Being your authentic self will never go out of fashion! There’s really nothing like seeing unfiltered, raw, and emotional photos from people’s everyday lives. It turns out that life is a weird mix of dreary mundanity, absolute weirdness, and unexpected adventure. At least through the lens of the BeReal social media app.
For those of you Pandas who might not be in the know, BeReal is an app that notifies its users every day to share a photo of themselves and what’s around them. Users then have 2 minutes to take and upload the photo. In other words, there’s a focus on authenticity.
We’ve collected some of the very best, most powerful BeReals to bring some jaw-dropping surprises into your lives, dear Pandas. Scroll down for the most impactful posts, as shared on the Best BeReals Twitter page and the Best of BeReal Instagram account. Don’t forget to upvote your faves! Do we have any BeReal fans in the house tonight? Drop by the comments and share your thoughts about the app.
Meanwhile, check out Bored Panda's interview with Henri, the mastermind behind the awesome Best of BeReal Instagram account and one of the first people to dedicate a social media ccount to BeReal content!
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We have 3 cats in our home. Oldest is all about the food, and we are careful to not overfeed him, but he does stare. He gets one little piece of most of the Chefsplate dinners I cook, and actually meowed to me after a timer beep went off once, and I was just finishing up something else while I was waiting for that, so I wasn't in the kitchen so he meowed like he was saying "mom, the food is ready." LOL
Im in the same boat . We have three. The oldest by a long margin lives solely for food. The sh!t he will fo to annoy is before actual feed time is astonishing.
Load More Replies...Eating without me again aren’t you, Joe? Watch out you don’t wake up to a mouse head in your bed or a giant soggy hairball in your shoe.
lol "my cat ate my homework...and by the look on his face he doesn't seem too impressed with the content".
You will die a slow and painful death if you don't serve some to the cat, fast!
You're not wrong there! But it's only one shot now instead of the series...I've heard it's quite painful though and not something I'm on board with I adore from a safe distance! I do love watching them eat with those little hands tho : D
Load More Replies...Believe me, when food is involved, daytime is as good as night time.
Load More Replies...My kitchen is on fire, but BeReal is asking for a picture... What to do? What to DO?
do nothing and panic over the fire /j (if you played the sims, you know this too well)
Load More Replies...For those wondering why they took a photo, instead of doing something. First the app demanded it and thou shall listen to your smartphone overlord! Second: if nothing is in immediate danger of getting set on fire, waiting and letting it burn might be more secure, then hastily "doing something".
This just happened to me but I only got a pic of the aftermath. Which was basically my fridge pack of baking soda ripped open and dumped out on the stove
I very much prefer people taking a picture first instead of doing something terribly stupid in the first seconds of panic...
Load More Replies...Bored Panda reached out to Henri, the creator of the Best of BeReal Instagram page, for a friendly chat about the inspiration behind it, as well as why BeReal resonates so much with so many people. They were also kind enough to share their thoughts about the secret behind taking a great BeReal photo.
Henri actually has quite a bit of experience with social media. "I've had a few entertainment pages on Instagram before," they told us.
"Once I saw BeReal was a trending app I decided to take part in the trend by creating a page about the funniest posts. I guess I was one of the first to do so and now this is trending niche in multiple platforms," Henri said.
Both for the photo AND the acquisition of vitally important knowledge!
Load More Replies...Good for them for trying to learn and educate themselves! No shame in that - America has performed woefully inadequately when it comes to the responsibility of teaching our kids and youth about their bodies and the actual anatomy of genitalia, both male AND female. I only recently just learned that my own clitoris is uniquely tiny, extremely hidden from even my own eyes and touch, and much deeper down on my labia - it's called a "recessed clitoris" and though I knew mine was quite a bit smaller than average, I had no idea there was a term for it! It just goes to show ya that even those of us WITH one don't even know all of their secrets and we could ALL stand to educate ourselves just a bit more 😄
hidden from your eyes? I had no idea anybody could see theirs. Is this not normal?
