I love how Mr Ballen gets you to see the person who died as a human being before describing what happened to them, instead of treating them like some faceless inconsequential victim. He makes sure you understand that they had a life, which pushes you into seeing these events as the tragedies they are rather than some cheap bloodthirsty spectacle.
I think the reason we think that way is because there's 7 billion humans. Unless its directly influencing someone i doubt people care about other hoomans
My hope is that humanizing these people will make them relatable to viewers, which in turn *might* make someone out there think, and thus not do these fatally dumb things. Then again, I may be underestimating human foolishness. 😔
I've said the same thing, in so many words. He's comes across so believably genuine and sympathtic which always makes me so emotional when it comes to all these heartbreaking tragedies.
That's me when I Binge watched the first 3 seasons of AOT years after they came out and then had to wait for every Sunday to come around for season 4 episodes😣
Yes!!!! And that I don't remember all of what I have heard so I can't annoy my friends with the stories. I did manage to get my dad to say "You are always on your phone and talking about these random stories..."
The Package story is a sad case of what people call "tunnel vision", where the brain becomes so sharply focused on achieving a particular task that it does not think beyond it, and hence basic logic, instinct, reasoning, etc fails.
I have to put this story into my subconscious vault for my adhd/ocd, to remind me when I obsess over accomplishing a thing that “hey, can I get more than JUST a little injured here??”
Bruh if someone told me putting that thing in the elevator is not a good idea, that it's old and could be unsafe,, I'm quitting immediately ☠️ But that's just me and my weird fear of being stuck in an elevator.
MrBallen is the ideal story teller. Doesn't try to insert unnecessary suspense or have some ominous voice..just delivers you a well described, well annunciated, and well edited story with a level head. Gotta give it up for this guy.
I’m speechless seeing some commenters blaming the guy, he warned her when he didn’t have to and even tried to help her when again he didn’t have to. DON’T blame others for your ACTIONS. NOBODY is Responsible for YOUR mistakes .
Noticed the common themes of all of these stories: 1. Read warning signs: and ignore them and go somewhere anyways. 2. People who are exploring, get into situation that above their experience. 3. Going somewhere or doing something without a partner. 4. Ignoring warnings of others. 5. Ignoring safety protocols.
@@pennyandwoody Doesn't do you any good if the company ignores those regulations or other safety measures. Some companies figure the fine for a wrongful death will be less than the extra profits. Need to be able to sue the owners of the company/corporation.
Ever since i started watching MrBallen vidoes i have started to doubt myself whenever i feel confident. Im like "Do i actually know i can do this, or am i just being a stupid MrBallens-story character right now?" xD
As someone who has taken LSD, I can't imagine being stuck in an air duct knowing I'm going to die. Whatever time she spent in that position, I'm 100% sure was absolute and utter hell.
Yea was gonna comment the same thing, I've felt like I'm dying when I know I'm completely fine on that type of stuff. Thats up there with being in a plane that's going down, or a sinking submarine for me as worst ways to die.
3rd story - There's a common thread in these types of stories: the person is really really invested in their bad idea even when alarm bells are going off in their heads and even when other people warn them not to. The moral of the story is, always listen to your gut instinct and don't do something when warned not to by other people who are more familiar with the situation than you. The minor inconvenience that may be caused by doing it a different way is not worth losing your life over.
Any elevator that can’t handle an 80lb package probably isn’t safe to travel on anyway no? I didn’t understand that part. How was it overloaded with 80lbs when most people weigh considerably more?
I don't understand why he wasn't like "let me help you up the stairs instead" it was only 80lbs, that's not extremely heavy. It could've easily been taken up the stairs. Honestly sad, such an unnecessary death 😔
So, normally I'm not a big stickler for rules, but now that I hear Mr. Ballen's stories about how people cut corners when it comes to safety on hazardous jobs I can understand my dad's (safety engineer) constant reminders to buckle my seat-belt, not go alone at night, always have a companion in case of a trek or etc. I just can't believe how absurdely some people die and with the most common objects, truly shows how it can happen to any of us.
I was a medic in the army and a nurse for over 30 years and I used to scuba dive. Yeah, I'm a stickler for safety rules. The rules are always carefully devised and revised by experts in their field so you'd have to be an idiot not to take them seriously. Also, it often puts other people's lives at risk while trying to save yours. I'm a bit preachy but I've seen the tragedies. The worse for me was when a father threw petrol over a BBQ to get it going and he badly burned his daughter who was standing nearby. It's so frustrating to see needless suffering.
Thirty years as a nurse has taught me how fragile life is. It doesn't mean you can't be daring it just means you take all the measures to keep safe. I've done parachuting, abseiling, caving, scuba diving, skiing but I was trained to do these activities. Of course things can still go wrong but you minimize that possibility as much as possible. I'm also a very cautious driver who's never had a traffic infringement after 40 years of driving.
What most of these people who are the subject of MrBallen's tragic accident stories were really lacking was just pure common sense. If a package doesn't fit into an elevator, then common sense tells you to carry the bloody thing up the staircase, not attempt to jam it dangerously into the elevator. Pure and simple idiocy are more often than not the cause of tragic accidents - and the ignoring of safety precautions, of course.
What I've learned from watching MrBallen's excellent storyformat strange dark and mysterious stories: - Don't squeeze into tight spaces - Don't work for industrial companies - Don't wander into the wilderness alone (No matter your training) Thanks MrBallen :D
There are millions of indrustrial workers, and relatively few die each year in civilized countries. But cave diver death toll is probrably a 100-1000 times that of the indrustrial worker, when taken into consideration how few people cave dive, yet how many end up dead.
And of course, do not go under the water AT ALL, no matter what. dont touch it, dont look at it, the most water u need is right there in your bathtub. (or caving, dont go caving.) just..dont do anything. ever.
I'm not a diver and listening to all these diving stories, I think to myself, "No way will I make dangerous decisions like that thinking I can do it." Then I remembered one time we went snorkeling and I veered off over a reef cliff where we literally see nothing below. I was so amazed and shocked at how dark and deep it was. When I lifted my head for some air, the tour guide saw me and quickly (slight panick) called me to go back to the shallow side, saying I wasn't supposed to be by the cliff without a guide.
Gotta be careful, I heard one story on this channel where a diver was by a cliff in water and I guess it was steep and accidentally slipped down it like 80 ft(probably more). I didn’t even know you could slip and fall underwater like that till I seen that video lol.
I think normally snorkelling over "nothing at all" shouldn't be dangerous, since the water will support the snorkeler anyway. The real risk probably comes from human curiosity as someone will dive too far to see more before noticing they cannot make it to the top anymore. Also predators and marine traffic could be a risk in open water. The case with the Russian at the Blue Hole is different, but one reason why so many people die there could be because the archway lures people too far before they notice the danger they are in.
@@OM08 I thought the same thing, he did what he could to warn her, and helped her when she refused the warning. It isn't his fault. You can't help everyone. You can only do what is in your power.
Thank goodness a real human being unlike the stooges who rather comment the "like" button....lol...Yes Rabab how very true its the most terrifying thing especially those underground caves confine spaces that get me.
Lessons I’ve learned from these stories: Don’t Be Stubborn: don’t try to force something to work that won’t , listen to the advice of other people they just might know what they’re talking about. And finally, if something sounds like a bad idea, and you’re instincts are against it, don’t do it, no matter what.
their stories usually start with " but he/she/ they feel confident even though....". They forgot rules and safety regulations are there for a reason, a very important reason.
I really hope her cats went to someone in the family, or stayed together in a loving home. It’s sad to think they were waiting for their mom to come home, but she never did.
@@isaiahhubbard5822 i immediately thought that! after 'passing her and hesitating' i thought he would just offer to carry it with her; no matter how many flights 36kg between two people is not that much of an ordeal. No doubt many are in the 'i should have just' cycle
Last year a chinese man wanted to save money and didnt replace a faulty oven and it blew up and burnt down the restaurant and Half of a pastry shop next to it, a dozen of workers were injured i dont remember if anyone died, it was sad i always ate at the pastry shop and was there 4 days prior
This isn't funny IN context. Mrballen didn't word it this dumbass way. Horrible people. The comment poster, every commenter, and every person who lik d this comment deserve to be visibly and publicly trapped underwater while bystanders laugh
It scares the hell out of me. I was darting in and out of elevators much quicker after seeing the video of the young woman in China who was cut in half when she tried to get out of an elevator, but was looking at her phone instead of paying attention. The elevator kept going (rather quickly) and she fell forward onto the floor it was on and got trapped. Looked like it cut her just under her rib cage, then her lower body falls into the elevator with all the people. The elevator was apparently overloaded. Had to have been at least 20 ppl on it. It was in a hospital. I couldn't stop thinking about the ppl we didn't see - the ones on the floor her upper half ended up on. Absolutely horrifying. And you know it took a while for her to die. Saw a video of a man in Vietnam who had been cut in half. The video was at least 6 min long and he was still alive the whole time. Totally conscious, too. What a horrible way to go. Lying there, knowing there is nothing you can do with ppl staring at you and filming you. Although there was a man who apparently survived being cut in half, so it's not impossible. Just horribly unlikely.
@@Karamarika You already said that it was overweight and overloaded so there you go. Just don't go to China or any Asian nation. Simple as that. And the last story was stupid because it's obvious that her package is too big but YOLO.
