformed part of her garden to be a shrine to their memory, burying some of his dreadlocks and flowers from his sister's bedroom together. I believe the childrens' ashes were spread in the same location and she mounted his surfboard by the side of the road, which is still visited by people paying their respects. Nobody should have had to endure what she went through.

[@eqonxi]

Especially the fact jacob had a point that sometimes in life you should be reckless but sometimes you really have to take a second and think is it worth it or is it ur death

[@emmamakesbadart]

Jose's death was SO sad. Being cooked alive seems like the worst way to go. Horrible. imagine being the coworker too😨 that will be on his conscience until he dies

[@keri1981]

Yeah being responsible for cooking your workmate!

[@dakotabruce7773]

"This is raw" - Gordon Ramsey

[@daniloherrera139]

@@dakotabruce7773 SAVAGE LOL

[@Luz-cq9bl]

My Dad worked for A cannery and he told us a story where he went into the cooler to store Tuna fish and it had an automatic door to open and close so while being inside there was an electric outage and the doors shut closed and the had to scale his way out until he was able to find the exit lucky he was able to get out after a couple of hours being trapped Dad only developed Neumonia 😳 And went back to work .Dad is still alive 93 yrs old Today

[@mojosodope45]

His co worker did that shit on purpose. He didn’t like Jose and saw an easy way to get rid of him and call it an “accident.” Perfect crime.

[@Dantalisman]

"I wonder why that warning sign is there?" "It's probably not important."

[@nturavrgchick6055]

"They only put those signs there for stupid people who don't know what they're doing. We aren't stupid and we know what we're doing so we'll be fine!" - Famous last words. No matter how many stories like this we hear about, there's always people who think they're smarter than everyone else so they don't need to listen. Truth is, the smart people are those who actually heed those warnings and never try to cheat death to begin with.

[@johnjay3317]

@@nturavrgchick6055 Maybe it because I've always had the fear of drowning but I could never see myself risking my life just to save a little time, much less the life of someone I loved.

[@journeysalkebulan]

@@nturavrgchick6055 exactly! Some people never learn and it literally cost them their life!

[@sharonanderson8680]

Signs are for a reason..why do people think they know better

[@bensmith7932]

Exactly!! I'd like to see a some hard data on just how many people perish after willfully ignoring some sort of specific and obvious 'Warning', 'Danger', or 'Do not Enter sign'??

[@cassiusdio6048]

That poor girl in the mud flats. I honestly don’t know if I can keep watching stories like this. It’s so very disturbing, I feel so bad.

[@abbyiswatching2046]

Oh my god, the tuna guy...imagine being the guy who helped him out by starting the oven up. Nightmare fuel for life.

[@Serenade2461]

I've heard several workplace accident stories where the workers who caused the accident had good intentions. I don't know how I'd be able to live with myself knowing I had not only not helped my coworker but I had pressed the buttons that caused their death.

[@abbyiswatching2046]

@@Serenade2461 I have a horror of dying that way - well, not in an oven but a fire, the kind where they cant really do anything about the pain because its all 3rd degree...much rather drown if I had to choose. Because the burning one...I hope somebody would do me a solid and put a bullet in my head as fast as possible. But you know the dumb jerks would try and save me. Once the trap shut on those guys, tell me they wouldn't have been better off if some kind soul would have hucked a grenade in there. I'm picturing one of those glassed in "in case of emergency" boxes with a few grenades, a couple of guns....

[@Fireprincess161]

@@abbyiswatching2046 At least with fires you might pass out from the smoke.

[@abbyiswatching2046]

@@Fireprincess161 If I get burnt that bad, where they know it's gonna kill me anyway after days of agony and no possible anasthetic, I honestly don't want to survive it.

