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  • Опубликовано: 27 май 2024
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    This is Part 28 of the series: "Top 3 places you CAN'T GO & people who went anyways..."
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    ☠︎ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠︎

Комментарии • 21 тыс.

  • @Vivzi
    @Vivzi 2 года назад +5919

    19:05 on the phone it says hi dave

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  2 года назад +1547

      Winner! The secret is “Hi Dave” as well as Dave’s Twitter handle which is “theflayedprince”.
      Dave hit me up on Twitter and I agreed to put him in as a the secret.
      Might start doing this more….

    • @kindandrespectfulcommenter3432
      @kindandrespectfulcommenter3432 2 года назад +216

      @@MrBallen its a good way of advertising well thought of

    • @melissajarnigan2116
      @melissajarnigan2116 2 года назад +212

      @@MrBallen I seen this earlier but for some reason didn't think that was it! 😆

    • @HeatherWho11.10
      @HeatherWho11.10 2 года назад +86

      There's a Tom MacDonald song where he says "hi Dave, hi Dave, hi, Dave" and I thought that's what it was lol

    • @derkaturka
      @derkaturka 2 года назад +36

      Dang you beat me out! But I finally saw it!!! I was probly slower because I never see them, I was in dis belief!!! 😂 😆

  • @milanstevanovic6826
    @milanstevanovic6826 2 года назад +3847

    “Dad, why is my sister’s name Rose”
    “Because your mother loves roses”
    “Thanks, Dad”
    “No problem, strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format”

    • @yuriy_kondor
      @yuriy_kondor 2 года назад +62

      Lol good one!

    • @carolgibson-wilson4354
      @carolgibson-wilson4354 2 года назад +18

      😂🤣

    • @anahdra_
      @anahdra_ 2 года назад +54

      sir, i think you deserve thousands of likes for this joke 🤣

    • @danielcappuccino8143
      @danielcappuccino8143 2 года назад +30

      This should be pinned at the top of the comemnts

    • @Bwittneeyy
      @Bwittneeyy 2 года назад +7

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA. Love this.

  • @heidimc5013
    @heidimc5013 2 года назад +9598

    I just want to say thank you..... I’m blind and have to listen to movies... however I came upon your site a week or so and I’m really enjoying your stories. You tell them in such a way I can see them in my mind. Thank you

    • @vvnn3948
      @vvnn3948 2 года назад +529

      How you type this

    • @nathangarland9453
      @nathangarland9453 2 года назад +136

      @@vvnn3948 i was gonna ask the same thing.

    • @parthkachhia4117
      @parthkachhia4117 2 года назад +640

      @@vvnn3948 Voice dictation probably

    • @jasonpark4626
      @jasonpark4626 2 года назад +795

      @@vvnn3948 I have a blind friend she will talk to her phone it will write it down then read it back it will even describe photos it’s pretty cool

    • @solarose7820
      @solarose7820 2 года назад +138

      @@vvnn3948 you’re so ignorant. Omg I can’t believe people like you actually exist…

  • @michelleericson9313
    @michelleericson9313 10 месяцев назад +218

    He sure knows how to tell a story! I lost my husband recently and now it's just me and the dogs. I get bored with TV and I can sit outback and listen to these stories and I feel like someone is sitting right there with me talking to me. You can visualize everything. Such a great storyteller and friend. Hope everything has a great day. ✌️

    • @michelleericson9313
      @michelleericson9313 10 месяцев назад +11

      Everyone ^

    • @brendatomlinson
      @brendatomlinson 7 месяцев назад +15

      My condolences on your loss🙏🏻

    • @sarahjaynehoelscher7884
      @sarahjaynehoelscher7884 7 месяцев назад +11

      I'm so sorry for your loss. If you ever need someone to talk to, please don't hesitate to reach out!

    • @Messup7654
      @Messup7654 6 месяцев назад

      @@sarahjaynehoelscher7884hey not to be a pest or something but I’ve really needed to talk to somebody about something it’s not bad just something I’ve wanted to speak about

    • @Messup7654
      @Messup7654 6 месяцев назад

      @@sarahjaynehoelscher7884can I just reach out to you about it you or anybody

  • @SNP-1999
    @SNP-1999 5 месяцев назад +52

    How absolutely weird, and of course horribly tragic, that the only two fatalities from that irresponsible ride down the Luge canal were the two identical twins in the group of friends ! My heart goes out to the boy's parents and family - one cannot fathom their terrible loss.

  • @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful
    @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful 2 года назад +1226

    *Bf sees gf approaching his house. Runs away to friend's house*
    Sounds like a great relationship.

    • @gadgetsmith9351
      @gadgetsmith9351 2 года назад +90

      Ex-boyfriend...he said they were estranged

    • @hraefn1821
      @hraefn1821 2 года назад +190

      That detail as well as Jackie's incredibly psychotic decision to break into his house (I know she was drunk, but drunkeness does not MAKE you do anything you were not already prone to doing, maybe just more easily and recklessly) leads me to believe Jackie must have been a very controlling and imposing person. It's not unreasonable to suspect that she was the forceful and aggressive one in the relationship.

    • @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful
      @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful 2 года назад +75

      @@hraefn1821 There's a fine line between genius and insanity.

    • @user-ek2xg3ps5s
      @user-ek2xg3ps5s 2 года назад +7

      Ho Ho, Are you Approaching me ?

    • @user-ek2xg3ps5s
      @user-ek2xg3ps5s 2 года назад +51

      @@hraefn1821 for real tho that bitch must've been bonkers

  • @MarcusGW1028
    @MarcusGW1028 2 года назад +601

    Climbing barbed wire fence while naked is pretty impressive honestly

    • @daiale93
      @daiale93 2 года назад +16

      i lowkey agree lol.

    • @bigcheese2949
      @bigcheese2949 2 года назад +54

      He must’ve been doped up on something

    • @nadia-tp1xv
      @nadia-tp1xv 2 года назад +20

      @@bigcheese2949 PCP

    • @davidkohler7454
      @davidkohler7454 2 года назад +32

      Yeah that's the part that scared me the most. That Constantine wire is no joke. Like razor blades.

    • @Carless52
      @Carless52 2 года назад +6

      @imgladandrewgillumisnotmykang that depends on the dude...

  • @d.joseph2059
    @d.joseph2059 10 месяцев назад +47

    I live Trinidad 🇹🇹 and it's awesome that I can verify your story as it obviously made the news..... so cool to know that your stories are 100% authentic 🔥

    • @KarinaMcKoy
      @KarinaMcKoy 2 месяца назад +2

      Ditto. When he said “Trinidad and Tobago” I was like “wait, what?!”
      Then I realised I was familiar with this story, though I didn’t know some of the details.

  • @thereligiousexplorer4210
    @thereligiousexplorer4210 Год назад +31

    The last story is a perfect distinction between wisdom and intelligence.

    • @CMStrawbridge
      @CMStrawbridge 3 месяца назад +4

      And what inebriating substances will do to them

  • @lilfattcatt7758
    @lilfattcatt7758 2 года назад +1065

    i like how he doesnt say "john dies instantly" he uses "ceases to exist"

  • @rhiannamilton8240
    @rhiannamilton8240 2 года назад +1463

    Second story, literally gasped hearing they were brothers, absolutely devastating and freaky even for a freak accident.

    • @Britni-qe6qt
      @Britni-qe6qt 2 года назад +124

      Right!? Out of all of the boys it was the twins and they were right beside each other! Their poor family

    • @hues848
      @hues848 2 года назад +28

      There was a freak accident in my state where 3 brothers who were all grown men died together at their own property...another guy who went to help him died as well. I'm not so sure of the details but they went inside the water tanky and ran out of oxygen or something. Truly horrifying..

    • @coke378
      @coke378 2 года назад +22

      Final destination is REAL

    • @10RexTheWolf01
      @10RexTheWolf01 2 года назад +10

      15:55 Honestly, as grim as it was, that made me think of Andy and Olly from Bobs Burgers. Together in the end, twin brotherly bond is strong.