Load More Replies...I would like to see the real shock on their faces when they learn how large the infamous female cliterous actually is. It's like a physical female TARDIS... bigger on the inside than the outside and probably larger than most of their male appendages. Clit Power!
This is cruelty to animals.. They are trained/forced to stand in the tree to amuse tourists. There's no food or water up there for them.
Load More Replies...Goats on the ground, goats in the tree, oh ny oh my how many goats do you see?
I’m having anxiety just looking at the little stragglers.
Load More Replies..."At first I looked for the funny pictures myself but soon followers began sending their pictures to me. I guess the page became so popular among people due to everyone can participate in my posts," they pointed out that their fans enjoy being a part of the experience and interacting with the page. That makes the content that much more relatable.
"BeReal became so popular due to its fresh and catchy idea. I like the design of the app as well," the creator of the Best of BeReal IG page pointed out its upsides.
The air bag worked! It has broken your nose but it worked!! Passenger didn't have an air bag??
The airbag will only go off if there was a passenger in the passenger seat AND they were wearing their seat belt. The airbag turns off if you aren't wearing 1, bc it could kill you.
Load More Replies...I'd love to know if crash happen before or after they got notification request to take a picture. I have no chill for people who handle their phone while driving.
same 😔 got into a big car wreck about two weeks ago, it f*****g sucks
Load More Replies...Tell me about it...... NO DONUTS... WHT MOMSTERS
Load More Replies...My brains are screaming this has to be an imagine dragons performance?? I wonder:))
"Obviously, a good BeReal picture is REAL. However, a perfect BeReal for my page to post is something unforeseen and comical. It must stand out of the mass of messages I receive," the IG page founder said that getting featured is all about standing out from the crowd in a unique way.
Launched in 2020, the French social media app was developed by Alexis Barreyat and Kevin Perreau. It soared in popularity in 2022. While many users definitely do enjoy the app because of its focus on authenticity, others aren’t as enamored with the project.
That's a young bear, which means mama bear is close by and you should get out of there quickly.
Sue, unless you are from some place with plenty of bears, like Michigan, please don’t offer… Oh. Uh, never mind. Carry on. (😉)
Load More Replies...Watch out, there’s an angry Mama Bear close by. She will NOT like you getting too close to her babies.
and towards the rear...Oh it's OK, it's the leg of the chair....phew!
Did you know that it is easier to drive it when the wheels are on the other side?
You mean I've been doing it wrong all this time?!
Load More Replies...no, thats real. toy cars wouldnt have that much of a detailed underside.
Load More Replies...Some say that there’s too much of a focus on mundanity. After all, not every user will be trekking around the world, going to awesome concerts, and living their lives to the fullest every single day. Some days/weeks/years, you just wanna make some basic pasta and nap in front of the TV. However, that’s not what this list is about. No, this list is all about excitement! Comedy! Bizarreness! Pics that really make you wanna figure out what the friggin’ heck the context is.
"Unappreciative human. You can't hunt, you're eating out of tins and boxes. I've never even smelled a mouse on you. But I bring you a perfectly good mouse, alive, so you can learn, and it's all "No! Bad cat! Outside!""
Exactly, I would not be surprised if the cat brought this mouse in.
Load More Replies...My parent's cat brought a live mouse inside once, just put it down and lost interest. They hunted for the mouse for half the night and always checked her mouth when she came inside after that. The mouse was released around 3 AM and I suppose the cat rolled her eyes hard at my dad...
Had a cat that would bring the mouse to me, and drop it -- but had not killed the mouse, and I could never get up off the couch to dispose of it.. Then one night it all came together.. I caught the mouse before it escaped. Then held the mouse by the tail so the cat could play with and it not run away. and the cat was happy. tried to knock it out and toss it way in the back...
Load More Replies...Fake! Everyone is smiling. And no cop is going to arrest someone standing like that with his leg up on the curb lol It’s all for a picture.
You know every one of these are BS right?
