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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Cursed_airbag
The brown/red "crystal" poking out on the left is gonna hurt. But hey. Vibe up.
One must be dead in order to be nominated for the Darwin. Rules regarding age and if the person has children apply too. See https://darwinawards.com/rules/
Load More Replies...What crystals ? Those are pebbles from a riverbed. And the glue did wonders for that steering wheel.
If you can find rose quartz, clear quartz and other crystal from the riverbed, those people won't dig the ground or cave to find it.
Load More Replies...Some music suggestions to play in that car... Nirvana with "I hate myself and want to die" and Pet Shop Boys with "I'm with stupid", probably also Green day with "American Idiot"
Not to mention what a terrible job of arts and crafts. All that glue everywhere!?!?!
Was Looking For A Budget Mattress When I Saw This...
1. Shouldn't have used fiberglass filler, and 2. State on the label WHY you shouldn't remove the cover.
How can it be even legal to use fiber glass as a filler in a matress? Fiber glass particles easily get into the lungs and have very bad effects on the health then.
Load More Replies...Instead of this warning it should be: DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!!!!!!!
This is scary. We got a Zinus mattress off of Amazon about a year ago and so far it’s been great. It’s really comfortable. I have noticed the zipper too and was curious about that. I’m glad I read this. And I don’t think I see a label on mine anywhere that says not to remove it. But why in the world would they put the zipper on there if they don’t want it unzipped ???
You might want to run a thin line of cyanoacrylic glue, like Crazy Glue, along the length of the zipper so you can’t unzip it. You might want to clip off the zipper pull, too.
Load More Replies...Fiberglass..... if you add uranium to the mix the matress even becomes self-warming...
Fibre glass is supposed to be used as insulation, not mattress filling.
Why would anyone think fibreglass is a suitable filler for a mattress?!
Apparently the Consumer Product Safety Commission has found that this material (fiberglass) is not considered hazardous, according to what the manufacturer states.
Load More Replies...https://www.kxan.com/investigations/texas-families-warn-of-possible-bed-in-the-box-mattress-risks-class-action-lawsuit-filed/amp/
My God. The company's statement is atrocious and claims fiberglass is not harmful.
Load More Replies...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."
Similar Design, One Can Kill And One Tastes Good
knowing me i'd probably be filling a huge pitcher of the yoghurt, run out of yoghurt, pick up the bleach, and continue pouring
Load More Replies...This is dangerous... imagine if you had poor eyesight?
Being British and remembering the Tesco super white goods this does not surprise me. Every one of their "White Label "goods had a label like this. They did everything from all types of food to all kinds of cleaning products and everything in between. The only different was what was written on the product telling what it was. All these products were at the bottom of the price range ie very very cheap I think the bleach was only about 45p.
This is Malaysian. While the British Tesco does use similar labelling, their bottles are much more distinctive.
Load More Replies...Would there be any liability on the part of the store or manufacturer?
I guess it would depend on what the other side of the bottle looks like, and where this is sold, but most places require toxicity, pesticide, and hazardous material warning labels and symbols, usually on both the front and back of the label for a product like this
Load More Replies...The bleach does have a difficult to remove security cap fitted to it as do other dangerous liquids in the UK.
Good old Tesco, making bleach and yogurt look the same. I’m in Tesco as I type, and a box of cereal and washing powder look very very similar...
Guess It’s Back To Good Ol’ Drunk Driving
Go sleep with that creepy guy that kept giving you drinks? He can drive you to his basement/ cabin/ favourite abandoned warehouse.
Load More Replies...To be fair I can see the point of this; they must get a lot of drivers abused by drunk passengers so they have a right to take steps to avoid that (and yes, I get the joke before anyone tries to explain it to me). The bigger concern here is that they will apparently just 'know'... have they developed slur-o-meters to determine how sloshed you are when you call them...?
I would think that drunk people were Uber drivers’ bread and butter. Although I can see that drunks barfing in your car would lose its novelty after the first couple of times.
You could always just... not drink? Or at least not drink to excess?
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.
May Have Been Posted Before But This Is Pure Insanity
it's amazing the human race has existed up to this point
Load More Replies...These were for exterior call boxes, located on street attached to light poles. There was a problem with people calling in fake alarms (kids mostly) so this was a deterrent.
"And thanks to this genius idea, policemen and firemen were never bothered again. Also, the whole city burned to the ground".
So someone, or more people took the time, the thought and effort to make the idea into a reality and even install it without stopping for a second to think how horribly wrong the whole thing is?
Hmm?
But what if you want to park your airplane? Ever thought of that?
Load More Replies...Wow, a fun fair at home - whenever my parents left I would be riding that :D
Howdy, partner! What about this made you think of Texas?
Load More Replies...Just a fancy garage door. I wouldn't want it but not really that bad compared to most of this list.
How do you know the space is wasted if you don't know what it's used for? Perhaps it contains a laundry, food storage, storm shelter, safe room, any number of things.
Load More Replies...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!