Moral of the dive story: always dive with a buddy. I'm an occasional warm water diver and I recognize the importance of this!! It was scary learning to dive in a cold PA quarry in early spring with minimal visibility, but our instructor (who was a very experienced military diver) said you could dive anywhere if you could dive in those conditions!! Although, after watching MrBallen's cave diving video, I definitely would NOT dive in a cave!!
When you have a large heavy package filled with pieces, open the package, take the pieces out and move the pieces separately. It takes time, but it beats trying to move a heavy package and getting hurt. This is especially important if you're moving it by yourself without any help.
@@jmoriarty8000 That is what I was thinking, If was that guy and I was offering help, it would have been to carry up stairs. Before we saw the picture, I thought the package was going to be much much bigger. It was just long. Thats whats she said. Unfortunate for sure. Seemed like she had a lot of living left to do.
Mr Ballen attempting to narrate my eulogy.. "As is my custom, I thoroughly researched my subject. With that in mind I just can't be the guy that tells you about all the dirt this guy was involved in. So that will do it. "
That first story gave me chills literally. I can't even imagine coming off of what was obviously a horribly bad trip to realize that it was all real and you really are stuck in an air vent and then just wither away and die for days.. Jesus Christ that poor girl.
The heat was very high in the vents and I bet she passed away pretty quick, as he said her cause of death was HYPERthermia and not dehydration or starvation. The air going through the vents was very hot. I agree, what an awful way to go and on LSD no less. She would've been terrified and hallucinating as well. 😕
I really appreciate Mr. Ballen making us understand no matter how dumb or bad a decision someone makes, that these people are human beings that deserve respect
@@skibbitybopemdada a lot of people do, yes. Have you been living under a rock or are you just naive enough to think all humans know empathy and compassion?
@@skibbitybopemdada see how shitty my comment sounded? That's how yours sounded. Meanwhile you're questioning if people need a reminder how to be respectful? You're a very good example of the exact kind of person that does need that reminder.
I'm a contractor that worked in that building for years . The elevator has never reopened ever again It's 4 stories of college kids that pay a fortune to live in squander. I personally have gotten my ladders stuck on that latch . Scary ass hell . This poor girl was just about to start her life .
@@patrickhorvath2684 She's a stranger to him, and he was being helpful. He told him the problem with the elevator and when she was stubborn about it, he helped her. So, it's pretty much partly her fault for not heeding his advice. For gender equality, it seems prejudiced of us to expect every boy to help a stranger just because they're a girl.
Neighbor: hey you shouldn't do that, we've been having trouble with this elevator, and that package may be too heavy for it. Carrie: Nah. I'm going to ignore all of those facts. Inconvenient facts cannot hurt me if I ignore them. I want what I want and that's all I'm gonna focus on because I want that to be that way. I want it. Neighbor (sees a rare opportunity to improve the human gene pool): Let me help you.
@@bentonrp True, seemed like the neighbor wanted her to learn a lesson/provided passive aggressive assistance. They could have each grabbed an end and pretty easily taken it up the stairs.
Technical lifts underwater should DEFINATELY not be done alone. There are certain situations where diving alone is ok but this is not one of them. Plus he was only recreational dive certified.
@@waveculture9457 Pourquoi avez-vous répondu à ce commentaire en français ? Vous pouvez le lire en anglais, vous comprenez l'anglais. Vous attendez-vous à ce que cette personne connaisse le français? It's just weird to expect a random stranger to speak your language for no reason...
I grew up and went to school with Jamie Minor. She was such a kind human being. I remember when this happened; it was so devastating to all of her friends and family.
Did she seem like the type that would do lsd? It seems like someone may have spiked her drink or something. Not many people would take lsd at work, so it just seems strange.
Some stupid person must have laced her drink with that and she probably didn't have a clue why she feel like this at all and must have been completely panicked. It's even more terrifying to think about that. Nobody in his right mind would take that on an office party.
@@xminusone1 she was at work when she started acting funny tho… I mean someone could have still dosed her nonalcoholic drink. Or maybe she thought she took a microdose. Lol
I wonder if she wasn't dosed without her knowledge. As someone who has taken LSD recreationally, if you know what to expect and you're in the right environment it can be an enjoyable time. Also having been ghost without my knowledge, it can feel like you're going insane. I was on a camping trip and I was the first to pass out and go to my tent, and they put a couple doses worth of LSD in liquid form into my slightly open mouth. My friends had to go get me from the woods at about 2:00 in the morning. I did not know I was awake, I thought it was a dream, I thought it was a very bad dream. My experience went from incredible panic and Terror and abject tachycardia fear to incredible disappointment when they told me what they did. Even while tripping balls I knew that was a bad move, and I guess they figured that out on their own time as well. Don't do drugs, kids.
some things I've learned watching Mr Ballen. be extra cautious when: hiking. camping. boating. scuba diving. mountain climbing. hitchhiking. staying at cabins. working near machinery. vents. airducks. elevators. giant plastic dinosaurs. dont go in the forest or and valley. dont go in the ocean (giant squid attack was the scariest to me) and never EVER study late and alone on campus without a way to call for help or defend yourself.
When I was getting my SCUBA certification back in college, they taught us that the number one reason for diving accidents is that divers go beyond what they are trained to do. That is such a tragedy 😢
The elevator one was the worst for me, my dad owns an elevator company and he always says in an elevator NEVER leave the inside or get near an open door, you are always safe inside as there are many fail safes to stop the elevator, while it will be abrupt and will hurt you will almost never die. That is unless the governor break which the main cable, then you are screwed unless the elevator has other cable if it is fancy. However the governor breaking is very rare because it can usually hold double what the elevator itself weight sometimes more
@@gricnime how old are you? You seem really naive, drug tests are easy to pass with fake pee and on top of that alot of restaurants don't drug test at all
yeah... I really can't understand how tf she wasn't scared of being in a tight place. Literally I got scared seeing my legs distort while on LSD, yet she had the balls to slide DOWN A TIGHT VENT PIPE!
Whilst I wouldnt be so harsh as to say its "natural selection at work" it is kinda vexing that the people in these stories always seem to have this animalistic urge to keep pushing their luck and trying risky things even though it doesnt make sense to do so and theres a very apparent risk, not worth whatever theyre trying to accomplish.
@@user-qw4ud5cj6j maybe if its a trend in a particular person, but not if its a single incident. I mean she did seem like an intelligent person, just one that did something, well, stupid. I dont think she deserved to be crushed for it, or that it means she shouldnt reproduce, even looking at it in the most emotionless and practical way possible.
I live in Boston and remember when that lady died last year. Practically every elevator in the city is old like that one and requires you to close the gate before it can run. They’re a massive pain in the ass because a lot of times ppl will take the elevator up to the 4th or 5th floor, get out and forget to close the gate so if you’re on the first floor you need to walk all the way up to wherever the elevator is, and close the gate before you can use it. As cool as they look, I wish the city would just get rid of them all lol.
there used to be *lift operators*..who worked the lift for you. back in the 1930's-60's. (remember the movie titanic? A lift operator went back up after dropping Rose off..) not sure why that isn't still a job.. while lifts are still in use. it's irresponsible, at best.
that’s not even remotely true…only like 1/10th if not less are the old style ones like that due to idiots like her making them dangerous to use for the very same reason that she died. the newer double-door with pressure sensors that replaced them 100+ years ago are the standard even in those old apartment and condo complexes
@@bostonrailfan2427 3 of the 4 apartments I lived in in Boston had these old style lifts. Also of the 3 bars and 2 restaurants I worked in all their service lifts were of this style.
Part of the thrill of listening to Mr Ballen's storytelling apart from trying to figure out what would ultimately happen to the "protagonists" of the stories is guessing what the chapter titles are referring to. I honestly was wondering what a leafblower has to do when the second story is established to take place underwater.
I always feel so bad for these ppl who try to clinb through chinneys or ventilation systems and get stuck... Thats one of my worst nightmares so I would never put myself in that situation but just thinking of being stuck in a small space is just horrible and terrifying.
Yes, but, if you're a reasonably intelligent person, who's not high on LSD or some other hallucinagin, then that wouldn't be your mistake. Climbing into chimneys & vent ducts are for qualified people, not THE HIGH !
I walked past Carrie’s apartment building hundreds of times while attending college in Boston myself. It’s the first time one of these videos has really hit home for me. Those ancient elevators in old Boston buildings look charming but are obviously not very efficient nor safe
The likelihood of an accident like this occurring is far more likely on those ancient elevators than on a more updated model lol I hope you’re not trying to argue this🤣
It's because he's hit the nail on the head delivering exactly what we want in the way of strange, dark and mysterious, in story format with charisma, snappy shirts and intriguing hand gestures, but for me he had me at the presentation of his latest ankle biter by smashing the cute gauge too. He's got his feet on the ground, proven cahonés via military service and his sense of humour makes the whole package. The only detrimental issue is the treatment of the like button. Far too lenient
I know people with Phds too and alot of them aren't very intelligent. They are just obsessive about certain topics but have zero common sense. She sounded like one of those people.
You can travel to a lot of places through the internet and pretty much everything goes through a computer nowadays, so without being disrespectful at all of your condition, sir, I think this is the best time to be a disabled person in the history of mankind so far. I hope you like games, tv series, movies, documentaries, browsing. These are some of the things that make time fly for me.