    • @kushir7398
      @kushir7398 2 года назад +7

      Gasped? We're you not using your eyes? Took longer for him to say that than it did to SEE they had the same face. Same as daddy smile pants

  • @carolynwelsch
    @carolynwelsch 8 месяцев назад +50

    Regarding the 3rd story... I remember when this happened and I have NEVER forgotten it. She was actually a close friend of mines family doctor. Anyway, she did cry for help but because of her low air capacity and how far down in the chimney she was, her few cries were very faint. It was so bizarre and needless and tragic. Her boyfriend as I believe it was told, was to leave on a trip out of the country was avoiding her because he really didn't want to deal with her anymore. She was inebriated and maybe even stocking him. But my friend said she was a good doctor and well liked by her patients. It's such a tragic way to go... Sadly, she did this to herself.

    • @_MjG_
      @_MjG_ 4 месяца назад +5

      Nearly everything you stated was already said in the video, so don't know why you repeated it here. The only thing different you stated, was your theory about Jackie being a stalker & that being the reason William left the country.

    • @dragorn3212
      @dragorn3212 Месяц назад +5

      This explains why he fled his own house. I thought that part was a suspiciously conveniently reason for not helping someone stuck in the chimney but if were a potentially dangerous stalker that would make sense. Otherwise why flee instead of just not answer the door

  • @stevenwilhite4026
    @stevenwilhite4026 10 месяцев назад +17

    The last story really freaked me out as I’m claustrophobic. I can’t imagine the fear she must have experienced.

  • @trackingthealgorithm221
    @trackingthealgorithm221 2 года назад +2913

    If only we were all as determined as John. He shows that anything is possible if you are completely out of your mind.

    • @shundie1
      @shundie1 2 года назад +107

      Underrated 😂

    • @danielahoubim3673
      @danielahoubim3673 2 года назад +101

      beautiful post ... inspired me this morning

    • @trackingthealgorithm221
      @trackingthealgorithm221 2 года назад +68

      @@danielahoubim3673 you welcome! Sometimes I feel like I’m overworked but then I watch videos like this and realize my potential for workload correlates closely with my mental outlook. Blind determination like a crazy person and you can do anything! 😂

    • @smelk4774
      @smelk4774 2 года назад +119

      My guy probably wanted to get all five stars

    • @OttoVonBonesmarck
      @OttoVonBonesmarck 2 года назад +87

      Then he just naruto ran into a plane turbine like a chad after causing naked mayhem

  • @stt5v2002
    @stt5v2002 2 года назад +946

    “Hey who is that faintly calling for help?”
    “I think it’s just kids in the pool”
    “Oh, well no need to do anything then.”

    • @einsp227
      @einsp227 2 года назад +73

      🤣😂 I thought the same thing when he said that about that kids. Neighbors don’t rush when they hear kids screaming for help in that area.

    • @heyitsshay6058
      @heyitsshay6058 2 года назад +27

      That's the first thing I thought but its still hard to say, someone could be play fighting in there backyard and you call the cops🤣🤷🏾‍♀️ IDK, its sad.

    • @rachel_Cochran
      @rachel_Cochran 2 года назад +79

      @@heyitsshay6058 or... Go look? Idk. I would beat myself up pretty bad for the rest of my life if I heard someone calling for help and then dismissed it, only to find out later I might've helped

    • @jhoughjr1
      @jhoughjr1 2 года назад +38

      Seems like you haven't lived in areas with kids. Considering kids yelling happens everywhere everyday, and geniuses getting themselves stuck in chimneys nearly never happens, they made the correct assumption

    • @DAndyLord
      @DAndyLord 2 года назад +84

      @@einsp227 I grew up in the boonies. When I bought a house in the city, my friends threw me a housewarming party. The next morning around 7am I was awoken by the sound of a child screaming and screaming from one of my (as yet unmet) back yard neighbours. I run from my house barefoot in only a pair of boxers, vault my fence and am about to vault my neighbours fence.
      I stopped a meter or two short when I saw my neighbour's little girl happily playing in her back yard. Apparently her "I'm having fun" sound is similar to most other kids "I've fallen and broken all my limbs" sound.
      That's when I take stock of the situation. I'm a stranger here, and I've just vaulted a fence nearly nude and am now running at a small child.
      To this day, I don't know/pray none of my neighbours saw me.

  • @audrajeanrussell8066
    @audrajeanrussell8066 Год назад +12

    I don't even wanna know how you can take someone with an I.Q. of 170+, add a little alcohol (okay, maybe even a lot of alcohol lol).....& end up with them making SUCH a drastically dangerous decision (like climbing into a chimney). Her death must've been unbelievably scary to go through 😓

  • @utkarshaprajapati8635
    @utkarshaprajapati8635 Год назад +7

    The fact that he tells the story in such a way that its so elaborate and it feels like being there ..

  • @BadassBobY
    @BadassBobY 2 года назад +1500

    The first story is just bonkers, like literally, *"Naked man climbs 2 fences and an unclimbable concrete wall, overpowers 4 security guards, steals their vehicle and then disappears infront of like 100 people then comes back but then ceases to exist after jumping in a jet engine"*

    • @3neeplays_
      @3neeplays_ 2 года назад +69

      This story a lil sus , the description of the police sounds real heh. The pic is from an African flight. Great narration as usual .

    • @woreoutdrummer1861
      @woreoutdrummer1861 2 года назад +120

      GTA V in real life.

    • @creategoogleaccount2459
      @creategoogleaccount2459 2 года назад +32

      Story seems stretched out a bit, I think they weren't being honest.

    • @orbe5533
      @orbe5533 2 года назад +27

      But bro that last story of the 170IQ PERSON WHO DIED BY BEING SANTA LIKE AHHDJFJCYCGDHD

    • @runswithphantoms1757
      @runswithphantoms1757 2 года назад +67

      PCP, or Angel dust, is a helluva drug. People do the impossible (and unthinkable) on that shit.

  • @EyeCue23
    @EyeCue23 2 года назад +399

    “The neighbors heard someone yelling HELP but they figured it was just kids in a pool” 🤔🤔🤔 wouldn’t that make you wanna investigate a little more than? Lol

    • @kingayy9267
      @kingayy9267 2 года назад +54

      If you've ever lived next to kids who frequently (and loudly) play outside, you'd understand how counterintuitively dismissive one can become about kids yelling "help!"

    • @The_Sharktocrab
      @The_Sharktocrab 2 года назад +71

      @@kingayy9267 not a day goes by where there isn't a kid outside my window screaming like they're being disemboweled

    • @kyle10590
      @kyle10590 2 года назад +19

      @@kingayy9267 I've been around and heard many kids play and rarely, if ever, have a heard a true scream for help unless something was seriously wrong

    • @justinlynch3
      @justinlynch3 2 года назад +21

      lol I thought the same. So you are just going to leave kids to drown?
      Some neighbours.

    • @darkamora5123
      @darkamora5123 2 года назад +8

      @@kyle10590 To be fair, at the time she was getting towards the end. It would have been a half hearted, relatively quiet cry for help. Likely it wouldn't have been as compelling as when she started.

  • @Bridgette433
    @Bridgette433 Месяц назад +2

    Ok, that sled story tore me up. I was literally tensed up praying that what happened wouldn't happen & it did. So sad. Poor kids, they were just being teenagers 😢

  • @Highwynd
    @Highwynd 11 месяцев назад +76

    That's a terrible way to go but it's hard to feel sad for Jacque, she was clearly deranged and made that man miserable and she ended up rationalizing that breaking into his own home to continue harassing him was an acceptable thing to do. Clearly, genius doesn't cure stupidity or inconsideration.

    • @Izaan2810
      @Izaan2810 9 месяцев назад +1

      Doesn't matter. Either pass your condolences or gtfo.......

    • @Callimoone
      @Callimoone 8 месяцев назад +9

      Smarts don't make you rational lol. Quite a few of the stories Mr Ballen tells double as Darwin awards

    • @fruitygranulizer540
      @fruitygranulizer540 5 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@Callimooneagreed. the IQ test is such a ridiculous measure of intelligence.

    • @_MjG_
      @_MjG_ 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@@fruitygranulizer540 Common sense is not accounted for when it comes to IQ. A genius can & often do lack common sense.

