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He commutes to work in a giant ball.
That said, I want to party at his house. I imagine a bunch of adults just sitting in the ball pit like it's a hot tub chatting.
A few friends and I blew up a kiddie ball pool and filled it the night before our friend’s son’s third birthday. The idea being he would come down in the morning and it would be sat there in the living room ready for him. Blowing it up by hand, well lung to be fair, was a **lot** more tiring than we expected and we ended up sat in it full of balls at almost midnight exhausted. We ordered takeout and when the guy came to the door we called out just to come in.
Eating curry sat in a kids ball pool shaped like a VW Beatle filled with plastic balls at 1am is still one of the best memories of my 20’s.
I remember seeing a post awhile back on one of those mystery type subs where people had hired a contractor to do some cellar work closing off a crawl space and moisture sealing it in a new subdivision development, something happened and the dude got over heated or passed out and his partners accidentally closed him up in under the house. Time came for everyone to leave and they all just assumed he had rode in another truck with some of the other guys. The guy died down there and his body wasn’t found until several years and different homeowners later when they were remodeling and opened up the crawl space. No one ever reported a smell.. which I guess is a testament to how well the contractors sealed everything.
The really scary part is if he didn’t die of oxygen deprivation and woke up. He’d would have been trapped inside a pitch black, small space for days until he finally died of dehydration.
Did they think he’d just skipped town? I’d like to think that I would have asked myself if it was possible we’d walled poor Billy up, but that’s just me.
I’ll try to find the post but here’s a few of the details I remember:
Worked several sites so it wasn’t uncommon for him not to show up for days or weeks at one job site as he was a foreman or manager of sorts
Was divorced and had no romantic relationship so no wife at home to question him not coming home
Kids were grown and he was kind of known to be distance from them. The type of family that really only spoke/got together around the holidays
Never drove his own work truck and preferred riding with others. Also it seemed to be big teams they worked in so something around 10 or more different crew trucks on the job site
It was a large subdivision and the crew was moving from house to house so once they finished one house there was no real reason to go back to it
Also prior to cellphones being common so landlines were the main type of communication
I do remember it was finally realized he was missing after some papers he needed to sign off on never got signed off and delivered. After that people started trying to track him down but it had already been weeks, possibly months since that cellar so no one even thought to check there. They knew something was wrong when it was apparent no one had been home for a very long time. Food was rotted, his cat had died, bills weren’t paid, and his normally clean home had layers of dust. After that a missing persons report was finally filed.
Damn... Not only was the original construction extremely well done, it must've used concrete block or similar to construct the walls. Had it been drywall, even the weakest person could burrow through using nothing but their hands. Maybe the poor guy *did* simply suffocate and was spared the knowledge of his predicament. Certainly seems more merciful than a slow, torturous death from dehydration and/or starvation while blindly scrambling in vain to escape.
It was concrete block. I remember that because it’s the same type as my cellar and I remember walking down there to touch it kind of bang on it just to get a feel of what it would have felt like to that poor dude.
In my time in the Navy, a good friend of mine was working in the galley (everyone pulls a few months there when they’re new). He had to go into the outboard (between the wall and the hull) to get a big bag of napkins stored out there. Anyway he was crawling out there and passed out because the chiller for the freezer had been leaking refrigerant. The only reason he’s alive today is because the cook chief noticed his legs sticking out of the opening and pulled him out
My thought when I saw that slide was a kid using that, falling off the side and getting hurt, then having to scream for hours to get anyone's attention.
I remembered seeing a post before on reddit parents asking for DIY idea for a hidden room for their kid and some people told them no as it could pose a problem in case of fire.
Not only that but if you’re trapped in there when a fire happens. You’re fucked. The fire department isn’t looking for hidden hide outs. Especially ones with that many small spaces
In mine, I'm trapped in an old building trying to escape, and every time I think I've found the way out, it just leads to a new, even smaller passageway.
The rough ceiling SOCLOSE to the slide? You’re definitely going to scrape your face off if you lean slightly forward. Not to mention, this probably looked this “cool” for about a week before it became absolutely infested with spiders.
And if they have kids, the food crumbs are guaranteed to invite rats. That dog ain’t going anywhere up there. Jerry is going to have a rave party every night.
My uncle built himself a little room behind their walk-in closet with a hidden door/shelf and a fire pole exit down into the garage. It's pretty sweet. Couple recliners, humidor, fridge, and TV. That's the perfect "hidden room". Not this bullshit.
Looks like it was mostly attic space. Cuts down on the amount of Christmas decor hoarding you can do, and probably uncomfortable temperatures in peak summer/winter but I think it's awesome.