I know people with Phds too and alot of them aren't very intelligent. They are just obsessive about certain topics but have zero common sense. She sounded like one of those people.
@@doxasophosmoros I'd have do disagree with you. Intelligence is relative and entirely based on context. I will say that each person has different kinds of intelligences, and that in order to earn most PhD's, you have to be not only quite intelligent, but also determined. A person high in Intelligence can also behave stupidly, or have areas of cognition that may not be up to par. This does not make them unintelligent overall.
The last story was insane!! The amount of stuffing around she did getting that Damned package into the lift !!, Shit I would have asked someone to help me get it up the stairs
@mered30 Or else open the box, fit the individual pieces in the elevator, or carry them up the stairs. I think this is what people mean when they say, "Think outside the box."
And overconfidence killed the last lady in the story also. I would rather had taken the stairs anyway, than put anything that heavy on an elevator. I don't trust elevators anyway. If I see too many people getting on, I get off
If any weird stuff happens to me and I pass away I would be honored to have Mr. Ballen tell my story !! John you are an amazing person.. Thank you for your service and thank you thank you for for your talent for telling stories!! I appreciate you so much 😻😻💜💚🖤🧡👍🏻👍🏻
Hell i wasn't claustrophic, scared of water, scared of caves, scared of the forest, scared of dating websites, scared of animals, scared.... but thanks to mrballen, I ain't leaving my house ever again 😅
A good friend of mine has a rare seizure disorder that has prompted her to wander off in a manner similar to Jamie. Thank goodness she hasn't gotten lost or stuck somewhere yet. How scary for Jamie and her family 💔
Hey could you answer something for me. My wife is the exact same way(although she loves ballen). She hates being read to and I'm trying to understand... what about being read to do you not like. Not attacking you just would like to understand why and maybe I could understand why my wife doesn't like being read to.
@@cognizancecognizance8815 no worries. Honestly I’m not sure. With me I think it’s a combo of attention/comprehension and control. If I’m reading it myself I can control how fast or slow my brain is getting the info (at least I feel I can), but also when I’m being read to or even having a long conversation my mind starts to wander (nothing against the other person and not really under my control) and I’m thinking about everything under the sun except the subject at hand. It was the same at school as a kid. The teachers lecturing would send my mind straight away, but if I read it myself I had it. I could read all day long, but sitting and listening to a story normally is not something I’m willing or able to do for too long. That’s why I was so shocked I found myself listening to mr ballen’s stories for so long. Like I said with me I feel like it’s a control/comprehension thing. I hope that helped some.
@@cognizancecognizance8815 Kevin already gave you an excellent reply, but I'd like to chime in because I've thought about this myself too! Maybe you can relate to this: you know when you google "how to do ___" and the first result is a 10 minute video? You know your answer will be somewhere around minute 4, but you have to sit through the annoying channel introduction and long context that you don't need first. That frustration is kind of how I tend to feel listening to someone reading a story. When you have text to read, you can skim and skip and hone in directly on what's relevant or interesting to you, without having to sit through anything you don't care about. When you're listening to someone, you're at the mercy of their pace, and you just have to wait for the information to arrive on its own time. I think everyone feels this to some extent, but it's also a pretty classic ADD symptom! Especially in ADD, it can be kind of paradoxical, because (speaking for myself) when something is actually really engaging-- like Mr. Ballen's storytelling-- it can catch and hold my attention VERY effectively. Like listening to 22 of these videos in a row while working... not that I'd know anything about that : )
I got to give it to you…. You find stories that no one has really heard of. I’ve seen a lot of mysterious deaths and etc videos, but they are all repeats I could tell the stories word per word. I’ve only seen one video in which I’ve heard the story (drunk girl getting stuck in the freezer in the hotel) many times but it’s not a well known mystery, and you managed to tell more info than most about that story, so I still learned stuff about the case that I didn’t even tho I’ve heard this story a few times
I know these sort of accidents are stupidly preventable and I know they’re going to end tragically, but I still listen with a shred of subconscious hope that the people will somehow survive their ordeal. It makes me very sad. It’s also very alarming, because I then think about all the stupid careless mistakes and shortcuts I’ve thoughtlessly taken. It only takes a second, only one bad decision and you and maybe other people as well are gone forever. Be careful, everyone. Don’t drive distracted, stay alert always, and eat your vegetables. 🦄💕
The last one is so frustrating.. In my head im just screaming "carry it up the stairs, you even have help at one point" but i know frustration of wanting to do things your way.. Idk i think theres a lot of lessons to be taken from some of these stories.
Exactly, it's frustrating to hear these stories because I feel like everyone has been at the point where they just wanna do things their way no matter what. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't
Yeah. She was intelligent, no doubt. On that day though, she made a series of unwise decisions. Intelligence would say that the most efficient way to transport an object that heavy is through the elevator. On paper, it just required less effort. Wisdom would say that sometimes, in order to move forward, one must take a step back. When it took that much trouble to move the package in then it would take just as much trouble taking it out. And therefore, she could have reconsidered her options as it wasn't worth the risk of potentially breaking the package or the elevator. But then again, only she knows the full story.
That last story.... One thing I've learned recently is that packages have tons of wasted space inside. Nothing but air. Had she simply opened the package and loaded the elevator with the individual pieces, there would have been tons of room inside, and she'd still be alive.
Not the wooden planks that make up furniture, those are packed as tight as you can pack planks of wood. there is maybe 10% at most wasted space. I work in shipping.
@@nu1x Exactly. If there are wooden boards for like a cupboard or drawer, these are always packed to the brim. The only "air" in them generally is in the tiny box at one side where they put the hardware and screws
@@blahblahsuperanon She could have saved a few inches but idk if it would have been enough to fit. Package of 80 pounds tho, I'd just have told her I'd rather help her up the stairs with it than jam the elevator in any way. Even modern ones don't handle heavy things wedged in weird places very well.
9:36 I got a SCUBAPRO Diving midroll ad with a lot of inappropriately cheerful music and reef exploring right as you said he had died from running out of air 💀
Over confidence is not always a good thing. Had he brought another diver he may have survived, injured, but alive. R.I.P. Carrie 😔 wish you would have listened to the guy going upstairs.
Human nature would usually stop you subconsciously from doing risky things which gain you nothing. I my self have 4 rules 1- walk or crouch and waddle though NEVER crawl face first 2- never be alone, always have a friend 3- so what I’m a bitch, you want to do something risky? Imma pass no matter what 4-NEVER lift heavy things, it often leads to death and is a lot harder to lift once it’s laying on top of you crushing your face in
Story 3 is like a direct scene out of one of the Resident Evil movies where they are trying to get out of the elevator and the woman is trying to crawl out and then gets cut in half when the elevator goes crashing to the basement killing her and everyone else. What a horrible way to go.
I pictured it worse, because I don't have a concept of the space between the elevator unit and the door, I guess. I imagined her falling backwards onto the platform (floor level) enough for the rest of the elevator to keep moving and catch her and basically crush her in half. Ugh, I hate my irrational imagination sometimes.
Actually I think it probably has a bit more relevance to Final Destination movies than Resident Evil ones !! Or if you are a OzzyMan fan then Destination F*cked !! It's all so very tragic and preventable!!
Former commercial diver, turned into recreational diver. I almost always dove alone. One day I wasnt. I was 65 feet down in lake Erie. My right lung collapsed. I wouldn't have made it back up if I had been alone. So you never know...
The worst thing about the elevator story is she could have made the decision to say to her neighbor "yeah, you're right, can you help me carry it up the stairs?" and everything would have been fine
My heart goes out to all the families that have lost there loved ones in these stories. 😔 I know we use these stories for entertainment.. but there are people who have lost there family members here. Lots of love and prayers to All of them x
Agreed. And to think many of them died alone, often slowly... Often their bodies not being able to be recovered. Still, the stories are entertaining...
With the last story it makes you wonder what the guy thought when he heard a girl got killed in the elevator trying to bring in a package. I bet you the guilt he felt for helping her was overwhelming.
My first thought was “why didn’t either of them ask can you help me/would you like me to help carry the package up the stairs?” But that’s hindsight for you.
Me: this isn’t a bad idea. Everything will be perfectly- Mr. Ballen: but what she didn’t know was- that was the worst possible decision she could possibly have made
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Ronald McDonald @8:17
Dang that was fast xD
Noice
Damn I saw that but thought it was normal for some reason
Arrggghhh! If at first I don't succeed, try, try again. RMcD was obvious this time.
Probably did same thing I did.. made a quick comment then edited when he found it .. just beat me by a few secs with this method ;)
I love how Mr Ballen gets you to see the person who died as a human being before describing what happened to them, instead of treating them like some faceless inconsequential victim. He makes sure you understand that they had a life, which pushes you into seeing these events as the tragedies they are rather than some cheap bloodthirsty spectacle.
I think the reason we think that way is because there's 7 billion humans. Unless its directly influencing someone i doubt people care about other hoomans
My hope is that humanizing these people will make them relatable to viewers, which in turn *might* make someone out there think, and thus not do these fatally dumb things.
Then again, I may be underestimating human foolishness. 😔
Same here.
@Maarya Cousin so are you
I've said the same thing, in so many words. He's comes across so believably genuine and sympathtic which always makes me so emotional when it comes to all these heartbreaking tragedies.