    • @CMStrawbridge
      @CMStrawbridge 3 месяца назад +1

      What about the alcohol consumed right before this? You really think that had nothing to do with it? Pretty sure that's why it's mentioned

  • @katherineliz1
    @katherineliz1 2 года назад +1831

    I have to take a break from listening to this show. He has become my internal dialog throughout the day. For example, I was out for a run this morning, I took a wrong turn and almost decided to keep going then in the back of my mind I heard in his voice " she thought it was safe to push through, but little did she know that....." Then the other day I had to check under all the beds because I had left the door unlocked for maybe 1 minute. In the back of my mind I imagined him saying "even though her door was unlocked for only a minute, he managed to get in...".
    My anxiety can't handle these stories, but I am addicted 😅

    • @AI-AITUM
      @AI-AITUM Год назад +67

      🤣🤣

    • @dott7737
      @dott7737 Год назад +36

      Lmao

    • @climbtheskyspine5748
      @climbtheskyspine5748 Год назад +22

      Jahahahahaha!! 🥲🤣

    • @Rayn7734
      @Rayn7734 Год назад +81

      My family just moved into a new home that’s mid-renovation (so only the first floor is livable). It’s a hundred year old house that had railroad workers living in it who just up and left one day. At the same time we moved, I started watching MrBallen, so I know EXACTLY how you feel 😂

    • @katherineliz1
      @katherineliz1 Год назад +55

      @@Rayn7734 hahaha not to add to your anxiety but that sounds like one of his intros!

  • @VettaBoop
    @VettaBoop Год назад +1165

    How weird is it that ONLY the twins died in that second case? Gosh, I feel so bad for the parents.

    • @BunnyQueen97
      @BunnyQueen97 Год назад +1

      I'm a twin, and all I could think was I'm glad the second twin died without knowing his brother was dead. They were both having fun until the very end.

    • @nikkili11
      @nikkili11 Год назад +144

      Maybe their height?

    • @Peter_Parker361
      @Peter_Parker361 Год назад +139

      @@nikkili11 Good point! And most likely they had almost identical personalities as well, which is why they both may have insisted on sitting at the front of their respective sled

    • @pierresauce8307
      @pierresauce8307 Год назад +41

      @@Peter_Parker361 okay I could actually buy that last part. Either that or a curse.

    • @Peter_Parker361
      @Peter_Parker361 Год назад +38

      @@pierresauce8307 Haha, after having watched SUCH an ridiculous amount of strange, dark and mysterious MrBallen-videos (delivered in story-format), I'm not sure which one of these two explanations would be more reasonable... ^^

  • @_MjG_
    @_MjG_ 4 месяца назад +2

    As a carpenter who is familiar with tearing down & bulilding chimneys, as well as having roofed hundreds of houses, so working around them... I don't buy for a second that the chimney dimensions shrunk the further she went down into it. Residental house chimney flues almost always remain the same bottom to top, but when they do change in dimensions, they shrink as they go up, not down.

  • @justinkessler3092
    @justinkessler3092 8 дней назад +1

    8:01 I know that it's very dark story, but this line always manages to make me laugh lol

  • @jcubed824
    @jcubed824 2 года назад +390

    I studied with some incredibly gifted people in college. One of the main things I learned during that time was that no matter how gifted you may be, it does not mean that you are imbued with common sense.

    • @stargazer_stacey7415
      @stargazer_stacey7415 2 года назад +28

      Because common sense is not so common…

    • @Neenie1976
      @Neenie1976 2 года назад +9

      Absolutely. You can have all the intelligence in the world but have zero common sense. Ppl need common sense!

    • @SunRabbit
      @SunRabbit 2 года назад +11

      Mike Judge based his characters Beavis and Butthead on 2 of his classmates in high school who happened to be the class geniuses. They both had slightly sociopathic tendencies and would laugh like that all the time.

    • @menapausal_carnivore
      @menapausal_carnivore 2 года назад +6

      Matters of the heart can over ride good sense.

    • @0NORO
      @0NORO 2 года назад +23

      bro 170 iq and she thought she could Santa Claus her way into a household

  • @jacksondiegoc-g4434
    @jacksondiegoc-g4434 2 года назад +838

    "hay honey do you hear that faint yelling for help noise?"
    "yeah i do but its probably the children at the pool, no cause for alarm"
    "ah yes, let the children drown!"

    • @freethinker3716
      @freethinker3716 2 года назад +7

      lmao

    • @pollypockets508
      @pollypockets508 2 года назад +42

      They could have at least called the police. Ridiculous.

    • @rbmac110
      @rbmac110 2 года назад +37

      Right?? Like how do you not think something could be wrong when you hear a cry for help like that?

    • @michellenguyen9988
      @michellenguyen9988 2 года назад +61

      I have neighbours who have kids and a swimming pool, you learn pretty quickly to not care for blood curdling screams and their cries.

    • @freethinker3716
      @freethinker3716 2 года назад +26

      @@michellenguyen9988 good point lol

  • @rjledbetter9304
    @rjledbetter9304 2 месяца назад +3

    Love your work mr.B....keep rockin!!

  • @barbarachambers7974
    @barbarachambers7974 3 месяца назад +2

    John climbing onto the fence and breaching the airport reminds me of a man who breached an airport in a similar manner. This gentleman was at the end of the tarmac and was hit by a plane that was landing and died as a result.

  • @TheMetalfreak19
    @TheMetalfreak19 2 года назад +1133

    The final story just really emphasizes the fact that IQ and common sense are not the same thing. RIP to everyone in these stories.

    • @MrSqurk
      @MrSqurk 2 года назад +96

      The smartest guy I know basically needs a baby sitter while outside. The boy is clueless.

    • @hoshizoraaki6551
      @hoshizoraaki6551 2 года назад +109

      I'd think this was less about her common sense and more about the fact that she was intoxicated.

    • @GlennaVan
      @GlennaVan 2 года назад +113

      @@hoshizoraaki6551 Somewhere in her intoxicated state, she thought if Santa could do it then she could do it.

    • @Icewind007
      @Icewind007 2 года назад +1

      Common sense is not a real thing.

    • @GlennaVan
      @GlennaVan 2 года назад +81

      @@Icewind007 Oh, common sense is a real thing - it just is not common so it is mis-named. Good sense is a better phrase to use since "common" is much too general and gives credit where none is deserved. 😅

  • @HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks
    @HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks 2 года назад +651

    When the guy snuck out the back door I just busted out laughing. When you choose to flee your own home to get away from a girlfriend who doesn't even have keys to your house there might be a problem in your relationship.

    • @oceangrownkae
      @oceangrownkae 2 года назад +14

      🤣😂😭😢

    • @natashka1982
      @natashka1982 2 года назад +122

      If she's the kind to crawl into the chimney, he was justified lol

    • @tommikaelsen9149
      @tommikaelsen9149 2 года назад +4

      No doubt.

    • @adamharrell9008
      @adamharrell9008 2 года назад +14

      Yeah it was funny because she died and all. Had she survived, it just wouldn’t have had the same comedic effect.

    • @kamenwaticlients
      @kamenwaticlients 2 года назад +47

      She sounds like she was terrible to be in a relationship with

  • @Jack-lo3ky
    @Jack-lo3ky Год назад +2

    That decapitation story in some literally some final destination stuff, like out 8 people, the people that were decapitated was two twin brothers, died the same way, in the same place right next to each other.😮

  • @lowsonpearse
    @lowsonpearse Год назад +2

    #1 - This story is so unbelievable and outlandish it almost begs credulity if not for your absolutely exceptional and "Boss Level" storytelling abilities. Just great. Thank you.

  • @hutchyvetiii2630
    @hutchyvetiii2630 2 года назад +347

    “And instantaneously John ceased to exist” is the best way you could possibly say he was minced up by a turbine!!🙌🙌

  • @securatyyy
    @securatyyy 2 года назад +312

    Lessons from Ballen:
    -Never go in a chimney
    -Never go cave diving
    -Never go in any cramped spaces actually

    • @jessicaannfroneman9430
      @jessicaannfroneman9430 2 года назад +24

      Never go camping in a National Park either! 😄

    • @BabyfaceJaiyeBear
      @BabyfaceJaiyeBear 2 года назад +16

      Never do anything!

