I heard that the like button gave birth to triplets and named them Strange, Dark & Mysterious. They weren't delivered naturally. They were delivered in story format.
There is actually a book called “The Custom of the Sea” about a different case in England. The men who survived were put on trial. The men defended themselves saying they were simply following the custom of the sea. The men couldn’t understand why they were tried, as every sailor knew this might one day apply to them.
I heard about this case while taking A Level law, it was in a segment detailing consent and in which you cannot consent to being eaten. This was the example case I was taught
I just realized that this channel has almost EIGHT MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!! I remember when it was barely half a million! So proud of the success and popularity of this channel!!
Hey Mr Ballen, at about 1:45 minutes in the video, I just wanna let you know, you said they were in the Pacific, but they were off the coast of Massechusets (idk if I spelled that right) so it wouldve been the Atlantic Ocean. Sorry to be that guy but I figured you'd wanna know. I also just corrected the like buttons spelling lol.
@@grizz865 No. Mr. Ballen is correct. The ship left Massachusetts and wound up going around the end of South America into the Pacific in an effort to find whales.
Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, “If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.
That was a compelling lead up. I actually had no idea what the question was and was really curious until the reveal. Tragic and terrifying, but very interesting, too.
on the flip-side I kind of figured early in the video, but it was still enjoyable and seemed quite harrowing in any case. im quite curious to know how hard it is to fish for food while stranded on a huge whaling boat for the time.
As soon as he said something about a younger cousin i knew immediately what story this was. Its even sadder when you realize that they avoided an island that would have saved them for fear of cannibalism.
It seems when Mr Ballen has long video's people start asking for the three shorter video format. Then when he does a few of those people say "hey where's your longer videos"?? Lets all be happy with what we get. He and his videos are a National treasure😊. Lets be happy with ALL his amazing work.
To those who are saying Ballen's videos are "going downhill", he's literally got a family, a charity and a podcast to juggle alongside his RUclips Channel. The quality hasn't gone downhill, it's actually pretty consistent.
I had the idea when he first started growing that he had his feet in too many buckets, which may also be what people are feeling. I understand wanting lots of money but sometimes it does feel like overkill when you already have a successful RUclips channel, and then make a podcast, and then start selling merch (which I’m sure ppl were asking for), and creating a charity all while having a growing family. Don’t get me wrong, i think he still does a good job, he’s just less jokey and more serious than he was when he started. He also used to upload 5-6 times a week, maybe that’s what people are talking about?? He’s truly a professional and I think his growth only shows that.
I’m so proud of John for how far he’s come. It’s crazy what he’s done armed with being able to tell a good story. True raconteur. I know he’s got a lot to do but I miss when he used to upload a couple times a week.
What’s also creepy is that apparently when the ship pulled along side the little boat, the 2 survivors were seen shoving their pockets full of cracked bones for the bone marrow.
@@dorjedriftwood2731 There's an excellent book titled "In The Heart of the Sea" that gives a complete account of the Essex--the whaling ship in question--and all of the horrifying events leading up to their rescue.
Well, since another sailor died of starvation after Owen died, then perhaps his death was more merciful. Still, what a gruesome experience for those men to endure.
They apparently didn't have it in them to play the game again and let Darwin determine the winners. I always suspected that rugby team that crashed into the Andes of doing that to one of the pilots who initially survived the crash. One of them made a comment in in interview about the one pilot being alive but in bad shape, and they were pissed at him, so no one helped him and he died. It probably was from the crash but the way the guy said it was a little sus.
@Brad Sanders - as I remember (I’m admittedly old) the pilot was alive but severely injured, pinned into his chair as the front of the crashed plane had caved inwards. The co-pilot had died on impact and was one of the first eaten. At least they had the snow so they could keep all the bodies refrigerated as it were until they finished consuming one entirely. They sought to leave as many as possible undefiled. The women were to be the final last resort.
@@bradsanders407 I know a guy who decided to eat human flesh for the hell of it. I worked with his brother. But yea there was an accident on the job site that left loose flesh on the ground, and the guy just ate it. I don’t know if he witnessed the accident which sent him into a shock or blackout or made him lose his mind or what. He wasn’t even involved in the accident, merely a witness to it. And he just….ate it. But the man who’s flesh he ate didn’t die, so it wasn’t illegal to consume his flesh. It’s so gross he said it was chewing and he couldn’t even break it apart he just chomped on it and had to swallow it whole…I say this because regarding the players in the Andes, I couldn’t imagine eating an entire corpse knowing how chewy the meat is…I believe they did it. But it couldn’t have been an easy thing to do mentally or physically
Well, they didn't start eating the dead for at least 10 days after the plane crash. And when you're suffering starvation, by God, you'll do almost anything to stay alive and stop that suffering. As for you're friend who consumed human flesh just for the hell of it... Be afraid. Be very afraid. And stay far, far away!
When I heard that infamous name, I knew exactly where this story was going. I'm grateful to now have more details as to how this situation played out between those unfortunate four men.
@@Kat_12389Exactly. And this incident was in 1821, and most other incidents I've heard of that take place in developed countries are in extreme survival situations.
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl cannibalism takes place mostly under desperate conditions as you stated, but there are some tribes which are cannibalistic and barbaric as of yet. Also, there have been cases in the developed world where people eat other people for the thrill of it( i know it sounds disgusting) or they have a mental condition or they're simply sadistic.
@@Kat_12389 I know. The Illuminati for one, at least from the little bit I know about it. I can't even imagine doing it out of desperation... and definitely not for a thrill. Some cultures have even been known to consume the flesh of their enemies in battle because they believed they would also be absorbing their strength by doing so. 🤮
As I watch on Memorial Day morning I wanna say THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE MR. JOHN BALLEN. Your military service to this country & to your continued service to us with your delivery of the strange dark and mysterious in story format! Bless you for all you have done and do. Grateful to appreciate you being here with us and not as a memory❤
Oh wow good for u for saying that! I didn't even think of that aspect but u are COMPLETELY RIGHT AND ditto!!! Thank u (Mr ballen) and all the other brave and amazing humans that have kept us safe and served our country! Seriously ...THANK U.... AND ALSO (TO MR BALLEN INDIVIDUALLY..THANK U FOR ALL U DO NOW....NOT JUST FOR THE ENDLESS HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT BUT FOR YOUR FOUNDATION AND EVERYTHING U ARE DOING THERE AS WELL!!! even with all these sick and twisted or strange and mysterious stories you have found a way to turn some of the darkness into light to some of those who have needed it most and that is simply amazing
Happy Day Mr Ballen 🌅.. I LOVE your story telling!!! But I MISS your Longer videos... Especially the videos that had 3' or 4 stories... If you can only do One video per week... Then PLEASE go back to doing these LONGER videos... There are probably thousands of people that feel this exact way!!! You are the very Best Story Teller on You Tube!!! 💜💙💚💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💙💚💜💙💚💜💙💚💜💙😺🌅
Owen Chase’s book (obviously a first account of the Moby Dick story) is a great book and explains everything they went through in great detail. Highly recommend reading it to anyone who’s interested in learning more :)
That was only for like 3 months MAX. But he used that intro forever. I used to always say..."Liar!" Lol whenever he had that piece on the intro. Glad he changed that part. I know it wasn't at the time a job for him so i couldn't complain. But i think now this is his job. I believe he is retired from the military, so thats good. He puts out at least 1 video a week. Before all he was doing for a while was "remastering" his old videos. We talk about this w everyone at work. No one listens to him there anymore. I keep telling everyone he is doing new videos again so they need to give him a go again.