All of the “I think I can fit in there” stories never end well.
Correct, I ended up with 3 kids...
@@DanielBjorklund nice one
It's such a huge fear of mine. You'll never catch me crawling in something that small.
@@DanielBjorklund 😂😂😂
@@Cove_Blue unless you be LSD tripping..
My only regret from watching his videos is that I binged all of them so quickly and now I have to wait for new videos to come out.
That's me when I Binge watched the first 3 seasons of AOT years after they came out and then had to wait for every Sunday to come around for season 4 episodes😣
Yes!!!! And that I don't remember all of what I have heard so I can't annoy my friends with the stories. I did manage to get my dad to say "You are always on your phone and talking about these random stories..."
The same;p
Same
Yup. I binge watched when he was only at 400k subs. Now I gotta wait every week for three or more videos. Lol.
1. say no to drugs
2. always dive with a dive buddy
3. if the furniture is too big or too heavy for the elevator, use the stairs
1. why are drugs talking to me
2. why am I considering replying
3. should I seek help
amen
If you use the stairs, pivot!
@@ShannonGarcia-zs6yd Pivot !!! Pivot !!!
4. Don't crawl down a chimney in an empty house.
5. Don't climb into a water tank
The Package story is a sad case of what people call "tunnel vision", where the brain becomes so sharply focused on achieving a particular task that it does not think beyond it, and hence basic logic, instinct, reasoning, etc fails.
That happens to me In rpg games
@@mr.unique4940 no more RPG games for you young man
Yes I agree. Btw your name makes me want croissants & coffee 🙃 ☕️ 🥐
I have to put this story into my subconscious vault for my adhd/ocd, to remind me when I obsess over accomplishing a thing that “hey, can I get more than JUST a little injured here??”
Bruh if someone told me putting that thing in the elevator is not a good idea, that it's old and could be unsafe,, I'm quitting immediately ☠️ But that's just me and my weird fear of being stuck in an elevator.
MrBallen is the ideal story teller. Doesn't try to insert unnecessary suspense or have some ominous voice..just delivers you a well described, well annunciated, and well edited story with a level head. Gotta give it up for this guy.
He’s great enough story to build and yet still straight to the point.
He’s really good at storytelling
Yep. And he's getting a lot better as time goes on. Great dude on every level.
Yeah like nexpo who pauses for like a full minute to build suspense but it just makes it cringey..mrballen is best on yt
Yes! After I watch all his newest videos I always try to find a TH-camr that's like him but there's just nobody else! This content is amazing!
It's truly incredible how we're all just one poor decision away from being a story on this channel!!😳
Like a 1% chance of being on this channel, he doesn’t cover everyone’s death
That's a silver lining for a violent death!
Just depends on whether or not it's strange, dark or mysterious enough to qualify...
I think about that all the time. I often picture him narrating my best adventures and stories too.
Two most important lessons I learned serving in the Marine Corps.
Never Volunteer.
Never take a dare.
You'll live longer.
I’m speechless seeing some commenters blaming the guy, he warned her when he didn’t have to and even tried to help her when again he didn’t have to. DON’T blame others for your ACTIONS. NOBODY is Responsible for YOUR mistakes .
Too many idiots like to blame guys for girl's poor decisions. No accountability.
Noticed the common themes of all of these stories:
1. Read warning signs: and ignore them and go somewhere anyways.
2. People who are exploring, get into situation that above their experience.
3. Going somewhere or doing something without a partner.
4. Ignoring warnings of others.
5. Ignoring safety protocols.
6. Companies, in flawless capitalist fashion, deliberately prioritizing profits over the lives of human beings.
@@CoffeeNCardio government regulations usually prevents stuff like that.
@@pennyandwoody Doesn't do you any good if the company ignores those regulations or other safety measures. Some companies figure the fine for a wrongful death will be less than the extra profits. Need to be able to sue the owners of the company/corporation.
@@sirridesalot6652 yeah... True.
6. Random freak accidents.
Shit just happens sometiimes.
"... but he was confident..." normally a positive phrase. In a MrBallen video; almost always fatal.
Ever since i started watching MrBallen vidoes i have started to doubt myself whenever i feel confident. Im like "Do i actually know i can do this, or am i just being a stupid MrBallens-story character right now?" xD
I would like your comment, but it's on 666 which seems weirdly fitting for this channel.
As someone who has taken LSD, I can't imagine being stuck in an air duct knowing I'm going to die. Whatever time she spent in that position, I'm 100% sure was absolute and utter hell.
I will never understand people that go into tight spaces for no reason, like no reason to go in a chimney ever.
Well, at least close..
Or heaven, if the trip was powerful enough...
Yea was gonna comment the same thing, I've felt like I'm dying when I know I'm completely fine on that type of stuff. Thats up there with being in a plane that's going down, or a sinking submarine for me as worst ways to die.
High AF on acid stuck in a hot, dark air duct is possibly one of the worst ways to die, psychologically speaking.
3rd story - There's a common thread in these types of stories: the person is really really invested in their bad idea even when alarm bells are going off in their heads and even when other people warn them not to. The moral of the story is, always listen to your gut instinct and don't do something when warned not to by other people who are more familiar with the situation than you. The minor inconvenience that may be caused by doing it a different way is not worth losing your life over.
I feel bad for the other tenant in the third story… I hope he doesn’t hold any guilt from helping her with the package. He tried to warn her.
so he says
They could have that package travel in the elevator alone. There wouldn't be overload concerns that way
Any elevator that can’t handle an 80lb package probably isn’t safe to travel on anyway no? I didn’t understand that part. How was it overloaded with 80lbs when most people weigh considerably more?
@@CivilizedWarrior Yah got a point there. Most people average at least 130lbs. It's like the elevator was made for kids.
I don't understand why he wasn't like "let me help you up the stairs instead" it was only 80lbs, that's not extremely heavy. It could've easily been taken up the stairs. Honestly sad, such an unnecessary death 😔
So, normally I'm not a big stickler for rules, but now that I hear Mr. Ballen's stories about how people cut corners when it comes to safety on hazardous jobs I can understand my dad's (safety engineer) constant reminders to buckle my seat-belt, not go alone at night, always have a companion in case of a trek or etc. I just can't believe how absurdely some people die and with the most common objects, truly shows how it can happen to any of us.
I was a medic in the army and a nurse for over 30 years and I used to scuba dive. Yeah, I'm a stickler for safety rules. The rules are always carefully devised and revised by experts in their field so you'd have to be an idiot not to take them seriously. Also, it often puts other people's lives at risk while trying to save yours. I'm a bit preachy but I've seen the tragedies. The worse for me was when a father threw petrol over a BBQ to get it going and he badly burned his daughter who was standing nearby. It's so frustrating to see needless suffering.
It's always good to think that the reason those rules exist is because people died, need to learn from others mistakes
Thirty years as a nurse has taught me how fragile life is. It doesn't mean you can't be daring it just means you take all the measures to keep safe. I've done parachuting, abseiling, caving, scuba diving, skiing but I was trained to do these activities. Of course things can still go wrong but you minimize that possibility as much as possible. I'm also a very cautious driver who's never had a traffic infringement after 40 years of driving.
if you think watching MrBallen makes you paranoid, try watching Active Self Protection
What most of these people who are the subject of MrBallen's tragic accident stories were really lacking was just pure common sense. If a package doesn't fit into an elevator, then common sense tells you to carry the bloody thing up the staircase, not attempt to jam it dangerously into the elevator. Pure and simple idiocy are more often than not the cause of tragic accidents - and the ignoring of safety precautions, of course.
What I've learned from watching MrBallen's excellent storyformat strange dark and mysterious stories:
- Don't squeeze into tight spaces
- Don't work for industrial companies
- Don't wander into the wilderness alone (No matter your training)
Thanks MrBallen :D
There are millions of indrustrial workers, and relatively few die each year in civilized countries. But cave diver death toll is probrably a 100-1000 times that of the indrustrial worker, when taken into consideration how few people cave dive, yet how many end up dead.
Wilderness? I go into the woods and such all the time alone. Nothing wrong with it.
@@alainerookkitsunev5605 Yep. I’m a BASE jumper which is plenty dangerous, but you’ll never catch me in one of these caves. I just don’t get it.
The real lesson is to learn to stick up for yourself and others when your boss asks you to do something unreasonable.
And of course, do not go under the water AT ALL, no matter what. dont touch it, dont look at it, the most water u need is right there in your bathtub. (or caving, dont go caving.) just..dont do anything. ever.
I'm not a diver and listening to all these diving stories, I think to myself, "No way will I make dangerous decisions like that thinking I can do it."
Then I remembered one time we went snorkeling and I veered off over a reef cliff where we literally see nothing below. I was so amazed and shocked at how dark and deep it was. When I lifted my head for some air, the tour guide saw me and quickly (slight panick) called me to go back to the shallow side, saying I wasn't supposed to be by the cliff without a guide.
Gotta be careful, I heard one story on this channel where a diver was by a cliff in water and I guess it was steep and accidentally slipped down it like 80 ft(probably more). I didn’t even know you could slip and fall underwater like that till I seen that video lol.
@@darklord9581 If you are talking about the Russian at the Blue Hole, he was descending with weights.
