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50 Times Workers Said “Good Enough, I’m Going Home” And It Resulted In These Funny Fails
There’s a good reason why we have specialists like architects, contractors, designers, and engineers. They ensure that structures we live, work, and relax in are built safely, functionally, and decently looking. That said, not all professionals are created equal. As in most industries, some specialists are more or less skilled than others, and it inevitably shows in the end product. For your entertainment, we compiled a list of all types of fails and shoddy jobs from this Instagram account, done by the lesser competent side of design and construction workers. To see them for yourself, all you have to do is scroll down!
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Fluffy Cat Sleeps 3 months ago (edited)
I have this image in my head of someone brandishing this as a weapon and yelling "May the Lord be with you!" every time they swing. I'm probably going to hell.
Abby Louise Rexroth 2 months ago
Who invented humor...you're not going to hell...just purgatory...JK LMAO
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Edgar Rops 3 months ago
That's a reasonably decent idea: building a log cabin is difficult. Making an imitation - why not.
ILoveMySon 3 months ago
Actually, this is a good idea as there is shelter and additional insulation. For you downvoters, CLEARLY you have always enjoyed housing.
Cold Eagle 3 months ago
Brilliant! I can't be the only one who gets this?
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Uncle Panda 3 months ago
The sign says, "View disabled at this location. Pay-per-view options available."
Marsha Hultberg 3 months ago
The bench looks older than the 'sign', right? Would've been 'funnier' in the reverse.
While the construction and design fails on this list might seem funny, in real life, poor design, construction, and cheap materials can be very unsafe, costing thousands of lives. Throughout history, buildings have collapsed due to ignored warnings, construction, and design flaws that could’ve been avoided. These structures collapse because someone responsible overlooked something important—they’re almost never at random.
For example, the deadliest structure collapse in human history, which cost about 20,000 lives, occurred because of a cheap wooden construction that wasn’t able to withstand the number of people that crowded it. It was the Fidenae amphitheater in Italy, and it remains a historic example of why crowd loads and construction oversight matter.
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Tim Gearing 3 months ago
Ellinor, just wait until the inevitable wheel shimmy, and your decision may prove unwise
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Corwin 02 3 months ago
Taking into account that those trolleys cost upward from €150 a piece , that is an expensive chair
Marsha Hultberg 3 months ago
Brilliant. (Borderline mid-century). For use in supermarkets only. 👍🏼 😆
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Nicole Weymann 3 months ago
I'm guessing it's a recycling project - in which case: why not? The chicken look comfortable enough.
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Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago
Daughter and Son in law bought a house, one repair needed..plastic siding had to be replaced due to some clown placing the gas grill too close to the wall. Melted about 3 courses.
Gaurangi Awasthi 2 months ago
Just paint the house dark grey *proceeds to look like a haunted mansion*
Marsha Hultberg 3 months ago
Who does these things...? 🤦🏼♀️ Law suit, unless the biz owns #26.
The second, a more recent instance, is the Ponte das Barcas, a bridge that was located in Porto, Portugal. It collapsed in 1809 when thousands of civilians tried to escape from French troops through it.
Its design might be the reason why it collapsed, as it was made out of wooden boats connected together, so it could be easily disassembled and reassembled. It collapsed due to the weight of too many people, costing around 4,000 lives.
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geezeronthehill 3 months ago
I dang hope there's no airbag under there. Lordafriday!
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Multa Nocte 3 months ago
I thought I was the only person who knew Blinky Bill!
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ILoveMySon 3 months ago (edited)
A "HELPFUL" person once used that spray foam in my kitchen. It cost me more for the replacement of my stove, et cetera. Another time an HVAC person used it on my BRAND NEW UNIT which later caught on fire. Not a big fan if not used PROPERLY. Duct tape for the win.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 3 months ago (edited)
Apparently, grow flowers in it around here….
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Sofia 3 months ago
the tank is full of ice, the heat will melt it, so I suppose they would flush XD
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Riley Quinn 3 months ago
Does it open? I like to lean off my patio, but those spikes would be painful.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
It's a little unconventional, but as long as it doesn't open, what's the problem?
The third deadliest construction collapse, which took around 2,000 lives, was when the South Fork Dam gave way after days of relentless rain. Its owners have previously lowered the weight, used poor materials, and neglected to maintain it, which caused the dam to collapse and release about 20 million tons of water in minutes, flooding the valley where people lived.
