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Design is meant to eliminate problems. To make our lives easier. However, that's not always the case. Even though safety should be a key component when making any type of product, sometimes it falls out of the manufacturing equation and the consumer gets a hazard instead. And something to submit to the subreddit r/DangerousDesigns.
Created in 2014, this online community now has over 140K members, constantly sharing pics of exactly what its name suggests. Whether it's a questionable architectural solution or misleading packaging, over the years they've amassed quite the collection! Continue scrolling and check out some of the most popular posts on the subreddit.
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#1
Cursed_airbag
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#2
Was Looking For A Budget Mattress When I Saw This...
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
1. Shouldn't have used fiberglass filler, and 2. State on the label WHY you shouldn't remove the cover.
One of the subreddit's moderators told Bored Panda they would describe it as "light-hearted."
"Dangerous staircase designs are by far our biggest collection of content, so much so that I've had to make a rule so they can only be posted once per week," the person who chose to remain anonymous said.
"Being a non-specific image subreddit, I wouldn't say there's much of a 'community' in the traditional sense," they explained. "However, there are plenty of users who are dedicated to helping me and the other mods manage this subreddit and keep it of a higher quality than most subreddits with over 100K subscribers."
#3
Similar Design, One Can Kill And One Tastes Good
#4
Guess It’s Back To Good Ol’ Drunk Driving
According to the law firm Carr & Carr, many products can be dangerous if the consumers dismiss their warnings and use the items incorrectly. Just consider the cleaning products available at your grocery store or the power tools you use for lawn maintenance.
"[But] when it comes to product liability lawsuits in which consumers seek compensation for harm caused by a particular product, one of the key factors is proving whether the product in question is unreasonably dangerous," Carr & Carr write on their website.
"Since there's no way to anticipate every way in which a consumer might interact with a product, it’s impossible to design and manufacture a product that is entirely free from risk. However, consumers have a right to expect that a given product is safe when used as directed for its intended purpose," Carr & Carr explain.
#5
May Have Been Posted Before But This Is Pure Insanity
#6
Hmm?
An unreasonably dangerous product is one that poses greater risks than an ordinary user might reasonably expect when using the product as intended. "This definition makes a distinction between products that are dangerous—such as drain cleaners or chainsaws—and those that pose threats beyond their intended purpose."
"In general, drain cleaners and chainsaws are not unreasonably dangerous because most come with detailed instructions for the proper use and warnings about their risks. The unreasonable danger in product liability cases is characterized by a flaw in the product's design, manufacture or marketing," Carr & Carr note.
So which of these pictures do you think feature unreasonably dangerous designs? Upvote them and let's see!
#7
Children’s Playground In 1912
Catlady6000 4 years ago
Only thing missing is the sky high metal slide. The one that caused 2nd degree burns in the summer. I miss these playgrounds. They were awesome
Wendy Lorimer 4 years ago
We played on one with sharp bits of metals sticking out, it was our favourite play park because it felt dangerous 🤣
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Looks like our playgrounds in the 1970s and 1980s, just a bit higher. WHEE!
Jerry Conaway 4 years ago
You learned very quickly what manual dexterity meant. If you didn't, then you sat next to the teacher during recess.
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Bet they were great fun and kids learned what being silly and irresponsible cost
Lori Oostendorp 4 years ago
Yeah, a broken arm, broken leg, broken neck, etc.
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the annoying theatre kid 4 years ago
i saw a vox video on how more dangerous playgrounds are actually safer for kids, i don't think they were talking about this though.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Safer and more educational because they learn their capabilities and limits. That's why German playgrounds are way more "dangerous" then US ones.
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Candace Alagappan 4 years ago
I do this with normal playgrounds and no-one stops me... Not a damn person.
Sara Diogo 4 years ago
Contraception was very ineffective in 1912, so people found other ways....
Juris Macto 4 years ago
Some of those children are still alive and tough as a fencepost. Survival of the fittest. Darwin would be proud
Jette Wang Wahnon 4 years ago
Tough,sure,as if alive the youngest would be 119 years old now !
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tuzdayschild 4 years ago
If you chose to be a kid in 1912, you took your chances. And hey, if you survived this, Polio was right around the corner.
Kim Bush 4 years ago
Exactly what I thought, not much different from what I played on as a child, just a little larger in scale, but not by much.
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GenXandEarnedItAll 4 years ago
At least they're not sitting and looking at their stupid phones.
lara 4 years ago
We had a playground at my first school paved with brick, hard seat swings, jungle gym, parallel bars, monkey go round and teeter totters. No one ever go hurt. I was there in the 1st-3rd grade.