I think normally snorkelling over "nothing at all" shouldn't be dangerous, since the water will support the snorkeler anyway. The real risk probably comes from human curiosity as someone will dive too far to see more before noticing they cannot make it to the top anymore. Also predators and marine traffic could be a risk in open water.
The case with the Russian at the Blue Hole is different, but one reason why so many people die there could be because the archway lures people too far before they notice the danger they are in.
What I've learned from your channel:
1. Don't go into caves
2. Don't go scuba diving
3. Definitely don't go scuba diving
in caves
Ahh wisdom is grand
@Lisa Mylnn EVER! 😆
@@toddderrick4307 NEVER EVER 😂
And definitely don't follow the guy who says he's really good at scuba diving in caves
@@sloppytilapia run away from that guy
The elevator story, imagine being the gentleman who helped her? Hearing the news she died must have been extremely eerie 😩
I hope he doesn’t blame himself for helping her and not kept on trying to tell her it was a bad idea. 😢
@@OM08 I thought the same thing, he did what he could to warn her, and helped her when she refused the warning. It isn't his fault. You can't help everyone. You can only do what is in your power.
@@OM08 Exactly 😢 His gut instinct was talking to him. Sometimes we miss it.
@@jakewarner1993 Agree, on a slightly positive note is at least he did try and say something. You just never know 🤷🏻♀️
The feeling of leaving her. I know that would kill me inside everyday
Being stuck in a space, especially one where I can’t even move, is one of my worst nightmares
I don't feel bad for that girl survival of the fittest
Thank goodness a real human being unlike the stooges who rather comment the "like" button....lol...Yes Rabab how very true its the most terrifying thing especially those underground caves confine spaces that get me.
sleep paralysis somewhat gives u that feeling actually
@@hanniballecter3727 nice bait troll
Yes. Me as well
I think that I would have to list “dying stuck in a tight space” at the top of my worst-fears list.
Those are the stories that get me th most, because my mind will conjure feelings associated with a situation too well.
That and dying in an oven/autoclave.
@dzzzzz3366it will be quick at least.
“places you can’t go” more like “shite you shouldnt do”
exactly. That "shit you shouldn't do" is exactly the "place" you shouldn't go! They all take place in places, don't they? ;)
I fill like the ocean is the most dangerous U never know what's in there
Wouldn't*
YUP!
Lol. This actually made me laugh😂
Lessons I’ve learned from these stories: Don’t Be Stubborn: don’t try to force something to work that won’t , listen to the advice of other people they just might know what they’re talking about. And finally, if something sounds like a bad idea, and you’re instincts are against it, don’t do it, no matter what.
> *'Darwin affectionately ruffles your hair.'*
_"This one get's to live; she's not a f*(!ng idiot."_ 😉
AND NEVER GO INTO PLACES ALONE:D
And NEVER go cave diving...Ever.
And don't do acid
their stories usually start with " but he/she/ they feel confident even though....". They forgot rules and safety regulations are there for a reason, a very important reason.
That poor person who went against their better judgment and helped her anyway I cannot imagine the guilt they feel
Its ridicouls that a elevator had less than a 7ft clearance. 80lbs is the weight of a preteen. It should have been no problem to move it. Yet. . .
@@C-13770 exactly
I really hope her cats went to someone in the family, or stayed together in a loving home. It’s sad to think they were waiting for their mom to come home, but she never did.
I feel like it would have been smarter for her to ask him if he could just help her carry the package upstairs.
@@isaiahhubbard5822 i immediately thought that! after 'passing her and hesitating' i thought he would just offer to carry it with her; no matter how many flights 36kg between two people is not that much of an ordeal. No doubt many are in the 'i should have just' cycle
Jamie’s last moments must have been absolutely horrifying. Especially on lsd. There’s no telling what was going through her head.
MrBallen: *switches from present to past tense* “What he would’ve most likely done is...”
Me: “Oop, he dead...”
Ooops
69 like
All of these top 3 places you shouldnt go ends with deaths but I get what you mean 🤣
Stfu!!!
@@krisj5561 OMG! YOU'RE SO MEAN! shut up
This series of videos has taught me “Any time somebody wants to save some money... somebody gonna die.”
Pro life tip: Don’t work for cheap stingy factories/companies 😂
Last year a chinese man wanted to save money and didnt replace a faulty oven and it blew up and burnt down the restaurant and Half of a pastry shop next to it, a dozen of workers were injured i dont remember if anyone died, it was sad i always ate at the pastry shop and was there 4 days prior
#2 Always tell someone where you are going
@@ng2371 This is a really good one.
MrBallen: “and it killed..”
Me: 😮
MrBallen: “..his visibility”
Me: 🙂
MrBallen: “then he drowned”
Me: 😭
Out of context this comment is extremely funny.
Lmfao!!!!
This isn't funny IN context. Mrballen didn't word it this dumbass way. Horrible people. The comment poster, every commenter, and every person who lik d this comment deserve to be visibly and publicly trapped underwater while bystanders laugh
@@ryandavis3004 Fu
Tim must have thought a thousand times as he ran out of air, I KNEW BETTER THAN TO DIVE ALONE... now I will die for my mistake...
Been in that situation have you?
Anybody just find this guy by accident and now you can't stop listening to them? I love how he tells stories.
True
True
Obviously. Nobody found him on purpose.
Me!
Anybody see this generic, over used, only for internet gratification comment everywhere?
Death by elevator has to be one of the scariest ways to go
It scares the hell out of me. I was darting in and out of elevators much quicker after seeing the video of the young woman in China who was cut in half when she tried to get out of an elevator, but was looking at her phone instead of paying attention. The elevator kept going (rather quickly) and she fell forward onto the floor it was on and got trapped. Looked like it cut her just under her rib cage, then her lower body falls into the elevator with all the people.
The elevator was apparently overloaded. Had to have been at least 20 ppl on it. It was in a hospital. I couldn't stop thinking about the ppl we didn't see - the ones on the floor her upper half ended up on. Absolutely horrifying. And you know it took a while for her to die. Saw a video of a man in Vietnam who had been cut in half. The video was at least 6 min long and he was still alive the whole time. Totally conscious, too. What a horrible way to go. Lying there, knowing there is nothing you can do with ppl staring at you and filming you. Although there was a man who apparently survived being cut in half, so it's not impossible. Just horribly unlikely.
Don’t go to China then
Anything ending with -ator will kill you in China
@@Karamarika You already said that it was overweight and overloaded so there you go. Just don't go to China or any Asian nation. Simple as that. And the last story was stupid because it's obvious that her package is too big but YOLO.
It’s the boat story for me...
@Cal Rogers next level fear!
I appreciate the “Like Button” stories because they not only make me laugh, but they also help me identify if I’ve seen the video before 🤣😌
Lololololol
Hahaha I do the same thing! 🤣
Same
I hit the "Like" button on every video
Sameee hahah
Moral of the dive story: always dive with a buddy. I'm an occasional warm water diver and I recognize the importance of this!! It was scary learning to dive in a cold PA quarry in early spring with minimal visibility, but our instructor (who was a very experienced military diver) said you could dive anywhere if you could dive in those conditions!! Although, after watching MrBallen's cave diving video, I definitely would NOT dive in a cave!!
His bedtime stories to his kids are probably so addicting
More like terrifying.
XD Yup
Kids: Daddy tell us another story
Mrballen: Sorry I can't I've been telling you stories all night you have too sleep
IKR👍🏼
Addicting is a stupid word
When you have a large heavy package filled with pieces, open the package, take the pieces out and move the pieces separately. It takes time, but it beats trying to move a heavy package and getting hurt. This is especially important if you're moving it by yourself without any help.
She could have easily got the guy to help her carry it up too
Had to do that with my IKEA bed... took a while to move upstairs but much safer
@@jmoriarty8000 That is what I was thinking, If was that guy and I was offering help, it would have been to carry up stairs. Before we saw the picture, I thought the package was going to be much much bigger. It was just long. Thats whats she said. Unfortunate for sure. Seemed like she had a lot of living left to do.
i've done this over the past 10 years. it's more trips, but poses less risk of accidents and injuries from trying to carry too much
just take the stairs and ask for help
IF I go missing, am murdered, or a victim of anything dark & mysterious, I am putting this in writing now that I want MrBallen to narrate my story!
This is one of those times wishing someone _'good luck'_ is a little ethically dubious, isn't it? 😇
@PEPE STROKEY *Then
Me too
I want him to read my eulogy
Mr Ballen attempting to narrate my eulogy.. "As is my custom, I thoroughly researched my subject. With that in mind I just can't be the guy that tells you about all the dirt this guy was involved in. So that will do it. "
I swear to God almost every one of these videos is a lesson in common sense and situational awareness
That first story gave me chills literally. I can't even imagine coming off of what was obviously a horribly bad trip to realize that it was all real and you really are stuck in an air vent and then just wither away and die for days.. Jesus Christ that poor girl.
The heat was very high in the vents and I bet she passed away pretty quick, as he said her cause of death was HYPERthermia and not dehydration or starvation. The air going through the vents was very hot. I agree, what an awful way to go and on LSD no less. She would've been terrified and hallucinating as well. 😕
The fact she was on acid, makes that story particularly disturbing.....
Don't do drugs kids.
@@DreAmeoba1 I'd say she was fried in more ways than one.