Children’s Playground In 1912
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
We played on one with sharp bits of metals sticking out, it was our favourite play park because it felt dangerous 🤣
Load More Replies...Looks like our playgrounds in the 1970s and 1980s, just a bit higher. WHEE!
You learned very quickly what manual dexterity meant. If you didn't, then you sat next to the teacher during recess.
Bet they were great fun and kids learned what being silly and irresponsible cost
Yeah, a broken arm, broken leg, broken neck, etc.
Load More Replies...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.
Safer and more educational because they learn their capabilities and limits. That's why German playgrounds are way more "dangerous" then US ones.
Load More Replies...Seems Legit...
Please don’t tell me, that’s people there ready to use it 😳🙆🏼♀️
I won't tell you, but you'd best believe it
Load More Replies...Actually this is very common with travelling funfairs. A lot of the time you don't see it because of a skirt around the bottom.
That’s frightening... and I totally believe it. I’ll be checking for this from now on
Load More Replies...These are very temporary setups, a week at most. Put together by locals hired right off the street for the 8-12 hours it takes to get it all together. By the time any inspectors get around to checking on them, they've usually packed up and gone. The bigger state fairs are usually a little bit better, more likely to have at least a cursory inspection
Load More Replies...It's only supporting the corner of the operators platform. The wheel itself has its own chassis.
Load More Replies...I don't not go to traveling carnivals. Some are great I'm sure but I won't be the one to test them.
Staircase Beautified With Loose Boulders And A Broken Pelvis
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
Thank you for your dedicated research, before I committed myself.
Load More Replies...Polish Student Art Project gone terribly wrong - kills student in fatal rock slide. Polish Parents keep project to her room in her memory until Mom slips and dies. Luckily, Dad divorced stupid wife and daughter living happily in a condo with an elevator and not rock slides.
Load More Replies...This one is an art installation. Can't remember where. I think Belgium?? Not sure.
feels like minesweeper irl. One wrong step and you would break a bone.
We’ll See
And jawbreakers. And packs of either mini eggs or packets of styrofoam eggs that look like mini eggs.
Load More Replies...open the bag, dump from a height, eat the ones that don't bounce as high as the others.
*meanwhile my dumb a** chewing on a gumball and thinking it's a new flavor*
Branding Is Everything
Yes. We have one around the corner. It’s from a Taylor’s Do-It
Load More Replies...Guess I'm the only one who sees nothing wrong with this. From a hardware store, they go in your scraper for scraping paint, stickers / paint off glass etc.
It's the name they're referring to. "Do It" on a box of blades. I guess it's not good for people with suicidal tendencies
Load More Replies...Almost Did It, Too
Who else puts cup of noddles in the microwave even though it says not too?
glad, you found out ... btw: did anyone ever think of putting parcels into the microwave and if so, why?
To be fair, you would have to remove the food from the packaging first, and then you would see the don’t microwave sign.
Bruh
I don't see a problem here... this is perfect, if you can't get into and out of the garage, you don't deserve to drive
Sure, it's absolutely no problem that you are creating a hazard for the people below you and that you'll need emergency services when your car falls through halfway.
Load More Replies...The bump at the beginning of the left track just adds a little more zing.
Given the rest of the picture, would you even get a car over that curb and into the garage?
I think this is not complete. A metal plate is going to be installed on the concrete.
I like your optimism. I really do. ;) (And I hope you're right.)
Load More Replies...This Hair Bleach...
Maybenot, if you consider the fact that washing detergent pods look like candy.
Load More Replies...The concept was that they added grain extracts (rice, oats, corn etc) inside this hair bleach to 'add nutrients' to the hair. Korean brands like cute concepts so I'm guessing 'granola' wasn't cute enough so we got cereal instead.
It's cereal because the milk represents white hair you get from bleaching
Load More Replies...Yes, many cosmetic have cereal oils and other extracts to care your hair and skin. To bleach your hair, as it damages your hair a lot, you need extra softener adds.
Load More Replies...The graphic design team that made this packaging needs a serious talking to. I really wish I spoke/read Korean so I could get a better idea of what in the great, wide world they were thinking when they made this packaging.
Ok, this was not an accident. Look! Cereal is literally advertised.
See-real and the brown box on the right is called Pudding hair colouring. It’s Kawaii to market things like food products, my niece has so many school supplies that look like food I don’t understand it lol!
Load More Replies...Couldn’t Get A Good Seat? Risk Your Life Trying To Watch The Game!
It looks terrifying, yes. But it looks really well constructed and should hold up just fine. And no, I have no background in engineering or architecture. You try it out first.
Nope. Not for me. I don't care if Freddie Mercury, Prince, Kurt Cobain and Janis Joplin all came back to life for one night only to perform together, I would never sit on that final top row or any of those side seats!
Load More Replies...A city near me got an "outdoor stadium" that is, swear to God, just metal poles and canvas. Locals call it "The Big Tent" b/c of what a joke (circus!) it is. I feel ya.
Load More Replies...The FIFA regulation mentions capacity, not that the stadium has to be fully sold out. I guess those are just seats to mock them
"And it's day six on my journey. We have finally made it to the top of monstrous beast. We will be setting up base camp here for the night. Tomorrow we will begin our nightmare of a journey to the bathroom. God protect us on our journey."