Load More Replies...Ears forward. Fore claws holstererd. (The rear foot's claw is partlt deployed only in case it needs to grab something.) Nah, the cat isn't mad.
Load More Replies...That coat pattern/color is called tortoiseshell and they’re always such interesting patterns! XD Another fun fact is that due to cat coat color genetics, tortoiseshell and calico cats are almost always female!
Load More Replies...If the cat was pissed off, it would be clawing the hand- they are playing with it, and he/she is having fun!
the cat is almost my sleep-paralysis demon just a little more.... cuddly. I can move with this around so ill call it a day and go to sleep and meet the same thing but I CANT move
There’s a certain sense of magic that lies in the idea of taking a memorable photo of yourself and what you’re doing once a day. It serves as a nice archive to look over in the future. Moreover, there’s a bit of pressure for you to start doing more exciting things.
For some, that might mean climbing a mountain or checking out a fabulous new restaurant that’s just opened downtown. For others, it might be all about picking up a beloved but dusty hobby once again or cooking a meal they’ve been meaning to for ages. We can all find adventure in our day in our very own unique ways.
At least they have the bottom of the table facing away from the door. In most doctors offices, if someone opens the door they see a vertical smile.
There was a doc I knew who would (purposely?) barge in to the exam room without knocking. I locked the door.
Load More Replies...Though this is two bulls? So not the usual kind of m*ilk.
Load More Replies...My cow sex brings all the girls to the farm and they're like "I need a selfie"
Mooove over kids nothing to see here, just two consenting cows getting their milk shaken.
How can she take 2 pictures from the same side of the scene? at the same time ?
There's a timer so if someone's taking your picture, they don't know they are also having there picture taken til thr timer runs out (i should know this from the amountof times I'vebeen tricked). These people are just flipping their phones around fast enough so the timer doesn't run out before then.
Load More Replies...There's no more "no mask, no service' rule, so... might be trying to use an expired coupon, ask for a military discount even she's not in the military but her SIL is, cashier spoke in spanish to a coworker, asking for a whooper in mcDonlads, idk, pick one
Load More Replies...No user knows when the BeReal app will notify everyone to upload a photo. The specific time the notification appears varies each and every day. Those users who upload their pics on time will have their pics show the time they were uploaded. Meanwhile, those BeReals that were uploaded ‘late,’ i.e. after the 2-minute window, will indicate how late they actually were.
Now that doesn’t mean that you only have one attempt to upload a BeReal. You can have as many do-overs as you’d like… though other users can see how many attempts it actually took you before you posted the pic. That’s definitely one way to get people to focus on authenticity instead of ‘perfection’ with their daily snapshots.
Is this the passenger from the car accident above?? He didn't have an air bag.
Or maybe the guy who was jumping onto the mattress that the crowd was holding up?
Load More Replies...At least you were conscious... or not... my last 2 ambulance rides I was either in shock from a broken femur or drugged beyond belief
Where is this ambulance driving? Why is there no road behind?
Probably posted by a YouTuber after a crazy stunt like jumping off a balcony onto something inflatable. Anything for the views 🤕
or.... hear me out... getting hurt was an accident and NOT for views!! 🤯🤯
Load More Replies...Something tells me that car is not supposed to be in that building.
Meanwhile, BeReal users only have one chance to delete their pic and post another one. They also can’t post more than one at any one time. The location where you took the photo is also available to other users, too. What’s more, BeReal doesn’t allow for any photo filters or other types of editing. Meaning that it’s seen as an alternative to Instagram.
Whether you think that BeReal is awesome or awesomely overhyped doesn’t change the fact that the internet—and especially social media—is in dire need of an authenticity boost. Photo editing apps and the widespread use of photo-editing techniques aren’t good for people’s mental health and self-confidence. You’re constantly bombarded with photos and videos of ‘perfect’ people living ‘perfect’ lives on nearly all of your social media feeds. That can make you deeply unsatisfied with your ‘mundane’ life.