ThymeGarden 4 years ago
Same here, except instead of brick it was asphalt. Oh, and somebody got hurt almost every day. Skinned knees and skinned elbows were so commonplace some kids didn't even get it cleaned up. If you were still bleeding when recess was over maybe you'd go to the nurse; maybe you'd hold a Kleenex on it for a while. While I was there, at least four kids fell off the high monkey bars and were carted off in an ambulance, to come back a week later with stitches or crutches and a cast. One kid never did come back. The teacher said he moved...
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Aeon Flux 4 years ago
Nah, he's swinging. Look closer, you can see the cords connecting to the top bar.
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Suzanne Slifer 4 years ago
Also How Did That SKINNY Kid Get At The Intersection ? Looks Like A Total Weakling .
Julian Smith 4 years ago
They made kids stronger back then, the ones we get now just aren't the same!
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Look up German playgrounds. They are awesome! (Try "Kletterpyramide Spielplatz")
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Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Yeah, the new rubber tile generation really is a lot better suited for life in general...
Randy Klefbeck 4 years ago
Not much later, workmen were constructing hi-rise skyscrapers, (walking across 5" wide girders) without safety equipment. Someone had the bright idea after the fact, of installing a safety net while the Golden Gate bridge was being built in S.F.
Elizabeth Gardner 4 years ago
bloody dangerous and the kid on the left could be killed when he hits the ground as he is going back first
Amy Bogaski 4 years ago
We had a park that was the place to be back in the 80’s called caber park, this thing was the biggest unsafe tree house you’d ever seen.I never had an accident but it wasn’t built under any strict codes that’s for sure. I don’t care, I’m glad to have been a part of growing up in that era. Life was exactly what it was supposed to be for kids fun, dangerous and dirty. Your parents wouldn’t worry if they didn’t se u all day, just be home by 5pm for dinner.
Donna Rakowiecki 4 years ago
We do that in the 60's as well there wasn't a summer where someone didn't break an arm or worse
Vermillion Ace #443 4 years ago
I think metal slides on a hot summer day are more dangerous than what's pictured here. This looks more like future acrobat training, and some really brave kids too.
Darla Middlebrook 4 years ago
My school's playground was like that until the 1960's. We had a few broken bones.
Jack Sheehan 4 years ago
The good news is I lived to be 86 and took a job selling asbestos products.
Gloria Nelligan 4 years ago
I saw boy fall off the top of a big metal slide back in the 50s. He died.
InfectedVoice 4 years ago
Some of the playgrounds I remember in the 80's weren't far off this, it was a great time.
Martha Higgins 4 years ago
There were things like this on our elementary and junior high/middle school playgrounds when I was growing up. They were a lot of fun and I can't remember there being any more accidents then than with the stuff on playgrounds now.
Daryl Lemans 4 years ago
See now I'm wondering is he on a swing or is he falling? If you look striaght up youll see he is on a swing. OK, so there is fun but lets not get ridiculous about it.
renato Silva Leite 4 years ago
I think the idea here is to get rid of the nasty kids running around. You see, each semester a single teacher could have two, maybe three children less to care about.
Paige Garberding 4 years ago
Back when child labor was a thang. Guess parents were used to losing their children to accidents like falling out of trees and barn lofts.
Susan Mercurio 4 years ago
People weren't as squeamish (or as litigious) in 1912 as they are today. And better for it!
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Hey, our monkey bars were over cement in the 70's. I don't recall any of them being nearly that high, but still. We splatted, not bounced.
Frances Mccloud 4 years ago
Does anyone else see the face near ground below falling child? Creepy!!
Rachel Arteiro 4 years ago
I am counting at least three broken arms, two ankles and multiple concussions...
Billy Maguire 4 years ago
In my day we didn't HAVE playgrounds, we had to use real trees and derelict buildings.
Bill Culver 4 years ago
If you wondered if boomers are tougher than the current generation just look at what we did for fun when we were kids.
HammerzToe 4 years ago
Ouch! The kids in the swings look like they are have a grand time.... all of them do, until they fall that is.
Edweirdo Contagious 4 years ago
Imagine how strong a kid would be playing on this for a whole year?? Great upper body strength from constant monkey bars, and ladder climbing.. no fear of heights, and have keen sense of balance.. the playgrounds of today are crap by comparison to this marvel!
Rosemary Baxter 4 years ago
Health and safety hadn’t been invented! Kids were brave and fearless in those days.
Tricia Baughman 4 years ago
Back then, kids played outside so much they had the muscles and the skills to be able to play on something like this! Nowadays, most of our kids are such couch potatoes, sitting glued to a screen playing a video game, that for them to play on something like this... it would very likely be disastrous!
Marco Conti 4 years ago
That same playground today would need bleachers nearby for the injury attorneys and CPS workers.
Amber Vandermallie-Walker 4 years ago
why does that whole thing actually look fun.......especially for someone that enjoys climbing things.....