I Love My Country, But Sometimes...
Electrician : 'working the fuse box' ; Sprinkler head popping out of ground : 'Surprise muthafucka !' :D
Your comment made me laugh more than the image did
Load More Replies...One of the most comical events of my childhood involved one of those pop up sprinkler heads. My baseball team was playing our rival team, at their park. There was a puddle of water on the third base sideline, RIGHT in front of our bench. We noticed it was bubbling, and the other team's coach kicked the bubbling spot. Immediately a sprinkler head popped up and sprayed him up and down. But it only got funnier from there.... the coaches from the other team then got it back into place, came over with some rakes to try and spread out the puddle and dry the area up, and as one coach was raking, the other coach leaned over to pick something up off the ground.... right as the coach with the rake decided to rake over the sprinkler head again. It then popped back up, and sprayed coach #2 directly in the face. As a 15 year old that was hilariously funny. As a 34 year old, it's just as funny to remember watching that comedy of errors happen to our rivals.
Those are actually built to prevent water ingress, otherwise, how could they be outside when it rains
DAWN, the joke was if an electrician was working inside the box, and the sprinkler head popped up! Took me a minute to figure it out, too... but LOL!
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure any electric box that is outside exposed to the weather, storms, hurricanes, etc, is gonna be safe around a sprinkler.
How would you like to be the electrician crouching to check the circuit?
Load More Replies...Well, it has to be weather proof already. It IS an outdoor unit after all and it does rain outside, so this sprinkler shouldn't be that big of a concern. Wonder which one was installed first, the electrical box or the sprinkler head?
Sorry, Wheelchair Users!
Any disabled person strong enough to get up that slope in a wheelchair could probably hand walk up the steps anyway - no doubt carrying the wheelchair in their teeth at the same time.
Yep. But, seriously, I can't imagine that you could even get the traction to not just slide down. And it's so steep, you'd likely tip over backwards. Maximum pitch for a legally compliant wheelchair ramp in the US is 1:12.
Load More Replies...This 1930s Design Let You Hang Your Baby Over The Side Of A Building In A Cage
Fresh Air, they did not know about pollution then, was quite safe I understand
Load More Replies...Hey! I haven't seen you in a while... Your comments always make me smile!! :-)
Load More Replies...There used to be a time when we were a lot more hard-core than we are today.
I think during lockdown, there were probrably a lot of parents wishing this was still an acceptable option. "I was not 'Locking my annoying toddler in a cage hung from the side of the building!' He was getting fresh air and vitamin D in a safe, secure, and socially acceptable baby-balcony."
we read about this in history class in seventh grade. they needed more space and wanted to give their kids fresh air. the great depression made people crazy, but i don't blame them.
What ? You have to have a cage if you don't want the vultures to take off with your kids :D. Btw, wonder if any of those kids developed vertigo later in life ?
Almost Pulled A Michael Scott While Delivering Groceries Today
Oh please tell me that there is a button that drops the middle section straight into the water and that they are mutant man-eating koi - James Bond villain on a budget! :D
Ok, if this is Florida, there's gonna be alligators in there sooner or later. Then you'll basically be Mario :D
I look at it and see a mosquito breeding site. Hopefully the koi will help!
I like this one and would get it myself. Among other things none of that horrible grass that needs to be mowed. Instead you get pretty fish. And lots of large birds looking for a meal.
And some visitors bring fishing nets...
Load More Replies...This 1955 Device For Smoking A Whole Packet Of Cigarettes At Once
Because as a mother I want to smoke, but I also want my baby to be healthy, so I put them in their baby cage, and smoke for 5 minutes, that way my baby gets fresh air, and I get a whole days smoking done at once!!!!! #multitask #momlife # babycager
Load More Replies...I don''t think they knew about lung cancer then. People used to think smoking was good exercise for your lungs.
Load More Replies...When smothering your window sill in pure asbestos (other post in this thread) just won't work quickly enough.
maybe she can sit in a baby cage to get a nice view while inhaling a whole pack of smokes and a windowsill full of asbestos?
Load More Replies...I Mean The Potential Is There
You may have an iron ass, but even you wouldn’t be able to withstand that!
Load More Replies...Pink packaging + "pink tax"? Ridiculous to gender medicines.
Load More Replies...Ahhh. I see. That explains the explosive diarrhea during a sneezing fit.
So your sneezing is gone? No, I just don't dare to...
Load More Replies...Welp, take the laxative accidentally and I'm guessing you'll be too distracted to notice your nose is running.
Probably works on coughs also - a few shots of that and you'd be afraid to cough.
Load More Replies...I will never forget the time my brother overdosed on Exlax. It came in a bar that looked just like a chocolate bar (seems so dangerous in retrospect)...the idea being you would break off one of 12 squares per dose. My brother, who was 18 (I was 8) and living in the "bachelor pad" he made in our basement, took several chunks (guess it wasn't working quickly enough?) and about an hour later we hear what sounds like thunder booming from the basement..it was brother pounding up the stairs and yelling "mommy help me" as he ran for the toilet. We were all laughing so hard we were crying. Hadn't heard him say "mommy" in years. He was ok, just took a few hours to realize it. Lol. I miss him so much.
