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This Group Is Dedicated To People Posting Really Expensive Accidents And Mistakes, And Here Are 45 Of The Worst Ones
Mistakes are just lessons waiting to be learned! Unfortunately, some of those mistakes can be very, very expensive. They hit your wallet with the force of a charging rhino, leaving you clutching your head in agony and letting out incomprehensible bleats about how much money just went down the drain.
That’s where the ‘That Looked Expensive’ subreddit comes in. It’s an internet community that’s dedicated to documenting all the hilarious (not to mention painful) times that people made expensive mistakes. Like wrecking their cars. Or planes. (Or presidential campaigns. Sorry, Mike Bloomberg.)
Bored Panda spoke about the best way for people to deal with mistakes and how important a role emotions play in learning from them with researcher and Assistant Professor of Marketing Noelle Nelson from the University of Oregon. She told us that people vary in how much they tend to justify their mistakes. "Some learn early that it's important to accept when you've done something wrong while others get in a habit of justifying/deflecting/making excuses. Everyone, though, has done this to some degree." Scroll down for our in-depth interview with Noelle and for our chat with the founder of the 'That Looked Expensive' subreddit, Approx-, dear Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave expensive blunders and to let us know in the comments what the most expensive thing that you wrecked was and how you did it.
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#1
No Matter How Much You Screw Up, You'll Never Ever Have To Tell Your Boss: Sir, I Toppled That 290 Million Dollar Noaa-N Prime Satellite Right Onto The Shop Floor.
Daniela Botella 5 years ago
And then you see the two people in the back thinking I think we should pack our bags already
Ergon Copeland 5 years ago
Oh man, I asked my boss if he knew about this, his previous job was in this area, turns out he was there, and explained what happened. Bottom line, if there is a process, follow it. If not, that's what happens.
kathryn stretton 5 years ago
Really hoping he doesn't do bored panda. Lol.
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Barry Prindle 5 years ago
I almost had a heart attack when I first saw this photo the day after the accident. The machine shop I worked at made the white positioning device to the left of the satellite, it moves the satellite between vertical and horizontal positions. I personally made the large circular plate that bolted onto the satellite adapter plate. My first sickening thought was that the plate I'd made had somehow failed. I felt so relieved when I read that they had unbolted the satellite and neglected to leave a note/warning for the next shift.
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#2
When The Fire Suppression Foam Is Accidentally Released
Vanta Black 5 years ago
They're filiming the opening scene of 'Airplane' where it parodies Jaws.
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Mike Crow 5 years ago
Have to be because of the potential of exploitation
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Josh KaspEr 5 years ago (edited)
The U.S. military uses Halon. It sucks the oxygen out of the area. This is from an article on afcent.af.mil "Halon is chemical compound that acts as a fire suppressant by interfering with the oxidation process between fuel and oxygen, consuming a fire’s oxygen supply. The gas’s reaction also makes it potentially hazardous to people as it may deflate the lungs if inhaled."
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#3
When You Forget You Parked On Top Of The Self-Hiding Garage
The car at the bottom was flooded. Car at the top was crushed
Laugh or not 5 years ago
Imagine if a person was in top of that! I don't understand why there is no security measure.
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Patrick O'Harris 5 years ago
I guess somebody who can buy two cars and such a garage can afford an insurance.
Angela Dalton 5 years ago
This is the house across the road from me. The car stacker wasn't wired correctly and that day we had torrential rain which shorted the wiring and sent the stacker up with only the balcony to stop it.
Noelle told Bored Panda that there are a lot of reasons why we justify our mistakes and she told us a couple of the main ones. "We don't like feeling negative emotion and the goal is very often to 'get back' to a positive state. If we can justify something we did wrong, we don't have to feel bad about it anymore."
She continued with the second reasons: "We want to protect our positive self image. Justifying a mistake means that I didn't do anything wrong or whatever went wrong wasn't my fault. That means I can still feel like I'm 'good.'"
Noelle said that her research suggests that taking the time to stop and feel the negative emotions associated with the mistake helps a person learn from that mistake. "We find that it's not enough to just think about the mistake and why it happened. Our brains are designed to be guided by emotion, so actually feeling that negative emotion is important," she said.
#4
Don't Tailgate A School Bus When Your Car Is Shaped Like A Door Stop
Sabienn 5 years ago
It's an even better idea to not tailgate anyone. It's dangerous and super annoying
Isabella Vega 5 years ago
haha, my dad has a big truck and he smiles every time a car tries to tailgate.
M E 5 years ago
The STUPID IDIOT was probably on there cell phone not paying attention and they got what they deserve and I hope the court crush there wallet also
Stick Man 5 years ago (edited)
I bet the court doesnt care. If anything po po would give a minor ticket and move on. School district will get paid to repaint the bumper, which it wont.
