About this episode

Kevin shares his harrowing experience of being trapped under a boulder weighing 8000 pounds.

A lot of people have a serious fear – they can’t stand the feeling of being trapped in some way. And really, there are a variety of ways this can present itself. It could be a really crowded, small room where the exits are not easy to access. Or it could be when you’re on your back and going into an MRI machine and the top surface is like an inch from your face. Some people fear being in a stuck elevator. I remember having that feeling in high school PE class. We had a few classes where the boys were taught wrestling. So one by one, we’d get paired up with an opponent who was hopefully somewhat similar in size, on a large mat in the gym. And whenever I happened to be underneath the other guy, feeling his weight holding me down, unable to move, I’d briefly get a real panicky feeling until I was able to get up. Did not like that at all – and I was only there for a few seconds. My guest today, Kevin, knows that feeling. Except in his case, he was stuck there for a lot longer than a few seconds. And what had him trapped weighed about 8000 pounds. Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/267 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Johnson

Guest: Kevin

Topics covered

• fear of being trapped
• personal stories
• survival
• physical challenges
• true stories

Keywords

• boulder
• trapped
• fear
• survival story
• personal experience
• true crime
• physical challenge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glassbox Media

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