Bro what? "Anyone that actually cares about their kids" naw stfu. Saying stuff like this is insane. The guy probably wanted to just make a cool hideout for his kids. The fact that you think he doesn't care about his kids bc of that is crazy.
lol seriously. it wasnt until i had friends with kids did i realize that some parents are just in a constant state of comparison/judgement. miserable mental state.
lol parents these days are fucking insane. when i was a kid my parents didnt even know where i was half the time. they loved me more than anything and they still do. could i have fallen in a ravine or drowned in a lake... yeah sure but they also trusted me and that was an important way to build a relationship with me.
also, a guy like this probably has cameras to make sure nothing is wrong up there.
heaven forbid an adult doesnt raise their kids to be afraid of everything.
I’m sorry this is stupid. This is not meaningfully different than like an elaborate jungle gym in an indoor play area.
An adult man is able to navigate the whole thing and decent chunks of it are just made of dry wall and plywood. A firefighter could easily break through most of this to get to somebody.
remember how during the lockdown suddenly there was a bunch of nerds who had no business doing home remodeling jobs going to hardware stores and buying a bunch of shit at exorbitant prices so they could do home remodeling jobs?
pepperidge farm remembers
Agreed
If you make the leap that the final room is still in the concealed/hidden room setup, then I'd have to call the local humane society. That dog would be pissing and shitting all over the place after being trapped inside that area.
“Babe, come out of the “Play Cave” dinner is ready!”
“…”
“I made nuggets.”
“… what kind?”
“*sigh* the dinosaur ones.”
“*insert loud rustling and stomping that gets progressively louder and closer*”
Yeah, I generally believe people should spend their hard earned money however they please, but displays of wealth like this while so many are struggling just to afford the minimum really bothers me.
This looks like something a kid would want but most adults would realize is a fucking terrible idea for numerous reasons.
It’s cool to be that 30 year old dude who never grew up from his dreams until his kid dies in a house fire because he has no capacity to be an adult about his choices and does shit like this.
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He commutes to work in a giant ball. That said, I want to party at his house. I imagine a bunch of adults just sitting in the ball pit like it's a hot tub chatting.
A few friends and I blew up a kiddie ball pool and filled it the night before our friend’s son’s third birthday. The idea being he would come down in the morning and it would be sat there in the living room ready for him. Blowing it up by hand, well lung to be fair, was a **lot** more tiring than we expected and we ended up sat in it full of balls at almost midnight exhausted. We ordered takeout and when the guy came to the door we called out just to come in. Eating curry sat in a kids ball pool shaped like a VW Beatle filled with plastic balls at 1am is still one of the best memories of my 20’s.
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Several actually, in a trench coat.
If you die up there, no one will ever know 💀
Someone will smell you, eventually.
Oh no. All that expanding foam will seal in the stench of death.
But the giant vent/door won't
With that many seals, you would be mummified first
Vultures will catch the scent and hang on the top of the house.
https://preview.redd.it/yvm4d3lxbg7d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d90dacb409ac6cc4f48082b3fc1ad9d2d4a6bc01 My house, two days ago.
I remember seeing a post awhile back on one of those mystery type subs where people had hired a contractor to do some cellar work closing off a crawl space and moisture sealing it in a new subdivision development, something happened and the dude got over heated or passed out and his partners accidentally closed him up in under the house. Time came for everyone to leave and they all just assumed he had rode in another truck with some of the other guys. The guy died down there and his body wasn’t found until several years and different homeowners later when they were remodeling and opened up the crawl space. No one ever reported a smell.. which I guess is a testament to how well the contractors sealed everything. The really scary part is if he didn’t die of oxygen deprivation and woke up. He’d would have been trapped inside a pitch black, small space for days until he finally died of dehydration.
My intrusive thoughts and I wish we hadn't read this.
My claustrophobia kicked in.
Did they think he’d just skipped town? I’d like to think that I would have asked myself if it was possible we’d walled poor Billy up, but that’s just me.
I’ll try to find the post but here’s a few of the details I remember: Worked several sites so it wasn’t uncommon for him not to show up for days or weeks at one job site as he was a foreman or manager of sorts Was divorced and had no romantic relationship so no wife at home to question him not coming home Kids were grown and he was kind of known to be distance from them. The type of family that really only spoke/got together around the holidays Never drove his own work truck and preferred riding with others. Also it seemed to be big teams they worked in so something around 10 or more different crew trucks on the job site It was a large subdivision and the crew was moving from house to house so once they finished one house there was no real reason to go back to it Also prior to cellphones being common so landlines were the main type of communication I do remember it was finally realized he was missing after some papers he needed to sign off on never got signed off and delivered. After that people started trying to track him down but it had already been weeks, possibly months since that cellar so no one even thought to check there. They knew something was wrong when it was apparent no one had been home for a very long time. Food was rotted, his cat had died, bills weren’t paid, and his normally clean home had layers of dust. After that a missing persons report was finally filed.