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
I hate tailgaters... my tyres and brakes are in tip-top condition, but are theirs? I think too many people think they're better drivers than they really are- there is ZERO chance many of them would have in a hard/emergency breaking situation. I drive a lot for my work and have avoided at least six major collisions because I kept distance and was able to manoeuvre out of the way of danger, once at just under 70 mph.
#5
Florida House Split Via Crane Mishap
Annamarie Dodge 5 years ago
whomever that truck belonged to is going to go broke paying to rebuild that part of that victorian era home
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JessG 5 years ago
When I was a kid and my parents were talking about a friend who had her house broken into, I thought she meant " broken in TWO" and this is what I pictured!
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
So, it turns out Solomon was the judge hearing the divorce. Since he was denied the pleasure of having a baby cut in half...
Squirrelflightisawesome 5 years ago (edited)
Now just make this house look like the house of usher and boom! Allen Edgar Poe will be there.
#6
Parking On The Beach
Terd Fergison 5 years ago
It's not well deserved for the nature around that car. The car is going to dump a lot of pollutants in the area: battery acid, oil, coolant, etc. Every time you see a car dumped in an ocean or river, it is a tragedy.
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Dónal Ó Murchadha 5 years ago
Not all beaches ban cars. The amount of comments suggesting they got what they deserve is startling. How could you not feel for somebody in this situation. Perhaps if it was a Ford or a Nissan they'd garner some sympathy.
Mona Khadra 5 years ago
I definitely would not want that to happen to me or anyone I didn't even know.
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Patrick O'Harris 5 years ago
I grew up close to a river and f**k, did a lot of morons park their cars too close to the water xD Tides, tides, whats tides?!
"In our experiments, people who were asked to feel those negative emotions corrected their behavior on a similar task later on. This happened even though they didn't know the tasks were connected! That suggests that the emotional learning doesn't have to be consciously done by a person; simply making sure to allow oneself to feel those negative emotions leads to learning."
Noelle revealed to us that lately she's been working on research that addresses why people have a hard time changing their minds about important topics and how we might be able to communicate in a way that would help them absorb new information that they don't necessarily agree with. "Generally, how people process emotions and thoughts is important in how they learn, function and interact with their environment."
#7
Your Internet Access Will Be Restored Between January And December 2020
Jo Choto 5 years ago
The rule is, you contact suppliers of underground utilities first and they mark off where you CAN'T dig to avoid exactly this.
Dynein 5 years ago
It's an obvious precaution, but some people/companies really think they can open the ground just where they want and be lucky. Heard of a case where the company was provided with the info, but instead of checking/measuring, they just made a guess and dug ahead. Guess what happened...
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Stick Man 5 years ago (edited)
That doesn't cover on sites. Street to property line only. *edit- that is for US. Looks by other comments that Miss Utility is like US Call Before You Dig. I dont know anything regarding MU
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#8
Expensive Tip...
#9
Technician 'Accidentally' Fires Vulcan Cannon & Obliterates F-16 Sitting On The Runway
Hans 5 years ago
If a technician can do this, it is not the technician's fault. Redundant security systems should prevent this from happening!
Johnny 5 years ago
They normally have a safety that prevents firing weapons on the ground, he must have disabled the safety (or maybe that's the malfunction he was working on). This must have been some unusual maintenance since normally they wouldn't do maintenance on an armed aircraft.
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Reddit user Approx- told Bored Panda that they started the subreddit back in March 2018, as a result of a comment made by another user, Deathtastic.
According to Approx-, the subreddit grew steadily and naturally gained users since it was first created. "We haven't really done anything in particular to make it grow, other than ensuring content is well moderated," they said.
"I think the appeal of expensive mistakes is twofold. First, it's just straight-up entertainment to see expensive things destroyed. But I think it also gives folks a bit of a sense of relief that maybe their screw-ups aren't all that bad after seeing a multi-million dollar mistake," Aprrox- said.
#10
$5000 Canadian After Someone Using The Microwave To Disinfect It
Nagawa (Cofa) Kishiki 5 years ago
There is a reason why they call it money laundering and not money microwaving.
RoseTheMad 5 years ago
The UK has plastic notes too, I have a dish of disinfectent I throw any notes/change into, but mostly I'm trying to use my card, since it's contactless. Whoever did this is just a moron.
Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago
Is it replaceable? In the US that would be replaced if it's all there and you can read the number
Parmeisan 5 years ago
Yeah I'm pretty sure you can do that here too. If you can tear them apart though - from the image it might just be the top and the bottom one, if they're lucky.
Load More Replies... staygoldponyboy 5 years ago
Plastic or linen, money can be cleaned quite easily without destroying it.
Max L. 5 years ago
Was wondering what it could be, so, Im getting it right that's cash banknotes ? How can somebody be this stupid ?
Vic D 5 years ago
it's actual cash we can see a 50$ on top, by the color we know he has a few 50$ and lots of 100$. Definitely a major idiot
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Landslide On Highway
Pierre Martin-Cocher 5 years ago
That's in Taiwan a couple of years back, and... there was a couple of cars underneath...