That's why you never trip alone 🤣🤣🤣
I really appreciate Mr. Ballen making us understand no matter how dumb or bad a decision someone makes, that these people are human beings that deserve respect
I guess, some of them are dumb af
Fr
sorry did you need a reminder of that?
@@skibbitybopemdada a lot of people do, yes. Have you been living under a rock or are you just naive enough to think all humans know empathy and compassion?
@@skibbitybopemdada see how shitty my comment sounded? That's how yours sounded. Meanwhile you're questioning if people need a reminder how to be respectful? You're a very good example of the exact kind of person that does need that reminder.
I can't imagine how bad that neighbor must have felt hearing that the lady he helped died like that.
I was thinking the same thing.
I think he was lucky not to be charged with being partially responsible for her death.
@@dagnabbitt1158 How do you believe he could possibly be charged for her death?!
@@dagnabbitt1158 wtf
@@dontbeacasualtycutthecord7173 it's USA so who know. it's possible
I'm a contractor that worked in that building for years . The elevator has never reopened ever again
It's 4 stories of college kids that pay a fortune to live in squander. I personally have gotten my ladders stuck on that latch . Scary ass hell . This poor girl was just about to start her life .
I would feel so horrible if I were the guy that warned her that the elevator wasn't a good idea, and still helped her do it.
A gentleman would've thrown that package over his shoulder and carried it up the stairs for her.
A snowflake soy boy...not so much.
@@patrickhorvath2684 She's a stranger to him, and he was being helpful. He told him the problem with the elevator and when she was stubborn about it, he helped her. So, it's pretty much partly her fault for not heeding his advice.
For gender equality, it seems prejudiced of us to expect every boy to help a stranger just because they're a girl.
@@patrickhorvath2684 Ok Eugene
@@patrickhorvath2684 nah you are delusional Mr nice guy
@@malayfellaz
Apparently chivalry is dead. You must be in New York City or something
Every time I’m about to do something sketchy I imagine how this man right here would tell my story
Instead of, “What would Jesus do?” I ask myself, “Do I really want to be one of Mr Ballens stories?” and the answer is usually no lol
@@myperfectworlds exactly
hahahaha that comment made me laugh
Really Americans have a hilarious sense of humour
On the flip side, it could also be absolutely epic.
😂😂😂🤣🤣soooo funny
Neighbor: hey you shouldn't do that, it's very dangerous.
Carrie: ok but how about I do it again?
Neighbor: excellent reasoning. Let me help you
Humanity 101
Neighbor: hey you shouldn't do that, we've been having trouble with this elevator, and that package may be too heavy for it.
Carrie: Nah. I'm going to ignore all of those facts. Inconvenient facts cannot hurt me if I ignore them. I want what I want and that's all I'm gonna focus on because I want that to be that way. I want it.
Neighbor (sees a rare opportunity to improve the human gene pool): Let me help you.
@@bentonrp True, seemed like the neighbor wanted her to learn a lesson/provided passive aggressive assistance. They could have each grabbed an end and pretty easily taken it up the stairs.
@@mystic95 lool! Yes! Provided passive aggressive assistance.
@@bentonrp he probably didn't want take the stairs and just said fuck it
As a HVAC guy, don't crawl into ducts. It only ends the way you were just told.
I understand a lot of divers dive solo, but I can't think of anything more dangerous. Buddy system is always best, especially underwater!
People never think in such a way .....if they have confidence in themselves or even the years of experience in that field
Yea, did that diver learn nothing from Boy Scouts?
@Boa-Noah no doubt 🧐
Terrible way to go!
@Boa-Noah You really wouldn't want to be burned alive, too 😕
Technical lifts underwater should DEFINATELY not be done alone. There are certain situations where diving alone is ok but this is not one of them. Plus he was only recreational dive certified.
"...she was already deceased.
So that's gonna do it guys!"
Oui, c'était un peu abrupte comme fin de l'histoire. Sans transitions comme on dit.
@@waveculture9457 Pourquoi avez-vous répondu à ce commentaire en français ? Vous pouvez le lire en anglais, vous comprenez l'anglais. Vous attendez-vous à ce que cette personne connaisse le français? It's just weird to expect a random stranger to speak your language for no reason...
@Heroツ você está falando sério agora, usando outro idioma?
Like why?
Ye c’est triste comme histoire
@@morejamsthanbread508 because I hate you
Mrballen is the type of the uncle at the family gatherings that keeps you entertained
Just like my brother! RIP Carl! We miss you!
Fax
agreed
Hmmmm
True
I grew up and went to school with Jamie Minor. She was such a kind human being. I remember when this happened; it was so devastating to all of her friends and family.
Did she seem like the type that would do lsd? It seems like someone may have spiked her drink or something. Not many people would take lsd at work, so it just seems strange.
@@jenniferb.awesome That's what I was thinking. She had to have consumed something that was spiked without her knowledge.
the absolute horror of being stuck in a duct while on LSD is horrible beyond anything i can imagine.
@@HailNihilism ?? Can't find it
Some stupid person must have laced her drink with that and she probably didn't have a clue why she feel like this at all and must have been completely panicked. It's even more terrifying to think about that. Nobody in his right mind would take that on an office party.
@@xminusone1 what makes you say that? Doesn't make more sense that she took the drugs?
@@xminusone1 she was at work when she started acting funny tho… I mean someone could have still dosed her nonalcoholic drink. Or maybe she thought she took a microdose. Lol
I wonder if she wasn't dosed without her knowledge. As someone who has taken LSD recreationally, if you know what to expect and you're in the right environment it can be an enjoyable time. Also having been ghost without my knowledge, it can feel like you're going insane. I was on a camping trip and I was the first to pass out and go to my tent, and they put a couple doses worth of LSD in liquid form into my slightly open mouth. My friends had to go get me from the woods at about 2:00 in the morning. I did not know I was awake, I thought it was a dream, I thought it was a very bad dream. My experience went from incredible panic and Terror and abject tachycardia fear to incredible disappointment when they told me what they did. Even while tripping balls I knew that was a bad move, and I guess they figured that out on their own time as well. Don't do drugs, kids.
It’s amazing that I even choose to leave my house after all the stuff MrBallen has covered in this series...
Legit haha
Seriously
Some of the stay at home story's are just as creepy 😐
Hahaha
Mr.ballen was that the clown guy from McDonalds n the back round hashana
some things I've learned watching Mr Ballen. be extra cautious when: hiking. camping. boating. scuba diving. mountain climbing. hitchhiking. staying at cabins. working near machinery. vents. airducks. elevators. giant plastic dinosaurs. dont go in the forest or and valley. dont go in the ocean (giant squid attack was the scariest to me) and never EVER study late and alone on campus without a way to call for help or defend yourself.
And don't buy cheap do it yourself furniture & try to hoist it into a century's old elevator.
@@kemeee5407 Don't stand between lift doors in general.
Wait, giant plastic dinosaurs! I haven't seen that one, gotta find it, thanks.
And don't do acid and climb into air ducts!
Dont go outside basically
When I was getting my SCUBA certification back in college, they taught us that the number one reason for diving accidents is that divers go beyond what they are trained to do. That is such a tragedy 😢
I’ve come to realize laying in my bed and watching the strange dark and mysterious is the only way to stay informed and not get killed
until you get a blood clot from not moving
Look under the bed!
Until you're one of those odd 1000 ways to die statistic.
Did you not watch the episode where the guy who was lying on his bed gets sucked into a sinkhole with his whole bedroom???
Lols we all just survive something disastrous bc of the useless yet useful information we learn from these videos.
“He was still trapped underneath the boat, he had run out of air, and he had drowned-“
*upbeat music for island scuba diving ad plays*
Vacation all I ever wanted...
😂sometimes ads are scarily on time for these
I got it too!!
🤣
Lmao it happened to me as well
First story was horrifying, I am never tripping around air ducts.
Especially when you're on drugs.
@@K414nn4 tripping while tripping around air ducts ❌
@@K414nn4 "tripping" meant doing drugs i think
edit: *being on drugs
The elevator one was the worst for me, my dad owns an elevator company and he always says in an elevator NEVER leave the inside or get near an open door, you are always safe inside as there are many fail safes to stop the elevator, while it will be abrupt and will hurt you will almost never die. That is unless the governor break which the main cable, then you are screwed unless the elevator has other cable if it is fancy. However the governor breaking is very rare because it can usually hold double what the elevator itself weight sometimes more
@@gricnime how old are you? You seem really naive, drug tests are easy to pass with fake pee and on top of that alot of restaurants don't drug test at all
That last story. I can’t imagine. Exactly why elevators freak me out!!
I love your content!!!
Tripping on acid in an air duct and getting stuck, I can’t think of anything worse, unless there were spiders in there.
the spiders are in your mind man....whoa
What about an airport balogna sandwich
yeah... I really can't understand how tf she wasn't scared of being in a tight place. Literally I got scared seeing my legs distort while on LSD, yet she had the balls to slide DOWN A TIGHT VENT PIPE!
i’ve never had acid like distort my thoughts and made me wanna do anything dangerous. then again i’m not even a risk taker when i’m sober.
@@juuliuhhh9955 A friend of mine thought we were planning to kill her so she called an ambulance and tripped in the ER for 8 hours.
Story #3: Seems like she worked much harder to get the package on the elevator rather than just asking for help and walking it up the stairs.