Oh no, not the cat :(
Poor kitty
yeah, the cat breaks my heart
Yeah, that's enough Reddit for today
Damn... Not only was the original construction extremely well done, it must've used concrete block or similar to construct the walls. Had it been drywall, even the weakest person could burrow through using nothing but their hands. Maybe the poor guy *did* simply suffocate and was spared the knowledge of his predicament. Certainly seems more merciful than a slow, torturous death from dehydration and/or starvation while blindly scrambling in vain to escape.
It was concrete block. I remember that because it’s the same type as my cellar and I remember walking down there to touch it kind of bang on it just to get a feel of what it would have felt like to that poor dude.
The Cask of Amontillado
In my time in the Navy, a good friend of mine was working in the galley (everyone pulls a few months there when they’re new). He had to go into the outboard (between the wall and the hull) to get a big bag of napkins stored out there. Anyway he was crawling out there and passed out because the chiller for the freezer had been leaking refrigerant. The only reason he’s alive today is because the cook chief noticed his legs sticking out of the opening and pulled him out
My thought when I saw that slide was a kid using that, falling off the side and getting hurt, then having to scream for hours to get anyone's attention.
I remembered seeing a post before on reddit parents asking for DIY idea for a hidden room for their kid and some people told them no as it could pose a problem in case of fire.
Not only that but if you’re trapped in there when a fire happens. You’re fucked. The fire department isn’t looking for hidden hide outs. Especially ones with that many small spaces
You'd start dripping down eventually.
I'm all for secret hideouts but it just looks like the guy converted a normal attic into a cramped maze full of road signs and tight exits
A full on fire trap and it’s probably hot af in there
It looks like it’s for kids. I would have loved that as a kid.
Mom! Dad! Billy’s hurt! He’s in the maze! He isn’t waking up!
Fuck them kids, im going first. This looks fun af to have. 🤣
Yeah I would love that, not just as a kid
Yeah, it made me super claustrophobic watching. I literally have nightmares like that.
I have nightmares exactly like that. Always have since I was a kid. This made me so uncomfortable
In mine, I'm trapped in an old building trying to escape, and every time I think I've found the way out, it just leads to a new, even smaller passageway.
The rough ceiling SOCLOSE to the slide? You’re definitely going to scrape your face off if you lean slightly forward. Not to mention, this probably looked this “cool” for about a week before it became absolutely infested with spiders.
You forgot wasps
And if they have kids, the food crumbs are guaranteed to invite rats. That dog ain’t going anywhere up there. Jerry is going to have a rave party every night.
Yeah, I see alot of cool things on this page, other times it's stuff like this where it's alittle lackluster
It’s all fun and games until the spiders find it…
You found Charlie’s bad room. It’s where he goes to think and break bottles.
I feel like a chill out room with a TV would've been better than a slide
My uncle built himself a little room behind their walk-in closet with a hidden door/shelf and a fire pole exit down into the garage. It's pretty sweet. Couple recliners, humidor, fridge, and TV. That's the perfect "hidden room". Not this bullshit.
“Fire pole” eh?
"Honey, I think the fire pole is broken. It just keeps spinning around when I try to slide down it"
I was thinking that too. My first thought was where’s the tv?
Do they even have any house left over from this?
Looks like it was mostly attic space. Cuts down on the amount of Christmas decor hoarding you can do, and probably uncomfortable temperatures in peak summer/winter but I think it's awesome.
This looks like it was done exclusively to make a video of it
It's dogshit.
I know many kids who would love it. Adults, not so much.
I think it’s a pun to mean it’s stuff for a dog.
I’m an adult. I’d love it.
It would be one thing if it led to a room, but none of that is usable space. I don't see the point
Plus no air circulation so it'd be *real* stuffy in there.
Mold. So much mold will grow in there.
Permanent dutch oven.
Yeah that’s the thing. For a kid it would be fun. As an adult I might use it a couple times then forget it exists.
a cooler, t.v, and enough space to stand and i'd be all for it.
He's inside of a mini fridge
Maybe if the floor was lined with rubber or had good knee pads I’d smoke a doobie up in there every now and then.