She’s clearly holding her arms rigid, they would be hanging down if she was unconscious.
Load More Replies...A coworker and her husband went to Vegas several times a year. She told us that one night they were playing the slots and had a few drinks. She is very petite and her husband picked her up and started using her nose to press the button on the slots. They laughed; people around them laughed. Unfortunately, they didn't win a jackpot and security came up and asked them to leave.
If you're going to play pool... do it right obviously it's with your head
It's a joke, a bet, a little too much fun, or a little too much alcohol?
Kids these days really go overboard. You don't need to be so dramatic when summoning
Load More Replies...I thought the point of this app was to "be real"... you cant set it up then take the picture late...
A while back, Bored Panda spoke about the negative effects of heavily photoshopping pics with u/Cluelessnumber7, one of the moderators running the massively popular r/Instagramreality subreddit.
"The first [negative effect]? The unrealistic expectations influencers purport to their impressionable followers. The amazingly smooth skin, suddenly common almond-shaped eyes, pouty lips, sharp jaw lines, slim hourglass shapes, and so on," they explained.
I’m so old that I thought it was Marc Summers for a second XD
Load More Replies...yes actually! somebody asked harry to do their bereal and he agreed!
Load More Replies...Taaa Daaa it's naked man!! He doesn't wear a cape so he is car powered only!!!
I genuinely thought this was a woman and was wondering why nobody was freaking out about the exposed nipple :p although nipples look the same regardless of gender so idk
Load More Replies...Little wide angle mirror on the Side view mirror) shows him hangin' out the backseat window -doubt the car is even moving...
No worries, I don't think anyone was actually expecting him to be flying next to the car :)
Load More Replies...I really hope that idiot is just standing next to the car on a windy day!
It's actually the base of a statue in Leuven
Load More Replies...At least he crashed next to a pharmacy where he could try to get medication to cure bad driving.
Wait they sell those? Well now I know what I'll be giving to lots of people for Christmas!
Load More Replies..."What’s being lost by just posting that photo for the masses is the time it took to pick the outfit, hunt down the right lighting, pick which hand to take the selfies with (yes, seriously), and that’s all before smoothing, refining, and resizing in Facetune. Without disclosing that, there is now a countless amount of people comparing themselves (and perhaps spending money to look like) a person who doesn’t exist," the moderator told Bored Panda during an interview, earlier.
"The second [negative effect] is one that many people don’t like to address—the insecurities of those who feel the need to edit their photos. They’ve been editing their photos for so long it could mean losing the validation from their followers, losing followers, and maybe losing sponsors if they came clean. So, they would rather enjoy the false fame, than risk losing it over integrity,” they said.
more like run him over. The camera doesn't turn on unless it's in reverse.
Load More Replies...Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ?
A verb (maybe check) then "your surroundings for your safety".
Load More Replies...You never know if they're good until you try them out.
Load More Replies...And here we have the last known sighting of the man who asked me if I really needed to have two scoops of ice cream.
Send those legs to Mark Zuckerberg. His company — you know, whatever they call Facebook now — really NEEDS legs for it’s lame metaverse thing.
Dumpster Diving is not supposed to be taken as a literal action but, you do you boo.
Red rose petals can stain fabric. I had to warn people about that when I was a florist. "Here's your bag of rose petals. Please don't spread them anywhere they might be ground into fabric, such as, er ...um.... uh... table cloths or fancy napkins. Yep, that's it. Can't think of any other flat surface covered in fabric where you might wish to spread out these rose petals. Have a nice day!"
"Filters have become a crutch for so many people on Instagram that they now edit their still photos to look like their filtered Snapchat videos; adjusting their noses, tone of their skin, smoothing all blemishes, adding lashes in post. These filters, while fun, are surprisingly insidious. You don’t realize that you expect to look like the filtered version of yourself, until you attempt to take a photo without them,” they suggested that it’s vital to fight back against all types of filters that alter the shape, size, or proportions of a person’s body and face.