[@chrissamuels5572]

Thats why I refuse to help anyone ever lol

[@gemmascene4689]

I actually met Jacob once, I was probably about 15/16 at the time but from what I remember he seemed really nice, so sad all of these :(

[@squirtleisvalid2364]

I feel bad for you

[@jonnykraska7554]

Proof

[@GF93725]

It almost seems like everyone in this factory where Jose was burn was a good place to work that everyone took that extra mile. As opposed to places where I worked and no one care. For instance any place else people would have just walked by that pallet and mind your own business.

[@GF93725]

I'm not fictitious I really thought that you can cut the girls leg in the mud and she will be alive. But this is before I saw the video completely there's no way that could have happened. However I still blame the husband for not being responsible enough for his wife but that's just me.

[@gemmascene4689]

@@jonnykraska7554 like I said it was 1 time and was 10 + years ago.. just a pub my family go to in Cornwall and he was chilling with one of the bar staff, who I know is a big surfer and now travels doing photography and making things out of stuff that washes up on the beach

[@PredatorPoachersToronto]

Always a good day when Mr. Ballen posts

[@lucasstringer5307]

Facts

[@boby_bob]

Ya thats a great one

[@jaslynziegler5072]

yessir

[@donaldcady3839]

Yes. Sitting phone in hand waiting. Got coffee on. Cookies too. Yee hah!

[@timandamberhickman6125]

Yaaas!!

[@Steve-up4jq]

If you watch too much MrBallen, you'll get a claustrophobia and wouldn't ever go inside an oven. This channel actually save our lives.

[@burndown8083]

u ain't lyin

[@octavianr526]

The contrary too, it pulls horrific things into mind

[@norctic]

Other youtubers: “hit the like button” “thumbs up and subscribe” “slice the like button” Mr.Ballen: torture the like button and their family for approximately 8-10 hours. Then, when they’re at their breaking point, offer them freedom, only to set an entire nest of furious wasps at the exit.

[@Inlinetodie]

😂🤮😃🤮😀🤮😪🤔🥺🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@DisneyMegan]

JSHEHSHAJ

[@jeremyjohnson761]

Which episode did I miss?

[@charliedallachie3539]

I remember watching the first few videos on his channel and had to rewind if I heard it right 😂 hilarious.

[@eggsdee9727]

@Audacious Altair he Mll

[@oranac]

there's a lot to be said about living a chill life where you respect 'danger keep out ' signs

[@WarriorLavaCat]

Right!!!

[@lilheinz9496]

Most daredevils are the first person to notice the warning signs of danger, and that’s why they plan ahead.

[@bentonrp]

Yup! I usually question things and try new things in order to find out... but if I see a sign posted about natural hazards or am around big machines... Nnonononooonooo!!!

[@ChrundleTGreat]

This one made me really sad. I hate it when so many people fight SO hard to save someone and lose them. If anything, these are cautionary tales that may save people in the future. My heart goes out to the rescuers, the friends and family of those lost and to the people who died.

[@FrankThe77Tank]

When the guy came out to hand her the tube & said don’t worry, we’ll get you outta here, I felt confident lol.. Not the ending I was hoping for!

[@WeRNthisToGetHer]

He put them both in serious danger to save him time and get gold. I'm sad for her, not him.

[@ChrundleTGreat]

@@WeRNthisToGetHer im still sad for him. He has to live with his mistake. She is (at least) at peace.

[@lightbeingform]

Wow our camp counselors took us out on the mud flats and i remember hanging back bc my parents mentioned how the flats are quicksand - one of the counselors and a handful of kids got stuck and got dug out. They were in big trouble!

[@spencerallegra]

I feel so bad for Jose’s coworker. I can’t imagine having to live with that...

[@hylonycteris]

My feelings exactly.

[@baraxor]

Jose thought he was doing a favor for his boss by getting at the chain in the oven, and his coworker thought he was doing Jose a favor by shoving in the tuna cans and throwing the switch.