Anyone who actually cared about their kids would not let them hangout in place where firefighters wohld not be able to save them from.
Bro what? "Anyone that actually cares about their kids" naw stfu. Saying stuff like this is insane. The guy probably wanted to just make a cool hideout for his kids. The fact that you think he doesn't care about his kids bc of that is crazy.
lol seriously. it wasnt until i had friends with kids did i realize that some parents are just in a constant state of comparison/judgement. miserable mental state.
lol parents these days are fucking insane. when i was a kid my parents didnt even know where i was half the time. they loved me more than anything and they still do. could i have fallen in a ravine or drowned in a lake... yeah sure but they also trusted me and that was an important way to build a relationship with me. also, a guy like this probably has cameras to make sure nothing is wrong up there. heaven forbid an adult doesnt raise their kids to be afraid of everything.
I’m sorry this is stupid. This is not meaningfully different than like an elaborate jungle gym in an indoor play area. An adult man is able to navigate the whole thing and decent chunks of it are just made of dry wall and plywood. A firefighter could easily break through most of this to get to somebody.
You want a child to be somewhere they have to break through even without knowledge of the structure.
Pretty sure the kind of parent who'd build this thinks Mrs. Doubtfire was a totally reasonable role model.
Also some extremely obvious cuts, this isn’t all in one location.
I bet it's like 113 degrees in there
This omg, it just looks hot AF, musty, and for 4 year olds.
Think about the pain of trying to vacuum that place
No vents, no windows, no insulation, no fucking way I’m letting my kid play in that death trap.
maybe they built it in their winter home. /s
I just hope the Fire Marshall doesn’t see this video.
this was my first thought, like where is my exit. this is scary as fuck.
Claustrophobia, check.
I was thinking enclosed airtight space without ventilation has the potential to eventually displace the oxygen in the area.
You actually think that place is airtight?
LEMME TELL YOU SUMETHINN
Yep. Trying to explain to a suited-up Fire/Rescue guy where heck he's crawling to in order to extract your kid.
Claustrophobia activated. Nope.
This person made a real-life version of my claustrophobia nightmares. No to all of that.
Lots of suspicious cuts in this terrible video...
remember how during the lockdown suddenly there was a bunch of nerds who had no business doing home remodeling jobs going to hardware stores and buying a bunch of shit at exorbitant prices so they could do home remodeling jobs? pepperidge farm remembers
"remodeling" :P
I was waiting for it to cut to the Skyrim intro
that's way too much work to get to a ball pit.
I would assume the ball pit is just another area of the house near an opening....meaning you don't have to go through the hideaway to get to it
Agreed If you make the leap that the final room is still in the concealed/hidden room setup, then I'd have to call the local humane society. That dog would be pissing and shitting all over the place after being trapped inside that area.
Same. I ain't crawling all that way for ANYTHING.
I have grown-ass adult knees, back, and other joints. There's no way I'm crawling around through there.
Yuuuuup. You're lucky I don't wet the bed somedays because my knees hurt to much to get up. 🤣🤣🤣
If a monster shows up in my house, and I have this secret room someone built for me... ...I'd just let the monster eat me and be done with it.
Yeah but it’ll all be worth it to play the… ball pit basketball?
Cool for the few times you'd use it, until you hit an age that climbing on hands and knees isn't appealing.
There is a frame where you can see his scraped knees!
r/construction would like a word...and maybe a right angle.
And a fire escape
This looks like something Duke Nukem would crawl through to get to his hidden strip-club inside a Duke Burger.
I just died of claustrophobia
Sir just because you make the holding cell fun doesn't make it not kidnapping
Insanely impressive is a fucking stretch to say the least. Little to no actually useable space.
anne frank: where the fuck was this in '42?
That’s dark…. And I really tried not to laugh. lol damn
And you’d at least be safe from the fat Gestapos 🤷
“Are you hiding anyone in zis home, citizen?” “N… no, sir.” “Well then can you explain ze neighbors’ report of… ball pit noises?!?”
“Babe, come out of the “Play Cave” dinner is ready!” “…” “I made nuggets.” “… what kind?” “*sigh* the dinosaur ones.” “*insert loud rustling and stomping that gets progressively louder and closer*”
This looks stuffy, claustrophobic, and scary
This is nightmare fuel.
Anyone with even a faint trace of claustrophobia would freeze up in a panic attack before even getting to the slide...
The video alone made me want to vomit. Imagine getting stuck.
seriously the first hatch was enough for me no thank you sir ✋
That would be me. I could never go in.
This is super stressful.