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Thomas Es Thomas 5 years ago
Looks like it's time to film that Jeep commercial. "Late to work? Nah."
MiraiJack 5 years ago
Those damn new gen pokemon. Alola versions and sh*t.
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Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
It looks like slump, a fairly common land-form action. Authorities should have planned for it.
Pat Tamarin 5 years ago
2010 in Taiwan. https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2010/04/26/the-mechanism-of-the-highway-3-landslide-in-taiwan/
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#12
If Insurance Companies Had Nightmares...
Russell Ellwardt 5 years ago
Insurance? If this was an illegal car race indeed, and very likely it was, they ought to refuse to pay.
Dónal Ó Murchadha 5 years ago
This was in Japan in 2011 and it was actually 8 Ferrari involved, 3 Mercs and a Lambo along with 2 other cars. A 20 car convoy were speeding on wet roads when the front car lost control. It skidded, hit the roadside barrier and spun across the road causing 14 of the cars to collide with one another. 3.8m million worth of cars written off. Witnesses said they were all speeding so you may be right about no payout.
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Woltax 5 years ago
As a kid I loved Ferraris. Someday I went to a big Ferrari gathering. Ist was awesome when the cars arrived. I loved the sound of the motors. Then the owners got out of the cars one after one and started talking. From that day on I didn‘t like Ferrari.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
State Farm had a nightmare in Houston several decades ago from over saturating the market here. At one poi t 1 out of 4 cars were insured by State Farm. So in any accident there was a good chance that State Farm insured both vehicles.
Stick Man 5 years ago
That had to hurt if that was the case during the flooding several yrs ago.
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The ‘That Looked Expensive’ subreddit has more than 416k members and the community has been going strong since it was first founded.
It’s one thing to mess up as an individual but it’s a whole other ball game when companies or countries mess up. For example, back in 2000, Netflix approached Blockbuster with an idea to take care of the digital part of their company. Blockbuster said ‘no’ and, well, we don’t have to tell you how things worked out over the next two decades for both companies, do we? A ‘yes’ instead of a ‘no’ and we could still have a healthy version of Blockbuster!
#13
If You’re Having A Bad Day, Just Know That At Least You Didn’t Shatter A 16,000$ Bottle Of Victory In Europe, 1945 Château Mouton Rothschild
Orionpax75 5 years ago
That's nothing a wine merchant in the late 80's broke a 1787 Château Margaux that was valued at.... hold your hats.... half a million and was owned by Thomas Jefferson! True story
Lejita 5 years ago
I was once fortunate enough to try a Spanish wine from 1831 (I happened to be in the right place at the right time to be generously included in a tasting). The wine had not turned bad in the least. On the contrary, it was amazing. Age had evolved its palate beyond regular wine which made for a whole new experience and as cassiushumanmother said, it had become exotic! I would say the loss of this 1945 wine is worse than any of the expensive wrecked cars here. Money aside, those cars exist and can be purchased again. This wine, from that year, however, can never be created again. So it is a piece of history that has been lost without even the enjoyment of drinking it.
#14
The Slide Opened Inside The Aircraft
Vanta Black 5 years ago
Nah, in 2020, the planes have been left idling for so long, they've gone feral.
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Jeff Requier 5 years ago
a cabin full of people and slip n Slide explosion would have been something
Courtney LeDroit 5 years ago
Those nail clippers would come in handy if the TSA hadn't taken them.
#15
Cement Truck Mishap
Michelle Alford 5 years ago
When I was in high school I knew a guy whose car was parked behind a cement truck and got covered in cement. I’ve been terrified to drive behind them ever since.
Shirley Heyn 5 years ago
Why are they just watching it dry instead of running to get a hose to wash it off with?
Another costly blunder happened when the so-called ‘Walkie-Talkie’ skyscraper was built in London. It took millions of pounds to fix a huge issue: the southern wall of the skyscraper was covered with reflective glass that was causing fires and melting cars. Yeah, you read the right—actually melting cars like a heat beam that some comic book villain would use.
We all know that failure’s a part of life and we can’t avoid it forever. So it’s important to learn how to handle it in the right way. Common sense tells us to let things go but that might not be what’s best for us.
#16
Big Oof
Esca Sav 5 years ago
I actually played on a Steinway piano for a small performance that my instructor set up. When it was my turn to play, I just remember walking up, sitting down, started the intro of the piece only to freeze completely when I caught sight of the price tag on the side... $160,000... I screwed up the entire piece cause I was afraid of scratching anything on that thing with my nails or breaking the pedal with my foot. Total anxiety meltdown. Especially considering I just got accepted into college and my debt was building.
Hans 5 years ago
Hardly. Movers are insured for this. It is really sad for the musicians, though.
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Michael Hill 5 years ago
It must have been a cheapo company. When I did some removals many years ago, we moved everything from bone china to safes weighing well over a ton without dropping anything.