It’s known as the Johnstown Flood—one of the deadliest civil engineering failures in U.S. history.
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Harry Gondalf 3 months ago
After reading your comment I had to re-check the image to see why. Oh. Well, I guess thīghs & stockīngs in a Vargās drawing in the background somehow escaped the eagle eyes of the cenśors.
Load More Replies... Yayheterogeneity 3 months ago
I think that's in a favourite pub of mine! And absolutely no fail! Every spot is needed some nights!
CMW 3 months ago
Where is this? I swear I’ve sat in that d**n chair. I just can’t remember where we were.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 3 months ago
I sit here every night getting drunk and tripping people on the stairs. It's not a great hobby, but I'm good at it.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
This is not a fail, it's a solution to a pre-existing condition.
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Day Andie 3 months ago
At first I thought it was really weird and ugly, but then I started visualizing it with lots of potted plants and vines trailing down. You could put a grow light off the beam if there's not natural light to support them. Hide some interesting decoration among the green, and it would be kinda cool.
SleepSycho 3 months ago
Yeah it would be cool if you completely covered it up with cool looking decor lol but I see what u mean
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LuLuBelle 3 months ago
I have personally known master masons. This is incredibly bad craftmanship.
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Stardust she/her 3 months ago
This mate is trying to stop global warming by having the AC outside, how noble
Anne Roberts 3 months ago (edited)
"What, are you trying to cool off the whole neighborhood?" yelled my mother when we didn't close the door
Similarly, around 2,000 people died in Italy when a huge wave over 250 meters high surged over the Vajont dam and crashed into the villages below due to a landslide in the water reservoir. It happened because the people responsible for it ignored the warnings of the unstable mountain and kept filling the reservoir. While the dam remained intact, it became a turning point in how engineers assess slope risk around reservoirs.
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Riley Quinn 3 months ago
No sympathy from me. Lids should always be put down. It's how they are manufactured and meant to be.
SleepSycho 3 months ago (edited)
Disagree. Leave lid up for easy access. But seat down for the ladies please! This debate may rage on but the actual issue is the slope designed to usher items from sink directly to toilet, and even if the lid is down the toothbrush landing snug in the crevice would be dead to me, even if the lid prevented it plopping into the inside of the bowl.
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Nizumi 3 months ago (edited)
If everyone put the seat AND the lid down, then everyone has something to lift and lower every time.
Astrid 3 months ago
You should be lowering the lid to flush otherwise you're sending pi$$ & $hit particles everywhere.
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Ja R 2 months ago
could be worst. my aunt gran kid was staying with her about 3-4 yrs old. she went to put her dentures in and not there seems grandson put in the commode and flushed . plumber had to come . new toilet aunt boiled teeth bleached them and still shuttered to use them she needed teeth
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Alex Kennedy 3 months ago
I haven’t done the research, but I strongly suspect this is an art piece.
Kira Okah 3 months ago
100%, I have looked it up before, it is an art piece.
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ManuelQue 3 months ago
I need new glasses. I thought the middle title was Concerto!
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The following deadly structure collapse happened in 1807 in Tokyo, Japan, when a festival crowd gathered on Eitai Bridge to watch fireworks. Since the bridge was made out of wood without crowd control in mind, it collapsed under the weight of festivalgoers. The incident caused nearly 1,500 people to drown. After that, the country introduced stronger bridge designs and began recognizing crowd control as part of safe urban planning.
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Laserleader 3 months ago
Not really a good bookshelf, so it must be an art deco piece based on the concrete and glass side table.
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Nicole Weymann 3 months ago
"...and now you just weld the short pieces to the leg to connect them to the wood - easy peasy!" Whoever coined the word "idiotproof" had no idea about idiot creativity.
Bill Swallow 3 months ago
"Nothing is Foolproof, because Fools are too d@mn ingenious."
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David Paterson 3 months ago
Could it be that the real idiot is the one who didn't cut the tubes at 45 degrees?
Squirrel Chaser 3 months ago
No, those are 45 degree angles. Should have turned them around.
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Shark Lady 3 months ago
This looks completely safe compared to some of the stages I have performed on.
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Riley Quinn 3 months ago
I'm not loving this, but I'm not hating it either. Beating the heat is different based on your income and skillset.
