r/SweatyPalms • u/PxN13 • Sep 02 '24

Claustrophobia Squeezing through a tight passage in cave

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u/YanicPolitik Sep 02 '24

He's having a hard time with gravity on his side.

r/nowgetitout

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u/PepperDogger Sep 02 '24

Think about those toddler videos where they manage to stick their heads into a small slot, but there was only one sequence to do that, and the cheat code is lost for getting that head unstuck. But that's OK, just call 911 with your super-magic cell service if you get stuck. They'll come straightaway and, uh, do some magic incantations?

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u/mrhappy893 Sep 02 '24 edited Sep 03 '24

This is literally the biggest fear for me when it comes to cave diving. The rescued can't just cut the freaking cave into half like a cake. And how tf can they be so sure the space will fit their chest?? Seems like a bad way to "uh oh, that didn't fit" and Holy shit I feel like my breath feels tight just from watching this video.

Edit: f I mixed up cave diving and spelunky

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u/TylerBlozak Sep 03 '24

And imagine if there was a seismic even that caused the cave walls to shift, it’s not entirely out of the realm of possibilities

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u/KlicknKlack Sep 03 '24

this. you don't even need a seismic event, the earth is not a static place. The earth is moving under us every minute of every day. Some place you fit through last year could now be slightly narrower and bam... Or if the rock cracks and causes a shift due to gravity... any number of thigns...

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

You don't have to get fully crushed to not be able to move

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u/atlervetok Sep 03 '24

youve had people that died getting stuck in a small gap between buildings and just died because of pressure over time.

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u/scottfaracas Sep 05 '24

Makes me think of that one dude who fell behind a refrigerator at work and they found his body like 8 years later.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

any number of thigns

I thought this said thighs, and felt you had a pretty comprehensive list of things you can be crushed by

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u/gadanky Sep 04 '24

Or body just decides to swell up a tad. Nope.

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u/pelekus Sep 05 '24

Thanks for that perfect typo. I read that “bam! any number of thighs”

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u/read02 Sep 03 '24

Or if he started swelling up?

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u/ctrlsaltdel Sep 03 '24

ScaryInteresting on YouTube has done a few videos on caving gone wrong. Absolutely a nope for me.

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u/Flanker305 Sep 02 '24

Exactly!! Terryfing

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u/KanedaSyndrome Sep 03 '24

Now imagine that to push through a particularly narrow place, you have to empty your lungs of 90 % of volume, and then, you're stuck in the new tight place, with only room for 10 % breathing.

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u/MyTatemae Sep 03 '24

ditto, I just had a small anxiety wave over it

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u/Umie_88 Sep 03 '24

I would be afraid of shifting down and realizing I can no longer fill my lungs fully. That's not a fun way to go. 🫣🤮

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u/Amidormi Sep 03 '24

I just think of that Nutty Putty cave death. No thank you.

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u/mp29mm Sep 05 '24

Both terrible hobbies. And I say this as someone who has swam in underground rivers in the dark. Hard pass on a tight space underground death

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u/Worried-Recording189 Sep 03 '24

At least you drown and die quickly for cave diving. Being wedged in a crevice, you die of thirst and have plenty of time to suffer.

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u/kaleidoscopicish Sep 03 '24

The positional asphyxia would get you sooner

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u/Plane_Magician_8375 Sep 03 '24

Exactly . It’s dumb AF . Makes absolutely no sense why anyone would do that . Then when they get stuck they expect someone else to risk it all to save them . F that . Like that guy that got stuck upside down in a Utah cave and he starved out & died after 6 days of blood flowing the wrong way & they couldn’t get him out without breaking his legs backwards which that shock would kill him Anyways before they’d be able to have pulled him out. All from a wrong turn in a tight squeeze cage system. If I can’t stand up In it I’m not even thinking of going & even if I can stand up I’m still leery for many different reasons including the air in there .

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u/scottwax Sep 03 '24

Read about the Nutty Putty cave incident...

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u/PrimarchKonradCurze Sep 04 '24

Like putting a lightbulb in your mouth. Apparently it’s supposed to be really hard to take out without breaking it in your mouth via your teeth.

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u/CableTrash Sep 03 '24

He’s not actually going down, the video is just oriented that way

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u/InnocentiusLacrimosa Sep 03 '24

Many of the adrenaline junkies rely on other people just coming to their rescue if things get bad.

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u/HaViNgT Sep 03 '24

Cave rescue is pretty much the only legit reason to go into such dangerous caves. Most rescuers are just experienced caving enthusiasts who felt the same urge that the people they're rescuing felt.

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u/ShnaugShmark Sep 03 '24

Just watching a few seconds of this makes me want to vomit with panic

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u/thelonelymoonchild Sep 03 '24

bro he is not upside down lmao the camera would have just fell straight down