Warning Label Inside A Helmet I Received When We Rented 4-Wheelers
Holy cow! OK, so the manufacturer covered their asses, what about the rental place?
Do they seriously think this will save them from lawsuits? Who uses a helmet just as a costume prop? They need to be reported for WHS issues - massive ones.
Usually novelty helmets/items are for collector's use only. One that comes to mind are rebel pilot helmets from Star Wars
Load More Replies...The Cannonball Loop Waterslide, A Slide So Dangerous It Was Shutdown Almost Immediately After Opening
Is this the one that was tested on mannequins first, & all of them came out decapitated?
Load More Replies...It actually stayed open about a year before they shut it down. They had to add a hatch at the top to get anyone who got stuck out.
Action Park. This ride was only open a month. From the Wiki article "The slide was open for only a month in 1985 before it was closed at the order of the state's Advisory Board on Carnival Amusement Ride Safety, a highly unusual move at the time. One worker told a local newspaper that "there were too many bloody noses and back injuries" from riders, and it was widely rumored, and reported in Weird NJ, that some of the test dummies sent down before it opened had been dismembered and decapitated. A rider also reportedly got stuck at the top of the loop due to insufficient water pressure, and a hatch had to be installed at the bottom of the slope to allow for future extractions." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park
HBO has a documentary on it called "Class Action Park."
Load More Replies...Wondering why no other Action Park attractions are on this list, namely the Grave Pool and others with actual kill counts
I had to do some more sleuthing on this notorious park and supposedly there was also a kayaking simulation ride that claimed one life due to electrocution and also severely electrocuted two other people. Furthermore, there was at least 26 counts of head/neck/back injuries reported on the infamous "Alpine Slides" (I looked up a photo of them and sweet baby Jesus). According to Weird NJ: In 1986, the Herald newspaper reported the previous year’s reported accident toll at Action Park: more than 110, including 45 head injuries and 10 fractures.
Load More Replies...Every Chair In This Resort Fits Through The Deck, And The Majority Of People Who Stay Here Are Seniors
Step Out Of A Bathtub Down A Flight Of Stairs, Anyone?
i’m imagining just a naked person on the ground calling 911
Why plan out a murder when you can create a hazard like this and just wait for your special someone to off themselves? No dateline episode for this guy! (Or gal!)
This Architect Accidentally Built A Death Ray That Melts Cars And Fries Eggs... Again
Because the designer didn't realise London could get that sunny, and windows designed to stop this happening after the first time got phased out in an early design draft. The walkie-talkie now has sunshades to prevent it creating a heat ray.
But....then what's his excuse for doing it at vdara hotel in Vegas, then? (that's the 'again' mentioned)? Surely he knew the desert could get hot?
Load More Replies...It's also a hideous building that is just splatted in the middle of the city. At least the gherkin has a bit of character and is clustered with other tall buildings
This is actually quite spectacular if you get close to it or go inside - the restaurant and giant indoor garden right at the top are incredible. It curves over at the top so that you can see more of a view of the city from the edge.
Load More Replies...He built another one after they put sun shades on it. Someone tell this guy to stop
Load More Replies...He built another one after they put sun shades on it. Someone tell him to stop
Load More Replies...He built another one after they put shaders on it. Someone tell him to stop
Load More Replies...Sorry but sound something from Home alone movie would come up with
Load More Replies...I read that the original design contained horizontal bars that would have countered the effect, because the architect used a similar shape before. Those were removed later on in the process.
I've heard architects complain about changes in the design after the fact. One of my friends who is an architect put it in his contract that he charges double if he comes out to remedy problems after the owner or builder makes a change.... like installing a window in a load bearing wall without consulting the architect for structural integrity consultation.
Load More Replies...This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles...
Love this design, cars can roll over bumps and still kill bike riders and bike riders have to make it across the sewer bike lane from hell. This should be in LA - ASAP.
Load More Replies...As a cyclist who has to drive her bike everyday to school and back, this makes me cringe.
Had these as a kid, riding my 3-spd. VERY quickly learned to hit them on a diagonal. Since then, city has welded flat stock on them to prevent abrupt deceleration.
In The 1930s You Could Buy Artificial Snow Made Out Of 100% Asbestos
Humans didn't know better back then... asbestos was the perfect material. It didn't burn
Sadly, that's not true. They did know. Asbestosis as a disease from inhaling abestos was discovered around 1900. In 1943 it was proven that asbestos causes lung cancer. First bans didn't take effect before the 1970s and 1990s.
Load More Replies...They used it as the snow in the poppy field scene in The Wizard of Oz. YIKES!
Yup. They used it commonly for snow scenes in movies back in the day.
Load More Replies...they did this in most old movies before they new the dangers of it.