    • @Dave-um7mw
      @Dave-um7mw 2 года назад +9

      Don't leave your kids in a car for more than 2 seconds, even if the car is locked.

    • @OpposingPony
      @OpposingPony 2 года назад +16

      Don't go into any industrial ovens, even if they're turned off.

    • @chrisa8283
      @chrisa8283 2 года назад +5

      Don't put your hand on the stove it could be hot

  • @weirdk_9256
    @weirdk_9256 Год назад +2

    When I saw that thumbnail my mind said:"yeah did the unthinkable by twerking on a moving plane"😂

  • @katrinaosorio2134
    @katrinaosorio2134 Год назад +1

    I cannot believe the chimney story 😭 I’m so claustrophobic that it made me absolutely freak out 😭

  • @boleebo2925
    @boleebo2925 2 года назад +590

    I know a lot of people always think “no, this couldn’t happen to me. That’s just a TV or someone goofing off” but, please, if you hear someone calling out for help take their pleas seriously. Worst case scenario is you’ve waisted a few minutes of your time looking into a false alarm, but it’s more than possible that you’re the one thing standing between someone being saved and certain death. Don’t ever ignore a cry for help

    • @Scotia__
      @Scotia__ 2 года назад +108

      I'd add to that that if you feel at all in danger yourself you should call emergency services and wait, or get someplace safe yourself. There are too many stories of people trying to help someone they thought needed it, but discovered it was a trap.
      So don't ignore, but use your best judgement and always call for professional assistance.

    • @RM-jb1wo
      @RM-jb1wo 2 года назад +53

      Worst case scenario is its a trap and you end up the one in danger. Be careful

    • @giorgiodechambre6798
      @giorgiodechambre6798 2 года назад +13

      That's so true, I have never ever heard a cry for help, so to hear one it would immediately send a red flag... And my brain won't jump into action..

    • @royslapped4463
      @royslapped4463 2 года назад +19

      Yeah. Don't put yourself in a dangerous situation to help someone screaming for help. Call police.

    • @Thorrnn
      @Thorrnn 2 года назад +13

      @@RM-jb1wo that's why you should never, ever, go into a forest, canyon, anywhere in "nature" that is far from civilization, without being armed. Humans are not the only dangers in the woods. There are also bears, wolves, moutain lions, even angry/rutting dear can be extremely dangerous if startled. Learn to shoot, be armed at all times.

  • @mals4142
    @mals4142 2 года назад +327

    The boy who prayed over his friend 😭😭😭 warmed my heart

    • @Mypenisissmallbut
      @Mypenisissmallbut 2 года назад +11

      A better use of time woulda been calling 911

    • @mals4142
      @mals4142 2 года назад +19

      @@Mypenisissmallbut nah. God can do miracles that don’t even compare

    • @Mypenisissmallbut
      @Mypenisissmallbut 2 года назад +20

      @@mals4142 if god can do miracles he woulda just stopped the boys from going down the sled course in the first place. God does everything which means he is responsible for those 2 twins deaths and every one who dies everyday.

    • @pamalaboyd7008
      @pamalaboyd7008 2 года назад +4

      Amen. I just think that they should have thought to pray before they did this ride down the mountain. Poor families of these boys. I'm so sorry this happened. I'm a chicken at heart, but I'm also a woman, so I would never do this. God bless the families.

    • @pamalaboyd7008
      @pamalaboyd7008 2 года назад +1

      Me, too. That would be my son, who is 52, and is very Godly.

  • @amberlawson229
    @amberlawson229 Год назад +2

    I am obsessed with your channel. The way you tell a story, even ones I've heard 100s of times before, you make anyone listening feel as if they were right there. And tbh, it's terrifying at times. Lol. I'm a fairly small woman. Growing up I never got more than 100 pounds and I'm 5'4. So being I was the smallest pretty much anytime anywhere.. I often found myself being volunteered to climb thru small windows or openings to retrieve keys from homes and even thru sunroofs of a car a time or two. But nothing compares to the time my biggest brother and I were left to babysit my 7 months old sister and long story short we got locked out. Instead of calling my mom we decided instead of breaking a window or trying to pry open the doors, we thought I would fit down the chimney.... I did. But it got smaller and smaller and I started to panic until I was completely fucking stuck. My brother called 911 and they send fire fighters to come and get me out by dropping a rope down so I could grab it. I had to straighten my body out as straight as possible and suck in as far as I could and use my shoes rubber bottoms to keep myself from slipping deeper into the chimney. I luckily got out obviously with just a few scratches and bruises. But the fear from that experience has left me with severe claustrophobia. If at any time I'm in a space small enough that I can reach out and touch the walls around me I will start to have a panic attack. So needless to say Jackie's story was just about to much for me to handle lol.

  • @leslielane7741
    @leslielane7741 5 месяцев назад

    My twin sister sent this to me. We are from Bakersfield. I listen to you when I’m going to sleep and she listens to you while she’s at work. Then we call each other everyday to discuss the stories you tell. You’re awesome.

  • @stellatilinger6458
    @stellatilinger6458 2 года назад +1272

    The twins in the luge story went to my school, and one of them (Jordan) was very involved in student council and school events. He made it a point to talk to everyone and make them feel welcome, which was a really big thing for me when I was in 5th grade and new to the campus and he'd take time out of his day to show me around and introduce me to people so I could have friends. We mourned for two weeks after it happened, and to this day have a memorial for them in the school that people visit very often, especially on the anniversary of their deaths. They're still missed

    • @Kiss_lynda
      @Kiss_lynda 2 года назад +24

      Thanks for sharing

    • @syrenasketches6902
      @syrenasketches6902 2 года назад +65

      I feel so bad for the twin's family. To lose one is heartbreaking enough, but both in one night? Incredibly sad.

    • @yorgizeroles09
      @yorgizeroles09 2 года назад +15

      I’m sorry for the loss of your friends. Such a tragedy.

    • @RomaDuneGilberto
      @RomaDuneGilberto 2 года назад +11

      That is such a super sad story of kids just being kids who ran I to unforseen trouble. I'm so sorry you experienced their loss! It sounds like they were cool nice guys!

    • @kiaravrtic9029
      @kiaravrtic9029 2 года назад +3

      holy shit

  • @mae388
    @mae388 2 года назад +690

    Those twins were born together, and died together … I can’t imagine the survivors guilt of the other boys… or having to plan a funeral for not one, but two sons

    • @unknownuser8454
      @unknownuser8454 2 года назад +2

      survivors guilt makes no damn sense.

    • @lovebunnii
      @lovebunnii 2 года назад +81

      @@unknownuser8454 Survivors guilt is a condition in which a person goes through a stressful, livethreathening, and traumatizing event but escapes with their life. However the people with them haven't. This can cause a person to feel an immense amount of guilt, wondering if they could have done something to save the person or people that have died. Or they wonder why they were the one that lived while the others didn't. Hope I cleared that up and made it easier to understand c:

    • @halogod0298
      @halogod0298 2 года назад +13

      Especially if it was one of the surviving dumbasses idea to go there

    • @unknownuser8454
      @unknownuser8454 2 года назад +9

      @@halogod0298 give em a fucking break ffs

    • @halogod0298
      @halogod0298 2 года назад +8

      @@unknownuser8454 no? Stupid games = stupid prizes. If we are sweet to dumbasses they will continue the cycle

  • @smashleybreaks
    @smashleybreaks Год назад

    Congrats bro. Always happy to see anyone find or make a silver lining from misfortune, a mistake or bad luck.

  • @gmc8810
    @gmc8810 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks so glad I found your podcast!

  • @rodriguezmartinez5636
    @rodriguezmartinez5636 2 года назад +535

    "Unfathomably bad choices." I really appreciate Mr.Ballens' diplomatic way of saying "Stupid." Alcohol is usually a part of people making "Unfathomably bad decisions." 🙏

    • @nathanb8264
      @nathanb8264 2 года назад +22

      yeah weird how someone can have an IQ of 170 and still be a complete idiot

    • @scottdavidson526
      @scottdavidson526 2 года назад +1

      So true.