He’s really refined his final product, & speaks much more confidently & comfortably now. But I don’t think his output has dropped too much, when you consider he’s spreading himself over most of the social media sites. Personally- I’d be happy if he just focused on his RUclips channel which of course is the best! 😊
Old school whaling was a pretty crazy job, sometimes depending on what happened on your trip you could come back from sea after being away for a year and actually end up owing the company you worked for.
@@BusinessSkrub yeah so why not argue why the weather is so dangerous since people die of lightning strikes. Exactly the same depressing take on reality. "Old school whaling was a pretty crazy job" it was extremely enriching and seen as a golden ticket for many, now compare that to roofing or any other job in olden days, where the mortality rate was just as high if not higher. 1 out of 3 women died during child birth in the medieval times for god sake. So lmao yourself and your clowny statement.
@@cheapbruh9778 1 in 100 is a norm. 1 in 500 is a norm. 1 in a 1000 is common. 1 in a million isn't that rare anymore, isn't super common but heard of. 1 in a billion IS rare. One in a trillion is nearly unheard of.
I can’t be the only one that has to stop and make sure everything’s prepared for story time. Once that music kicks in I have to pause, make sure I’ve got my coffee and j and things are settled. Then I lock in for the story. Brings back the feel of must see tv
I have to take breaks from your page every few or so months, so that I can go back in and binge your stories. Because one video at a time doesn't cut it for me
I love, love, love your videos! I’ve been watching for years. I’m so excited for all your new opportunities. You have worked hard and deserve them. I don’t mind that you only post once a week now but I really wish we could get a 30-40 minute video sometimes. I really miss those. Loving the podcast! ♥️
I wanna go camping with this man. I have such horrific anxiety and panic attacks and somehow, his story telling calms it down to a manageable level. Just to sit around a crackling fire, listening to all of the amazing stories he has to tell. Perfect!
As long as you know how to get to "Bell's Canyon", bypass the "Valley of Headless Men", and absolutely don't go cave diving, you have about a 99% survival rate.
people love going camping. But, one time that hadn't been the fact for 2 people. Keriana corell and Mrballen had went camping, thinking it was going to be a fun day..........
Congrats on 8 million! 💜 I’ve been sharing your channel with everyone I know since I discovered it haha it’s for real my favorite!! Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment and scares!!!!
Wow wee! I thought Owen asked the question at the beginning of the expedition, which seemed totally insane to me. But as the story unfolded I realized he was sacrificing himself to save others. Makes you think. Doesn't it? "Could I have done this?" Yes, perhaps I could, in such a terrifying situation. You did it again Mr. Ballen! You are the Master Storyteller! You kept me hanging on every word and at the edge my seat, about to fall off the couch! Keep it up, young man!!
yeah I think he might have purposely held on to the smallest strip of paper and pretended to pull it out of the hat even though it was always in his hand. so nobody else would have to die.
I don't think so. Owen wasn't the first to draw. I would imagine the person holding the hat is the last to draw/doesn't draw and takes the one remaining. If he had done what you said, the 3rd person to draw would notice there was only 1 strip left in the hat when they put their hand in. Since Owen/the hat holder could have also done the same thing but to cheat and hang on to a longer piece, that 3rd person noticing only 1 strip left would probably point it out and not draw. I know that's a detailed take but I seriously doubt Owen did that, which still does not reduce his honor one bit.
As far as if I could do it myself, I actually think Owen's position is the easiest. Especially since they were lucky enough to have a gun. Although I guess I'm forgetting that they all had eaten tons of flesh already.
Cannibals go to hell so I don’t think there would be any point pondering over the trauma of murdering your friends and then cutting their bodies open to eat their flesh. It’s inhuman, plain and simple, there is no rationalizing it, if you had any humanity you’d starve to death in silence and keep your common decency without descending into savagery. Screw survivalism, we all have to die at some point, better die like a human being instead of behaving like animals.
As awful as this story is, you can see the goodness of human beings shine through in even the most unimaginably dark times. It's actually inspiring how good these people were, and how strong Owen was, I can't believe that. That's a real man right there.
Sad story. And to throw in another twist was that even though they were consuming food, it was enough to satisfy their hunger but not enough to put meat on their bones because the bodies they were eating lacked fat. They would not have lived much longer.
I know right? I always have a reason to look forward to Sundays because of his videos! I was especially looking forward to this one after the teaser he put out a couple of days ago and as usual he did not disappoint! This one was exceptionally good IMO. I had kind of thought it'd have something to do with cannibalism after reading the preview to it, but I totally did NOT see what really happened coming! He blew me away with his ability to create and maintain the suspense so long without giving it away! 🤯
I want to say... Your language revealing what happened was very... I don't know, but I really appreciate it. Calling it SACRED really honors the man who made the sacrifice. This sits well with me. He definitely deserves to be honored.
Being lost in the sea and stranded with only a few people is a such a hopeless scenario for me. I go a day without eating anything and I feel the worse. A day without sleep and it's awful but what these man went through is nothing compared to me. Such a terrifying situation to be in.
U may have nutrient deficiencies... Do u drink lots of water and eat healthy? The human should be able to easily and comfortably go a day wout eating. I fast everyday...and each month I fast for three days str8, w fruit juices and water only.
@@lifeisa.smalllesson333 I do hydrate myself well and eat healthy. I've sleeping issues nd that's cz of anxiety. If I dont eat anything for the day I am in a bad mood. I fast too (religious reasons) and on those days I'm conscious about the fact that I'm not eating or drinking for straight 10 hours so it doesn't effect me much. Only when I skipped a meal of or forgot to have my meal that's when I experience headaches and a bad mood.
@sun flower there r different methods for fasting as well... Make sure u r fasting properly.. A daily fast should only be sun down to sun up more or less. Anything more than that and u need to add fruit juices to ur fast or ur effecting ur nutritional levels. To be clear u can fast for more than overnight or a day but we r supposed to have fruit huices during that fast and we r supposed to eat specific things in preparation for a big fast of that nature. Hope it helps...
Longer stories are great and all, but my son and I miss the multi-story uploads the most. The ones where there would be like three stories, sometimes all under a similar theme. Those were great!
I would like longer MrBallen vids, I’d like MrBallen vids every day but heck, I just appreciate you continually honing your craft and just getting better and better at storytelling and am blown away at how talented of a content creator you have become. Thanks for all your work John, you spoil us and I’ll continue to keep listening to all your stories
Mr. Ballen! I just wanted to let you know how appreciated you are. I've been a fan for a long time and I hope your life is everything you want it to be. Thanks for the strange dark and mysterious.
I was already familiar with this story. Once you said the name Owen Coffin, I knew what was coming. It was a well delivered story about the cannibalism. I had no idea that was a tradition at sea. If you want to hear more about the voyage of the Essex Ask A Mortician does a good video.
As soon as I heard the name Owen Coffin I instantly knew where this was going. I remember hearing this story from Buzzfeed’s Ruining History hosted by Ryan and Shane. The story was said to have inspired Monty Dick. This video really brought home how horrifying the story actually would have been for the poor people who had been caught up in it.