Get A Bone Broken Every Time You Slide Down
then both of you gonna get your bones cracked
Load More Replies..."Design the playground, Patrick!" "But I hate kids!" "Just do what you're told, man!"
Shouldn’t there be a nice ball pit at the bottom or something? Not just a plummet.
Side effects of slide include: broken bones, Sadness, A silly story to share with Friends, and a hospital bill.
Poor Guy
Now I'm worried about all the buildings I've been in... is this something that is in every building?
Don't know where this was taken, but lacking plans to safety evac someone using a wheelchair is discrimination and downright illegal in this country (UK).
Load More Replies...It's ok. He's in the designated "place of safety". The evacuation plans for buildings like this is to get anyone who can't use the stairs to the designated spot which the fire department have deemed appropriate. Fire and rescue crew come along, pop the window (which will be an escape window of some sort) and lift them out. There will also be contingency plans for if the "place of safety" is on fire. Don't panic.
It makes me sad that people didn't offer to help carry him down the stairs
Really ? I Hate To Tell You But He COULD Get Out With The Help Of Some People ... 2 that can help carry him out and 1 to gently push the empty wheelchair down the stairs .
What is wrong with the people??? I've been evacuated due to alarms a few times and everyone helped people with wheelchairs, either carrying them in the wheelchairs or carrying the persons and wheelchairs seperately, asking the persons which way they preferred helping. Also carrying them back (because the lifts were still not working directly after the alarm, too). And it was on the sixth floor, No problem.
Some people could have carried him out in his chair, lazy, inconsiderate bastards!
On The Floor Of Doctor's Office. If You Trip On It, You're In The Right Place
Imagine you're playing Jumanji and it came alive
Load More Replies...Must be fun for people that are in wheelchairs ... having to run over it all the time
It Looks Nice Sure, But I Didn’t Even Know That Was A Real Extinguisher
Yeah, totally illegal. Fire extinguisher are never allowed to be part of the decor, they need to stand out, however ugly that is.
I keep three in my house, and eff the decor. I don't wanna screw around if a housefire starts.
Load More Replies...They dont wear them like that tho. They wear oxygen on their backs.
Missing the whole point of the bloody thing being red, so you can see it!
What kind of people use reverse psychology to hide a fire extinguisher? Disney villains?
This doesn’t make any sense anyway. We don’t wear fire extinguishers on our backs. We wear compressed air cylinders with a regulator.
That's How I Broke My Leg
Food Aid Packages And Cluster Bombs, Both Dropped On Afghanistan In 2001
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.
Cluster ammunition is banned by most countries since 2010, 108 nations have signed the treaty in 2020. (The US didn't of course). So there is hope that they won't get used in the near future at all
Load More Replies...America have done lots of war crimes (and they still doing it today), but the UN have done nothing about it.
OMG. The Devil never sleeps and Evil never ends! Enough to almost make me go to church. And lettering in ENGLISH, dropped in Afghanistan.
That Would Explain Why My Ankle Hurts
Not for use as object it appears to be is apparently a trend in China-manufactured goods?
Yeah, their labeling is questionable - their constitution for example claims it's a "democratic dictatorship"....
Load More Replies...Yes, it smells like rubber, sweat, floor polish and tears.
Load More Replies...It’s Fine, Nothing To Worry About
Because, They can. They shouldn't but they can so here it is.
Load More Replies...It's still being built. The center core is poured first and the floors are made at ground level and then jacked up into position. and then tied together. When completed it is very structurally sound.
Do you just make this up? Considering the building was completed in 1971 something tells me they are not still building it. Look it up Astra Tower, Hamburg.
Load More Replies..."Phil wants to see you in his office, but Gladys has to come to take your spot to keep it balanced.
Astra is a German beer brand. This was a high-rise building in Hamburg. It was supposed to take up the shape of a "Pilstulpe" (a beer glass).
That's the saddest example of a "beer glass" I've ever seen. Wouldn't have been my first (nor second or tenth... or last) guess. (More like that it was the beer that made them have the idea ;-) )
Load More Replies...I would absolutely not enter that building under any circumstance.
and also not approach it closer than it's height.
Load More Replies...Leaving Your Child In The Car Here
At least the cars suck - coulda been BMWs and Ferraris
Load More Replies...Yeah I know it's Victoria as see them driving around Tassie all the time!. Aussie snowdropper is correct.
Load More Replies...i looked up Vicroads here in Victoria and typed in registration plate !!!! 20210518_2...722cf6.jpg
CIA Alert for aussie snowdropper! You're hired. When can you start?
Load More Replies...They no doubt totally ignored the huge DO NOT PARK HERE sign.
Load More Replies...Dangerous-Design
Thats like one of those rings you see in a spy movie. A little frog poison on the spike, prick your enemy on the skin as you walk by, they drop dead, you go back to your island lair and laugh maniacally.
After just explaining how the imagery reminds me of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I felt shy to note that it would make the centerpiece of the nastiest brass knuckles I've ever seen
Load More Replies...well you are supposed to wear rings so others can see it, you have it on backwards
Jan, that's true but maybe she liked it that way. And wouldn't it jab into her finger instead?