    • @-i6313
      @-i6313 2 года назад +29

      @@nathanb8264 Iq ain’t mean nothin when you drunk af

    • @Streetview1130
      @Streetview1130 2 года назад +3

      WELL SAID

    • @missdimples1982
      @missdimples1982 2 года назад +22

      @@nathanb8264 He ran away when he saw her coming, I guess she also had a very dark side too

  • @andreamalik2961
    @andreamalik2961 2 года назад +536

    Those poor poor parents of those twin boys. Unimaginable agony. My heart breaks for them.

    • @TheQueenOfSheba
      @TheQueenOfSheba 2 года назад +8

      I know that’s just shocking and sad that it happened to them.

    • @reginafowler3517
      @reginafowler3517 2 года назад +40

      I'm a twin, that one hit me hard! Neither knew the other one had died though, so it was kind of comforting that they went together and neither had to live without the other one.

    • @heatherpuckett1135
      @heatherpuckett1135 2 года назад +11

      I'm not going to lie this broke my heart. As a parent I can't begin to imagine.

    • @archwaldo
      @archwaldo 2 года назад +20

      Of course it's sad, BUT after-hours, without helmets and headlamps, on plastic sleds?
      They had it coming.

    • @e10110
      @e10110 2 года назад +57

      @@archwaldo they where teenagers tho... teenager don't always make the brightest decisions but that doesn't mean they deserved to die from it

  • @animalswin2105
    @animalswin2105 Год назад

    'make sure it's the kind of sock that immediately slips under your heel as you start walking'. 🤣 Love your humour Mr Ballen.

  • @SanguiphiliaTV
    @SanguiphiliaTV 11 месяцев назад +2

    Every one of these stories were absolutely insane, what a compilation. I feel awful for everyone involved. Great story telling.

  • @fiberpoet6250
    @fiberpoet6250 2 года назад +620

    The fact the dude ran out of his house when Jackie showed up.. then she tried to break in the house with a shovel then decided to break in Santa Claus style .. tells me, she may have been smart but she was likely toxic AF.

    • @avenuempire
      @avenuempire 2 года назад +20

      Agreed.

    • @revenevan11
      @revenevan11 2 года назад +62

      Also (and more fair to assume) intoxicated AF.
      A very horrific way to go, and a sad and tragic loss of life

    • @mastercasp3rxboxaddmeneed527
      @mastercasp3rxboxaddmeneed527 2 года назад +33

      Bro I just said the exact same thing before I even knew the ending fact that dude took off on sight out of his own home says it all

    • @themanifestmage
      @themanifestmage 2 года назад +14

      @@brandyingram8681 The collective IQ of humanity is dropping, and it’s your fault.

    • @DirtyPrancing
      @DirtyPrancing 2 года назад +4

      Educated beyond her intelligence

  • @kristinagarrett1827
    @kristinagarrett1827 2 года назад +636

    I cannot believe what I'm seeing! I lived in Bakersfield for many years from childhood through early 20s. Jackie Kotarac was My mom's primary care practitioner and mine on the rare occasion I was sick. The second I saw her face flash on the screen I was in shock! After several years of her being my mother's doc and my mom passed away from many medical complications, Dr Kotarac was so heartbroken and reached out to my dad and I. She not only sent flowers to the funeral but also forgave all medical debts from my mom and I. I still always remember her as a caring and wonderful person.

    • @carldrogo9492
      @carldrogo9492 2 года назад +52

      It's sad that she seemed to have been a lonely and disturbed lady. May she rest in peace.

    • @rbmiddleton1979
      @rbmiddleton1979 2 года назад +25

      I'm sorry for your loss on both occasions!

    • @spirit_green
      @spirit_green 2 года назад +13

      I am so sorry for your loss.

    • @en2336
      @en2336 2 года назад +12

      @@carldrogo9492 In what way was she lonely and disturbed? She was drunk and made accordingly stupid decisions, but her boyfriend's avoidant and callous behavior is what sticks out to me most. What a piece of trash of a man

    • @Initium1000
      @Initium1000 2 года назад +21

      I'm so sorry about your Mom. It seems that Dr. Kotarac was indeed very kind-hearted and that's what matters most in the end.

  • @rufuskuklinski1459
    @rufuskuklinski1459 7 месяцев назад

    MrBallen deserves some credit for the accidents he has prevented since starting to tell his stories.

  • @samuelwilliams4978
    @samuelwilliams4978 Год назад

    Great stories Mr. Ballen.." I'm not only a member...I'm a client.."😊

  • @imakefoodhappen
    @imakefoodhappen 2 года назад +597

    Showing up to your exes house in the middle of the night and breaking in through the chimney while he's away is a bit more than "a lapse in judgement".

    • @tee5104
      @tee5104 2 года назад +52

      I think this is what they mean when guys refer to their ex as, "a crazy b@##h". Turns out they aren't exaggerating.

    • @reboundrides8132
      @reboundrides8132 2 года назад +19

      Genius iq btw 🤦‍♂️

    • @mark2073
      @mark2073 2 года назад +8

      Santa Claus surprise

    • @gavinsandlin6700
      @gavinsandlin6700 2 года назад +18

      The like button tried that once. When he showed up the the notification bell was there screwing his beloved search bar. Then he developed multiple personalities. One of them known as the dislike button

    • @SS-jb8wj
      @SS-jb8wj 2 года назад +11

      When you're drunk, you have no judgement let alone lapses.

  • @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful
    @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful 2 года назад +529

    Neighbors thought cries of help were coming from kids at a pool nearby, so they ignored it. They were quoted as saying, "We just thought someone was drowning...we had NO IDEA someone was asphyxiating in a chimney...we definitely would have helped if we knew that."

    • @Picachki
      @Picachki 2 года назад +105

      Kids crying out for help is more alarming you’d think! If they just called 9/11 incase it could have saved her life… So sad.

    • @reboundrides8132
      @reboundrides8132 2 года назад +22

      Genius iq btw 🤦‍♂️

    • @infantile.destruction
      @infantile.destruction 2 года назад +31

      @@Picachki I don't think it could have if u consider the fact that she died soon after they heard that, so if they were to call 911 it could take a while to locate the source, adding the amount of time it took to free Jaque even when she was deceased means she could have very well died either way

    • @brambleon
      @brambleon 2 года назад +27

      Kids, and people, can yell help for lots of reasons, not just cause they're in danger
      And no person, police or citizen would would ever think, "ahh yes, lets check this one random chimney"
      Maybe the police come, check out the neighborhood and find 0 people were yelling, maybe they enter the house that didn't answer, I still don't think they'd hear her after hours of scouting, interviewing and finally entering the home.
      She had restricted movement so can't bang the sides, and little air in her lungs to be able to make a sound.
      And IF they heard something from the chimney, they'd think it was an animal and dismiss it for sure

    • @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful
      @DoubleplusUngoodthinkful 2 года назад +34

      @@brambleon I don't know any kids (who are actually people as well) who yell "help!" repeatedly without actually needing it.

  • @donnacaldwell6478
    @donnacaldwell6478 Год назад

    OK, I'm now an official mr.ballenphile! I'm binging myself to death here!😂😂😂😂

  • @nps2512
    @nps2512 8 месяцев назад

    We need radio mr ballen I love listening to this when going to sleep even the subject matter is scary it’s soothing

  • @virginiafry9854
    @virginiafry9854 2 года назад +749

    Being unbelievably brilliant doesn’t matter when you’re drunk!!