Just a bit more than 10 years ago, in 2013, in Bangladesh, a commercial building, Rana Plaza, collapsed and took 1,134 lives with it. The night before, engineers recommended evacuation as cracks were noticed in its walls. Despite this, over 3,000 workers were told to return to work the next morning. Within hours, the building gave way due to overloaded floors, illegal expansion, and substandard construction.
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Fire Singer 3 months ago
Either I'm really tired or this comment was insanely funny because I'm dying trying not to laugh too loud at work!
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Nicole Weymann 3 months ago
I feel the deepest empathy for every single little mosaic tile in this pic.
Bad Alchemy 3 months ago
Some genius intentionally tried to cover PVC pipe with tiles and grout, because apparently there would never be a need to ever inspect that pipe, let alone repair or replace it. 🤨🙄
Mary Peace 2 months ago
It's not as if anyone would take a photo of this job and post it online, is it?
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timhood 3 months ago
When you aren't smart enough to figure out the simple geometry to cut the handrail to weld to the post, so you spend three times as much time cutting the post.
Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
Support column? Support column! We don't need no stinkin' support column.
Another modern collapse that took 500 lives happened in 1995 in Seoul, South Korea. The building that gave way was the Sampoong Department Store.
Originally, it was an office tower, but later the owner insisted on changes that removed support columns to fit escalators. Later, he even built a fifth floor and rooftop full of air conditioning units, which pushed the structure past its limit, and it collapsed. This incident led to reforms in South Korea’s building codes.
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Jrog 3 months ago
Still good enough to be legally enforceable. If you cut the strips, it's transpass.
Manos 3 months ago (edited)
Moving the gate to enter is a "Break" even without the zip ties and lock.
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Martin König 3 months ago
I an add you the translation of the sign. It's DO NOT USE! in Czech, so nothing funny here.
Bruce Mardle 3 months ago
I was hoping the sign might explain it. Google says it's Czech for "enjoy!!!". I'm no wiser.
7cs56n9t6w 3 months ago
The word is not complete-it’s Nepoužívat meaning Do Not Use.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 3 months ago
There used to be a house near where I lived that had statues, lighting and fancy gates and fencing. Our family named the owner, ‘Mr Ostentatious’. Looks like he has a second home!
Nicole Weymann 3 months ago
"See? And the rest of the house will look basically the same! Can I have that 50% commission now, please? I have a plane to catch!"
Bad Alchemy 3 months ago
Every day at 4:30 PM the tenant comes out onto the top balcony dressed in their Grand Poohbah uniform and speaks to their people.
While all these structures and their collapses forced people to learn from their mistakes and improve the way we build constructions, their cost was thousands of people’s lives. It was a hefty price to pay, but it taught specialists that ignoring red flags, skimping out on materials, or violating code isn’t worth it.
For more curiosities about design and construction that fortunately didn’t have a fatal ending, click on this previous article about unique buildings or repurposed architectural wonders.
#25
David Paterson 3 months ago
I have the answers, but I don't want questions. The government here pays occupational therapists to do this in the bathrooms of older people so the don't have dififculties getting in to have a shower. One older person I know objected strenuously to this. I think they were right to object.
Load More Replies... Trashy Panda 3 months ago
"Now Grandma can get into the bathtub easily to take her bath. Wait a minute..."
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
They wanted a walk-in shower more than they wanted a bathtub. What's the question?
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
"I got it one piece at a time, And it didn't cost me a dime..."
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Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
The re-usit centre is a good place for materials but there is a limit.
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Riley Quinn 3 months ago
Call me insane, but I think cutting the door would've been easier and less of a trip hazard.
Asmodeus Hare 3 months ago
Look carefully.. they extended the door with baseboard molding.
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Asmodeus Hare 3 months ago
Gets worse. They had to extend the door to prevent a 2 inch gap.
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Stardust she/her 3 months ago
My grandmother had this exact type of sink. God I hated visiting her house and having to use that abomination of a faucet
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Laserleader 3 months ago
I have married a new pavestone walkway with a driveway all the way around a house, and I am not an expert, but even I bothered to break a few bricks to fill the gap.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
If you did all that, you're an expert as far as I'm concerned.
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Philly Bob 3 months ago
I'd come out of my flat drunk and ::splat:: impromtu spiral pole dance.
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Fluffy Cat Sleeps 3 months ago
Looks like it might be a hotel room? There's a map on the back of the door that may show the way to go in case of fire.