Load More Replies...Time For A Nice Refreshing Drink Of... Oh
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Load More Replies...Dear God...
I landed a 737 at that airport... Once... In a simulator. My verdict is a big fat no thank you.
Load More Replies...What was even worse is that the pilots couldn’t see the runway until the last minute. They flew towards a huge billboard mounted on the side of a mountain & at a certain point had to make a hard 90 degree turn to line up to the runway. I’m sure nobody misses it.
Like St-martin. Freaking cool but the noise must be deafening.
I've actually been in St. Martin in 2019 and experienced that famous Maho Beach with landing & departing planes, you'd think that it's very loud, but it actually wasn't that bad. Most dangerous thing is departing planes, you need to check where you stand, coz they have a problem with people who don't take warnings seriously and if you stand on a wrong path, you could hurt yourself when planes are departing and they roll to runway and when it's their take off, that plane really blows some kerosene and you can fly couple of meters. We saw many hats got blown to the sea :D
Load More Replies...My Dad used to have to fly into Hong Kong on business, he said you could see people hanging out their washing in the apartments as you were landing. Hong Kong built an artificial Island a while back just so they could relocate the airport.
I loved Kai Tak... fly toward the target on the mountain then hard right and down fast. I used to travel to HK regularly in the 90's. Great landing (after 12 hours from LHR).
Not Sure If Its Dangerous But I Think It Is
As a non-English and slow reader, Yes.
Load More Replies...My car does this! Randomly, and while the car is moving - stupidest thing I've ever seen.
and don't forget to read and agree to disclaimer!
Load More Replies...Is this intentional????? if it isn't then someone needs a good speaking to....and if it is they still need a good speaking to.
Does This Count
It's like one of those annoying clicker balls that are in every office. Only this one doesn't click, just scream.
Like in that Simpsons episode where there is the human newtons cradle!
Not A Fan Of That Projector
The fan. Next came the manager in charge of finding spots for the beamer. Than came the guy who knew it made no sense but installed it anyway to keep his job.
Load More Replies...This Bike Track In Zagreb, Croatia
yeah just make sure to stand on the pedals... I learned that the hard way
Load More Replies...Well be glad they painted it red so you don't have to power wash blood as well
Load More Replies...London east end cycle paths around 2005 were very much like this. Not everywhere, just enough normal bits to relax you into trusting them, then suddenly BOOM something like this in the mix just to get you.
on the phone: "yeah honey so i'll pick up the groceries on my bi-ke" then i big crash
get ready for some front wheelies and some broken bones
You Cant Quite See But Right Above It There Is A Wall
Or toddlers. If any responsible parent of a toddler would put them on that.
Load More Replies...“You can’t quite see…” ah yeah, it’s pretty obvious there’s a wall, it’s half the frame.
Go Ahead, Spend The Taxpayers’ Dollars On A “Decorative Circle” In The Middle Of An Intersection. What Could Go Wrong?
So you're supposed to drive right across it? It has two solid white lines, shouldn't they be illegal to cross?
Took me a long time to figure out what is supposed to happen here and couldn’t until you pointed out you’re meant to drive across. Outrageous design indeed
Load More Replies...In my village we have the opposite, an actual roundabout being just some red circle in the middle of a crossroad, the ONLY thing we see it the sign before, and actually everytime you have more than one car everyone freeze, some know it's a roundabout, but we worry other people won't and will just go. Very confusing...
got one of those here, too. it's because if there's a lorry, they can't make the circle so they have to make certain the big trucks can just go across. But yes, it's a bit confusing if you don't know about it.
Load More Replies...I actually live in this town. I've never heard of an accident there. They're actually revitalized their downtown a lot and it's a really nice place to live.
I'll stay in Colorado with the bears and wolves.
Load More Replies...Oh, I've been to this. IT SUCKS. I feel like they made a "crop circle' in the intersection!
I Love The New No Stop Exit They Put Up At Our Corner Gas Station, You Don't Even Have To Stop To Exit
We have a prominent Do Not Enter sign where I live. Car go right past it everyday. I see the sign here was so useless they did not bother to repplace it when it ccompletely greyed out. hey, no ttraffic coming I just real quick....
God Forbid You Have A Baby Or A Little Dog
God forbid you have a functioning brain and close that gap yourself with some wood before letting your child or dog unattended on the balcony.
nice break to a leg should it slip between the cement flooring and the wire wall to keep you SAFE!
This Train Track
It's not operational. Whether or not they're trying to use it, can't say.
Load More Replies...Luckily this is in a German railway museum and is just for aesthetic purposes. Source in English: https://www.eurogunzel.com/2018/10/viral-photo-disconnected-railway-tracks/
I'm guessing if you zoomed out you'd see buffers on both sections and this is just the trailing ends of standard-length track pieces.
well at least if you fall into the track you can crouch behind it and the train will probably like go over it
This Warm Tent
Thefumes from the truck could end up killing someone sleeping inside there
Load More Replies...The person writing the caption was the one who had the terrible design idea. People do this as a way to camp out of their truck beds. It's not a bad idea.
if you don't start the trucks, this is perfectly safe. assuming the parents who made this know about carbon monoxide.