[@AirWindFire]

I’ve worked with people that stupid... how hard would it have been to check first? Why would you assume in the middle of doing a simple 3 step task that he just wandered off to do something else? Wouldn’t you ask yourself why? Maybe there was a problem? Check first. Stupidity kills.

[@dr.lazarus912]

@@AirWindFire Same here. That's the reason for all of those ridiculous PSA's.

[@JohnWick-hd5we]

@@AirWindFire or .. who would actually think that a worker would walk inside the oven. Everyone knew it was forbidden and the way everything was set up , it seemed to be ready to load and lock

[@tempestpncr6335]

It’s not the same when you don’t say “3, 4, or even 5 times a week”

[@gangstar8652]

I know right. I've never seen him post more than twice but ok then.

[@grungestoryteller]

I know its like wait why you jipping us

[@lailaturner3638]

Tempest [PNCR] fr

[@Diego1Morales]

@@MrBallen must satisfy Gang Star

[@emilystaples2965]

@@MrBallen Sassy

[@Carmen-us1ew]

I wish Jose would've asked someone to spot him.

[@georgina4874]

I bet a woman would have checked the inside before shoving the tuna inside and turning on the oven.

[@jacoblyman5359]

He was probably illegal and didn't want to risk being deported

[@Notbolo]

@@georgina4874 bruh

[@juanbello8951]

@@jacoblyman5359 what does that have to do with anything? The op said spot as in was there helping him load 😐

[@SY-yr4lw]

Common sense to never touch someone else’s work unless instructed to do so. Especially this dangerous.

[@Jiv509]

Listening to all your stories is really helping to realize that when something is meant to happen, everything will fall into place to make it happen.

[@saraschmidt5073]

You mean if you’re meant to die?

[@deemariedubois4916]

Deana had to be terrified. What a horrible way to die. I can’t imagine the guilt her husband felt and had to live with.

[@taylorj6177]

idk, man... really look at that story. Seems quite suspect to me. A) what "man" marries an 18 year old girl, then on top of it, has HER go push the truck? I don't freakin thinks so. Very suspicious. Plus gold was involved... Maybe he didn't want her telling anyone else where the spot was? Seems very odd. He knew better and liekly she did too being a resident, yet she was pressured im sure

[@backup-gw1by]

@@taylorj6177 it’s her fault tho she willingly got out

[@TheRoadhammer379]

@@taylorj6177, you must be bored, what an amazing imagination you have, lmfao 😂

[@TheRoadhammer379]

@@taylorj6177 Jay's age was never mentioned, knucklehead. And the pic of the prospector isn't Jay, Mr Ballen even said "the young couple". Must be painful to be so re-tarded.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

BTW Trevor, gold claims are public record, Ding dong. You file the claim with the state so you have legal rights to the claim. Again...must be awful painful, 😂

[@horationelson8173]

The crazy thing is I worked at a fish cannery in Sitka with the same job as the first dude. My job was to crawl inside of those retorts and pull out those big carts (we called them bussies), drain them, and then push them over to the warehouse area. Trust me every day the thought that I could be locked inside one of those things crossed my mind. So sad what happened to this guy.

[@camilledriscoll5531]

My boyfriend worked a job just like that in Alaska, but with salmon. After hearing this story and some that he’s told me about I don’t think I’ll ever let him go back.

[@jonathanmejia9435]

Straight to the point, respectful to the victims and non-judgemental. You have a subscriber. Thank you for what you do. I learned not to go caving, diving, ignoring warning signs, and to think more deeply before doing anything risky.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Solo hiking might be safe, but you still need to have a working phone and people who know where you are at and for how long. Still better to hike in groups, much more fun imho.

[@georgejetson3702]

Think...what a novel idea. I hope this is the start of a movement.

[@Mozartandme]

I am just never going to leave my house again ***********EVER !

[@james_ford86]

@@destroyerinazuma96 When hiking in a lot of places, a cell phone will do you about as much good as a screen-door on a submarine. Lots of hiking places get no cell phone reception.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

@@james_ford86 good to know!