    • @riftvallance2087
      @riftvallance2087 2 года назад +70

      Booze ,Truly the great equalizer

    • @tobybartlett
      @tobybartlett 2 года назад +15

      *emails this story to fellow Mensa members* LOL 😂

    • @wolvie1618
      @wolvie1618 2 года назад +36

      And being upset while drunk makes it even worse, what little sense you'd have left after getting wasted would go right out the window

    • @jamesrodgers3132
      @jamesrodgers3132 2 года назад +4

      Probably more of a hazard, like a very powerful loose cannon

    • @ecas4315
      @ecas4315 2 года назад

      @@riftvallance2087 lol

  • @Kimberly....
    @Kimberly.... 2 года назад +415

    Our son is stationed overseas and plays your stories for his unit. It gives them a nice little reprieve from the daily grind so thank you for that♡

    • @kimbershark
      @kimbershark 2 года назад +15

      Please tell your son thank you for his service ♡

    • @roserollins9800
      @roserollins9800 2 года назад +4

      Please do and his unit

    • @daiale93
      @daiale93 2 года назад +3

      🧡🧡

    • @sandeepdmello430
      @sandeepdmello430 2 года назад +4

      Love and respect to your family from Mumbai

    • @chillylizerd
      @chillylizerd 2 года назад +3

      👍👍👍🇺🇸Proud

  • @drewintampa
    @drewintampa Год назад +2

    Your storytelling is so good it's starting to eff with my head. I keep thinking, "am I going to end up a story for Mr. Ballen." I wonder what happened to John to make him lose it. The story about the twins is devastating but the family and friend's faith (seen on another video) carried them through. As far as Jackie goes. Alcohol can turn a genius into a statistic if we consume too much. I'm no genius but I definitely have been the fool. God rest all of them.

  • @Kimosabeeze
    @Kimosabeeze 2 месяца назад

    Slip under the heel 👠 😅😂😂😂😂😂 I love these

  • @DeIicateFynn
    @DeIicateFynn Год назад +127

    Don't you just love those people that hear something like "help" over and over but do nothing about it?

    • @antony1397
      @antony1397 10 месяцев назад

      Not as much as the moron who literally CLIMBED INTO A CHIMNEY.

    • @kv5917
      @kv5917 10 месяцев назад +5

      Better question: those people could hear it, but the bf didn't notice it for a whole day? I can't imagine the woman remained silent exactly when the guy was so close to him. Somethin' somethin' sus
      Ok, I can imagine her being silent out of shame but it'd qualify as suicide... still, you never know...

    • @Coshettee
      @Coshettee 2 месяца назад +10

      Fr and if they did hear the word “help” even from kids WHY DID THEY IGNORE IT😭😭

    • @andreeab3116
      @andreeab3116 18 дней назад +2

      ​@@kv5917by that time she couldnt breath properly. When you speak you expel air but by that time she wasnt able to inhale enough air because the walls wouldnt let her expend her cheast/lungs.

  • @yasminet6355
    @yasminet6355 2 года назад +974

    How heartbreaking for the parents of those twins. Their grief is unimaginable.

    • @songlee1253
      @songlee1253 2 года назад +56

      Play stupid game win stupid prize

    • @LordPrometheous
      @LordPrometheous 2 года назад +27

      @@songlee1253 yeah, I don't see it as unimaginable. I can easily imagine two morons being removed from the family tree.

    • @Madelonasan
      @Madelonasan 2 года назад +11

      @@LordPrometheous You're a savage you know that lmao

    • @Icewind007
      @Icewind007 2 года назад +66

      @@LordPrometheous Considering a genius was removed from her family tree in the next video, you certainly aren't immune.

    • @ajd0101
      @ajd0101 2 года назад +13

      @@Icewind007 iq test's are bs and created by the system

  • @SirCarlosMusicBMI
    @SirCarlosMusicBMI 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve got to say that you’re a awesomely great story teller. No wonder you have such a huge following on RUclips.
    Blessings, Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

  • @Olderthandirtcaligirl
    @Olderthandirtcaligirl 10 месяцев назад

    I’m new to your site and I’m enjoying your stories so much!!

  • @urmaker
    @urmaker 2 года назад +4337

    (Real photo of Chicago winter)- why did that make me laugh so hard?

    • @Joel.Lehtinen
      @Joel.Lehtinen 2 года назад +68

      Urmaker i watch/listen to ur channel too!

    • @NikoLiberty1000
      @NikoLiberty1000 2 года назад +82

      Because it’s scary....and lasts like half the year

    • @infidelviking8805
      @infidelviking8805 2 года назад +71

      *Real photo of police peeking through door

    • @losernob8618
      @losernob8618 2 года назад +44

      REAL MAP OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

    • @paulapalais
      @paulapalais 2 года назад +22

      Omg! I'm not the only one who thought that? Lol

  • @cassandralittle5805
    @cassandralittle5805 2 года назад +173

    As soon as he said Jackie was trying to find a way into the house, I'm like "She's in the chimney, isn't she?"
    I've watched waaay too many videos on this channel lol.

    • @zenon1o15
      @zenon1o15 2 года назад +27

      Honestly we need to start putting padlocked grates on chimneys at this point, good lord.

    • @mistyvalzania4022
      @mistyvalzania4022 2 года назад +7

      Lmao! Right?! 🤣🤣Its crazy that people do things like that tho, and for some reason, I'm still surprised to think that they do!

    • @sarawhite8612
      @sarawhite8612 2 года назад +5

      I like narrations to fall asleep and.my first chimney story woke me up from nearly being asleep with an anxiety attack

    • @dextercollings9671
      @dextercollings9671 2 года назад +2

      Same here 😂

    • @tarantulady8565
      @tarantulady8565 2 года назад +11

      Chimney deaths are waaaay too common in these stories, aren’t they?😬

  • @katoratic
    @katoratic 10 месяцев назад +10

    The second story is absolutely heartbreaking. Those kids entered an unknown stuff death trap. And the way, I am happy that those brothers are together, such a devastating event for everyone involved.

  • @JacobSmith-fh3kb
    @JacobSmith-fh3kb День назад

    FINALLY! A guy who does these kinds of story videos and isn't a complete idiot. *cough cough* Be Amazed

  • @lukeholmes8785
    @lukeholmes8785 2 года назад +503

    The delivery of “John ceased to exist,” was unintentionally hilarious

    • @TheGonzogibby
      @TheGonzogibby 2 года назад +42

      "The world is exactly negative one John"

    • @jonathanmol4489
      @jonathanmol4489 2 года назад +9

      Darwin award. 🤡🤡

    • @jewelzzz4455
      @jewelzzz4455 2 года назад

      It was😂 I deff lost it

    • @ayewstupid8683
      @ayewstupid8683 2 года назад +1

      Thats what i call spaghetti Bolognese

    • @citizenshane8932
      @citizenshane8932 2 года назад +2

      Tragic😔…but yeah, it was a gentle humorous way of revealing the bird John turned himself into
      by jumping in the engine. THE THOUGHT IS DEVASTATING. I’m an identical twin and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We’re inseparable, that Love is immortal, eternal. [I’M IN A FULL BLOWN ANXIETY ATTACK]

  • @brothermaleuspraetor9505
    @brothermaleuspraetor9505 2 года назад +1042

    My guess for the first story, INSTANTLY after hearing of this "health issue", was that it must have been schizophrenia. I've worked with people with severe mental health issues for 6 years. This has all the hall marks of a psychotic episode. Schizophrenia is such a cruel illness, because it sentences the sufferer with a lifetime of fear, isolation and misery. I can only shed a tear for John, and hope that he is resting in peace.
    I can't divulge personal info, obviously, but some of the things I've seen have had us scratching our heads as to how it was possible that such feats of strength and just effort the things took to achieve.. During such psychosis, I believe that parts of the brain are active that we just don't understand.

    • @anisakhan-hosein945
      @anisakhan-hosein945 2 года назад +39

      that could be possible, we don't have medicines like that to be purchased without a prescription from a doctor

    • @Paulo-py4mm
      @Paulo-py4mm 2 года назад +98

      Yeah, it could have been any of a number of schizoaffective disorders. Maybe even a particularly intense mania in bipolar. Either way, no pharmacy in any country hands out atypical antipsychotics or lithium over the counter.

    • @TheDutchDutchess373
      @TheDutchDutchess373 2 года назад +16

      Yes it's a horrible illness.

    • @jeegunugger1871
      @jeegunugger1871 2 года назад +5

      That story was hilarious

    • @michaelwright3830
      @michaelwright3830 2 года назад +19

      He is resting in "piece."
      🖐🏼👃👁🦷🦴🧠👅🦰

  • @embramorgan6720
    @embramorgan6720 9 месяцев назад +2

    There's never been a better case against alcohol. Lol

  • @brettlynam5048
    @brettlynam5048 2 года назад +418

    Mr. Ballen: The friends went down the luge track, thought it was great, did it twice more then said “hey, let’s not press our luck”. Left and went home.
    Me: Wow, that’s not like a normal Mr. Ballen story at all..
    Mr. Ballen: Then they came back with more friends.
    Me: Ah, here we go.