#17
A $5,000,000 Oops
Nagawa (Cofa) Kishiki 5 years ago
That is why they ask if you have any metal before you go into a MRI
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Yes, I wasn't even allowed to bring my (metal) cane into the room - they had me hang onto their arm for the few steps to the machine.
Load More Replies... Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
Nah stupid for sure but it’s easily fixed. You’d be surprised how many metal objects get stuck to those things.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Exactly! I've been having MRI scans since I was a kid. The riskiest one was when I had braces....the Drs said well we will just leave ur head sticking out the end you should b fine. Looking back that's a worry
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Lil’ Twister 5 years ago
Wow... MRI is indeed a powerful magnet... usually 0.5 to 3 Tesla. Earth’s magnetic field is 30 microtesla (30x 10^-6 tesla). Regular old refrigerator magnets are usually 0.01 Tesla, and I have dealt with magnets with 0.14 Tesla and even 0.14 Tesla wasn’t fun. MRI in clinical setting is even more powerful than junkyard magnets.
RoseTheMad 5 years ago
I am terrified of MRI machines, ever since I heard the story of how something was accidently left in the room and the MRI machine pulled it inside and it decapitated the person inside the machine. Idk how true the story is, but clearly as shown in this picture it's totally possible... *shudders*
#18
Renewable Energy Needs Renewing
Lea Springstead 5 years ago
This is why you should consult your home owner's insurance company about owning your own solar panels. I've worked for 3 solar companies, and none of them have had a contract provision that insures against "acts of god" such as this.
kathryn stretton 5 years ago
* hailstones not gallstones lol. Autocorrect did that lol.
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#19
New Boeing 737 Fuselages Wrecked In Train Derailment In Montana (July 2014)
ThatGuv 5 years ago
Aircraft fuselages first began crawling onto dry land about 400 million years ago, kicking off an evolutionary chain of events that led to winged creatures called Airliners. But their reasons for exiting the sea have been uncertain to this day...
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Anyone else reading that in Sir David Attenborough's voice?
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#20
Don’t Leave Your Malinois With Your Porsche
Little Wonder 5 years ago
I had to google, so to save other people googling - a Malinois is a breed of dog.
Maria Rohlen 5 years ago
You don't lock your dog in a garage, he got what he deserved. My Malinois guard my house when I'm not home and he sleeps on my bed when I'm away. Not destroying anything.
Gemjoybug 5 years ago
You have no idea why the dog was in the garage could have been in the garage for it's own good. Very quick to judge
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Lazy Panda 5 years ago
Hi! Professional dog handler here, this is a sign of boredom and if you stimulate and train your dog properly this won’t happen! Malinois are extremely intelligent and driven working dogs, if you don’t give them something to do this happens but fulfill them and you’ll be fine, don’t let this dissuade you!
Tracey Hirt 5 years ago
I did not know that, but that explains SO MUCH about my Gracie!
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
"Get a retired police-dog they said. They're amazing pets and so grateful, they said. Well - should have damn well told me to stop hiding the dope in my wheel-arch, you idiots!"
a dose of reality 5 years ago
Shows once again that people who buy such cars are not really clever.
#21
F
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
I want to cry. This is why my classic systems and games are insured.
#22
The Alcoholic In Me Is In Tears!
Nadine 5 years ago
I think the shelf just fell off the wall. If it had been an earthquake, other things would have also been tipped over.
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#23
Should’ve Thought That Through...
Pamela24 5 years ago
How? How? How do you not think this through? I come from a country with no sea access and know that this is completely stupid of an idea!
Woltax 5 years ago
Base failure or shear failure is the answer. After breaking in the flood does the rest. I have seen this at the riverside of the rhine.
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Danny Heath 5 years ago
Dig yourself out, by the time you are done, your boss will have forgotten - maybe!
#24
This Guy Sunk His Raptor And Jeep Trying To Save His $300,000 Boat That Was Sinking
Parmeisan 5 years ago
So many people saying dumb he was! Would you really not risk something costing $15,000 for a chance at saving something costing $300,000? I think some people would and some people would not, it's a question of risk tolerance, not intelligence.
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alwaysMispelled 5 years ago
What an insane waste of money. Who needs that kind of money, it's obscene. If that guy owns a company his workers probably get paid s**t so that he can "earn" so much
Stick Man 5 years ago
I want that kind of money but I'm also not dumb enough to chase an insuranced item. Dont make assumptions on how people make money or pay others. There are good people out there and employees are never taking the financial risks that business owners have to.
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#25
Two Carnival Cruise Ships Colliding
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
"Cap's letting his mate park today! What a legend!!" is what's painted on the boat.
Carol Taylor 5 years ago
I've been on the Legend twice..this happened AFTER my second voyage..
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I watched this happen from the balcony of our room on the Oasis of the Seas. I was brushing my teeth thinking "wow those ships are getting pretty close to each other!"
#26
Aston Martin That Was Worth £1.5m.