Andrei Marentette 4 years ago
this is the playground that Jigsaw built before he made his famous movies
Grazer-1 4 years ago
My local park in the 80's had a climbing frame that looked like a micro-rollercoaster; half yellow, half blue, it was one continuous length of 'ladder' that looped and curled and eventually joined up with itself again. I think I saw them in other places too (UK this is). There were ample opportunities to maim or kill yourself on one of those babies!
TimesNewLogan 4 years ago
If that's the worst thing that happened to you in the 1910s, you were doing pretty well for yourself.
Sandy Kavanaugh 4 years ago
There's also two kids on the ladder on the right, trying to pick off a smaller one who's upside down on the same ladder.
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
Aww the good ol' days of no safety regulations and no pussy ass kids, think about it, these kids were our (great) grandparents and let me tell you mine were bad ass. These people went on to fight in the craziest of wars and they weren't scared why? Their playground consisted of metal pipes and ladders 30 feet in the air. lol.
Aria Whitaker 4 years ago
You may not see the "pussy ass kids" because they are busy healing in a hospital somewhere after falling off the 17 foot monkey bar contraption. This is a classic example of survivors bias...the only kids you see are the ones that are unhurt and happily playing. You may not realize that 3 kids had already broken their necks the month earlier. Were the kids that were actually harmed on this thing the "pussy ass" ones? Were they not "bad ass" enough? When you know better, you do better...we have simply done better by our kids by making their play equipment safer, nothing "pussy" about it.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
This is not a playground. It's one huge death trap.
Hugo A-niro 4 years ago
Is that a kid falling ? I hope not that's a broken bone or bones for sure
Kameryn Sinclair 4 years ago
just one of those perfectly timed photos! just look to the bottom left corner!
Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
Wow! That kid would go into the stratosphere if they jumped off that swing!
#8
Seems Legit...
Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
Please don’t tell me, that’s people there ready to use it 😳🙆🏼♀️
#9
Staircase Beautified With Loose Boulders And A Broken Pelvis
Saint Thomas 4 years ago (edited)
This one seemed so over the top I did a little reverse image search : it's an art installation by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. It's called "Chorégraphie". - https://slash-paris.com/critiques/celeste-boursier-mougenot-a-la-galerie-xippas
#11
Branding Is Everything
#12
Almost Did It, Too
#13
Bruh
#15
Couldn’t Get A Good Seat? Risk Your Life Trying To Watch The Game!
#16
I Love My Country, But Sometimes...
#17
Sorry, Wheelchair Users!
#18
This 1930s Design Let You Hang Your Baby Over The Side Of A Building In A Cage
#19
Almost Pulled A Michael Scott While Delivering Groceries Today
#20
This 1955 Device For Smoking A Whole Packet Of Cigarettes At Once
#22
Warning Label Inside A Helmet I Received When We Rented 4-Wheelers
#23
The Cannonball Loop Waterslide, A Slide So Dangerous It Was Shutdown Almost Immediately After Opening
#24
Every Chair In This Resort Fits Through The Deck, And The Majority Of People Who Stay Here Are Seniors
#25
Step Out Of A Bathtub Down A Flight Of Stairs, Anyone?
#26
This Architect Accidentally Built A Death Ray That Melts Cars And Fries Eggs... Again
#27
This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles...
#28
In The 1930s You Could Buy Artificial Snow Made Out Of 100% Asbestos
#29
Get A Bone Broken Every Time You Slide Down
#30
Poor Guy
#31
On The Floor Of Doctor's Office. If You Trip On It, You're In The Right Place
#32
It Looks Nice Sure, But I Didn’t Even Know That Was A Real Extinguisher
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Yeah, totally illegal. Fire extinguisher are never allowed to be part of the decor, they need to stand out, however ugly that is.
#33
That's How I Broke My Leg
#34
Food Aid Packages And Cluster Bombs, Both Dropped On Afghanistan In 2001
Aski Markup 4 years ago
Sick f***s. Cluster bombs are one of the most disgusting things used and they used them. On civilians without a care in the world.
#35
That Would Explain Why My Ankle Hurts
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
Not for use as object it appears to be is apparently a trend in China-manufactured goods?
#36
It’s Fine, Nothing To Worry About
#37
Leaving Your Child In The Car Here
#38
Dangerous-Design
#39
Time For A Nice Refreshing Drink Of... Oh
#40
Dear God...
#41
Not Sure If Its Dangerous But I Think It Is
#42
Does This Count
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
It's like one of those annoying clicker balls that are in every office. Only this one doesn't click, just scream.
#43
Not A Fan Of That Projector
#44
This Bike Track In Zagreb, Croatia
#45
You Cant Quite See But Right Above It There Is A Wall
#46
Go Ahead, Spend The Taxpayers’ Dollars On A “Decorative Circle” In The Middle Of An Intersection. What Could Go Wrong?