Right? Why is it assumed the trucks are/will be running?
Load More Replies...They are relying on the car exhaust to warm the tents. Unfortunately this is carbon monoxide poisoning waiting to happen.
Load More Replies...The truck is off. Why would you have your vehicle running while you're asleep anyway?
Load More Replies...These Obstacles Are Almost Invisible On The Bike Lane
Didn't stop the car to enter that lane anaway. Btw there are curbs to restrain so the bumps are just the killing device
Soooo... are the bikes supposed to go in BOTH directions on that? While the traffic just goes in one? And what is that dark car doing on the bike-lane? Driving? Parking? This is ... awful.
Uhh Yea
Well, you're never getting that charger out of there
This Spike In My Shower Just Waiting To Catch Me Slipping
I feel like your user names describes a very possible scenario here...should that be made of iron.
Load More Replies...That's an anti-suicide towel hanger. It's on a hinge, any serious downward pressure on it and it pops down, so people can't hang themselves from it
Grandma’s Last Ride
Again as a wheelchair user, this looks awesome! Though I'd hate to go up!
“Swallow”
Given that just inhaling the fumes of naphthalene balls (mothballs or toilet balls) counts as toxic exposure, naphthalene balls in pretty shapes that kids could eat should be downright illegal (naphthalene mothballs I know are completely illegal here for their toxicity).
Well if there is a kid who can get a mothball past their nose and into their mouths, they've probably got a steel stomach and iron balls anyway. When I was a kid the neighbor would spread those things around their yard for pest control, and we wouldn't go near the place.
Load More Replies...Ha ha ha.. This is in my place.. The brand is famous here, so local will not accidentally swallow it
Referencing that the word is a homonym, this post is.
Load More Replies...I Think We’ve Hit A Wall Here Guys
Looks like temporary walls put up for construction, but whoever built them didn't think to leave enough room for people exiting the escalator.
Load More Replies...And the most depressing thing to remember is that there were many people working there, many people making decisions, and nobody noticed the problem.
It was a staged photo. The walls are for construction.
Load More Replies...Found This
I think (not sure) that this could be from an experiment a few years ago, where they were testing how people behaved in traffic with different fixtures added. This one made people drive super slow. They talked about it in an old QI-episode.
This may be an exibition car. The knife, the spider, the robot hand holding the mirror, wooden floor, ammo box, and the car beside this.
Wheelchair X-Games?
Because filling the gap with concrete would eat a chunk out of the mayor's travelling budget.
I swear it's like half the time ramps are an afterthought to bring a building up to code, built by people who have never seen a wheel chair.
Don't Leave Your Purse Unattended With Your Kids...
When I was in high school kids drank plain hand sanitizer to get drunk. But there are so many food scented hand sanitizers and lotions, I don't really see a problem with it.
how do you get drunk off hand sanitizer is my question. like does that actually work?
Load More Replies...Soap That Looks Like Apple Sauce
No. It is soap that looks like soap and it is even written in big letters.
Hope You Aren’t Diabetic
Which are conveniently cut off this picture - the product doesn't have added sugar at all, nor is this per serving.
Load More Replies...This label depends on the country that this is from. I'll use USA and EU because I know those guidelines. No Added Sugar I don't think is a regulated label in the USA but it is in the EU. USA guidelines for the label Sugar Free state "less than 0.5g sugar per serving", which applies to this product, while in the EU it means 0g sugar. If there were more information as to country and maybe the whole packet, this would be easier ^^;
Load More Replies...The original post has a comment that points out that this is natural sugar (lactose) in the powdered milk included in the mix per 100g, not per serving. The per serving amount is pretty negligible. That the picture cuts off that rather important bit of information is telling.
Find The Shower
At the bottom of the stairs, above the drain slightly off to the left. Taking a shower will drench the stairs, death trap of a wet room.
Load More Replies...In Moscow, some years ago, we were proudly told that each room had a bathroom. A toilet, washbasin and shower. The shower was a pipe that went up the wall, over the ceiling and the shower head was right over the toilet. Except there was no shower head, just the pipe. And, no hot water.
Showering and cleaning the bathroom at the same time. If it has a car-wash similar dryer in the ceiling you’re done in 5 minutes.
Oh No
If the answer is yes, I prefer to use the Highway to Hell instead
Load More Replies...This is from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's studio house in Mexico, designed by Jaun O'Gorman decades ago.
Do you climb through the window to get on and off the staircase?
This Handicapped Ramp With Jump At The End
Nope, it's to get your dingy down to the water. The sand level won't be the same all year round either, so it's still not brilliant...
Load More Replies...Razor Thing Brake Lights On The 5n. Extremely Difficult To See In Broad Daylight
That car is not standard... design guidelines do not allow brake, indicators and reverse lights to be on a panel that moves like a tailgate.