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
Could be like the AmTrak bathrooms in their sleeper cabins where the shower is in the same spot as the toilet.
Upstaged75 3 months ago
It's a toilet inside a shower stall. Must be one of those "all in one" rooms. 😂
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Queen Penelope 3 months ago
If only they had something they could have put the stonework around. Hmmmm
Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
I've seen something like this. Measurements were off and the installers just blindly followed the plans rather than think about it and confirm.
Load More Replies... Martin König 3 months ago
Try to see it as a non-motorist. If there'd be a sandbox for kids in the middle, they and their parents would have some shade for the most part of the day. If there'd be a flower bed, old folks (but not only them) could sit there and enjoy (again, in the shade for the most part of the day.)
#35
Bill Swallow 3 months ago
Esthetics are absolute cr@p, but at least the cord isn't lying on the floor making a trip hazard.
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Cold Eagle 3 months ago
The expanding foam is a little worrying but what the check is 9 blocks up and between the 2?!
Gaurangi Awasthi 2 months ago
Ok, doesn't it look like lava?! Perfect halloween design idea! :D
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
The bench is simply old, worn, and not maintained. The wall is a disaster that someone put effort into making look that bad.
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Barbara McCullough 2 months ago
Putting a new one up, or taking it down. Hop they aren't repairing it.
#38
GalPalAl 3 months ago
Next time on This Old House we show how to repair a building foundation using columns
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
But this week, we'll talk about how to enclose a space when there's already something in the way.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 3 months ago
Support posts should never be removed, but this fugly post should've been replaced instead of reinforced.
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Abby Louise Rexroth 2 months ago
I was about to say duct tape and zip ties DO NOT fix everything.
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detective miller's hat 3 months ago
Don't knock the zip ties, they've been holding my car together for years.
Riley Quinn 3 months ago
Eventually this will be replaced with police tape after someone fall in.
Cold Eagle 3 months ago
Using a pair of nail clippers so the ends don't scratch / cut. Health and safety first guys.
Load More Replies... Queen Penelope 3 months ago
I built a computer desk from c and c cage squares and zip ties. It holds 55 pounds st least they're strong things those ties
Bad Alchemy 3 months ago
How much you want to bet that's public property? Some municipality is begging for a lawsuit when someone leans on it and falls into the canal.
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Uncle Panda 3 months ago
Bet you they didn't remove the old wax ring when they added the new wax ring.
Shannon Patty-Stoddard 3 months ago
Ok but none talking about the toilet that's shaped like a 🍑
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Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
Not sure about the top two. Solar water heaters? You can see through them.
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LooseSeal's $10 Banana 3 months ago
The caulk is a symptom, not the problem. Without fixing the mounting issue, caulk won't do anything.
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Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
"Hey boss we got an extra 2M of fence" "Well just put it someplace and quit bothering me"
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SnootWaggling Fox 3 months ago
I feel like a bead of caulk would have been easier, but those rubber gaskets always fail and this person seems to have stopped the leak
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Aleksandras Tvardauskas 3 months ago
Well, not many people will see from this angle if it works from the inside then I will allow it.
Riley Quinn 3 months ago
It won't. Eventually rain water will make it's way through.
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Robert T 3 months ago
Famagusta - n. The draught which whistles between two bottoms that refuse to touch.
Load More Replies... Karma Black 3 months ago
Thanks. The puzzle tune from the Zelda games just suddenly popped into my head.
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Robert T 3 months ago (edited)
This used to be quite common, though the execut-ion of this one is rather shoddy!
Shirley Outen 3 months ago
Yes, I have seen greenhouses contructed with old windows, but done with much more finesse than this mess.
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Fire Singer 3 months ago
Our neighbor had a company pave his driveway in brick. Looks great, love it! The problem was they only left about a 5 inch diameter opening to the water meter access, which is shared between our houses. Well the water company charged us a high fee because they couldn't access the meter and had to guess what our charges were. We talked to our neighbor and he was super nice about it and got the contractor out to fix it. The access was like 30 inches in diameter! How they thought covering like 80% of the thing and called it good is beyond me!
#53
Lotekguy 3 months ago (edited)
They thought they had a functional design until they realized they hadn't worked all the bugs out.
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
Meh. I've seen much worse. Particularly if this is intended as only a temporary stopgap.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
If you paint it to match the trim, it's not temporary.