Mihran Hovnanian 5 years ago
full article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/four-year-old-hurt-classic-9745468
Chewie Baron 5 years ago
It probably still is. I've seen cars sold at obscene amounts of money and they look like they've been buried for a thousand years.
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nanashi 5 years ago
I heard old cars, because they're built sturdy, the shock of impact were fully absorbed by the mushy soft human bodies inside instead. even a small collision would have ended badly to the passengers.
Catlady6000 5 years ago
It's why new cars are made to fall apart in a collision, so the shock damages the car more than the human inside. Hopefully
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#27
Stray Bullet Landed On A Solar Panel I Just Installed.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
Actually... there was a case in Germany a few years back where a woman dropped dead all of a sudden on New Year's Eve. Turns out, she was hit by a bullet coming down from where some idiot had shot his gun in the air a few kilometers away. Just because guns are restricted here sadly doesn't mean idiots never get their hands on one. It just means chances are lower.
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Brendan 5 years ago
Stray bullet?! Living in the UK, I thank God I never have to consider that as a possible peril!
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Never is a bit of a stretch... but a LOT LESS LIKELY. (I live in the UK and know there are a few firearms about).
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Is there really need for such language? Plus 'a stray bullet' makes it sound like it was not intentional. Unfortunate, but not done with malice.
Load More Replies... Steven Meyer 5 years ago
Better than that bullet landing in your head while you were installing your solar panels!
Mona Khadra 5 years ago
How would the person know why a stray bullet hit their solar panel. They'll just see it's a bullet that can't be explained.
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AnnieLaurie Burke 5 years ago
Sometimes they hit a softer target, like a human head. Those tend to shatter, too.
#28
It Will Hurt The Wallet
your_lesbian_friend 5 years ago
the space-time continuum will be forever disrupted! :(
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François Carré 5 years ago
It may happen if you travel too many times back and forth in a row, especially to the future. The flux capacitor gets super hot. Sorry they didn't put some more liquid coolant.
#29
Someone Forgot To Lower The Dump On The Truck
David Dunn 5 years ago
Oof, a friend of mine did that and hit a power line. The city he was in was completely blacked out for half a day lol
Shirley Heyn 5 years ago
And now it is the only thing holding the building up. . . Way to go!!!
Robert Robi Z 5 years ago
'I swear I lowered it! I swear! But I was trasporting a load of Viagra, and...'
#30
See The Problem There Is That The Back Fell Off
Lisa 5 years ago
That looks somewhat intentional considering the weight in the bed of the truck and the placement of the lift.
timhood 5 years ago
Yeah, looks like someone wanted an insurance payout for a new truck!
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Markus Holstein 5 years ago
It kinda scares me that this is possible. What is that truck's body made of? Balsa wood?
#31
Tug Hit An A300
K.Kobayashi 5 years ago
Those tugs are incredibly heavy (up to 54 tons, according to Wikipedia). That's a lot of momentum even at low speed.
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Ben Steinberg 5 years ago
"Sorry folks...looks like we're having a little difficulty with the luggage...there's going to be just a little 15 minute delay until we can take off, so sit tight and relax..."
Ffaelan Condragh 5 years ago
More likely the plane hit the tug given the crumple direction. A tug would have ripped it open i
Stick Man 5 years ago
I was thinking the same unless the tug was backing up and they came together.
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#32
Jim Bean Wearhouse Fire That Was Left To Burn Through 45 Thousand Barrels Of Whiskey To Avoid Runoff Into Nearby Water Sources
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Shocking: a US company actually concerned with not polluting public waterways....wow. News to me.
Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
It’s a wonder there wasn’t a huge crows trying to suck up the whisky
Ilya Ditkovskiy 5 years ago
We already had an incident similar to that and wouldn't you know it, it was in Ireland!
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#33
Well, Not One But Two
#34
Flipped The Apc And Crashed A Truck That’s Gotta Be Expensive
Useless Panda 5 years ago
Good job to them for not calling any armored vehicle a tank but that's a Bradley, and I believe that's an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and not an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) though
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A Rock'n Boat
#36
70m Yacht Capsized In Greece
Bettye McKee 5 years ago
This happens, usually when they're trying to put it in the water and it gets off balance. That has nothing to do with the captain or an iceberg. It's physics.
Lisa Chambers 5 years ago
The incident was reportedly caused when the 70m superyacht was being lifted out of the water for anti-fouling works. Nourah of Riyad is said to have listed around 45-degrees and subsequently partially submerged.
#37
Residential Homes Built In South Dakota Over Undisclosed Abandoned Gypsum Mine... Sinkhole Renders Entire Neighborhood’s Property Values Now Worthless.
Boudica 5 years ago
Me too. I feel unsteady enough on my feet as it is! :-D
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GirlFriday 5 years ago
I grew up in Southern Illinois and saw this happen a lot when people built houses on reclaimed mine land. THERE IS A REASON THE LAND IS SO CHEAP, BECKY. IT IS CHEAP BECAUSE IT ISN'T STABLE. But go ahead build your half a million dollar home there anyway.
staygoldponyboy 5 years ago
I believe the homeowners are suing the developers, inspection agencies, and local & state governments over this... I think I read that somewhere.