This is why a lot of new cars with big tailgates have the brake light and indicators low down on the bumper - which are helpfully obscured by the bonnet of your own car when you are pull up behind them. There is also a trend for thin LED lights and tiny little indicators which are godawful to see - looking at you Tesla!
Load More Replies...There's no indication of what kind of care this is. I call Photoshop.
Stocking Juice Next To Dishwasher Detergent At Walmart
I’ve never seen this happen in ANY store, the laundry stuff is always with the laundry stuff, the juice is near the milk.
This is the "Action Alley" near the back of the store. It's sort of a free space area to put any items you want to sell quickly or highlight. The Grocery DM needs to be placed behind the register where he can't kill anyone so easily.
Load More Replies...Let's Put That In The Middle Of The Sidewalk...
perfect for keeping people on their toes as well as sweeping them off their feet
Load More Replies...Last year I kept finding stop sign stumps all over my city that were similar to this. Just shorter and sharper. Like stop signs broke or were removed but the city just left the dangerous stumps behind. No effort to even paint them a bright color to draw attention to the danger.
I know someone who tripped and broke her femur on the stump of a street sign that had been cut down on a sidewalk, leaving about 20cm of metal pole sticking out of the ground. In most countries you would be able to sue the local municipality, but she was sh*t out of luck.
Park At Your Own Risk. Explain Spontaneous Combustion To Your Insurance Company
Stairwell In A Hotel I Stayed In
Its actually normal its an illusion it makes it loong like its uneven but really it isn't
For $25 You Can Turn Your Yard Into A Death Trap... Don’t Trip
In reality that sculpture is 8 inches high and the "rustic" part means that it will have rusted away within 3 hours after the first rain shower.
According to the listing, it's 35cm (13.8") tall. And it looks like utter crap in customer images compared to the listing pictures.
Load More Replies...It doesn't. This screenshot was taken when it had only one rating. It now has 62 ratings, and 1.6 stars.
Load More Replies...Lactose Intolerance
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.
In other words, this IS a bad design. Most other posts on here are legal too, that doesnt make them less dangerous.
Load More Replies...The product doesn't contain lactose - the ingredients are listed. Caesin doesn't trigger lactose intolerance reactions, but it does trigger milk allergic reactions. "Non-dairy" isn't regulated and is pretty meaningless.
Load More Replies...I’m 6 Feet Tall And This High Voltage Line That Is Almost Invisible At Night Was Getting Closer And Closer To My Head
I couldn't see their head cause they marked it out and thought they were decapitated
What do you mean, "marked it out"? Nope, this is the result!
Load More Replies...That's not a high voltage line, probably telecom. Shouldn't be that low nonetheless.
That's not a high-voltage line. It's low-voltage communications cable.
Imagine Trying To Turn The Radio Up And You End Up Going Backwards On The Highway...
I see you're an optimist and unaware of the fact that nothing is fool proof.
Load More Replies..."Oooh! This is my favorite song! Let's turn it up! AAAAAAH!!!!" and Jerry never got to hear his favorite song in full volume
I imagined like the title told me to and now I can't stop laughing
Is Your Shower Wiring Up To Code? No? Yeah, We Didn’t Think So
Ah... I knew we'd see the famous suicide shower soon. It's actually safer than it looks
What's going on there then? Why do you need electricity in a shower head?
Load More Replies...Super Fruity... Kneadable Erasers. Each One Has A Different Fruit Smell. Sold At Elementary School Book Fair
This New Candy!
"Essential oils scented like cotton candy"? Why would I want that in the first place?
Let’s Blow Water Into The Socket!
It's common in large public restrooms to have multiple outlets protected by a single GFCI, and terminals are provided on the back of it for that exact purpose. Some municipalities require GFCI circuit breakers in the main electrical panel, eliminating the need for one at each outlet position.
Load More Replies...I See No Problem
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.
I'd rather clean up the water from an aquarium than have a hive's worth of panicked/angry bees flying around my living room.
Load More Replies...I like it . I’d spend alll day just watching them work their busy bees bum off
Eh? I've seen at least one of these, I think at Kew Gardens, and it was really cool. Not in the slightest a design fail.
These sorts of visible hives are common in science centers and fairs
No, but it's sealed and they can't get into the house.
Load More Replies...I like it- bet it's so fun to sit and watch. I'd be watching all the time!
I actually really like this, mind you I live in socal so.... an earthquake happens and then my dwelling is full of bees. Cool nonetheless!
After an earthquake, my least concern would be the bees, I think.
Load More Replies...This Action Figure
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...When i got to the end of this list, i was expecting to see the trump border wall honestly.
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.
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
I have never, never seen so many absolutely idiotic, crazy and dangerous items/situations!!!!
I thought it was a sensible question, not everyone is a railway enthusiast
Who tf said these were american? A lot of them aren't
Load More Replies...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...When i got to the end of this list, i was expecting to see the trump border wall honestly.
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.
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
I have never, never seen so many absolutely idiotic, crazy and dangerous items/situations!!!!
I thought it was a sensible question, not everyone is a railway enthusiast
Who tf said these were american? A lot of them aren't
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