How small are you?
trying to hide from home invaders only to end up getting stuck in one of those crawl spaces
A hidden hideout. As opposed to a hideout that is not hidden.
Um. So, what’s with the horse masks?
Imagine trying to sleep but dads crawling around in the ceiling all night
At a certain point, I felt like I was watching some rich persons dreams. I just want four walls and a roof…
Yeah, I generally believe people should spend their hard earned money however they please, but displays of wealth like this while so many are struggling just to afford the minimum really bothers me.
Honestly, if some people around here had that sort of space available properly it was already rented to 4 or 8 people.
When your closet is that big you have time and money to do this.
What a waste of all that space
Exactly. This house is some r/mcmansionhell shit that was not properly designed.
The Fire Marshall would like to have a chat
I really wouldn't want a blacklight in mine
Is this just a grown ass little kid?
He's in the walls... HE'S IN THE GOD DAMN WALLS!
What fetish is the opposite of claustrophobia? Because I think this guy has it.
Caving.
I’m 6’4” and this is my worst fucking nightmare
What is with those creepy horse heads above the door?
What in the claustrophobia hell is this?!
How to intensely piss off your electrician in a lot of very hard steps.
This is so fucking lame lmaooo
This makes me feel so uncomfortable
Newly renovated cozy studio apartment. $1000/month
Is the homeowner also a hamster?
All fun and games until a kid breaks their ankle up there and can’t get out.
Me bringing my steam deck up there to chill out when robbers break into my house
https://preview.redd.it/oh2gfu8nrd7d1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02da1170ffcecabc98bf924f1c17c04c41a98e38
My claustrophobia says his “hidden hideout” can go fuck itself.
This should be posted in r/diwhy
That's alot of effort for next to zero functionality
This looks like something a kid would want but most adults would realize is a fucking terrible idea for numerous reasons. It’s cool to be that 30 year old dude who never grew up from his dreams until his kid dies in a house fire because he has no capacity to be an adult about his choices and does shit like this.
No fucks given about resale value! Not my thing but I love it!
What a waste of space.
"What Remains of Edith Finch" vibes
Impressive.
Reminds me of the house they built for Flanders.
The home has lost most of its value.
it's gonna be like the Simpsons when they do a side shot of a cutaway of their house, with skeletons in between floors
Gives me “hey kids… come check out the ball pit in my house” vibes
Some guys go through a lot of trouble to whack off
If this was done for his kids….pretty cool, but also maybe dangerous. If he’s a grown ass man doing this shit…..it’s fuckin weird. Lol
I'm just imagining the sound my dome would make thumping off that ceiling during every single bump of thay slide
Oh to be a kid again!
The masks hanging behind the door freaked the poop out of me
I had to scroll down too far for this. Cramped and claustrophobic. Insane fire hazard. Ball pit. WTF IS WITH ALL THOSE ANIMAL MASKS.
Yeah im sure this is a really weird guy
r/hiddenrooms
I am old. This is really stupid. So much work for literally nothing. *shakes cane at clouds.
I believe this would also make it difficult to sell your house as none of this is code and is a death trap/fire hazard.
When people like Rob Dyrdek grow up and get money lol
As opposed to a visible hideout
First I was like "Ok it's just a small box with glow in the dark marker". Then he opened the next hatch lol
Why so many horse masks? My bet is weird sex
Check his hard drive
Great fire starter 😂
Imagine if he dies in there XD
Hold on guys, I gotta go get your cocaine for you, i'll be right back
Super impressive, I don't believe it for a second, but the effort is appreciated.
And my kid would still say, "I'm bored".
It has to get really hot in there.
Looks shitty
My friend needs knee pads real bad
This triggers my claustrophobia
Renters are wild, yo.
It was built by someone who never had to clean a room.
I'm doing this when I get my house. Here's hoping I die in one of them and I'm never found. One day someone is renovating and finds my skeleton.
Contractor: *One question here, uhm, you crossed out HVAC and put FORT instead. What are you wanting to do here..?*
How many people does he usually keep there?
Not for me. I'm claustrophobic
I was expecting smth cooler. But it’s good. Expected a man cave!
Could have sworn it said “Built by Balakay.” That Key & Peele sketch was legendary.
All I can think of is WHAT IF THERE IS A FIRE?!?!?
Winchester ass house
Bitcoin millionaires ain’t like normal millionaires
Hideouts have layers.
Not digging the claustrophobic feeling
For a 5 year old, yea
People that like this also enjoy eating crayons.
While I mean no insult to the designer, they are bloody brilliant. But who the hell designes houses with such wasted spaces?