Tell me you're in a Walmart without telling me you're in a Walmart.
Well, as of this moment, they're on DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION! - Dean Wormer
I've worked in therapy groups with ex-felons for ten years here in the US. I've seen this numerous times when someone is on some combination of city, state and federal probation.
It's like they can't talk to each other so they put one each.
Load More Replies...Maybe he borrowed one from someone else to give a friend some free time.
Load More Replies...Yeah. Kind of disrespectful to take a picture while pulling that face, imo.
Load More Replies...Pretty sure it's Veterinary surgery... There's no anesthesiologist and the equipment looks Veterinary. Not to mention the scissors on the drape, we do that all the time. I bet you can't do that in human surgeries.
Pretty sure it's not legal to share photos from a patient's surgery (or any medical procedure) without consent from the patient. If the app really only gives you 2 minutes to upload a photo the patient would have had to sign to allow the use of their photo/photos. (Source - I've had patients sign wavers for use of photos in research studies or text books. I'm assuming that use on social media falls under similar rules)
The car would probably work better if it was on the road and not down there
And here we see a car in its natural habitat, taking a nap at what will be a long winter.
Only applies to the crust-down, face-up pizza. Must be a dry food falling onto a clean, dry floor. Come to think of it, that floor looks like it could use a mopping. I clean on Saturday mornings (as opposed to daily mere tidying-up.) That looks like a Friday-night floor.
Load More Replies...Weren’t these BeReal prompts supposed to be about being real and authentic and not scrambling around with props to do the funniest thing you can within two minutes for the lulz and the views? XD
The guy with his hands in the air doesn't look like it's a joke.
Load More Replies...As someone who's been held up and robbed, this is NOT funny
Five second rule doesn't apply. Floor must be clean and food must be dry. Best hope: since it's spaghetti, you could rinse in hot water and reapply sauce. (I've done this when my kid didn't like the sauce I used.)
Load More Replies...I've been desperate and hungry enough before to eat noodles off my own kitchen floor. Only my floor, though. I at least know it's been cleaned.
Ummm, if this is a BeReal, why would they have their phone in the pool whilst swimming?
Really? I down vote for asking a question? What was offensive? Did I say something controversial or attack someone? I don't get it.
Load More Replies...Ok, but why the speedos tho? Never worn one but I'd imagine they're rather uncomfortable
looks like a competitive high school swim practice, speedos are the most hydrodynamic
Load More Replies...His face says "wtf? That glass can break? No f*cking way dude, not possible."
*tries to calm down but smashes his oven with a torch* Him:nooooooooooooooooooooo
I thought the Popemobile had plexiglass walls around the Pope? Due to an attack many years ago on another Pope?
Football, this is Britain. Could be rugby, tbf.
Load More Replies...THE FACT THATS AN ACUTAL AIRPLANE COMPANY MAKES IT SO MUCH FUNNIER IDK WHY-
It's barely an aeroplane company. A tenner to get strapped to a wing.
Load More Replies...Ah, classic Ryanair. Can't really recommend them, but they do make some snarky posts sometimes.
carboard man, cardboard man, does whatever a cardboard can…
Beer man I knock you out by getting you Drunk *me busting out laughing*
That is either a really filthy fishbowl in front of the man with the red shirt, or a jar of hard boiled eggs that have been dyed blue. I’m confused. XD
It's the hair. The one on the right has something odd going on with their hair.
Load More Replies...how did they get a photo of me dressed up as a fairy for halloween when i was young?
if that were me, i would be deciding whether to be extremely excited or extremely scared
I would love to do something like this one day, but I've no one to do it with me.
That's Cementerio de la Recoleta! 200 years old, beautiful architecture
I went paragliding alone by myself for the first time, 200ft above the ground and i screamt on the way up, I didn't realise how scary it was and how high id be. Luckily I made it down safe, I would do it again and again because the view and the experience was mind blowing 😎
It's not the fall that'll get them. It's the sudden stop. And, well, the immense g-force.
