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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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.
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
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.
May Have Been Posted Before But This Is Pure Insanity
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
Seems Legit...
Please don’t tell me, that’s people there ready to use it 😳🙆🏼♀️
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
We’ll See
Branding Is Everything
Almost Did It, Too
Bruh
This Hair Bleach...
Couldn’t Get A Good Seat? Risk Your Life Trying To Watch The Game!
I Love My Country, But Sometimes...
Sorry, Wheelchair Users!
This 1930s Design Let You Hang Your Baby Over The Side Of A Building In A Cage
Almost Pulled A Michael Scott While Delivering Groceries Today
This 1955 Device For Smoking A Whole Packet Of Cigarettes At Once
I Mean The Potential Is There
Warning Label Inside A Helmet I Received When We Rented 4-Wheelers
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?
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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."
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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.
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According to one article on Action Park, it was drawn up on a napkin by someone with no engineering background.
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Nobody actually drowned if memory serves but a LOT of chafing happened.
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Don't worry about the kids screaming and crying, and don't worry about the red liquid coming out of the slide, Its just one of the kids went down the slide with tons of bags of kool-aid in his pockets and it all spilled out, and no one is coming out of slide because they are playing hide and seek in there.
Wasn't this the ride that decapitated several crash test dummies and they STILL OPENED IT TO THE PUBLIC
No. They didn't use dummies there at all, they offered the employees cash. They got stuck, but they opened it anyway.
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anyone who tested it was paid $100. one of the testers quotes was ¨$100 of booze is not enough to take away the memory of that experience¨
Action park. Legend has it that the test dummies were coming out headless. No one came out of that thing without an injury. Usually a bloody nose
This makes me anxious just looking at it! Could you imagine getting stuck in the bottom of that!?!
OMYGOD. okay, so I've always had a fear of tube slides. especially water tubes. this is so scary. makes me claustraphobic just thinking about it.
I wonder. WHAT DIdTHEY THINK WAS GONNA HAPPEN. It’s not likes it’s a water slide! It’s not even building enough momentum.
Well when you consider the guy who designed it was not an engineer nor a ride designer and allegedly drew the original design on a cocktail napkin, you could say foresight was not his strong suit.
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The slide actually stayed open about a year before they shut it down.
You're supposed to swim your way through the water-filled loop feet first?
Ohhh, I'm a contortionist this would have been fun. Just kidding.
Action Park is how Jersey separated the weak from the strong, lol
Great documentary about this place, also a film with Jonny Knoxville was made based on this park.
Can see people riding it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHqfhyCbbM
They also had cars you could drive around. Not on a track or anything, just you could drive them around.
An X-ray revealed there are three child-skeletons piled up in the loop...
There was another thing like that... In one of the 50 states with no safety laws for parks... The slide tended to throw the user into the air, so they put a net... a net which beheaded a child the first day.
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?
This Architect Accidentally Built A Death Ray That Melts Cars And Fries Eggs... Again
This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles...
In The 1930s You Could Buy Artificial Snow Made Out Of 100% Asbestos
Get A Bone Broken Every Time You Slide Down
Poor Guy
On The Floor Of Doctor's Office. If You Trip On It, You're In The Right Place
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.
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.
That Would Explain Why My Ankle Hurts
Not for use as object it appears to be is apparently a trend in China-manufactured goods?
It’s Fine, Nothing To Worry About
Leaving Your Child In The Car Here
Dangerous-Design
Time For A Nice Refreshing Drink Of... Oh
Dear God...
Not Sure If Its Dangerous But I Think It Is
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.
Not A Fan Of That Projector
This Bike Track In Zagreb, Croatia
You Cant Quite See But Right Above It There Is A Wall
Go Ahead, Spend The Taxpayers’ Dollars On A “Decorative Circle” In The Middle Of An Intersection. What Could Go Wrong?
I Love The New No Stop Exit They Put Up At Our Corner Gas Station, You Don't Even Have To Stop To Exit
God Forbid You Have A Baby Or A Little Dog
This Train Track
This Warm Tent
Note: this post originally had 79 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
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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Guys let’s be honest most of these must be designed by and for pycopaths 🤣
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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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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