Tee Witt 3 years ago
and any that can will go bankrupt before paying a penny.
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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
Mining surveys. They’re a legal requirement here when buying a house (someone even comes out to check there are no undisclosed holes).
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
This wasn't a sinkhole in the normal sense. The development was built over an extensive network of mines. The city was aware of the mines even though they had never been mapped and approved the project.The city, developers, title search companies, insurance, and real estate companies are all being sued. Unfortunately all but the city will be able to escape by declaring bankruptcy and the city will get stuck with the bill using money from their general fund (money used for libraries, parks, and infrastructure) to cover it while the rest take their profits and run.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
This was in the news just a month ago. The builder knowingly bought the land on an old abandoned mine since it was cheap. I would not be surprised if they declare bankruptcy to avoid lawsuits.
Kevin Donegan 5 years ago
I saw this article ... a home development was built over an abandoned mine. The houses are all worthless.
#38
Rag Left In Engine After Repairs Turned To Shreds
Robert tait 5 years ago
Happened to a co-worker back in the 70's Brand new car, shop rag left in oil pan clogged oil filter after 2 years, an sized the engine. Dealer and Manufacturer would not pay.. Out of warranty.
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
That’s going to be expensive (hopefully the garage that left the cloth in pick up the bill).
Steven Meyer 5 years ago
How do you leave a regular engine? Let a non- certified mechanic work on it
#39
300,000$ Porsche Crashed During Test Drive
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago (edited)
This happens far too often on test drives with powerful cars. If you’ve only ever driven a Focus you won’t be able to a handle a super car. Know your limits and use less gas.
Blackheart 5 years ago
You need to know your experience and limitations. You never jump into a powerful car and just gun it. You need to drive the car to get a feel for the car. Even 2 identical cars of the same make and model will have minor differences in driving and handling.
cybermerlin2000 5 years ago
Boss: How did the test drive go? Driver: Found a fault Boss: What was the fault? Driver: Mine
#40
Trailer Full Of New 2020 Shelby Gt500s Tipped Over In Detroit Today.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
It doesn't surprise me that this sort of accident happens... I have fully loaded lorries like this overtake me at 70 mph- much too fast with such a load. (They're only permitted a maximum speed of 60 mph on motorways here in the UK).
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Not "today," a couple of years ago. The pale yellow car was built as a gift for Shelby's grandson.
#41
Suv Crashes Into Mclaren Dealer
Tanner Smith 5 years ago
This is why I want an H1 Hummer. You would never be able to tell a car hit it.
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Mark Serbian 5 years ago
My poppa always told me to "aim for something cheap" - Clearly this one didn't get the message!
#42
When You Want Your Insurance Adjuster To Pay More Attention To Your Claim
Demi Zwaan 5 years ago
Those are actually influencers that have nothing to do with the boat. They’re just using it as a prop.
#43
Hope Insurance Covers This
Johnny 5 years ago
Not with warm tires, a tire can easily hit 40psi after highway driving and still be inflated correctly - that's why they say to check tire pressure with cold tires.
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Johnny 5 years ago
For once a tire pressure warning light was accurate! 90% of the time when my TPMS light goes on, all of the tire pressure is fine.
Stick Man 5 years ago
Did you check the spare? Many car manufacturers are putting them in spares.
Load More Replies... Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
Driving on s****y tyres and having something go wrong is your own fault. I hope insurance doesn’t pay out and teaches you a lesson.
Thundercuss 5 years ago
You have no idea that this accident was caused by s****y tires.
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What Happens When A Bandsaw Hits A Nail
Stick Man 5 years ago
If it did, then they are in the wrong. Their are many no go zones around that type of equipment.
Load More Replies... Johnny 5 years ago
That must have been more than a normal nail, seems like it'd take something more like a railroad spike to break an industrial bandsaw like this.
Robert Robi Z 5 years ago
This is why nature conservationists will bang nails into trees, to cause this
Gabrielle Causey 5 years ago
I don't know what a bandsaw is and I don't really understand what I'm looking at--it looks bad, though.
Lorraine R 5 years ago
Bandsaw has a blade that is a continuous flexible loop that moves at a very high speed.
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#45
Porsche Panamera Hybrid vs. Tesla Model S
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
The one that rear ends is always at fault in my country. No discussions possible. Standard court ruling: You should have kept enough distance to stop before hitting the other vehicle. No matter what circumstances or what the other driver did.
Deborah Brett 5 years ago
Unless the other driver reverses into you when you are stationary. It happened to me (as passenger) when some moron overshot the line at traffic lights. Then he claimed to have been rear-ended.
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The End Is Nyreezy 5 years ago
If they are standing next to their own vehicles, my first impression is that Karen is blaming the dude for being where she wanted to stop. So it was his fault for being there in the first place. Oh, Karen!