Owen Coffin is my 6th Cousin 7x Removed. Insane. I’m big into genealogy and realize I had coffins on my biological father’s side so I ran through and found that he’s also descended from Peter Coffin.
I started driving my sister to work, an hour trip, leaving at 5am. I just got her into your channel and I can't thank you enough for these videos. We actually look forward to the drive, listening to the strange, dark and mysterious in story format, blasting the heater and watching the sunrise ❤️👍
I read the book " The Terrible Voyage" which is about this incident. Captain Owen Coffin was a whaling ship captain who set forth from Nantucket with his crew, including his 10-year-old nephew, making his first long-term trip to sea, serving as a "Cabin Boy". This was the first ship ever to get rammed and sunk by a whale. The book is spellbinding and the voyage was terrible. Owen Coffin survived, but his nephew was eaten to sustain others. Yes, Herman Melville read it before he wrote Moby Dick, a classic fictional story. I think there is a mistake here. Captain Owen Coffin survived the voyage and his sister understood why he had to allow her son to be eaten and did not hold it against him. There were three lifeboats and Captain Coffin and his nephew were on board one of them. In the end, the Captain had the only gun and he dared not fall asleep or the other sailor would have killed and eaten him. The other sailor had the same fear. A ship appeared and they were rescued. An amazing true story.
OMG...wait... you mean that they killed a child to eat instead of using this custom to choose an adult?? Because to me that's horrible! It's one thing for someone to volunteer but I doubt a kid that young could volunteer...or am I wrong about that part?
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl The kid was fated to die anyway , as a kid I guess but no, a 10yo who lived as an adult could've made this decisions even it's hard to understand for us now.
As an avid fisherman I find it mind boggling that in a sea full of fish they never considered fishing for their food instead of eating people. Even without fishing rods or terminal tackle it would be fairly easy to improvise and fashion a hand line. Not a very resourceful lot.
@@surfcat2051 I'm sure they tried, likely the reason they got to the point of starvation was because that option was already exhausted. Hard to feed that many people when you can barely catch something
I just realized that I have been listening to STRANGE, DARK, & MYSTERIOUS (delivered in storybook format) for over 3 years now.... WOW.... How time flies when you're being thoroughly entertained 👏🏾🙌🏾👊🏾
I've heard this story before because I was invested in sailors and pirates at the time, it's so refreshing to actually hear it from Mr Ballen in this style
If he has time to post longer videos, he will. But family comes first and making these videos can be very time consuming. I'm grateful for what he does do! No complaints here. YOU ROCK MR. BALLEN! 🎉
The negative people are probably lazy af 😅 ungrateful or what. I suppose it shows his demand but people need to stop being little bitches and enjoy the content he puts out.
It's a beautiful, breezy Memorial weekend, on Fla's west coast. Thank you, Sir, yet once more. I was listening via Bluetooth, and the more intense the story got, I kept gasping, out loud. My husband kept asking if I was ok.
I'm jealous I want to be down there at the beach! 😩 I was gasping out loud too and at one part I just dropped my phone on the bed where I was sitting and sat there with my mouth open and my fiancé was asking me the same thing lol.
I don't know who told Mr Ballen, but Mr Ballen you're totally allowed to make your vids and podcasts longer. They can be an hour or so long, everyone is ok with that, I swear..
@MrBallen it's true, Mr Ballen.. remember that time you and Ol Seagull Lung went out to try and break the world record land speed while juggling.. all of your subs n followers got together n discussed it. And we're totally cool with it, like 100% cool wit it. We actually prefer it!!! It's weird I know, but it's actually a good thing..
Its very rare to find a comment section thats full of love an admiration.... Mr Ballen not only the best story teller but simultaneously made the best community on YT. Thank you for the videos taking the time to research them the time filming an editing them, Happy Memorial Day!! Thank you for your service to our country, I pray that God will bless you and your family 💚💜💙
I agree we are a peaceful, happy, and caring bunch! I think we all have this sincere appreciation for our beloved Mr. Ballen and we love expressing it. Happy Memorial Day to you my fellow Ballen lover and I hope you have many blessings in your future ❤
I'm related to Owen, so thank you for telling part of my family's story. Wish you could've told about the time leading too and just after the whale. The Ironic part of this is they refused to head to some islands nearby due to cannibal tribes residing on them.
I remember reading that Islands they avoided because of that fear, later turned out to have been islands with small British? colonies on them and They would have been safe landing on them
@@autist1689 oh I don't doubt it, but my favorite part is basically one of the crew caused the extinction of one of the Galapagos tortoise species by setting one of the islands ablaze leaving nothing but sand and ash.
Mr. Ballen, I love how you take a detail from the premise, bury it, make it the twist and have a cliffhanger from the introduction. Lord, that's some fancy dancing around the point of interest. Well done, as usual. Loved every minute of it!
I really miss the "3 places you should never go and people who went there" along with the other original content. It seems like everyone is way into True Crime nowadays and there's like 50 different streaming services and other RUclips people that have all the same stories. Mr. Ballen is definitely the best storyteller but I really do miss the older content.
I suggest we all consider a strike on Mr. Ballen. He's been exploiting our interest on him for years now. Feom the drastic quantity deduction to the unreal quality reduce these weeks, Mr. Ballen challanges our endurance because he knows that no matter what he does, we will still watch him and even support him on various platforms and patreon. Ugly fact!
I've heard the account before but you give it such a graphic visual I was horrified the entire story. Bloody beards and all. Imagine how starving they were to not even wait for the fire. 🔥
Ducked out for a while but I’m so glad I’m back listening to all these! Thank you for sharing these stories with us and taking time to make them. Your the greatest ❤
I’ve heard the story of this maritime expedition, and not long after you had begun setting the first parts of the scene, I knew which historical people and event you were telling us about. Despite that, despite knowing the story, it’s main characters, it’s antagonist, it’s conflict, and it’s conclusion, I am reminded in a tangible way, what sets your story telling apart from others, it’s the initial explanation of what is happening, only allowing for the most bare minimum of details to be given, while still providing enough detail that the listener is able to understand what is happening, and then the gradual revelation of more and more specifics, as “this long metal object” becomes “a *****” and so on, until at the story’s crescendo nothing is left vague, everything comes together, and a truly strange, dark, and mysterious event is experienced by the listener as closely to being present among the people of the story as is possible through your chosen medium. And the fact that you took just one aspect, only a partial piece of one of several different group’s unique journeys which make up the entirety of this famous maritime nightmare, and were able to deliver a complete, satisfying entry into the Mr. Ballen catalogue, may demonstrate the quality of your gift and your craft as much, if not more then the yarn itself that you spin. Another of the highest quality John. Thank you. Have a good week, and God bless you.
THAT was an awesome explanation of his gift of story telling. The gift that keeps so many of us anxiously awaiting to hear the next story he will tell us! Absolutely spot on! ❤
@imagewell5319 ~ If comments could be given awards here like on Reddit, I'd absolutely give your's one! What a PERFECT description that is of the experience I actually had while watching this video! You sooo nailed it on the head. You even earned a compliment from DA MAN HIMSELF!!! 🎉 👏 😎
Poor man was so haunted when he came back. He was dealing with PTSD and thoughts about the parasites in him getting to his brain. His story was just harrowing. And all those near misses where he and his friend could have been rescued. Then he was lost by himself. That was incredible fortitude just to survive. I hope he’s doing better and having much more peaceful and beautiful days with his family now.