[@PhuckedUpPhilosophy]

The mud flats story is one of the most fucked up deaths in this video series in my opinion. It’s just so heartbreaking, imagine that happening to you or your partner. Like talk about horrifying and soul crushing.

[@voidremoved]

Glad he made the wife get out and push

[@weldermommy]

That one seriously had me in tears. I thought the oven death was bad but omg… death by drowning has always been a fear but I think death by drowning in a mud flat is the new one.

[@geehammer1511]

Ignoring warning signs = easy way to die.

[@Stephcurryishim3.0]

Lol I’m mean all he had to do was push the beep himself

[@katmack4215]

I was so happy to hear about David Paulides giving Mr.B the blessing on his coverage of the Missing 411 cases. He should,given that Mr.B always holds up David's books and gives credit to David P.

[@bcro6357]

Born and raised Alaskan. The mudflat story is extremely well known, and as a matter of fact has turned into stuff of nightmares to scare children from ever going out there. I remember at one point being told she was ripped in half by trying to be pulled out. Either way, this tragic story has worked for keeping others away.

[@ChristelVinot]

if she ripped in half then the top half woulda been out

[@Brandon-vg7pl]

@@ChristelVinot nononononoooooo lol

[@megami.x]

I looked this one up just out of curiosity because with all those different sources of people it was really hard to believe they weren’t able to rescue her… and then I read that he tried for 3 DAMN HOURS just by himself alone to free her before deciding to go to the highway. Why, just whyyy.

[@megami.x]

According to Anchorage Daily News the source story behind a person being ripped in half actually came about from when they were trying to retrieve a corpse of someone that got stuck and drowned with a helicopter. So nobody was alive and ripped in half just.. already dead… not that it helps a lot :/

[@bemusedbandersnatch2069]

@@ChristelVinot I was thinking something similar that past a certain point they should've amputated the leg and had done with it. Even if the breathing tube hadn't popped out she wouldn't've survived the hypothermia of being trapped under the water for hours.

[@CeltKnight]

Signs, signs, Everywhere are signs, People are ignoring them, And then they DIE! Signs, signs ...

[@erica9334]

Signs, Signs, Boots, Boots.....

[@disvet-1ad291]

Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the.......

[@gadalidium2780]

no reado the signso, death becomes me

[@chrisawesome3091]

Haha

[@nvmffs]

How is it possible that the mud is so hard, a few people can't pull her out? Is that cement or something...

[@mirisalivingstar]

i find mr. ballen's "top 3 places you can't go" series to be his most distressing story category

[@Jeskers18]

Mr. Ballen: "..... Industrial sized oven" Me: "Ight imma head out"

[@-Name-here-]

Hahahah yeah I really contemplated on skipping that one 😅

[@watchdi7281]

He turned into a burnt chicken nugget

[@haroldhorse852]

@@watchdi7281 true

[@aid2381]

@@watchdi7281 strong like chicken nuget

[@IntegralKing]

Jose tried too, but nope

[@geriko1]

The first story "Tuna Can" is used in our lock out tag out training for first time employees at Tesla. I've taught the LOTO class many times and I know this puts new hires on edge when they hear the whole story of what happened and why LOTO is so important in any industrial business.

[@playdoh2143]

When I lived in Alaska, my parents and I went to a glacier and on the glacier there is the mud like the mud mentioned in the video that is like quick sand, I got stuck in it and the mud went up over my chest, almost to my neck. I thought for sure I was gonna die but then rescuers came in the nick of time and got me out. Thank you to those men!!

[@Petra44YT]

Omg, how terrible! I once went for a guided walk over mud in the Baltic sea, and I wasn't really worried because everyone was doing it and it was guided. ... Now, I am worried. :-(

[@rottweilerfun9520]

You must have been really terrified.

[@let4be]

This guy is a legend... I wish he had 1 billion of subscribers! He TOTALLY deserves it!