You could ask that for the majority, if not all, of these.
Load More Replies...I got the impression that he threw his phone up in the air and took the pic. Ik it's next to impossible but that what it looks like to me!!
That's what I thought. He timed his throw perfectly to get that pic.
Load More Replies...That's the same dude in both pics just pretending someone else snuck up to take the pic. That's why there's no face in the corner pic. But you can tell by the hair around the ear and black shirt. Reminds me of this pictures people try to take of them sleeping pretending somebody else took it but seeing in the mirror in the background or a shadow in the background that it's themselves taking the pic
Waddles, I have seen your comments on almost every bored panda post I've looked at this week. As a young bored panda myself, I would like to know your secrets. How do you come up with a hilarious comment for every post?
Load More Replies...Someone wrote about a theoretical parachute malfunction above...
I think the left front tire is down a few pounds. Also, how small is this car that the wheel has only three lug nuts??
Tata Nano, Smart Fortwo, Renault 4, Citroen 2CV have or had three bolts only. Kinda ... why more, if not needed? Only a waste of material, energy, cost.
Load More Replies...Look, there is a 30 something year old guy at my job who had to youtube how to plunge a toilet so this is probably a learning experience for all of them. Some people just never had to do it before.
by the look of the girls face she clearly thought she would be able to make it without help
i just realized that’s an employee taking the picture 💀
I think it's supposed to be blue they messed up the formula heisenburg wouldn't be proud
for one brief and horrifying moment, i thought he was planning to add macaroni to drink
I am not 100% confident that he isn’t going to do that.
Load More Replies...Feed that to a couple dozen people , put them in a modified B-52 Stratofortress with tubes connected to their butts and connected to a dispersal system. Finally deploy the plane and the equivalent attack will be a combination of the Manhattan Project and the OSS’s “Who Me?” Project
Load More Replies...Any guesses as to what country this is? They are all wearing Adidas so I have some ideas..
A country who can't raise boys to become civilized. Anchronistically macho latino country needs to join the 21st century..
Load More Replies...Looks like short dude overexerted and overextended himself in the first punch, lol 😆
ahem* Jeffrey Dahmer have you been resurrected or recreated into another body
i love how prepared they came.. and the grin on the guys face
Just an immature showoff [w/a 1D10T1C pal/sis] w/a popcorn-sized wart she can't find.
Load More Replies...Step 1, cut a hole in a pumpkin Wait no Step 1, cut a hole in a gourd No, neither works.
I don't want to sound like a curmudgeon, but... I want my 10 minutes back
Who has the time to take pictures immediately (or within two minutes) after being notified? And why would I want to do that? And even more, who would want to look at 3000 random pictures of my cats?
Basically, as far as I have read, is an app that randomly notifies you to take a photo with your front and back foto, i.e. you and what you are doing / your surroundings. These photos make more sense when explained.
Load More Replies...I don't understand this ap. Sometimes the photo is the person in the situation. Sometimes it's someplace else cringing at the situation. It makes no sense.
To be honest, having an app installed that bugs you to take and share a photo of yourself every day is pretty depressing to think of. On my opinion this is where all this becomes an addiction. Imagine having an app that tells you it's time to have a smoke.
I don't want to sound like a curmudgeon, but... I want my 10 minutes back
Who has the time to take pictures immediately (or within two minutes) after being notified? And why would I want to do that? And even more, who would want to look at 3000 random pictures of my cats?
Basically, as far as I have read, is an app that randomly notifies you to take a photo with your front and back foto, i.e. you and what you are doing / your surroundings. These photos make more sense when explained.
Load More Replies...I don't understand this ap. Sometimes the photo is the person in the situation. Sometimes it's someplace else cringing at the situation. It makes no sense.
To be honest, having an app installed that bugs you to take and share a photo of yourself every day is pretty depressing to think of. On my opinion this is where all this becomes an addiction. Imagine having an app that tells you it's time to have a smoke.