@@merriquelynn Some people have been through unimaginable pain and suffering. You would think after a few weeks or couple months hopelessness would have consumed him and he would have gave up. To keep fighting for that many days is just unreal.
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WE WANT LONGER VIDEOS!!!
Feels like these post are getting shorter
Yes we’re very greedy
quit complaining, he’s uploading much more frequently now.
Mr 👍Ballen, hope your family are getting your time too of course
Agreed
I heard that the like button gave birth to triplets and named them Strange, Dark & Mysterious. They weren't delivered naturally. They were delivered in story format.
Brilliant🤣🤣🤣
@@catherinewilliams3850 thank you🤓🌞🌻
👏👏👏👏 Bravo! 😂
@@GenXfrom75 thank you 🤓🌞🌻
👏 BRAVO, you win the comments section on this one!
There is actually a book called “The Custom of the Sea” about a different case in England. The men who survived were put on trial. The men defended themselves saying they were simply following the custom of the sea. The men couldn’t understand why they were tried, as every sailor knew this might one day apply to them.
I heard about this case while taking A Level law, it was in a segment detailing consent and in which you cannot consent to being eaten. This was the example case I was taught
Easy to judge when you’re not the one who’s slowly starving to death.
are you talking about the one where they just killed the guy without drawing lots
cause that one was a crime
@@yeahme437 Still a crime when drawing lots...
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The delicate question: "So, who's hungry?" Oh my.
😂😂😂😂
How delicate is that😂
Yeah thanks, didn't want to waste my time just to find out what the bloody question was. Mr. Ballina really knows how to waste peoples time
@@reesegreenland7766 Well, at least now you know not to ask that question! Am I right? 😀
"You guys want to double dutch rudder?"
I just realized that this channel has almost EIGHT MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!! I remember when it was barely half a million! So proud of the success and popularity of this channel!!
thank you!!
Hey Mr Ballen, at about 1:45 minutes in the video, I just wanna let you know, you said they were in the Pacific, but they were off the coast of Massechusets (idk if I spelled that right) so it wouldve been the Atlantic Ocean. Sorry to be that guy but I figured you'd wanna know. I also just corrected the like buttons spelling lol.
And it wont be censored since it doesn't step on any government narrative or political issue, unless censorship gets even more insane.
@@grizz865 No. Mr. Ballen is correct. The ship left Massachusetts and wound up going around the end of South America into the Pacific in an effort to find whales.
me tooo so proud and happy ! mrballen deserves the world
Well that story quickly went into a direction that I was NOT ready for... That was incredibly sad yet, horrifying at the same time
I know. It escalated quickly didnt it. 🤦🏼♀️😂
It was pretty obvious what was going to happen
Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, “If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.
You'd never heard of "Moby Dick"? TF is wrong with you? This is the true story of the Essex, muhfuhkuh!
@@Hakudoshiii I mean the title,... and literally all of it....
How about we just thank this man for the great content he has given us over the years.
Indeed! :) It's like Christmas each time he uploads. 🎉😂
THANK you!!!!
Waaaah😭 not good enough 🙄🙄
if you didnt notice I was joking.
Is it just me or when you 1st notice how much he talks with his hands you can't un-see them.
Not after all he's put the like button through.
That was a compelling lead up. I actually had no idea what the question was and was really curious until the reveal. Tragic and terrifying, but very interesting, too.
on the flip-side I kind of figured early in the video, but it was still enjoyable and seemed quite harrowing in any case. im quite curious to know how hard it is to fish for food while stranded on a huge whaling boat for the time.
My main goal in life is to never end up in a strange, dark, and mysterious incident delivered in story format.
I screamed 😂😂😂
You hear a story that your friend made it to a major YT channel. "Yay for (REDACTED)" It was a MrBallen video.
this is gold
Getting my story told by MrBallen is NOT how I want to become famous
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The delicate question turns someone into a delicacy. This story shivered me timbers!
what is the delicate question tho? did i miss it in the video? it’s seriously keeping me up.. lol
@@denimd6578 "Do we draw lots?"
@@RandomQuestNPC Ooooff.. that made my stomach turn a little.. ha. thank you for that!!
@@RandomQuestNPC what does that mean sorry I do not know
Oh I know now
As soon as he said something about a younger cousin i knew immediately what story this was. Its even sadder when you realize that they avoided an island that would have saved them for fear of cannibalism.
How ironic!
George pollard was a completely incompetent and inexperienced captain. He should never have been given the position!
HA!!! Not funny tho
Is it moby dick? I havent read it
@@moderncity695 pretty sure ballen stories are non fiction
It seems when Mr Ballen has long video's people start asking for the three shorter video format. Then when he does a few of those people say "hey where's your longer videos"?? Lets all be happy with what we get. He and his videos are a National treasure😊. Lets be happy with ALL his amazing work.
Thats this new generation, bunch of entitled children...
I honestly like both shorter and longer videos...
Video's what? Do you really not know how to use apostrophes? 😂😂😂
@@slappy8941 come on, everyone can make mistakes. Laughing at those who make mistakes makes things only worse.
Thank you
To those who are saying Ballen's videos are "going downhill", he's literally got a family, a charity and a podcast to juggle alongside his RUclips Channel. The quality hasn't gone downhill, it's actually pretty consistent.
I had the idea when he first started growing that he had his feet in too many buckets, which may also be what people are feeling. I understand wanting lots of money but sometimes it does feel like overkill when you already have a successful RUclips channel, and then make a podcast, and then start selling merch (which I’m sure ppl were asking for), and creating a charity all while having a growing family.
Don’t get me wrong, i think he still does a good job, he’s just less jokey and more serious than he was when he started. He also used to upload 5-6 times a week, maybe that’s what people are talking about?? He’s truly a professional and I think his growth only shows that.
@@beaniebb you are just chronically online go outside
Thanks Mr. Ballen infact you're the best story teller 😢😂😂
Agreed.
Likely what’s happening, is they’re getting used to it and no longer are excited.
Kinda like what happens when ‘puppy love’ burns out.😂
Hey, 80 20
I’m so proud of John for how far he’s come. It’s crazy what he’s done armed with being able to tell a good story. True raconteur. I know he’s got a lot to do but I miss when he used to upload a couple times a week.
I just learned a new word
@The Dweeb
About half of a sesquipedalian one to boot 😁
I enjoyed Ballen's videos for a year. His hand movements are driving me fucking crazy now.
Does he no longer upload a couple times a week?
I miss that to.
i love the way Mr ballen speaks, and enunciates. even RUclips captions pick every word up flawlessly.
It’s called English.
@@shadyman6346 youtube closed captioning are notoriously inaccurate. that's the point of the comment
What’s also creepy is that apparently when the ship pulled along side the little boat, the 2 survivors were seen shoving their pockets full of cracked bones for the bone marrow.
That's the first time I have heard a story about a boat full of wendigo's, lol
Do you know this story where would I find it.
@@dorjedriftwood2731google search the names of the characters from the story? Cmon
Try searching Moby Dick. It’s an oldie but goodie! And it’s world renowned.
@@dorjedriftwood2731 There's an excellent book titled "In The Heart of the Sea" that gives a complete account of the Essex--the whaling ship in question--and all of the horrifying events leading up to their rescue.
