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“Who The Hell Thought This Would Work”: 45 Times People Tried To Do It Themselves And Learned Their Lesson
Article created by: Greta Jaruševičiūtė
I’ve got nothing but respect for people who can actually pull off DIY. It takes patience, skill, and a level of confidence I simply don’t have. Personally, the peak of my handiwork is assembling IKEA furniture, and that’s only because the instructions leave little room for disaster.
If I ever tried a proper home project, though, I’d probably end up featured on the subreddit “DiWHY.” It’s the internet’s favorite gallery of attempts that were meant to be clever or budget-friendly but instead leave everyone asking: how did it come to this?
The answer, of course, is that creativity may have no limits—but common sense usually does.
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Bought Spare Remotes Then My 4 Year Old Found Electrical Tape And Made This So We’d Never Lose Another Remote
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Asking If I Installed My AC Properly Since This Is A DIY Job. Temp Is Set To 17, But The House Just Keeps Getting Warmer
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