Better watch your language bud 5 years ago
The Tesla actually looks fine! It’s the Porsche which is in the most trouble
#46
All Around View Of Your Car In A Single Image
#47
BMW Driver Tries To Drift
Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago
Just put the "Douchebag" bumper sticker on the back and the photo is complete.
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#48
Flooded Bitcoin Mining Farm
Kevin Donegan 5 years ago
I've read multiple articles on bitcoin and watched youtube videos ... I still don't understand it.
Eric Mac Fadden 5 years ago
These a-holes just screwed up the GPU market.... took what they deserve
Virgil Blue 5 years ago
And waste a large amount of electricity causing more pollution.
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NQ L 5 years ago
So are bitcoins real? I don't get it. Brother-in-law invested a lot of money and wanted us to do the same. We didn't because we couldn't figure out what they were. Scam?
Jon S. 5 years ago
They are a digitally created currency. Not so much a scam as something invented that only has value so long as people have faith in it. Just like physical money. The danger comes in that no one knows how long people will have faith in them. Even well established currencies backed by national banks and gold reserves occasionally crash.
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Had A Leak Develop In Our Laboratory This Morning. Nobody Was On Campus To Catch It So There Was 4 Inches Of Standing Water And Countless Ruined Pieces Of Equipment.
#50
That's Not Where The Stairs Go...
GenXandEarnedItAll 5 years ago
Probably made everyone stay on until they got it fixed.
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#51
This Was A Fun Conversation To Have With My Boss
M O'Connell 5 years ago
Did you tell him that skimping on maintenance has finally caught up with him?
#52
Told My Manager My Crane Wouldnt Pick Up A 70,000 Lb Was Told I Could, Minutes Later This Happened
Johnny 5 years ago
He's crazy if he picked up a load he knew was too heavy for the crane regardless of what his manager said -- the operator is the one responsible for the crane operation. If it's too heavy, don't lift it.
Lillukka79 5 years ago
That's why I always ask a signed order when my boss asks me to do something stupid. Not once have I gotten one, nor done the stupid thing they asked for. Always cover your back.
Load More Replies... Kevin Camp 5 years ago
Obviously the weakest link was not the crane, it was the shackle on the end of the crane.
#53
A Regional Passenger Train After Hitting A Liquid Gas Train. You Can See The Buckled Roof. The Tanker Car Hit Was Essentially Undamaged. No One Died.
#54
Tank Barrel Miss Fire
Guy MacGregor 5 years ago
it's a tank. The whole point of it is to hurt people
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Philler Space 5 years ago
Did Bugs Bunny stick his finger in it just before it went off or something?
#55
Insane Storms In Australia Are Flooding What’s Left Of The Country After Millions Of Hectares Have Been Burnt
#56
Underground Parking - Inside Cam
#57
That Can’t Be Cheap
Little Wonder 5 years ago
This is how I look when I try to bring all the groceries in with one trip...
#58
There Are Load Charts For A Reason!
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Load charts are like manuals. You only read them when the fan has been hit.
#59
They're Gonna Need A Lot Of Hot Glue To Stick It Back On
#60
Plane Lands So Heavily The Landing Gear Comes Through The Floor
#61
Remember Kids: Unused Airliners Can Still Make An Airline Some Money If Someone Crashes Into Them Because Insurance
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
No, they'll get the repair costs refunded, but it's not like they are going to make a profit out of this accident.
#62
Let’s Hope The Damage Is Just Cosmetic
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
I bet the underside is wrecked. Car wash won’t fix that.
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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
When a short cut isn’t really a short cut and you lose a very expensive car for your troubles.
#63
Lightning Hitting A Boat
I love Hermione 5 years ago
Well actually it's the only one with a mast, and it looks metal so it would act as a lightning conductor but don't mind me the nerd and geek Thor's cool
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That’s One Way To Finish Your Camping Trip Early
Paul Scott 5 years ago
Australia, never ever camp under nice big shady River Red Gum trees. People die.
Lillukka79 5 years ago
Thanks for the tip. I'll just add this to the long list of reasons why I'll never go to Australia.
Load More Replies... Bill Taylor 5 years ago
Trip to Australia? No thanks, killer spiders, killer snakes and now killer trees?
#65
Of All The Cars The Deer Had To Pick...
Ksenia M 5 years ago
Judging by the blood I'm guessing the deer didn't survive. Am I supposed to be sad about the car?
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
For that level of impact they would’ve been driving far too fast. The deer is the only one I feel sorry for.
John Baker 3 years ago
You have no clue what the speed limit is on that road.
Load More Replies... Gina Babe 5 years ago
This was my first reaction BUT if that was my car I'd be pissed
Load More Replies... Johnny 5 years ago
That's probably the best car for this to happen to (well, not for the deer) -- this driver almost certainly has insurance and can afford to lose the use of his "fun" car until he gets it fixed or replaced. A bad car for this to happen to would have been a beat up 15 year old Honda that has no collision insurance and the driver can't afford to be without a car for 2 weeks while it's repaired.
