“Makes Me Irrationally Angry”: 81 Times People Tried To Do It Themselves, Failed Miserably, And Learned Their Lesson

DIY is an excellent way to put your creativity and tools to good use, all while saving a bit of money. That is, of course, assuming you know what you’re doing. When you don’t, you’re more likely to end up with the opposite: a waste of time, effort, and cash.

Oh well. At least DIY disasters have a place where they can truly shine rather than just fade into shameful memory. That place is the subreddit r/DIWHY, and below we’ve collected some of the most hilariously bad fails to ever grace it.

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Uni Toe Shoes

A collage showing pointed heels, some with toes extended, and a sketch. A clear example of DiWHY attempts.

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“DiWHY”: 81 Times People Tried To Do It Themselves, Failed Miserably, And Learned Their Lesson (New Pics)

Uni Toe Shoes

Teeth Brushes

I Made Headphones With A Water Pump That Produces Continuous Natural Rain Sounds

This Is Haunted

The Glitter Is Not Sealed. It's A Sink Made Of Sandpaper

Does This Belong Here?

Introducing The New State-Of-The-Art Lts Security Camera”

Fascinating But Why

Probably Already On Here But Anyways:

Tell Me You Smoke Cigarettes Without Telling Me You Smoke Cigarettes

They Could’ve At Least Cleaned The Keys First

Where’s The Remote??

I Made Headphones With Adjustable Tightness

Cinderella

“Cute” New Way To Save Baby Teeth Just Dropped!

The Sink In The Mens Room At A Local Winery

New Mac Desk

Made Of 1500 Tennis Balls, Says It’s Very Comfortable!

Bread Mixer

Amazing Camouflage - Definitely Not A Tesla

Marketplace Gem

Saw This Beauty On The Way To Work

I Don’t Even Know What To Think About This

Cowboy Hat Conversion

And What Is The Name Of The Game That Is Played Here?

He Must Be Stopped

Ngl, It’s A Little Cool

The Most Unsafe Balcony I’ve Ever Seen

This, Horrendous Thing I Saw At The Thrift Store (Yes, Those Are Real Deer Legs)

Definitely Won't Flip Over On Tight Turns

Poodle Made From Seashells, Found For Sale In A Charity Shop In The UK For £2.50

Found One In The Wild!

Thanks Minion Fire Pit I Didn’t Need To Sleep Today Anyways

£3 Mirror And I Had A Vision

Many Questions For This One

The “Infrared Sauna” My Dad Made

Next Listing: Hand Converted Into Stump

I Don't Think Another Coat Is Gonna Fix This

My Father's "Bright" Idea For Fixing A Door Handle

Rock Monopoly

I'd Hate To Be Drunk Here

Superfans Only

Homemade Backsplash

Found On Fb

Picture Is Self Explanatory. Driving On The Interstate In Western Michigan

Epoxy Resin Mantel Clock Embedded Full Of Crushed Stone

It's A Load Bearing Boulder I Guess?

Why Have I Done This

Intriguing, But Why?

My Razor Blade Scissors

Rip The Antique Globe Underneath All This

Restaurant’s Toilet Top In Resin

For Only $25 On Facebook

Six Time

Saw This A Few Days Ago At My Local Grocery Store

Pretty Sure This Belongs Here

Pointless Cork Table Top

Did This Bodge Take As Long As A Trip To The Store? Yeah. Probably Longer

I Found This Aunt Jemima Bottle With Googly Eyes And A Painted White Face And Hands At Goodwill 🤷🏼‍♂️

Yes These Are AirPods. Cool Engineering But Why

Great For Coffee Lovers

I Made This Today, Now My Wife Is Worried

Vaseline Set With Rhinestones

Came Across This Fire Hazard On Marketplace

I Made A Table!

I Never Understood The Hate For Epoxy Tables Until I Saw This On Marketplace

Found These Handbuilt Beauties On Marketplace

Was Told My Carrot Hand Belonged Here

My 3D Printed Phone Cooler

The Best Of Aussie Ingenuity

High Priced Rv’s Are For Suckers

Singular Cotton Swab Holder

Looooooong Bed

Felt Like This Belonged Here…

I Was Told My Wall Art Belongs Here

This Makes Me Irrationally Angry

Circuit Board Knifes

Let’s Mount The New Intercom Directly On Top Of The Old One

Wheel Cover