  • @mrmike73
    @mrmike73 2 года назад +205

    The last story was like the one you told once of the boy who climbed down the chimney and you told it in the same cringe way of exhaling and slipping further. I can't think of a more horrible way to go, alone and unable to breathe.

    • @PikaBrianna
      @PikaBrianna 2 года назад +10

      That’s the exact story I thought of too. So awful

    • @jennynogov3511
      @jennynogov3511 2 года назад +7

      It’s so disturbing. Makes me realize that I’m claustrophobic.

    • @castallyourspells5330
      @castallyourspells5330 2 года назад +11

      We need to discontinue the santa chimney thing i think, might give more people ideas

    • @gavingreene9084
      @gavingreene9084 2 года назад +2

      It was a woman who went in the chimney by the way, who was considered a genius at that. A tragic way to go no matter who it was but just letting you know bro

    • @TheOnlyLegitimateZoigle
      @TheOnlyLegitimateZoigle 2 года назад +18

      @@gavingreene9084 Michael is referring to another video, where a boy ran away from home, attempted to get into an abandoned building to sleep, and did so via a chimney that was also too narrow for him to pass through at a certain point. He died the same way.

  • @xr80kk
    @xr80kk 9 месяцев назад +1

    That last one… what a terrible way.

  • @justinmartin2873
    @justinmartin2873 10 месяцев назад

    The first one was 100% the movie afflicted. Dude was a vampire for sure.

  • @blackmoon8022
    @blackmoon8022 2 года назад +618

    It has been posted for 10 minutes and already has 2.2k likes, good to know I'm not the only one that absolutely loves listening to his videos, he truly is a great narrator, by far the best narrator I have ever found on RUclips.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  2 года назад +121

      Thank you very much!! Ya that’s honestly crazy

    • @Schizoinsomnia
      @Schizoinsomnia 2 года назад +5

      35 mins and has 1.1k comments already...

    • @maxinemcclurd1288
      @maxinemcclurd1288 2 года назад +10

      I know right ! I look for Mr. Ballen's post as soon as I log on.

    • @enchantriss4213
      @enchantriss4213 2 года назад +4

      I 100% agree 😊

    • @LadyBronwynn1400
      @LadyBronwynn1400 2 года назад +6

      I wait anxiously for those notifications. I love MrBallen's stories!

  • @Prizzlesticks
    @Prizzlesticks 2 года назад +123

    This show has taught me to never, ever climb down a chimney. It just ain't a good idea.

    • @Burning_Typhoon
      @Burning_Typhoon 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, lots of people think you can Santa Claus your way down a chimney, but those that do it almost always end up dead.

    • @GamingIncMasterTroll
      @GamingIncMasterTroll 2 года назад +2

      Santa Claus isn’t real

    • @pranav7240
      @pranav7240 2 года назад +5

      @@GamingIncMasterTroll thanks for telling us

    • @Sphinx952
      @Sphinx952 2 года назад

      Do you wanna go cave diving?

    • @straya4837
      @straya4837 2 года назад

      Better warn santa!

  • @benbuilds6206
    @benbuilds6206 Год назад +1

    Story 3 is the perfect example of know matter how smart someone is , everyone human makes mistakes

  • @Youngkel95
    @Youngkel95 Год назад

    0:25 my grandma used to fold my socks under my toes 🤦🏾‍♂️ 😂 😅

  • @stonedmalone8449
    @stonedmalone8449 2 года назад +41

    "He immediately ceased to exist" what a great line omg

  • @ashleyhumbyrd7274
    @ashleyhumbyrd7274 2 года назад +66

    That boy singing the song to keep the other boys going definitely hit me in the feels. You never know what you are going to do in times like that. His choice was inspiring.

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 2 года назад +3

      terrorific scene: dark night, 2 decapitated bodies, blood all over the snow, other boys crying in pain and in the background a religious song?!

    • @cggalan3914
      @cggalan3914 2 года назад +2

      Yes, that was beautiful. Singing a song to God is praying. God was certainly needed to escort those poor babies to heaven.

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 2 года назад

      @@cggalan3914 so a god that allows for 2 kids being decapitated is needed? ignorance kills!

  • @chuckh.2227
    @chuckh.2227 10 месяцев назад

    I like how you paint a picture in my mind the way you present it
    Thanks!

  • @robwebber2102
    @robwebber2102 7 месяцев назад

    “He makes his way over to the fireplace”… I’ve seen enough MrBallen horror stories to immediately know what awful poor decision has been made.

  • @littlemissgwendolen1466
    @littlemissgwendolen1466 Год назад +961

    I can’t imagine the horror a parent must feel when they’re told that their twin sons were both decapitated and dead

    • @zaveyonpalmer2694
      @zaveyonpalmer2694 Год назад +95

      Man said “ Decapitated and dead “ u didn’t have to put “and dead “ that kind of goes hand in hand with decapitation 😭😭😭

    • @haunted5311
      @haunted5311 Год назад +50

      As a kid, I had these 2 identical twin friends named trevor and travis. One day they got in a horrible car accident (they were 12 at the time), and everyone but Trevor, only got minor - moderate injuries. Trevor died on impact.
      I feel so bad for the parents, and especially Travis. I bet Travis felt like a part of himself died in that accident. When I was 11, I was at my OTHER twin friend's house,(Erik and Andrew), and their mom suddenly collapsed and died of a massive heart attack within minutes right in front of all of us. I can't get the disturbing noises she made out of my head to this day.
      Life is tragic and unpredictable.
      Be safe out there, anything can, and may happen.

    • @haunted5311
      @haunted5311 Год назад +1

      @@zaveyonpalmer2694 It's like threating someone by saying
      "I'm going to kill you until you're dead!" 😅🤣

    • @user-eu6uz7jx5z
      @user-eu6uz7jx5z Год назад +42

      @@zaveyonpalmer2694 Not true. I am living without a head for quite a long time.

    • @Bigironranger
      @Bigironranger Год назад +13

      There is a reason they put these danger signs up.i don't know why teens think they are invinsible

  • @teptime
    @teptime 2 года назад +84

    The thought of being lodged, wedged, or in any manner stuck in a small space is my biggest phobia. Thanks for the meticulously detailed elucidation, it almost gave me a heart attack.

    • @charlesbullghost5491
      @charlesbullghost5491 2 года назад +2

      ALL I COULD SAY USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE!

    • @valerie7008
      @valerie7008 2 года назад +5

      Yep! I had to skip through when he started explaining exactly how Jackie died. I was like “ugh. Nope. Nope. Nope.” 😆 The thought of it all started freaking me out. I’ll say he sure does cover these stories VERY well in a detailed way.

    • @72tadrian65
      @72tadrian65 2 года назад +5

      Crazy women are scary AF. I can understand why the guy booked it when Jackie approached his house!

    • @theL0VERS
      @theL0VERS 2 года назад

      There's something called cleithrophobia its the fear of getting stuck and I have been that way since I was a child. There is no way I'll ever go caving there's no way I'll do a lot of things I was terrified of elevators as a child cuz I was afraid of getting stuck I was terrified of amusement rides as a child cuz I was afraid they would get stuck like I would get stuck in the seat and it all stems from when I was about four or five I went to this girl's house and her bedroom door swelled and we couldn't get out I climbed out the window it was on the ground level but I was freaking all the way out and I'm 36 and I still don't like the idea of getting trapped.