[@laoisem316]

MRB: Adeana started to panic. Jay started to panic **I started to panic** never fails.... these stories are way better than most horror movies!!!

[@Screaminglemon631]

At that moment my heart started racing! Poor adeana.. 😥

[@tomh6418]

These stories are better because they're real which makes them so much more engaging

[@deadjosh74]

I had to stop watching the video at the part when the tide was coming in. I remember when that happened. It was horrible and tragic.

[@laurah.9985]

There was a creep show movie with Ted Danson similar to this 😳

[@SerpentStar_]

Who would think mud can harden so hard that a helicopter can't pull you out? Terrible story

[@jdgovender900]

The first story is so sad. Imagine being the person who closed the door ... I Wouldn't be able to move on from that for a very long time 😢😢😢

[@bt6443]

Mate imagine being in side

[@stateradio115]

@@bt6443 I wonder whats worse. Being burned alive in 5 minutes or living with the fact that you burned your friend alive for the rest of your life.

[@flowerpower003]

@@stateradio115 2 hours but yeah

[@cookingcrimescocktails3703]

It’s sad when a life is lost because people don’t realise that when it comes to man v nature NATURE will 99% of the time be victorious 😔

[@TheChzoronzon]

I don't think an oven is "nature"... more like man (yeah, here proceeds to be sexist) vs imbecility, Simba is pretty irrelevant here

[@cookingcrimescocktails3703]

TheChzoronzon lol right so obviously my comment was in reference to the other two stories

[@davidwarren719]

People definitely realize that. They make calculated decisions, and sometimes those calculations are in grave error. The world is more complex than “that person was just stupid.”

[@matthewwynn3025]

The house always wins my friend

[@peterkwolek2265]

You heartbeat background sound was on point for last story, started a second after my actual heart started beating fast.

[@kevinmalone3210]

The girl who drowned in the mud flats was heartbreaking. She was just weeks away from her 19th birthday, way too young to die.

[@thewilloughbian6521]

yeah that was a tough one. lot of these make me cry.

[@BeeKee404]

It was heartbreaking but another part of me can't help but think "this is why you need to listen to the literal warning signs! You can't just scoff and act like it's no big deal!"

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@BeeKee404 Yup. If there is a danger or keep out sign, it's obviously there for a reason. The people that don't listen end up winning Darwin Awards, unfortunately.

[@doxasophosmoros]

I'm shocked she was married at 18

[@a-dogg2461]

@@doxasophosmorossame

[@luism.raposo5138]

Last story is so sad, I'm so sorry for her poor girl/woman. I'm sorry for everyone who was there, they were angel's. Also the poor man who got trapped in the furnace. God bless everyone.

[@jayerm]

MrBallen is the only KZbinr that I'll wait around for

[@rebeccawellington7305]

Same here 😁

[@iskandarraubenheimer2333]

Wish he uploaded every day

[@maxmaslov6017]

I don’t wait around for him Bc I don’t have to. Very convenient upload schedule

[@edelburke7508]

Sameness!

[@theatomic430]

Me 2

[@mrobviuos74]

Something to think about on the first story. John said that a worker assumed that Jose had walked away and had not pushed the tuna into the oven. People, try to never think that someone or something or a situation is what you assume it to be. Especially in environments that present a factor of damage or death to you or others. Take a moment to check out what is really going on. I feel bad for José s family and bad for the coworker that has to live with that bad assumption for the rest of their life. Just a terrible thing to happen.😓 After note: It is utter madness that these big corporations and companies don't implement the proper safety protocols, just to save some money, until someone dies or is maimed horribly. Then those said companies and corporations pay out 4 times the amount in damages instead. Greed is the ultimate Evil.

[@amandaaument3004]

Jose knew he shouldn't have gone in, and now he paid the price. It's why lock-out tag out exists.

