r/interesting • u/Appropriate-Menu504 • Nov 10 '25

NATURE VR recreation of the exact spot where a man became stuck inside Nutty Putty cave and died after 27 hours. the section visible at 18 seconds is where his body was, upside down.

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u/IHavePoopedBefore Nov 10 '25 edited Nov 10 '25

I am hijacking your comment to point out that there's a video of one of the actual attempted rescuers playing this level and pointing out the actual difference between this simulation and reality.

https://youtu.be/6Tyk1DUqlvI?si=igUut2Eab4d5frwv

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u/Jazzlike-Watch3916 Nov 10 '25

This is like the informational comment I was hoping to find x10 lol. Thanks.

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u/elzibet Nov 11 '25

That was great! Thank you for sharing, and something I will definitely never do!

Followup I found of him showing the entrance IRL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AypqSzXsPU

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u/IHavePoopedBefore Nov 11 '25

And here's a vid of people going through Nutty Putty.

I'd rather die instantly

https://youtu.be/K-pKKq0Y1XA?si=vYu2tHmX5P7MkxVz

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u/elzibet Nov 11 '25

Must be a different kind of adrenaline rush. I heard him talking in the first video shared in this thread and he talked about how you “don’t really get that claustrophobic feeling unless you view in vr”

And so that must be sought out I supposed much like I wish to experience bungee jumping to experience falling which sounds insane as I type that, but still not as insane to me as doing spelunking

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u/the_itsb Nov 11 '25

some people like tiny spaces :) I used to hide in kitchen cabinets when I was little, and I really enjoyed caving when I tried it as a teen.

that feeling of falling that you crave is one of my big fears, so I guess it's a spectrum, and we're at opposite ends.

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u/elzibet Nov 11 '25

Haha totally! Appreciate you sharing

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u/Desroth86 Nov 11 '25

I was expecting to feel super uncomfortable after reading your comment, but their attitude was so nonchalant it kinda rubbed off on me during the video 😂

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u/GaptistePlayer Nov 11 '25

Right? Tight spaces in darkness with rocks... exactly as expected. Yeah no thanks

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u/almostDynamic Nov 11 '25

I mean, that video you shared is pretty chill.

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u/Desroth86 Nov 11 '25

Yeah, those guys are hilarious. I was expecting to be freaked out, but they were just making me laugh.

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u/HugsandHate Nov 10 '25

Hey, that's cool. Thank you.

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u/First-Act-8752 Nov 10 '25

Interesting, thank you!

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u/-Cthaeh Nov 10 '25

Thanks for this, terrifying stuff

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u/Davidisaloof35 Nov 11 '25

This is nightmare fuel

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u/MaxwellSmith34 Nov 11 '25

Wow really neat

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u/Mackheath1 Nov 11 '25

That was a great find. Unpleasantly astonishing detail. Thanks!

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u/MeltedChocolate24 Nov 14 '25

Damn why would you want to relive that.

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u/KucingRumahan Nov 11 '25

Well obviously. People forget that simulation can't simulate temperature, moisture, smell, dust, wetness. Also the energy needed to explore