How is every single video (yes, I've seen them all over the course of time), always an amazing story and always seamlessly told?! Magic.
hahah right?
So true!!
100% 🙌❤
As soon as he said Owen Coffin i knew what story this was. So pleased to hear Mr. Ballen tell it!
Well, since another sailor died of starvation after Owen died, then perhaps his death was more merciful. Still, what a gruesome experience for those men to endure.
They apparently didn't have it in them to play the game again and let Darwin determine the winners. I always suspected that rugby team that crashed into the Andes of doing that to one of the pilots who initially survived the crash. One of them made a comment in in interview about the one pilot being alive but in bad shape, and they were pissed at him, so no one helped him and he died. It probably was from the crash but the way the guy said it was a little sus.
@Brad Sanders - as I remember (I’m admittedly old) the pilot was alive but severely injured, pinned into his chair as the front of the crashed plane had caved inwards. The co-pilot had died on impact and was one of the first eaten. At least they had the snow so they could keep all the bodies refrigerated as it were until they finished consuming one entirely. They sought to leave as many as possible undefiled. The women were to be the final last resort.
@@bradsanders407 I know a guy who decided to eat human flesh for the hell of it. I worked with his brother. But yea there was an accident on the job site that left loose flesh on the ground, and the guy just ate it. I don’t know if he witnessed the accident which sent him into a shock or blackout or made him lose his mind or what. He wasn’t even involved in the accident, merely a witness to it. And he just….ate it. But the man who’s flesh he ate didn’t die, so it wasn’t illegal to consume his flesh. It’s so gross he said it was chewing and he couldn’t even break it apart he just chomped on it and had to swallow it whole…I say this because regarding the players in the Andes, I couldn’t imagine eating an entire corpse knowing how chewy the meat is…I believe they did it. But it couldn’t have been an easy thing to do mentally or physically
Well, they didn't start eating the dead for at least 10 days after the plane crash. And when you're suffering starvation, by God, you'll do almost anything to stay alive and stop that suffering. As for you're friend who consumed human flesh just for the hell of it... Be afraid. Be very afraid. And stay far, far away!
@@pauliegirl11 I've always prayed that I never find myself in that position.
When I heard that infamous name, I knew exactly where this story was going. I'm grateful to now have more details as to how this situation played out between those unfortunate four men.
One of the best story tellers of all time he’s truly a master of his craft!
Episodes are getting progressively more enlightening about our state of humanity. Top-notch.
Cannibalism has always existed. Even in the present world that we live in, there have been many cases of cannibalism.
@@Kat_12389Exactly. And this incident was in 1821, and most other incidents I've heard of that take place in developed countries are in extreme survival situations.
Huh? Hasn't there been a bunch of paranormal fiction videos lately?
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl cannibalism takes place mostly under desperate conditions as you stated, but there are some tribes which are cannibalistic and barbaric as of yet. Also, there have been cases in the developed world where people eat other people for the thrill of it( i know it sounds disgusting) or they have a mental condition or they're simply sadistic.
@@Kat_12389 I know. The Illuminati for one, at least from the little bit I know about it. I can't even imagine doing it out of desperation... and definitely not for a thrill. Some cultures have even been known to consume the flesh of their enemies in battle because they believed they would also be absorbing their strength by doing so. 🤮
As I watch on Memorial Day morning I wanna say THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE MR. JOHN BALLEN.
Your military service to this country & to your continued service to us with your delivery of the strange dark and mysterious in story format!
Bless you for all you have done and do. Grateful to appreciate you being here with us and not as a memory❤
Oh wow good for u for saying that! I didn't even think of that aspect but u are COMPLETELY RIGHT AND ditto!!! Thank u (Mr ballen) and all the other brave and amazing humans that have kept us safe and served our country! Seriously ...THANK U.... AND ALSO (TO MR BALLEN INDIVIDUALLY..THANK U FOR ALL U DO NOW....NOT JUST FOR THE ENDLESS HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT BUT FOR YOUR FOUNDATION AND EVERYTHING U ARE DOING THERE AS WELL!!! even with all these sick and twisted or strange and mysterious stories you have found a way to turn some of the darkness into light to some of those who have needed it most and that is simply amazing
It's actually John B. Allen. But I always call him Mr. Ballen
@@OhWell0 Oh. That’s clever! I was wondering why I’ve never heard that surname before.
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Happy Day Mr Ballen 🌅.. I LOVE your story telling!!! But I MISS your Longer videos... Especially the videos that had 3' or 4 stories... If you can only do One video per week... Then PLEASE go back to doing these LONGER videos... There are probably thousands of people that feel this exact way!!! You are the very Best Story Teller on You Tube!!! 💜💙💚💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💚💙💜💙💚💜💙💚💜💙💚💜💙😺🌅
Thank you so much for all of your constant effort to keep us all entertained. I am forever grateful and will always enjoy the vids you post !
Owen Chase’s book (obviously a first account of the Moby Dick story) is a great book and explains everything they went through in great detail. Highly recommend reading it to anyone who’s interested in learning more :)
Where can I read it online?
@@ShailendraSharmaDark I’m not sure where you can read it online, but I do know there’s an audiobook version of it on RUclips :)
I'll wait for the movie 😅
@@thornbane3295 hahaha! your waiting days are over my friend :)
The movie came out in 1956 😊
@@adamsapples777 Oh cool💯
Ask a Mortician does an excellent coverage of this whole story; highly recommend to anyone wanting a longer vid about these poor souls.
She is terrific.
Love her so much
We're certainly not going to get a longer story here. 20 mins. Tops now.
Link?
Yes she mastered this story! ruclips.net/video/QS299VkXZxI/видео.html
Love Mr Ballen! I miss the 3-4 maybe even 5 times a week but when he does post I’m TUNED in.
Me too!!!!!
Podcasts and TikToks. Some of the podcasts are on YT.
That was only for like 3 months MAX. But he used that intro forever. I used to always say..."Liar!" Lol whenever he had that piece on the intro. Glad he changed that part. I know it wasn't at the time a job for him so i couldn't complain. But i think now this is his job. I believe he is retired from the military, so thats good. He puts out at least 1 video a week. Before all he was doing for a while was "remastering" his old videos. We talk about this w everyone at work. No one listens to him there anymore. I keep telling everyone he is doing new videos again so they need to give him a go again.
He’s really refined his final product, & speaks much more confidently & comfortably now. But I don’t think his output has dropped too much, when you consider he’s spreading himself over most of the social media sites. Personally- I’d be happy if he just focused on his RUclips channel which of course is the best! 😊
And the length of the videos gets smaller and smaller
Had a well timed ad after you said what Owen asked: “Ask sherwin Williams!”
Old school whaling was a pretty crazy job, sometimes depending on what happened on your trip you could come back from sea after being away for a year and actually end up owing the company you worked for.
That would SUCK!
Happened like one out of a hundred times, but yeah lets always assume the extreme is the norm 🤣
@@cheapbruh9778 you know saying "this could happen" is the farthest thing from assuming it always happened, right? Jesus christ lmao
@@BusinessSkrub yeah so why not argue why the weather is so dangerous since people die of lightning strikes. Exactly the same depressing take on reality. "Old school whaling was a pretty crazy job" it was extremely enriching and seen as a golden ticket for many, now compare that to roofing or any other job in olden days, where the mortality rate was just as high if not higher. 1 out of 3 women died during child birth in the medieval times for god sake. So lmao yourself and your clowny statement.