She was incredibly stupid AND stubborn natural selection at work
Whilst I wouldnt be so harsh as to say its "natural selection at work" it is kinda vexing that the people in these stories always seem to have this animalistic urge to keep pushing their luck and trying risky things even though it doesnt make sense to do so and theres a very apparent risk, not worth whatever theyre trying to accomplish.
@@whispofwords2590 I mean that is exactly what I see as natural selection
@@user-qw4ud5cj6j maybe if its a trend in a particular person, but not if its a single incident. I mean she did seem like an intelligent person, just one that did something, well, stupid. I dont think she deserved to be crushed for it, or that it means she shouldnt reproduce, even looking at it in the most emotionless and practical way possible.
We are brought up to never quit story 3 proves sometimes quitting is the right thing to do.
I live in Boston and remember when that lady died last year. Practically every elevator in the city is old like that one and requires you to close the gate before it can run. They’re a massive pain in the ass because a lot of times ppl will take the elevator up to the 4th or 5th floor, get out and forget to close the gate so if you’re on the first floor you need to walk all the way up to wherever the elevator is, and close the gate before you can use it. As cool as they look, I wish the city would just get rid of them all lol.
there used to be *lift operators*..who worked the lift for you. back in the 1930's-60's. (remember the movie titanic? A lift operator went back up after dropping Rose off..) not sure why that isn't still a job.. while lifts are still in use. it's irresponsible, at best.
that’s not even remotely true…only like 1/10th if not less are the old style ones like that due to idiots like her making them dangerous to use for the very same reason that she died. the newer double-door with pressure sensors that replaced them 100+ years ago are the standard even in those old apartment and condo complexes
I just remember them from the bunny boiler movie lol
@@bostonrailfan2427 3 of the 4 apartments I lived in in Boston had these old style lifts. Also of the 3 bars and 2 restaurants I worked in all their service lifts were of this style.
So ya'll climb 3/4 floors to close the door and move the elevator down and ya'll goes down and hop in and ride up. 😁
Part of the thrill of listening to Mr Ballen's storytelling apart from trying to figure out what would ultimately happen to the "protagonists" of the stories is guessing what the chapter titles are referring to. I honestly was wondering what a leafblower has to do when the second story is established to take place underwater.
I always feel so bad for these ppl who try to clinb through chinneys or ventilation systems and get stuck... Thats one of my worst nightmares so I would never put myself in that situation but just thinking of being stuck in a small space is just horrible and terrifying.
Such a scary way to go I’m sure, get goosebumps just hearing about people getting stuck in those tight places 😬
They see that stuff in movies and think it's doable. Darwin awards all around.
Then you should watch a story of john the man got stuck in nutty putty cave
Now imagine being stuck in there with a powerful hallucinogenic coursing through your brain
Yes, but, if you're a reasonably intelligent person, who's not high on LSD or some other hallucinagin, then that wouldn't be your mistake. Climbing into chimneys & vent ducts are for qualified people, not THE HIGH !
I walked past Carrie’s apartment building hundreds of times while attending college in Boston myself. It’s the first time one of these videos has really hit home for me. Those ancient elevators in old Boston buildings look charming but are obviously not very efficient nor safe
They don't sound unsafe the woman just seems incredibly dumb
Same, I lived down the street at the time this happened... Never even knew about it. Crazy
Especially not when youre shoving a box into it that doesnt fit
The likelihood of an accident like this occurring is far more likely on those ancient elevators than on a more updated model lol I hope you’re not trying to argue this🤣
@@rorytribbet6424 What? ☠️
Mr Ballen's channel is growing like crazy. It's obviously because of the great storyteller and stories.
Got recommended one day and can’t stop since
Nah. Its because people like abusing the like button.
It's because he's hit the nail on the head delivering exactly what we want in the way of strange, dark and mysterious, in story format with charisma, snappy shirts and intriguing hand gestures, but for me he had me at the presentation of his latest ankle biter by smashing the cute gauge too. He's got his feet on the ground, proven cahonés via military service and his sense of humour makes the whole package. The only detrimental issue is the treatment of the like button. Far too lenient
Dude I just found out about him a couple of days ago. This guy really knows how to tell a story
Yes because I started looking at him around 1.9m
Things I already feared but Mr Ballen cemented that fear: diving, caves, tight places, and a combination of the three.
Wow, that elevator girl had so many chances at not dying. She had all the warning signs and ignored them all.
French moment
Final Destination moment
Too many false praises of capability from societal influencers.
Thats what happens if we dont listen to our intuition but rest in peace to the deceased. :(
I know people with Phds too and alot of them aren't very intelligent. They are just obsessive about certain topics but have zero common sense. She sounded like one of those people.
I'm disabled and don't get out much,love listening to your stories it helps pass time,love from England.
You can travel to a lot of places through the internet and pretty much everything goes through a computer nowadays, so without being disrespectful at all of your condition, sir, I think this is the best time to be a disabled person in the history of mankind so far. I hope you like games, tv series, movies, documentaries, browsing. These are some of the things that make time fly for me.
All of that success and achievement just to get killed by an elevator. Smh.
It’s the simple universal obedience that she could’ve followed and still been here 🤦🏾♀️ all signs pointed to her way being a bad idea
I know people with Phds too and alot of them aren't very intelligent. They are just obsessive about certain topics but have zero common sense. She sounded like one of those people.
Sometimes being stupid kills you
She was probably a sweaty, frustrated mess already when it closed on her.
@@doxasophosmoros I'd have do disagree with you. Intelligence is relative and entirely based on context. I will say that each person has different kinds of intelligences, and that in order to earn most PhD's, you have to be not only quite intelligent, but also determined. A person high in Intelligence can also behave stupidly, or have areas of cognition that may not be up to par. This does not make them unintelligent overall.
The last story was insane!! The amount of stuffing around she did getting that Damned package into the lift !!, Shit I would have asked someone to help me get it up the stairs
I too would have asked someone to help bring that package up the stairs
@mered30 Or else open the box, fit the individual pieces in the elevator, or carry them up the stairs. I think this is what people mean when they say, "Think outside the box."
As a HSE commercial diver, it's shocking how many recreation divers die needlessly through poor training, inexperience and bad planning.
or sheer stupidity
Lesson today: Always have a partner in anything that could be a difficult endeavor!
Above all if you are gonna dive 15.2 KM (lol!) deep... I don't think 50 feet is that much, but imperial units always confuse me...
@@TheChzoronzon 15.2 KM??
@@LetsGoFlyers2011 Here: 7:15 :D quite impressive, Mariana would be proud
Or hire a professional
@@TheChzoronzon Oh, I guess you meant 15.2 M, not KM
Confidence is great, but overconfidence can get you killed. And that's exactly what happened to Tim
And overconfidence killed the last lady in the story also. I would rather had taken the stairs anyway, than put anything that heavy on an elevator. I don't trust elevators anyway. If I see too many people getting on, I get off
If any weird stuff happens to me and I pass away I would be honored to have Mr. Ballen tell my story !! John you are an amazing person.. Thank you for your service and thank you thank you for for your talent for telling stories!! I appreciate you so much 😻😻💜💚🖤🧡👍🏻👍🏻
Man, no matter how good, light and innocent these stories start at first... You know if it's a MrBallen story... the person is fucked.
Majority of the time, yes
Lol .. if Mr.Ballen is talking about him ... He is in existence no more
You know they will take a strange, dark or mysterious turn. In story format.
That’s the best part
Reminds me of fascinating horror, but this time it’s a 100% chance of death, fascinating horror has a like, 40 - 75% chance of death
This man has the most impressive flannel collection
This one he’s wearing in this video is my favorite, I love the tan fabric on the inside of the collar😊😇🙏
RIGHT!? First thing I noticed after the backward permahat!
😂
He has already addressed this and he said he only owns like 10 but rewears them.
He now has merchandise that you can purchase, including flannels just like the ones he wears. 😎
I never thought I was claustrophobic until I started listening to these stories.
Think we all would be in some situations
I’m only one story in and I’m feeling claustrophobic already. Knowing Mr Ballen, the stories get worse!
Hell i wasn't claustrophic, scared of water, scared of caves, scared of the forest, scared of dating websites, scared of animals, scared.... but thanks to mrballen, I ain't leaving my house ever again 😅
A good friend of mine has a rare seizure disorder that has prompted her to wander off in a manner similar to Jamie. Thank goodness she hasn't gotten lost or stuck somewhere yet. How scary for Jamie and her family 💔
Lessons Learned:
First Story: Don't do drugs.
Second Story: Never dive without a partner.
Third Story: If it doesn't fit, don't force it.
Or at least don't do drugs at pissin work
@@bigmanmark4334 Agreed
3rd lesson isn't always bad 😏
It's like she insisted on dying right that day for a Damm package
@@anthonycarter8847 That does not put happy images in head.
I never like hearing other people tell me stories, but I’ve been watching this guy for three hours. Great story teller dude.
Hey could you answer something for me. My wife is the exact same way(although she loves ballen). She hates being read to and I'm trying to understand... what about being read to do you not like. Not attacking you just would like to understand why and maybe I could understand why my wife doesn't like being read to.