[@VikingsRazor]

The same thing happened to a worker in a tuna oven in an Alaska fishery. They put some sort of safety measure inside of the ovens. We were given a tour of the entire plant when we were hired. We were told that we would be immediately fired if we went anywhere near the canning ovens. No questions asked. There were painted lines that you were not allowed to cross over. Rest assured, I always stayed as far away as possible.

[@VikingsRazor]

@Raymond Pumphrey They installed the safety systems after it happened, but no one except for the 1 or 2 people were allowed in the machine.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@Raymond Pumphrey Yes, you need a fail safe for when someone ignores the rules. I think had they had a protocol where whoever is loading an oven checked inside before loading it wouldn't have happened.

[@Amy-yq4lk]

I'm low-key terrified of kilns. There was one at the last glass demonstration I attended (in the Before Time) and I had to stare at it whenever it was open like it would pounce because I found it so unnerving. You could feel it even if you were in the audience, and the inside looked remarkably like a freezer that needed defrosted.

[@Fiberglass_Insulation]

"Fired" can go one way or another...

[@VikingsRazor]

@@Fiberglass_Insulation 🤪 that's so terrible, that it's funny.

[@JennJohnson9217]

Alternate name for this series “people who insist on ignoring warning signs and became a reason for those warning signs”

[@josephatkinson1132]

Very true

[@MelissaThompson432]

The name of the channel could easily be "how to die of stupidity." Although to be fair, some of his videos are about crimes....

[@kenna4827]

Well some of the things that happen arnt the persons fault. Like the divebell sinking bc the cable snapped thats just unlucky

[@mapletree1808]

​@@MelissaThompson432 although their decisions were poor its insensitive to call them stupid. lets be ~respectful~

[@starsilverinfinity]

Warning signs: exist Many. . .many. . .many people: *Imma pretend I didn't see that*

[@chadbear8759]

Even when you succeed all’s you did was feel a strong feeling of accomplishment....and convinced a lot of people “We can do it too!” And then that’s how you get a big ugly concrete door blocking (insert whatever)

[@TheMyrmo]

When you do crazy shit, you ASSUME a RISK. And sometime, you roll snake-eyes.

[@happypepperdog5260]

“That sign can’t stop me because I can’t read”. Seriously though, warning signs are there for a reason and are usually written in blood.

[@K414nn4]

Plain stupidity.

[@TheMyrmo]

@@chadbear8759 Let me a scary story about that. I live in the deep desert and there are a lof of ABANDONed mines hereabouts. Now most people are cognizant of the hazards presented by inadvertantly falling to your death. Fewer are cognizant of the hazard of air you can't breathe. You ever take a deep breath and find out you're suffocating anyway? "Bad air" is something all miners are aware of, but something explorers seem to have little memory of. I've breathed that shit, and it is honestly terrifying.

[@jwebb9901]

Love your storytelling, totally addicted now. For future reference I live in the UK the word "quay" is pronounced "kee" 👍

[@MichaelRussell57]

I really hoped someone would say this - it is kee in Australia too!

[@gavinloughhead6449]

I love this guy, but I had a little cringe every time he said quay wall 😂

[@KimberlyAnhalt]

Ok I thought I was going crazy, I was like I'm pretty sure he means quay (key) but then started thinking it was a different word and got rather confused

[@octaviahutchison7822]

😂

[@AlexandraConwell-uq3vp]

I was thinking the same 😂 I thought I was pronouncing it wrong for a minute. 😅

[@elissaharbuck2170]

This literally made me sick. God bless Jose and his family.

[@hylonycteris]

Seriously. One of the most disturbing stories in my opinion.

[@tmr4342]

Yeah, I don't think I'll ever look at a can of tuna again and not think of that story.