@@cheapbruh9778 1 in 100 is a norm. 1 in 500 is a norm. 1 in a 1000 is common. 1 in a million isn't that rare anymore, isn't super common but heard of. 1 in a billion IS rare. One in a trillion is nearly unheard of.
As soon as I heard owen’s name i immediately recognized this story. Mrballen did a great job humanizing the crew.
I can’t be the only one that has to stop and make sure everything’s prepared for story time. Once that music kicks in I have to pause, make sure I’ve got my coffee and j and things are settled. Then I lock in for the story. Brings back the feel of must see tv
Absolutely get set up. I save these videos for certain times of day, too. Don't want to be interrupted once it starts.
I got me a coffee cup with a bowl. Ha
I have to take breaks from your page every few or so months, so that I can go back in and binge your stories. Because one video at a time doesn't cut it for me
Same lol
I love, love, love your videos! I’ve been watching for years. I’m so excited for all your new opportunities. You have worked hard and deserve them. I don’t mind that you only post once a week now but I really wish we could get a 30-40 minute video sometimes. I really miss those. Loving the podcast! ♥️
I wanna go camping with this man. I have such horrific anxiety and panic attacks and somehow, his story telling calms it down to a manageable level. Just to sit around a crackling fire, listening to all of the amazing stories he has to tell. Perfect!
You still want to go camping after hearing all these stories? Brave woman!
Camping aka, touch uglies😅. We see you lady
Kinda what I was thinking
As long as you know how to get to "Bell's Canyon", bypass the "Valley of Headless Men", and absolutely don't go cave diving, you have about a 99% survival rate.
people love going camping. But, one time that hadn't been the fact for 2 people. Keriana corell and Mrballen had went camping, thinking it was going to be a fun day..........
Mr. Ballen, you are such a wonderful story teller. It's been amazing to watch you grow your craft over these few years. 😊
50 or 60?
@@Dime_time33369 😏☯️
Any of y’all got suggestions of other good story tellers?
@@devonwilliams2423 none quite like John.. I've tried several but I haven't found one that keeps my attention
@@devonwilliams2423 not as good as Mr Ballen but Sean @ Scary Interesting is pretty good.
Congrats on 8 million! 💜 I’ve been sharing your channel with everyone I know since I discovered it haha it’s for real my favorite!! Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment and scares!!!!
MrBallen, you rule! No one can tell a story like you, no one!
thank you!! ❤
Wow wee! I thought Owen asked the question at the beginning of the expedition, which seemed totally insane to me. But as the story unfolded I realized he was sacrificing himself to save others. Makes you think. Doesn't it? "Could I have done this?" Yes, perhaps I could, in such a terrifying situation. You did it again Mr. Ballen! You are the Master Storyteller! You kept me hanging on every word and at the edge my seat, about to fall off the couch! Keep it up, young man!!
yeah I think he might have purposely held on to the smallest strip of paper and pretended to pull it out of the hat even though it was always in his hand. so nobody else would have to die.
@@ruby4751Goodness gracious! I never thought of that. You are probably right though!
I think he knew it would be better to die than eat a friend. 🤷🏼♀️
I don't think so. Owen wasn't the first to draw. I would imagine the person holding the hat is the last to draw/doesn't draw and takes the one remaining. If he had done what you said, the 3rd person to draw would notice there was only 1 strip left in the hat when they put their hand in. Since Owen/the hat holder could have also done the same thing but to cheat and hang on to a longer piece, that 3rd person noticing only 1 strip left would probably point it out and not draw.
I know that's a detailed take but I seriously doubt Owen did that, which still does not reduce his honor one bit.
As far as if I could do it myself, I actually think Owen's position is the easiest. Especially since they were lucky enough to have a gun. Although I guess I'm forgetting that they all had eaten tons of flesh already.
Thanks for the great entertaining story telling! I love that the stories are real, rare and creepy! I’ve been watching your stories all morning!
I cannot imagine having to live with the trauma of that whole experience. I think I’d rather be Owen than one of the two survivors 😬
Here a reply
Maybe for a female, but for the rest of us I ain’t goin down that easy. If I gotta eat somones liver I’m eating it
I'd rather live. If I have to eat some people to live, so be it. It's not the worst thing ever.
@@zachsiner383 🙄
Cannibals go to hell so I don’t think there would be any point pondering over the trauma of murdering your friends and then cutting their bodies open to eat their flesh. It’s inhuman, plain and simple, there is no rationalizing it, if you had any humanity you’d starve to death in silence and keep your common decency without descending into savagery. Screw survivalism, we all have to die at some point, better die like a human being instead of behaving like animals.
As awful as this story is, you can see the goodness of human beings shine through in even the most unimaginably dark times. It's actually inspiring how good these people were, and how strong Owen was, I can't believe that. That's a real man right there.
Sad story. And to throw in another twist was that even though they were consuming food, it was enough to satisfy their hunger but not enough to put meat on their bones because the bodies they were eating lacked fat. They would not have lived much longer.
They also could have avoided it if they didn’t assume all of africa was cannibalists. So ya know
Appreciate your comment even before watching lol 👌🏽
I'd rather die by gunshot to the back of the head than of starvation.
They could of lied about it
You knew where he was going with the story after he said Nantucket but was still invested in the story because he is a great storyteller
I had no idea until the end
Like the old song there once was a man from Nantucket.
There is a book about this, I read it years ago. The whaling incident in Nantucket
I don’t know any Nantucket legends.
@@stillhere1425 I once knew a man from Nantucket...
Great story! Thanks.
LOVE how this man tells a story!
It’s not easy coming up with weekly stories, we appreciate you. Don’t stop pls unless ure retiring.
What a terrible, yet compelling story!!!!
Thank you Mr.Ballen for a spine tingling Sunday!!!
I know right? I always have a reason to look forward to Sundays because of his videos! I was especially looking forward to this one after the teaser he put out a couple of days ago and as usual he did not disappoint! This one was exceptionally good IMO. I had kind of thought it'd have something to do with cannibalism after reading the preview to it, but I totally did NOT see what really happened coming! He blew me away with his ability to create and maintain the suspense so long without giving it away! 🤯
Short videos are to the point. Thank you
I like longer stories but this was so incredibly interesting and nothing like I’d heard about before. I love learning new stuff. Very cool. ✌🏻
I'd rather take a shorter, more engaging high quality story, like this one, over a fluff filled longer story any day of the week.
If you like this telling, you might enjoy Ask A Mortician retelling the full story of the fate of the Essex. **chef's kiss**
@@bioboi808 dude what are you talking about? His older videos were not "fluff filled" at all. His longer videos were engaging and descriptive.
@@bioboi808 I KNOW RIGHT,SAME THOUGHTS
@@GraceAlone614old longer videos had 3 stories in them
I want to say... Your language revealing what happened was very... I don't know, but I really appreciate it. Calling it SACRED really honors the man who made the sacrifice. This sits well with me. He definitely deserves to be honored.
Hi MrBallen please bring back the 3 photos and their stories series, that was my absolute favorite on your channel
Do not stop what you do. I enjoy these stories. Great job sir
Being lost in the sea and stranded with only a few people is a such a hopeless scenario for me. I go a day without eating anything and I feel the worse. A day without sleep and it's awful but what these man went through is nothing compared to me. Such a terrifying situation to be in.
