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The best way to learn is often just to try, which is all well and good until you’re looking at the solid brick of “bread” that was the result of winging a sourdough recipe. It can sometimes be disheartening, since we mostly only see folks post their successes online, while failures get buried.
So we’ve gathered some of the funniest, well, attempts at something out there that really did not go to plan at all. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and ideas in the comments section down below.
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#1
Pressure Washing The Side Walk
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#3
To Smoke A Brisket
#4
To Paint A Disabled Parking Sign On A Birmingham Street
#5
They Tried I Guess
#7
To Treadmill
#11
Customer Asking For Price On A Tire Sent Us "Tire Measurements"
#12
[oc]this Is How The Roofers Lock Up Their Ladder Every Night
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 46 minutes ago
Just as secure as the "Bike Area" at my apartment building. You can literally reach through the gate to the handle on the inside and open teh gate anytime you want.
#13
A Last Ditch Plea
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 19 minutes ago
Nobody uses Edge. The only use for Edge is to download the browser you actually want.
#14
Quality Work
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 39 minutes ago
I know this one. Instead of using paint, some places use this tape that sticks to the ground after you it it with a heat gun or weed burner.
#15
To Make A Building Facade Look Like Strong Masonry
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 39 minutes ago (edited)
Apparently strength is only skin deep sometimes as well as beauty.
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#20
To Properly Install This Plumbing Equipment
#21
Well This Definitely Does Not Sound Like A Scam
#22
To Art
#23
There Was At Least An Attempt To Make Them Look Like The Mario Bros
#24
To Secure This Bike
#28
To Hang A Recruitment Banner
#29
Motivation Into Monday Like…
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 30 minutes ago
That's a lot of Duck Tape. Yes it's duck tape and I will fight about it.
#30
To Wish Patients A Merry Christmas…
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 28 minutes ago
AI at work for you folks. Are we ready to abandon humans in the workplace yet?
#32
To Make Gas Masks For Children
#33
Ah Yes, How To Survive Inflation
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 26 minutes ago
If I earned $300K I wouldn't be living in a 600 sq ft studio.
#35
For Kim Kardashian, "Billionaire", To Seem Relatable
#38
Suspicious: Employee From Grocery Store Across The Street Buying Tons Of Strawberries From Walmart
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 18 minutes ago
If he gave a dam, he would have ditched the hat and turned the shirt inside out.
#40
All Plastic Cup With A Paper Straw
#42
To Dispose Of Cake
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 16 minutes ago
They left the Cake out in the rain! Hands up if you get that reference! And if you do, how's you back feel today?
#45
To Paint An Elephant By A Mediaeval Painter Who Had Never Actually Seen One But Had Read About It
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 14 minutes ago
There's a very old joke about this. So old I think it goes back to Hellenistic Greece.
#48
To Be Politically Correct ? To Advertise A Dating App….? Idk What They Were Going For
#50
To Depict A Healthy Nutritious Lunch
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