[@bebbycute]

My thoughts exactly. My chest immediately felt tight when he was introduced and I just felt increasingly sadder for him because I knew what was coming was awful. May he and his loved ones feel eternal bliss :(

[@elissaharbuck2170]

@@bebbycute Amen!! I didn’t find that story at all entertaining... I normally love this channel but that story was horrific and sickening. I have to believe that in Heaven, Jose is rewarded above and beyond the anguish he experienced here. ❤️

[@twenasukio]

wouldn’t a lot of christians say that that was part of “god’s plan” lol

[@milahalpin1274]

The scariest thing is that he only scares us with facts logic and the truth😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨

[@dakotabruce7773]

Wait...Ben Shapiro? is that you??

[@ChrundleTGreat]

So right! I try to put myself in the victim’s shoes and I cannot fathom the magnitude of their PANIC! I’d probably die of heart attack before cooking/drowning to death!

[@PowerofPlacebo]

For “facts, logic, & truth” can be scarier, weirder, & stranger! Then fiction itself!!! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙇🏽‍♂️

[@mayflower5193]

Until you watch his "shorts" he jump scares you with monsters an shit lol

[@panta9232]

@@mayflower5193 yep-

[@cf1925]

Alt Title: Top 3 WORST WAYS to DIE.

[@cutebutsadisticable]

I could think of worse then drown honestly like being eaten alive by wolves. Having an allergic reaction to something and the doctors can't do anything to help. Rats eating you alive. I can thing of some more...

[@sumrose7972]

Yeah but seriously, the oven, nah to me, that is the Worst way to go.. and that drowning was pretty brutal. I'm still on the last, so not sure yet, but so far.. definitely horrific ways to go.

[@lilcracker5436]

@@cutebutsadisticable a

[@matthewstone7218]

@Hippy Dippy I was going to say the same thing.... almost drown when I was young... it was rather peaceful before I was rescued

[@ChrundleTGreat]

These three stories really hit me in my heart!

[@JDflashy702]

The ol "secretly taped steak on a shirt" prank, gets em every time 🤣

[@cheshirster]

Never realised this "stuck in the mud" situation as really dangerous until i got actually stuck near a swamp slightly above the knee.

[@bonnieuptree5691]

My nephew, at 11 years old, got stuck in the muck. His cousin came running to the farm house for help. A tractor and rope freed him, but his boots stayed behind, never to be seen again.

[@Shan-lp2iu]

As a kid in England i got stuck in quicksand on a normal ass beach. I was pulled out by my underarms and my boots were left in the quicksand, it was so heavy i wouldve sunk on my own. Must have been so scary for this woman.

[@luckyloke073]

Why didnt they just cut her leg off tho? Wouldn’t that save her life

[@miscellaneousminions]

@@luckyloke073 thats what i was thinking

[@robinnelson18]

@@luckyloke073 that's exactly what I was thinking

[@nacholasrs435]

This man has legit started to narrate my actual nightmares, and I’m not upset in the slightest.

[@pumkin610]

My nightmare narrator is seth meyers and he is annoying and roasts me lol

[@serenityflies1462]

The sad thing is almost all of these events could so easily been prevented. 😔

[@veronicafromtallyhall]

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[@backup-gw1by]

if they weren’t stupid ya it’s their fault

[@tranquilrabies]

"Danger signs on the road? Meh, I'm sure it's fine."

[@anthonyrios8566]

Sometimes STUPID Can get you DEAD.

[@michaelmann8800]

Almost all? Which one(s) couldn't have been easily prevented?

[@curiositykillingcat3226]

#2 is a weird one: most of these people died sad preventable deaths but Jacob had decided to live his life on the edge, and he got the fame and recognition he deserved. A short life, but a good one.

[@amberjeneric5839]

😹

[@godnyx117]

Nah! "Fame" is worthless. There are other things in life that truly matter. He wasted his life. He may rest in peace!

[@xy4489]

Likes are worth dying for. Everything else is rubbish.