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Gregory Garcia 3 months ago
Its already happening. This was the beta test. FUN FACT: Although Cadillac invented a lot of car improvements, GM tested them out on Oldsmobiles used as taxis.
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Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
Clearly, there was some pre-existing thing that couldn't be changed, so they made the best of it.
Nicole Weymann 3 months ago
That might actually look cool, if mosaic guy had had any talent or professional training.
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
Well, where do *you* store *your* spare bricks?
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Bill Swallow 3 months ago
"Harvey, you need to get off that couch and do something! The raccoons have built a SAUNA on our roof!"
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Robert T 3 months ago
I've seen that done in concrete and paving slabs before, but never tarmac. I guess it's the tightass fault!
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
Given the length of this, yes, it was probably a matter of cost.
Load More Replies... Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
"Yeah, just went over the budget and we have to cut back on a few things"
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Robert T 3 months ago
Not quite sure how that works with that piping, but having hot an cold water meters is something used in Poland where they have a communal heating and hot water system and you pay for how much you use.
Trashy Panda 3 months ago
We use water meters too, but I've never seen one on the actual faucet. Where I live they're on main intake.
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Trashy Panda 3 months ago
This is actually the proper usage of those brackets and should work quite well
Fire Singer 3 months ago
Ok so question, I absolutely despise those types of door hinges. Why do so many cabinets and stuff come with them now instead of just "regular" hinges?? Am I missing something super amazing about them?
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Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
Then all of the fence wouldn't be the same color and worn in the same spots. It's more likely there was a tree cut down in the middle of the construction, and the stump was too hard/expensive to remove.
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Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
Maybe the spot that needs fixing is too small to bother draining the pool first.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 months ago
It's not functional. It's not doing sh!t XD
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Andrew Cushen 2 months ago
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing? #pilotJokes
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Edgar Rops 3 months ago
That one is perfectly fine. Great way to upcicle those old tires. Looks thought out and carefully planned.
Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago
So long as most are filled with cement, top to bottom, good way to keep erosion at bay.
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Jan Rosier 3 months ago
Well, like it or not, but this actually looks lik a good upcycling, and if constructed well will definitely hold up. Especially if you put some kind of sempervivum or succulents in the open parts, or even some ivy.
Squirrel Chaser 3 months ago
I see no problem with this. However, what are those rings/tires/tunes up top?
Day Andie 3 months ago
This used to be done, but is now not considered environmentally friendly nor safe. Chemicals leach and cause toxic waste, and buried tires will eventually surface. The way the dirt is packed here, the water will wash it out and cause a collapse. Putting cement is a stop-gap as the tires won't hold it together, and again, it will wash out. The best way would be to use rocks wired in as rip-rap.
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Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago (edited)
"Yes sir...and again, how did you get 2nd degree burns on the outside of your thigh?
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Kira Okah 3 months ago
On a nose through reddit, I came across this explanation: "Off road trail trucks have been known to use similar set ups so you can work the brake and clutch and control throttle by hand" Here: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthiscar/comments/1d9zgoe/not_really_looking_for_the_car_model_but_i_am/
Load More Replies... Johnny Rodriguez 3 months ago
Probably done for someone missing a leg so they can operate the clutch by hand.
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David Paterson 3 months ago
Should I be embarrassed that at least three of these remind me of my house, and car?
Auntriarch 3 months ago
I was going to ask what's the Polish for redneck, but I just know someone will answer, it's just Polish. And having witnessed my sister in law lighting a cigarette with a blowtorch, I wouldn't be surprised.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
Redneck doesn't mean stupid, it means hick.
Load More Replies... Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago (edited)
Why are a lot of these here? I mean, a lot of them are quirky but the whole list isn't fails.
Livingwithcfs 2 months ago
Im sure there is a special place in hell for people who create these monstrosities
David Paterson 3 months ago
Should I be embarrassed that at least three of these remind me of my house, and car?
Auntriarch 3 months ago
I was going to ask what's the Polish for redneck, but I just know someone will answer, it's just Polish. And having witnessed my sister in law lighting a cigarette with a blowtorch, I wouldn't be surprised.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago
Redneck doesn't mean stupid, it means hick.
Load More Replies... Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 months ago (edited)
Why are a lot of these here? I mean, a lot of them are quirky but the whole list isn't fails.
Livingwithcfs 2 months ago
Im sure there is a special place in hell for people who create these monstrosities
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