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[MrBallen]

The year is nearly over! Let's do something fun and post the name and link to your favorite story of mine from 2024 as a new comment and tell me why you chose it. I'll respond to as many as I can and rotate my favorites as pinned comments. Put 2024 in the comment so I can find as many as possible.
Edit: I can only pin new comments, not replies to this one. 🙏

[norwegianblue]

Of all the daredevil stunts one can do, wedging yourself into a completely unknown crawlspace is the most insane to me. It has to be some sort of compulsive madness.

[ericb]

Mr. Ballen is basically my weekly reminder of how precious life is and why we shouldn’t push past the thin border between adventure and stupidity.

[luftballons]

Poor Neil. I can never understand the thrill one gets from putting oneself in such a situation.

[SUGAs_Shadow]

Omg THIS IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE. I once almost hyperventilated when I accidentally put my head through my shirt sleeve when I was like 6 or 7 😂😂😂

[brandon]

The fact that at the beginning of the story all they wanted was a chamber or cavern named after them, and then the very last sentence revealing that the place that became his tomb was actually named after him gave me chills… like he actually got what he wanted but it cost way more than he wanted to pay… THAT is good story telling.

[CJSteffff-ipxp]

Niels father is a truly heroic man for making the decision to stop the rescue efforts. I’m never touching a cave in my life because of this channel

[Mike-ezbk]

This was a hard one for me to watch. I used to do a lot of exploring of tunnels and caves when I was a teenager then I was buried alive by a land slide. If it was not for my dog digging down enough to expose my head so I could breath I would have died, then my brother found me about an hour later and dug me the rest of the way out. Now I am very claustrophobic and get anxious when I hear stories like this one.

[anitamitchell]

To proceed to wiggle yourself in a tight place then be surprised you can't wiggle out of it is diabolical

[yearsagonow]

Neil corkscrewing himself deeper into the tunnel gave me chills. It’s incredible how some people thrive in situations most of us would find nightmarish.

[HollyMarie]

There is absolutely no way in hell I would EVER go into a cave. That poor young man’s death is horrific. RIP

[budgiebirdy]

These cave stories are the hardest for me to get through. The wincing intensified with each passing minute.

[discolizard]

i actually started tearing up while watching this, think it's the visual of just having to hear a person slowly dying, while you're right there infront of them, not being able to do anything

[Hawaiinkid]

Currently sitting in the hospital with my mom while they treat her COPD & she instantly felt better when I told her Mrballen dropped a new video, glad we have the strange dark & mysterious to pass the time.

[SigM]

Big Props to the father saving anyone else from potentially being killed.

[dwanehubbard]

As a father, I know that his dad must've been crushed just sitting there knowing his son is alive but will be dying and not being able to just hug his son when he felt alone and trapped. Ugh I can't think of anything worse

[starlightangel]

The thought of a slow death like that is soo scary. Idk why anyone gets a thrill of being in tight spaces.

[Shetravelled]

"Todays story is a claustrophobic nightmare" - me knowing I'm going to get anxiety - "Let's do this" ▶️

[AVA]

Mr. Ballen always reminds me that not doing stupid stuff is generally the best way to stay alive.

Thanks, Mr. B. 🙌

[gdhaney]

I have Nutty Putty Cave flashbacks as you're telling this story. My stomach feels twisty, and my face is contorting into various expressions of oh no.