[@nutstobutts6012]

​@@godnyx117while I do agree fame is worthless from what the story said it sounded like he didnt do it simply for the fame and did it for himself so I genuinely dont think he wasted his life. He did exactly what he set out to do, live life for both him and his sister

[@godnyx117]

@@nutstobutts6012 Sure but I think he could had lived, even if in a more "safe" way. In any case, he may rest in peace!

[@TardyTardigrade]

Whenever a story about someone going where they shouldn't starts with "industrial oven" you know it's gonna be gruesome.

[@alannawakefield5740]

What a good man to sit there with her till the very end even when he himself was getting hypothermic he still did everything he could to try and save her... we need more selfless people like this in the world

[@fairladykd6734]

Yes we do because obviously we aren't getting smarter people who do not put themselves in danger. Dumbasses exist.

[@dizcret]

It should have been her Husband, not a Stranger.

[@alannawakefield5740]

@@fairladykd6734 I agree 100 percent

[@katblanchard3040]

He's like a teacher who teaches us scary stories

[@scottanonymous798]

🤣🤣🤣 a wise teacher of horror stories. These 3 are definitely a cautionary tale always pay attention to signs 😬

[@justanotherloreaddict]

It‘s not often I enjoy listening to teachers ramble on, but MrBallen is an exception.

[@kenyonjohnson5595]

what is he talking about with the like button stuff? i never get it...

[@katblanchard3040]

@@kenyonjohnson5595 oh, you must have missed that day😂, but here's my notes you can borrow 🥔🥔

[@rapidportraitradio914]

Ok children..today's lesson will be delivered in story format. The subject is the the strange dark and mysterious

[@joyfulgirlrecovery7526]

Born and raised in Alaska - my parents used to tell me the 3rd story to keep me from running on the mudflats (which I used to love to do!)

[@Pooky1991]

Damn. That tuna factory story is tragic. I can't imagine how painful that death had to be or the guilt that may be plaguing the coworker who thought he was helping. Also the last story is just sad.

[@This.Is.30-Mandie]

As a safety lady at my job I can’t stress following lock out tag out procedures enough. I say in my trainings that OSHA rules are written in blood bc either someone is disabled from an incident or died because of an incident. And side note: when I first started watching this channel I was hopeful of good outcomes BUT I’ve learned that if the story is being told on this channel, they probably died 😖

[@bostonrailfan2427]

there’s zero mention if those tags nor OSHA in the news articles linked…funny thing, you’d expect them to be all over the company yet no mention of them going after the company for violations…which to me means it wasn’t their fault that he died but his own ignoring the rules!

[@howdareyouexist]

@@bostonrailfan2427 from the information given yeah it sounds like he was complacent believing "ill be in and out quickly so no need to worry about the rules"

[@McMeatBag]

Lock out tag out was the first thing I thought of. Would've prevented that horrible tragedy

[@nonyabidnazz7487]

I've been scared.. felt anxious and even shocked by your stories.. but.. none have made me cry until this one about Adeana!!! 😭😭😭

[@rocio2439]

Feel so bad for that coworker who thought he was helping out. The guilt he must feel!

[@betterbetty3542]

Poor Jose... I can’t imagine the guilt his coworker must live with on a daily basis.

[@ItzMeMxrcy]

Your a nice person

[@ItzMeMxrcy]

Sorry that you had no likes I liked tho

[@jessickalush3305]

Wonder if he got employee of the year? Lol

[@deroxanlit4181]

Can you imagine if the coworker hate him and kills him

[@FrankThe77Tank]

💔 Ahhhh it was like a straight punch to the stomach when he said, “3 or 4 times a week”.. Leaving out the possible 5 was a subtle way of letting us down easily.. I feel like my girlfriend just told me she just wants to be friends.. 💔

[@genevacoutts3910]

Yeah I felt this 🤣

[@mayraburks7076]

Exactly

[@kspen6110]

That last story about Adeana is horrifying. Being stuck with the tide coming in had to be frightening for her.

[@courtneycrystal9210]

❤❤