U may have nutrient deficiencies...
Do u drink lots of water and eat healthy?
The human should be able to easily and comfortably go a day wout eating.
I fast everyday...and each month I fast for three days str8, w fruit juices and water only.
@@lifeisa.smalllesson333 I do hydrate myself well and eat healthy. I've sleeping issues nd that's cz of anxiety. If I dont eat anything for the day I am in a bad mood. I fast too (religious reasons) and on those days I'm conscious about the fact that I'm not eating or drinking for straight 10 hours so it doesn't effect me much. Only when I skipped a meal of or forgot to have my meal that's when I experience headaches and a bad mood.
@sun flower there r different methods for fasting as well...
Make sure u r fasting properly..
A daily fast should only be sun down to sun up more or less. Anything more than that and u need to add fruit juices to ur fast or ur effecting ur nutritional levels. To be clear u can fast for more than overnight or a day but we r supposed to have fruit huices during that fast and we r supposed to eat specific things in preparation for a big fast of that nature.
Hope it helps...
Longer stories are great and all, but my son and I miss the multi-story uploads the most. The ones where there would be like three stories, sometimes all under a similar theme. Those were great!
Very true
Agreed! Many times at least one of them had a happy ending!
Ditto.
Love your content! Have basically watched it all now. So I'm listening to your podcasts.
What an incredible story tellers!
I would like longer MrBallen vids, I’d like MrBallen vids every day but heck, I just appreciate you continually honing your craft and just getting better and better at storytelling and am blown away at how talented of a content creator you have become. Thanks for all your work John, you spoil us and I’ll continue to keep listening to all your stories
NOOO THATS THE PERFECT LENGTH
Hi John ! My goodness this was quite a sad story. Thanks for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 UK xxx
Arguably one of the best story tellers on RUclips along with Rob Gavagan.
1090 jake 😂😂😂😂 oh, I needed a good side splitting laugh today today
Check out That Chapter 😇
@@richardbarrow6606 Thanks
Mr. Ballen! I just wanted to let you know how appreciated you are. I've been a fan for a long time and I hope your life is everything you want it to be. Thanks for the strange dark and mysterious.
thank you so much!
I was already familiar with this story. Once you said the name Owen Coffin, I knew what was coming. It was a well delivered story about the cannibalism. I had no idea that was a tradition at sea. If you want to hear more about the voyage of the Essex Ask A Mortician does a good video.
As soon as I heard the name Owen Coffin I instantly knew where this was going. I remember hearing this story from Buzzfeed’s Ruining History hosted by Ryan and Shane. The story was said to have inspired Monty Dick. This video really brought home how horrifying the story actually would have been for the poor people who had been caught up in it.
I mean if you get stranded best not to get stranded on a maiden voyage or this will happen lol
Owen Coffin is my 6th Cousin 7x Removed. Insane. I’m big into genealogy and realize I had coffins on my biological father’s side so I ran through and found that he’s also descended from Peter Coffin.
i wasnt sure who Owen coffin was but once he phrased it as "delicate question" i had a good idea what was coming
I too am a descendent of the Coffin family through my maternal great grandmother. I know this story well. Thank you for the retelling.
I started driving my sister to work, an hour trip, leaving at 5am. I just got her into your channel and I can't thank you enough for these videos.
We actually look forward to the drive, listening to the strange, dark and mysterious in story format, blasting the heater and watching the sunrise ❤️👍
Blasting the heater? Where do you live, Antartica?
Good times! Yup still cold in the mornings where I'm at pnw.
Yeah. PNW! Still snow in the mountains back home in Idaho, so I'm told, anyhow. I'm in Syria... where it's ridiculously hot...
@@FreeOpenTruth exactly wtf lol
An hour trip to work with just the 2 of you? Sounds like the perfect scenario for a MrBallen story.
LOVE ur content Mr Ballen. Wished the stories were longer but still are enjoying them. ❤💜
I read the book " The Terrible Voyage" which is about this incident. Captain Owen Coffin was a whaling ship captain who set forth from Nantucket with his crew, including his 10-year-old nephew, making his first long-term trip to sea, serving as a "Cabin Boy". This was the first ship ever to get rammed and sunk by a whale. The book is spellbinding and the voyage was terrible. Owen Coffin survived, but his nephew was eaten to sustain others. Yes, Herman Melville read it before he wrote Moby Dick, a classic fictional story. I think there is a mistake here. Captain Owen Coffin survived the voyage and his sister understood why he had to allow her son to be eaten and did not hold it against him. There were three lifeboats and Captain Coffin and his nephew were on board one of them. In the end, the Captain had the only gun and he dared not fall asleep or the other sailor would have killed and eaten him. The other sailor had the same fear. A ship appeared and they were rescued. An amazing true story.
OMG...wait... you mean that they killed a child to eat instead of using this custom to choose an adult?? Because to me that's horrible! It's one thing for someone to volunteer but I doubt a kid that young could volunteer...or am I wrong about that part?
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl The kid was fated to die anyway , as a kid I guess but no, a 10yo who lived as an adult could've made this decisions even it's hard to understand for us now.
As an avid fisherman I find it mind boggling that in a sea full of fish they never considered fishing for their food instead of eating people. Even without fishing rods or terminal tackle it would be fairly easy to improvise and fashion a hand line. Not a very resourceful lot.
@@surfcat2051 I'm sure they tried, likely the reason they got to the point of starvation was because that option was already exhausted. Hard to feed that many people when you can barely catch something
@@surfcat2051 They had knives and a gun , clothing so meters of line technically ...yes pretty much mond blowing.
Your stories are amazing! Thank you for your time and content!
I just realized that I have been listening to STRANGE, DARK, & MYSTERIOUS (delivered in storybook format) for over 3 years now....
WOW.... How time flies when you're being thoroughly entertained 👏🏾🙌🏾👊🏾
Just got my Spotify Wrapped today, Medical Mysteries was the biggest podcast I've listened to.
No matter what goes on in my life I always have your videos to look forward too, thank you❤️
I've heard this story before because I was invested in sailors and pirates at the time, it's so refreshing to actually hear it from Mr Ballen in this style
Thank you ❤
That is incredible! Love the telling! 💚💚💚
Thank you Mr Ballen thanks for all your amazing stories.
If he has time to post longer videos, he will. But family comes first and making these videos can be very time consuming. I'm grateful for what he does do! No complaints here.
YOU ROCK MR. BALLEN! 🎉
One of thee best comments I read so far ! Someone with compassions and understanding!❤
@@LuvDaSkinUAreIn Thank you ❤️
The negative people are probably lazy af 😅 ungrateful or what. I suppose it shows his demand but people need to stop being little bitches and enjoy the content he puts out.
🤪
It's a beautiful, breezy Memorial weekend, on Fla's west coast. Thank you, Sir, yet once more. I was listening via Bluetooth, and the more intense the story got, I kept gasping, out loud. My husband kept asking if I was ok.
I’m over here too 🙋🏻♀️yes, the weather is just beautiful right now! Enjoy! 🌅🕊
I'm jealous I want to be down there at the beach! 😩
I was gasping out loud too and at one part I just dropped my phone on the bed where I was sitting and sat there with my mouth open and my fiancé was asking me the same thing lol.