John Baker 5 years ago
Obviously you don't live where there are a lot of deer. They can come out of nowhere.
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#66
Tank Flipped From A Landslide Into The Woods.
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
I can imagine the driver getting out and saying ‘nothing to see here’ while walking nonchalantly away after his tank is discovered.
#67
Customer Ignored The Pressure Rating Of His Cylinder And Shot Oil Out At Such A High Pressure It Cut 1 Inch Thick Steel
Catlady6000 5 years ago
More from the high pressure. You can do unbelievable damage with liquids under high enough pressure, even with just air.
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#68
Text While Driving And You Might Smack Into Some Dude's $1,450,000 Mclaren Senna.
White 5 years ago
That's Shmee150 (Youtube) it's his car. Someone could have killed HIM.
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JessG 5 years ago
I can honestly say that I will never understand why people spend so much money on cars like this, I don't feel bad
White 5 years ago
Because they WANT to & it is their right to do so. I'd rather not spend my life consumed by spite but whatever....
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A Rocky Day On The Water
#70
The Tree Fell On My House Today...
#71
The Complete Overhaul On Sonic Must’ve Been Pretty Expensive, Definitely Welcomed Though
Dave P 5 years ago
considering the millions it cost, the company that did the CGI going bankrupt? I doubt it
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PattonPawter 4 years ago
Downvote me all you want, I think the remake was better. Sonic looks way cuter! 🥰🦔💙
#72
Shopper Knocks Over 4 TV's Worth $7,000
#73
Ferrari F40 Burns In Monte Carlo Today
Phil DeBlanc 5 years ago
Yeah, buddy, I know you gotta TRY, but that hose is too little, too late.
Dónal Ó Murchadha 5 years ago
I love the dude on his balcony helplessly trying to battle the blaze with a garden hose!
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
On the bright side: The owner decided to restore this classic to it's former glory. Not because he loves that car so much, but because it's a very secure and profitable investment.
#74
Each One Of Those Blades Is About $2000.
#75
Lhc Magnet Quench Back In 2009, Damaging A Total Of 53 Superconducting Magnets And Their Mountings, And Contaminating The Vacuum Pipe, Which Also Lost Vacuum Conditions.
K.Kobayashi 5 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider#Quench_incident
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What do you think ?
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
True story: A friend of mine works in worldwide-shipping of things. Lots of different things. Once, they had to ship some fossils from I think the USA (or somewhere in South America) which had been painstakingly dug out, collected, recorded, cleaned, celebrated over and were on their way to Europe to a museum. Cutting a long story short: because the boss of the dig decided to save some money, they packed the stuff themselves and delivered them to a container. Guess what? Ships on the ocean do not travel all smoothly over the sea. When the container was opened in port for customs, there was nothing left but piles of rubble and dust. The whole dig was destroyed (maybe some small bones were left?) because they used the wrong straps to tie it down, which broke during the travel. I saw the pictures. I nearly wept for the poor museum and all the faithful paleontologists on site (and I'm still hoping the guy who stupidly decided to save money hasn't killed himself out of devastation)
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
That's an actual tragedy... loss of irreplaceable artifacts.
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Dorothy Cloud 5 years ago
I just had to quit. I have absolutely no way to identify with those amounts. NO WAY
jknbt jknbt 5 years ago
a nuke headed for mounting on a B-52... "oops" nukedroppe...ad81c3.jpg 
PjandBolt 5 years ago
I both love and hate the fact that some of these are like "ooh that's gonna cost a lot I feel bad.." and some of them are like "bahaha they deserved it"
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
True story: A friend of mine works in worldwide-shipping of things. Lots of different things. Once, they had to ship some fossils from I think the USA (or somewhere in South America) which had been painstakingly dug out, collected, recorded, cleaned, celebrated over and were on their way to Europe to a museum. Cutting a long story short: because the boss of the dig decided to save some money, they packed the stuff themselves and delivered them to a container. Guess what? Ships on the ocean do not travel all smoothly over the sea. When the container was opened in port for customs, there was nothing left but piles of rubble and dust. The whole dig was destroyed (maybe some small bones were left?) because they used the wrong straps to tie it down, which broke during the travel. I saw the pictures. I nearly wept for the poor museum and all the faithful paleontologists on site (and I'm still hoping the guy who stupidly decided to save money hasn't killed himself out of devastation)
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
That's an actual tragedy... loss of irreplaceable artifacts.
Load More Replies... Dorothy Cloud 5 years ago
I just had to quit. I have absolutely no way to identify with those amounts. NO WAY
jknbt jknbt 5 years ago
a nuke headed for mounting on a B-52... "oops" nukedroppe...ad81c3.jpg
PjandBolt 5 years ago
I both love and hate the fact that some of these are like "ooh that's gonna cost a lot I feel bad.." and some of them are like "bahaha they deserved it"
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