@@cognizancecognizance8815 no worries. Honestly I’m not sure. With me I think it’s a combo of attention/comprehension and control. If I’m reading it myself I can control how fast or slow my brain is getting the info (at least I feel I can), but also when I’m being read to or even having a long conversation my mind starts to wander (nothing against the other person and not really under my control) and I’m thinking about everything under the sun except the subject at hand. It was the same at school as a kid. The teachers lecturing would send my mind straight away, but if I read it myself I had it. I could read all day long, but sitting and listening to a story normally is not something I’m willing or able to do for too long. That’s why I was so shocked I found myself listening to mr ballen’s stories for so long. Like I said with me I feel like it’s a control/comprehension thing. I hope that helped some.
@@cognizancecognizance8815 Kevin already gave you an excellent reply, but I'd like to chime in because I've thought about this myself too!
Maybe you can relate to this: you know when you google "how to do ___" and the first result is a 10 minute video? You know your answer will be somewhere around minute 4, but you have to sit through the annoying channel introduction and long context that you don't need first. That frustration is kind of how I tend to feel listening to someone reading a story. When you have text to read, you can skim and skip and hone in directly on what's relevant or interesting to you, without having to sit through anything you don't care about. When you're listening to someone, you're at the mercy of their pace, and you just have to wait for the information to arrive on its own time.
I think everyone feels this to some extent, but it's also a pretty classic ADD symptom! Especially in ADD, it can be kind of paradoxical, because (speaking for myself) when something is actually really engaging-- like Mr. Ballen's storytelling-- it can catch and hold my attention VERY effectively. Like listening to 22 of these videos in a row while working... not that I'd know anything about that : )
The maintenance worker in the basement was like: “C’mon!” *furiously pressing the call elevator button non-stop*
The worker push the lift's button like crazy & non stop & says " c'mon biatch !!! Whos a little biatch playing with this god damn elevator!!!!
I got to give it to you…. You find stories that no one has really heard of. I’ve seen a lot of mysterious deaths and etc videos, but they are all repeats I could tell the stories word per word. I’ve only seen one video in which I’ve heard the story (drunk girl getting stuck in the freezer in the hotel) many times but it’s not a well known mystery, and you managed to tell more info than most about that story, so I still learned stuff about the case that I didn’t even tho I’ve heard this story a few times
I know these sort of accidents are stupidly preventable and I know they’re going to end tragically, but I still listen with a shred of subconscious hope that the people will somehow survive their ordeal. It makes me very sad.
It’s also very alarming, because I then think about all the stupid careless mistakes and shortcuts I’ve thoughtlessly taken.
It only takes a second, only one bad decision and you and maybe other people as well are gone forever.
Be careful, everyone. Don’t drive distracted, stay alert always, and eat your vegetables. 🦄💕
The poor guy who helped Carrie even though he knew it was a bad idea...
Poor guy? He’s the devil
@@jonathanwahchai4350 Are you ill? He warned her and helped her
@@jonathanwahchai4350 nah he innocent
Common Sense should have told her that was a bad idea and not even tried. The guy is innocent as he did warn her
@@jonathanwahchai4350 how?
The last one is so frustrating.. In my head im just screaming "carry it up the stairs, you even have help at one point" but i know frustration of wanting to do things your way.. Idk i think theres a lot of lessons to be taken from some of these stories.
Exactly, it's frustrating to hear these stories because I feel like everyone has been at the point where they just wanna do things their way no matter what. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't
I kept thinking Big Bang Theory, when they try to move the box up the stairs.
Yeah. She was intelligent, no doubt. On that day though, she made a series of unwise decisions.
Intelligence would say that the most efficient way to transport an object that heavy is through the elevator. On paper, it just required less effort.
Wisdom would say that sometimes, in order to move forward, one must take a step back. When it took that much trouble to move the package in then it would take just as much trouble taking it out. And therefore, she could have reconsidered her options as it wasn't worth the risk of potentially breaking the package or the elevator.
But then again, only she knows the full story.
In a MrBallen's story, when you're confident, or a professional diver/hiker, there's a 100% chance that you will become this guy's topic 😅
That’s gotta be the worst way to die knowing exactly when your air is gonna run out.
"That’s gotta be the worst way to die." Literally every case in every video in this series.
Nah, at least you have a chance to come to terms with it. Think about things you love etc
Not to mention his smashed legs
Remember that story when man got trapped inside an industrial oven and was basically cooked alive? I bet that'd be much worse scenario
@@equim7363 wait what!??
That last story.... One thing I've learned recently is that packages have tons of wasted space inside. Nothing but air. Had she simply opened the package and loaded the elevator with the individual pieces, there would have been tons of room inside, and she'd still be alive.
Not the wooden planks that make up furniture, those are packed as tight as you can pack planks of wood. there is maybe 10% at most wasted space. I work in shipping.
@@nu1x Exactly. If there are wooden boards for like a cupboard or drawer, these are always packed to the brim. The only "air" in them generally is in the tiny box at one side where they put the hardware and screws
It’s not usually like that for furniture tbh. There may have been some foam padding she could’ve removed though.
*women* am I right? It's justified a joke as they say!
@@blahblahsuperanon She could have saved a few inches but idk if it would have been enough to fit. Package of 80 pounds tho, I'd just have told her I'd rather help her up the stairs with it than jam the elevator in any way. Even modern ones don't handle heavy things wedged in weird places very well.
" Oh the places you cant go but will go anyways " was a lesser known Dr Suess book .
9:36 I got a SCUBAPRO Diving midroll ad with a lot of inappropriately cheerful music and reef exploring right as you said he had died from running out of air 💀
Over confidence is not always a good thing. Had he brought another diver he may have survived, injured, but alive.
R.I.P. Carrie 😔 wish you would have listened to the guy going upstairs.
Sometimes when I think about doing something kind of reckless, I imagine Mrballen narrating my horror story and decide to be act more wisely.
I agree...its thought provoking, YES?
Same
Human nature would usually stop you subconsciously from doing risky things which gain you nothing. I my self have 4 rules
1- walk or crouch and waddle though NEVER crawl face first
2- never be alone, always have a friend
3- so what I’m a bitch, you want to do something risky? Imma pass no matter what
4-NEVER lift heavy things, it often leads to death and is a lot harder to lift once it’s laying on top of you crushing your face in
Story 3 is like a direct scene out of one of the Resident Evil movies where they are trying to get out of the elevator and the woman is trying to crawl out and then gets cut in half when the elevator goes crashing to the basement killing her and everyone else.
What a horrible way to go.
I pictured it worse, because I don't have a concept of the space between the elevator unit and the door, I guess.
I imagined her falling backwards onto the platform (floor level) enough for the rest of the elevator to keep moving and catch her and basically crush her in half.
Ugh, I hate my irrational imagination sometimes.
@@MsSwitchblade13 I pictured the same exact thing
I thought of Signs with Mel Gibson where his character's wife was crushed in "such away she was alive while her body wasn't alive."
Actually I think it probably has a bit more relevance to Final Destination movies than Resident Evil ones !!
Or if you are a OzzyMan fan then
Destination F*cked !! It's all so very tragic and preventable!!
@@juliecook6057 I love Ozzy Man Reviews! Destination Fu*ked are my favorite compilations 🤣
Former commercial diver, turned into recreational diver. I almost always dove alone. One day I wasnt. I was 65 feet down in lake Erie. My right lung collapsed. I wouldn't have made it back up if I had been alone. So you never know...
The worst thing about the elevator story is she could have made the decision to say to her neighbor "yeah, you're right, can you help me carry it up the stairs?" and everything would have been fine
She was too smart for that, besides, carrying it up a few flights is easier and takes way less time than just lugging it up the stairs.
@@Scepticalasfuk and now she's dead.
My heart goes out to all the families that have lost there loved ones in these stories. 😔 I know we use these stories for entertainment.. but there are people who have lost there family members here. Lots of love and prayers to All of them x
Agreed. And to think many of them died alone, often slowly... Often their bodies not being able to be recovered.
Still, the stories are entertaining...
It makes me cry to watch these
use these to learn how not to die
You’re a good human.
@@voteforscience but I like diving...
With the last story it makes you wonder what the guy thought when he heard a girl got killed in the elevator trying to bring in a package. I bet you the guilt he felt for helping her was overwhelming.
Thats why I never help people
I think it would be some solace for him knowing he went back and warned her rather than keeping going to his apartment.
What about the maintenance worker that pressed the elevator button? I mean, that's gotta be heavy on them too...
My first thought was “why didn’t either of them ask can you help me/would you like me to help carry the package up the stairs?” But that’s hindsight for you.
No it was her choice he warned her she was dump enough to keep on doin it
Thank you for making these videos. This may seem rude to the victims, but your videos are the only things that help distract me from how I’m feeling.
Are you still with us? ❤
Just what I needed right now. I'm having really bad anxiety for some health issues and Mr. Ballen was the exact perscription I needed ❤
Bruh ur trying to get pinned???
I hope u feel better
@@sm1le626 or, they are just giving him appreciation.
@@xxkingkill23 thank you, feeling much better after focusing on the story. Heart was beating wayyyyy too fast for way too long
I will pray for you! Hope you feel better soon
These types of stories should be titled “ three things you shouldn’t do but people did anyways”
I feel you
It’s legit the same concept as his title
Me: this isn’t a bad idea. Everything will be perfectly-
Mr. Ballen: but what she didn’t know was- that was the worst possible decision she could possibly have made
“Mr. Ballen: this was a great time in their life. they were having a great day, which was their last day here”