Mr. Ballen, can we please have 2 stories per week, pretty pleaseeeee 😭😭 your story helps me focus when I'm working!!
As always, AWESOME story. Love your channels ❤❤❤
These stories have kept me entertained for the better part of the last year when im not working and home alone. Keep it up
I don't know who told Mr Ballen, but Mr Ballen you're totally allowed to make your vids and podcasts longer. They can be an hour or so long, everyone is ok with that, I swear..
Noted ✍️ 😂
@MrBallen it's true, Mr Ballen.. remember that time you and Ol Seagull Lung went out to try and break the world record land speed while juggling.. all of your subs n followers got together n discussed it. And we're totally cool with it, like 100% cool wit it. We actually prefer it!!! It's weird I know, but it's actually a good thing..
@@MrBallen I do so luv the stories but once in a while a nice longggg story would be awesome ;)
Road-trip + mr ballen video on the background = perfection ❤️
Its very rare to find a comment section thats full of love an admiration.... Mr Ballen not only the best story teller but simultaneously made the best community on YT. Thank you for the videos taking the time to research them the time filming an editing them, Happy Memorial Day!! Thank you for your service to our country, I pray that God will bless you and your family 💚💜💙
I agree we are a peaceful, happy, and caring bunch! I think we all have this sincere appreciation for our beloved Mr. Ballen and we love expressing it. Happy Memorial Day to you my fellow Ballen lover and I hope you have many blessings in your future ❤
seconded... i don't think i've EVER seen a rude one in the top comments, so if they're here, they don't get much attention
I'm related to Owen, so thank you for telling part of my family's story. Wish you could've told about the time leading too and just after the whale. The Ironic part of this is they refused to head to some islands nearby due to cannibal tribes residing on them.
I remember reading that Islands they avoided because of that fear, later turned out to have been islands with small British? colonies on them and They would have been safe landing on them
@@autist1689 oh I don't doubt it, but my favorite part is basically one of the crew caused the extinction of one of the Galapagos tortoise species by setting one of the islands ablaze leaving nothing but sand and ash.
Prove it
@@hanslanda8303 Here I'll just send you a semen sample and let you figure it out. Should arrive in 1-3 days.
@@zehndermenix213:\
Only 15 minutes? Bummer. I know you're busy but I look forward to this every week. Such great storytelling! No other channels even come close.
He's best a 'telling' but Beyond Creepy and Bedtime Stories are awesome with the Paranormal type of stuff, and they carry receipts.
I think you have that chapter messed up bro
Mr. Ballen, I love how you take a detail from the premise, bury it, make it the twist and have a cliffhanger from the introduction. Lord, that's some fancy dancing around the point of interest. Well done, as usual. Loved every minute of it!
😂 thanks!!
i find it infuriating at times lol
I really miss the "3 places you should never go and people who went there" along with the other original content. It seems like everyone is way into True Crime nowadays and there's like 50 different streaming services and other RUclips people that have all the same stories. Mr. Ballen is definitely the best storyteller but I really do miss the older content.
Same here.
Same..
Same
Me 2 and the stories with pictures two
Same. I miss the paranormal and missing 411 videos
I don’t know how you find these stories, and you make them so interesting! Thank you!
Watching your channel from mid 2020 and being a sailor it was the most happiest thing to have a sailor video. Please make more for sailors.
Strange, dark and mysterious and BRUTAL! Thanks, Mr. B :)
Been here since the beginning of the Missing 411 series and all I want to say is I love your videos and wish they were longer like the old days
Mrballen you are the best story teller I have ever heard. Thank you for what you do.
Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇲 . Thanks for your Service Mr. B Allen and Thanks for all the great videos.
I agree thank you Mr. B Allen!!!🇺🇸
I JUST finished reading In The Heart of the Sea last week so this is incredibly great timing - great book for anyone looking for a new book to read.
Loved this one on the live show and loved listening to it again!
Love how you covered this story!
The strange dark and mysterious can ONLY be told in a Mr Ballen format💯❗️
RIP, Owen.
Uhh ok
@Mbita Acoustic what this
I suggest we all consider a strike on Mr. Ballen. He's been exploiting our interest on him for years now. Feom the drastic quantity deduction to the unreal quality reduce these weeks, Mr. Ballen challanges our endurance because he knows that no matter what he does, we will still watch him and even support him on various platforms and patreon. Ugly fact!
Anyone know of other good channels like mr ballen?
I love your shows Mr. Ballen.
I've heard the account before but you give it such a graphic visual I was horrified the entire story. Bloody beards and all. Imagine how starving they were to not even wait for the fire. 🔥
Ducked out for a while but I’m so glad I’m back listening to all these! Thank you for sharing these stories with us and taking time to make them. Your the greatest ❤
I’ve heard the story of this maritime expedition, and not long after you had begun setting the first parts of the scene, I knew which historical people and event you were telling us about. Despite that, despite knowing the story, it’s main characters, it’s antagonist, it’s conflict, and it’s conclusion, I am reminded in a tangible way, what sets your story telling apart from others, it’s the initial explanation of what is happening, only allowing for the most bare minimum of details to be given, while still providing enough detail that the listener is able to understand what is happening, and then the gradual revelation of more and more specifics, as “this long metal object” becomes “a *****” and so on, until at the story’s crescendo nothing is left vague, everything comes together, and a truly strange, dark, and mysterious event is experienced by the listener as closely to being present among the people of the story as is possible through your chosen medium.
And the fact that you took just one aspect, only a partial piece of one of several different group’s unique journeys which make up the entirety of this famous maritime nightmare, and were able to deliver a complete, satisfying entry into the Mr. Ballen catalogue, may demonstrate the quality of your gift and your craft as much, if not more then the yarn itself that you spin.
Another of the highest quality John. Thank you. Have a good week, and God bless you.
THAT was an awesome explanation of his gift of story telling. The gift that keeps so many of us anxiously awaiting to hear the next story he will tell us!
Absolutely spot on! ❤
An old story well told is always good as new.
Well said. Agreed
Thank you!! We try really hard to make these stories as impactful as possible!
@imagewell5319 ~ If comments could be given awards here like on Reddit, I'd absolutely give your's one! What a PERFECT description that is of the experience I actually had while watching this video! You sooo nailed it on the head. You even earned a compliment from DA MAN HIMSELF!!! 🎉 👏 😎
This reminded me of that guy Jose Alvarenga who holds the record for being adrift at sea. 438 days. That’s just insane.
Poor man was so haunted when he came back. He was dealing with PTSD and thoughts about the parasites in him getting to his brain. His story was just harrowing. And all those near misses where he and his friend could have been rescued. Then he was lost by himself. That was incredible fortitude just to survive. I hope he’s doing better and having much more peaceful and beautiful days with his family now.
@@merriquelynn Some people have been through unimaginable pain and suffering. You would think after a few weeks or couple months hopelessness would have consumed him and he would have gave up. To keep fighting for that many days is just unreal.
Yes! Same. Amazing story of survival.
Didn't Mrballen do a video about him
@@lilafeldman8630 yes he did.
Thank you been needing a history/Horror to fall asleep to💯👊🏾
pay no mind, were grateful for the videos u do post, we understand u have your own life to prioritize and family to take care of. have a blessed day
Mrballen may not be a delivery guy but he never fails to deliver......waited for this video whole day
Bars lol
Cringe
Someone comments this every single time, bots