    • @jaylyn7285
      @jaylyn7285 2 года назад +1

      It happened to a 14 yr old boy December 2019 in a snowy part of the US. He went missing following a row with his dad or step-dad. He was missing for a few days. Police were searching everywhere for him, then searched an empty house opposite to where he lived and when they went inside, they found his coat on the floor near the vent of a blocked up chimney. He had climbed a mast outside the house, climbed onto the roof and down the chimney. He got trapped in the flue and died due to the constriction on his chest. It was heartbreaking 😢

  • @joseph-fernando-piano
    @joseph-fernando-piano Год назад +3

    I live in Calgary and remember hearing vague details about the luge accident story, but very little details were released in the news as far as I can recall, I mostly just remember the news saying that two boys were killed in some kind of accident at COP, and a few others were injured. I never knew that they snuck into the park to go luging, and definitely didn't know that the two who died were twins who were decapitated by a metal chain...

  • @lissak2503
    @lissak2503 3 месяца назад

    I’ve heard that story of Jackie on another channel, gotta say you made the story much more engaging

  • @longwednesday
    @longwednesday 2 года назад +342

    Never knew just how unbelievably dangerous killer chimneys were until I started watching these videos.

    • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
      @Gunners_Mate_Guns 2 года назад +6

      We need chimney control legislation now!

    • @user-mj5ef7ym6x
      @user-mj5ef7ym6x 2 года назад +4

      We need an assualt chimney ban 😜

    • @martin-pz6ds
      @martin-pz6ds 2 года назад +15

      Nobody ever talks about chimneys and how dangerous they are. All you think happens is you fall down and get dirty. After all, that's how Santa and all the burglars get in.

    • @h0rriphic
      @h0rriphic 2 года назад +8

      Chimneys are actually pretty dangerous, especially if not properly maintained

    • @Ella-iw7xn
      @Ella-iw7xn 2 года назад +12

      Plus falling in trash compactors, sliding down a vent that also narrows, and so on. It certainly makes us more aware or assessing the dangers & making rational decisions before we explore an abandoned structure, an old mining cave & so on. MrBallin's stories teach us whilst enthralling us with his excellent storytelling skills.

  • @Thescott16
    @Thescott16 2 года назад +76

    Intelligence does not equal wisdom.
    Never has that statement been so tragically true.

    • @ahashdahnagila6884
      @ahashdahnagila6884 2 года назад +8

      @Thescott
      Intelligence + alcohol = stupid
      (Don't ever forget that.)

    • @adjusttherainmusic1197
      @adjusttherainmusic1197 2 года назад +2

      When I was seven, my IQ was mesured at 136 but I was(and still am) dumb as shit

    • @builderdex
      @builderdex 2 года назад +2

      They are two totally different scores on your character sheet.

    • @imnotoyougrounder3404
      @imnotoyougrounder3404 2 года назад +4

      @@adjusttherainmusic1197 iq isnt stationary, you can also just be good in the test, they show logical thinking but there is more to life than just logic

    • @whitneybaxter3299
      @whitneybaxter3299 2 года назад +1

      @@adjusttherainmusic1197 its really fascinating to me that there are these people designated as geniuses. Is your life unique in anyway? Do you have certain obstacles you’ve had to overcome in life that others haven’t or does things come easier to you. I’m seriously interested in this veritable phenomenon.

  • @Mad-Hatter-ison
    @Mad-Hatter-ison 2 часа назад

    The moment I saw the picture of luge, I knew where this story is going, remembering that video of an Olympic accident

  • @jasenludwig8973
    @jasenludwig8973 Год назад

    Neighbors think they hear kids scream for help in a nearby pool and do nothing. Yikes

  • @josephvigerzi3035
    @josephvigerzi3035 2 года назад +448

    I battle with addiction and you have honestly kept me clean thelast two weeks, when I get the urge to use I put you on and get lost in your brilliant story telling. Much love. Joe.

    • @kkb892
      @kkb892 2 года назад +11

      ❤️

    • @yotafan174
      @yotafan174 2 года назад +25

      Stay with it. Your doing great.

    • @zethnmara7622
      @zethnmara7622 2 года назад +34

      I'm just a stranger on the internet, but I'm glad you found something that works for you. Good job, mate!

    • @tessagilmer
      @tessagilmer 2 года назад +11

      proud of you, Joe. keep it up ♥️

    • @speghettipizza3384
      @speghettipizza3384 2 года назад +6

      Great job!! You can do this.

  • @ianwinkler6224
    @ianwinkler6224 2 года назад +239

    Most people find the silver lining in the position of the twins' bodies, but I find it in the fact that neither ever knew the other was dead. I can only imagine the amount of grief from losing a lifelong twin.

    • @TheGonzogibby
      @TheGonzogibby 2 года назад +2

      How did they orient their bodies without heads though? Did they move their bodies from a third person perspective?
      so many questions.

    • @kamikazi5144
      @kamikazi5144 2 года назад +1

      @@TheGonzogibby Lol that's that's odd question but sure I would like to know

    • @samuelbrian6454
      @samuelbrian6454 2 года назад +14

      No they just accidentally ended up that way he said. He said the others were injured and didn't move anyone. Prayers to the family of these young men it is a tragic story.

    • @tiredofitall9213
      @tiredofitall9213 2 года назад +2

      I find it odd that both died from the same injuries. Then they were both in the same location right next to each other after being flown from the track! Too many coincidences...

    • @soulfly3438
      @soulfly3438 2 года назад +6

      i think people find solace in they departed together. and didnt have to take that journey alone.

  • @CharlieWigent
    @CharlieWigent 2 месяца назад

    "When they heard the cross for help they thought it was kids in a near by pool so they didn't do Anything about it"😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

  • @jenmarie03
    @jenmarie03 7 месяцев назад

    Getting stuck in a chimney is a new fear i didnt know existed

  • @SparkimusPrime
    @SparkimusPrime 2 года назад +119

    That last story gave me legit anxiety. The whole scream-shrink-slip-crush cycle is brutal.

    • @craigmcshannon3806
      @craigmcshannon3806 2 года назад +5

      AGREED!! I used to think drowning would be the worst but the way MrBallen describes being stuck in a chimney freaks me out. Bring on the drowning any day over that

    • @marinara5000
      @marinara5000 2 года назад +4

      I'm only five minutes in... Already, nudity and barbed wire. I'm hot flashing in the garage, panicked and confused. It's the best

    • @shawver83
      @shawver83 2 года назад +8

      Something similar happened where I live many years ago. A man tried to burglarize a vacant house by going in the chimney and got stuck and died in there. Apparently his feet were visible dangling out of the chimney in the house, but the realtor who went in there and saw it (before any odor started) thought it was a prank left by the previous owners. Eventually the smell proved otherwise. They had to take the whole wall over the chimney out to remove him. Afterwards neighbors in the area said they thought they had heard faint cries for help a few days before, but couldn’t figure out where they were coming from.

    • @dleoner1
      @dleoner1 2 года назад +6

      Find the story of the guy who got stuck upside down in a cave. Horrible way to go.

    • @DEATH-THE-GOAT
      @DEATH-THE-GOAT 2 года назад +1

      @@shawver83 Jesus Christ!
      That's terrible or maybe just a Darwin Award 🏆

  • @TheInstinctWithinV2
    @TheInstinctWithinV2 2 года назад +389

    So THIS is why Wisdom and Intelligence are two separate stats in D&D!

    • @steviegee8413
      @steviegee8413 2 года назад +16

      And in humans, you need emotional intelligence. Sadly, many women are driven by their emotions, not their logic. So in this case, maybe she decides to see her on/off boyfriend and that clouded her judgment in more ways than one. Obviously booze didn't help in this case either.

    • @hoorselover
      @hoorselover 2 года назад +16

      Stevie Gee um no. Men are the ones driven by emotions, not logic 💀

    • @aylabennett4569
      @aylabennett4569 2 года назад +1

      Ahnt ahnt! No. Bad troll.

    • @nivek-1k782
      @nivek-1k782 2 года назад +24

      @@hoorselover men are logical, women are emotional. It’s been this way since we first used tools, either you’re in denial or you have resentment towards men in which case The comment wasn’t the problem.

    • @rtyria
      @rtyria 2 года назад +20

      Some of the dumbest people I've ever met had really high IQs.

  • @paulbelarde2440
    @paulbelarde2440 5 месяцев назад +1

    I think you're the best storyteller I've ever heard. From Anchorage Alaska

  • @AidensFeets
    @AidensFeets 10 месяцев назад +1

    John was going for some kind of Any%Speedrun