#47
I Love The New No Stop Exit They Put Up At Our Corner Gas Station, You Don't Even Have To Stop To Exit
#48
God Forbid You Have A Baby Or A Little Dog
#49
This Train Track
#50
This Warm Tent
#51
These Obstacles Are Almost Invisible On The Bike Lane
#52
Uhh Yea
#53
This Spike In My Shower Just Waiting To Catch Me Slipping
#55
“Swallow”
#56
I Think We’ve Hit A Wall Here Guys
#58
Wheelchair X-Games?
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Because filling the gap with concrete would eat a chunk out of the mayor's travelling budget.
#59
Don't Leave Your Purse Unattended With Your Kids...
#60
Soap That Looks Like Apple Sauce
#61
Hope You Aren’t Diabetic
#62
Find The Shower
#63
Oh No
#64
This Handicapped Ramp With Jump At The End
#65
Razor Thing Brake Lights On The 5n. Extremely Difficult To See In Broad Daylight
#66
Stocking Juice Next To Dishwasher Detergent At Walmart
#67
Let's Put That In The Middle Of The Sidewalk...
#68
Park At Your Own Risk. Explain Spontaneous Combustion To Your Insurance Company
#69
Stairwell In A Hotel I Stayed In
#70
For $25 You Can Turn Your Yard Into A Death Trap... Don’t Trip
#71
Lactose Intolerance
Kira Okah 4 years ago (edited)
FFS, this one AGAIN? "Non-dairy" is NOT a regulated term and can be slapped on anything. This stuff is made for people with lactose intolerance, and there is no lactose in it. It does however contain caesin, clearly stated, which comes from milk. Caesin is a milk protein - it will not make lactose intolerant people sick but it will make milk protein allergy sufferers sick. Because "non-dairy" is not regulated, it is advised that people with or who care for someone with a milk allergy to avoid anything labelled "non-dairy". This label is not illegal, and as that is a problem then that needs to be brought up with the guv to regulate the label. This is the creamer version of having "natural" on artificial products - it's not regulated.
#72
I’m 6 Feet Tall And This High Voltage Line That Is Almost Invisible At Night Was Getting Closer And Closer To My Head
Lilly Rose Poppy 4 years ago
I couldn't see their head cause they marked it out and thought they were decapitated
#73
Imagine Trying To Turn The Radio Up And You End Up Going Backwards On The Highway...
#74
Is Your Shower Wiring Up To Code? No? Yeah, We Didn’t Think So
#75
Super Fruity... Kneadable Erasers. Each One Has A Different Fruit Smell. Sold At Elementary School Book Fair
#76
This New Candy!
#77
Let’s Blow Water Into The Socket!
#78
I See No Problem
Jyri Hakola 4 years ago
Kind of cute. Not neccessary practical. And those are just a honeybees. IF the glass is broken, the mess would we stil way more manageable that a similar failure with a 600 litres aquarium.
#79
This Action Figure
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Monday 4 years ago
Modern medicine and technology has been combating natural selection too well...now those folks that would have been out of the gene pool are in charge of building, packaging and manufacturing by the looks of things.
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Paul Aguilera 4 years ago
When i got to the end of this list, i was expecting to see the trump border wall honestly.
Soggy Crumpet 4 years ago
Pretty sure some of these are either captioned in a way that doesn’t represent reality (a sea wall is not a handicap ramp) or just photoshopped (major corporations do not fly planes that low). Don’t believe everything you read here.
Hugo A-niro 4 years ago (edited)
All I saw were stuff built by peoole are people whi just did not give a damn . I liked the wet bathroom and tent with two trucks though
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
I have never, never seen so many absolutely idiotic, crazy and dangerous items/situations!!!!
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I thought it was a sensible question, not everyone is a railway enthusiast
Weird Gaming Emo 4 years ago
Who tf said these were american? A lot of them aren't
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Modern medicine and technology has been combating natural selection too well...now those folks that would have been out of the gene pool are in charge of building, packaging and manufacturing by the looks of things.
Load More Replies... Paul Aguilera 4 years ago
When i got to the end of this list, i was expecting to see the trump border wall honestly.
Soggy Crumpet 4 years ago
Pretty sure some of these are either captioned in a way that doesn’t represent reality (a sea wall is not a handicap ramp) or just photoshopped (major corporations do not fly planes that low). Don’t believe everything you read here.
Hugo A-niro 4 years ago (edited)
All I saw were stuff built by peoole are people whi just did not give a damn . I liked the wet bathroom and tent with two trucks though
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
I have never, never seen so many absolutely idiotic, crazy and dangerous items/situations!!!!
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I thought it was a sensible question, not everyone is a railway enthusiast
Weird Gaming Emo 4 years ago
Who tf said these were american? A lot of them aren't
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