Article created by: Austėja Akavickaitė

We love technology, we use it daily, and apparently, we can also laugh at it. The members of the subreddit r/softwaregore have been gathering the funniest software fails that have gone terribly wrong!

The group has been running since the 15th of January, 2013. Now over 1.9 million members are laughing at incidents from the weather toasting up to 1000 degrees to having -2 messages.

Whether you're a tech wizard seeking a good chuckle, or just a feed scroller, brace yourselves for a laughter-packed journey that will make you question the sanity of programmers.

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#1

Now That's Just Hurtful

Screenshot of a software fail showing an error message labeling a personality test result as catastrophic failure.

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    Do Negative Numbers Count?

    Software fail showing salary input rejected as answer must not be greater than zero on job application form.

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    #3

    Having An Existential Crisis Over Here

    Checkbox marked "I am human" with an error message saying "Incorrect. Please try again," showing a software fail.

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    #4

    Interesting Trip To Work Today

    Train display showing software fail with the word suffer instead of a station name or message.

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    #5

    Quite A Nice Run I Had This Evening

    Strava running app software fail showing impossible longest run distance and zero pace on world map tracking.

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    Data1001
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found Superman's secret identity!

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    #6

    Female Gender Is Invalid

    Software fail showing gender selection with both female and male options selected, prompting invalid option error.

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    #7

    Speechn’t

    Screenshot of a wild software fail showing a confusing grammar correction error in text suggestion.

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    #8

    My B.m.i Is Apparently Infinite

    BMI software fail showing a child's BMI as Infinity, placing them in the 100th percentile labeled obese.

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    #9

    My Sim Slept While Carrying A Plate

    A person’s arm awkwardly passing through a bed frame showing a wild software fail in a 3D simulation game.

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    #10

    Yes You Are Train! Yes You Are

    Software fail on train digital sign displaying incorrect message This is a Pie instead of route info.

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    #11

    I'm Pretty Sure That Lakes Aren't Supposed To Be Like That

    Small airplane flying over a software fail showing a lake with a waterfall edge glitch in the landscape.

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    #12

    It Seems Like He’s Suffering From Something Called “Life”

    Smartwatch showing a software fail with impossible heart rate alert at 0 bpm, highlighting wild software fails online.

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    #13

    No, I Don't Think That's A Jam Bun

    Hand holding a cashew with calorie count software fail showing incorrect calories for the cashew and a dog.

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    #14

    Ah Yes, I Agree Bread Kinda Is That

    Instagram software fail showing a comment removed for adult s****l solicitation against community guidelines.

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    #15

    I'm Really Alerted After This

    Emergency alert displayed with overlapping text showing a software fail people were lucky to notice online.

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    Data1001
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Bay of Plenty"?? More like Words of Plenty.

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    #16

    ":/" In "Http://" Got Replaced With A Smiley

    Pixelated confused yellow smiley face icon embedded within HTTP web address showcasing software fails online.

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    #17

    Half Life Corrupted My Screenshot And Created Some Metal Album Cover Material

    Dark cityscape with glitchy visual distortions illustrating a wild software fail noticed and shared online.

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    #18

    Alternate Route

    Tweet showing a Google Maps navigation software fail suggesting a slow 18-minute detour without tolls in a neighborhood.

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    #19

    Failed Successfully

    Green checkmark above the word Failed with a blue OK button, illustrating a wild software fail screenshot.

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    #20

    Awfully Specific

    Tablet screen showing a software fail with battery percentage displaying an impossible value over 35%.

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    #21

    2020 Didn't End In Romania

    Digital display showing an impossible temperature of 34 degrees in December, highlighting wild software fails noticed online.

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    #22

    This Planetarium's Computer Crashed

    Blue screen of death error with white text showing software fail and crash dump details on computer display.

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    #23

    Ah Yes, A Blue Box

    Video game screenshot showing a character named Peewee explaining a software fail involving confusing color terminology.

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    #24

    The Emoji Looks As Confused As I Am

    Confusing software fail showing an impossible negative temperature with question emoji, highlighting wild software fails online.

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    #25

    Just... Don't Go There

    Satellite view showing a software fail with a large glitch blocking terrain in a rural map area with road labels.

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    #26

    My Pizza Is Coming From Another Continent Lmao

    Map showing pizza delivery location far from the order processing time, highlighting wild software fails shared online.

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    #27

    I Wonder What Whould Happen

    Popup showing software fail with Cow Evolution mistakenly listed as a default browser option on a device screen.

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    #28

    Ahh Yes 24/7

    Screen time notification showing an average of 24 hours per day, illustrating a wild software fail noticed by users.

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    #29

    My Package Had A Meltdown

    Software fail showing shipment shipped after the estimated delivery date causing confusion in the delivery tracking system.

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    #30

    Travel Method Saves Time As Well!

    Aerial view of a neighborhood showing a software fail with an incorrect sailing route between Lakewood Park and Dollar General.

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    #31

    My PC Started Crashing All Around And My Mouse Cursor Started Duplicating So I Drew A House With It

    Glitched software fail showing distorted house drawing overlay on a blurred figure in a dark environment.

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    #32

    This Is My Clock Now

    Software fails shown with corrupted or unreadable icons on a computer taskbar, a wild software fail noticed online.

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    #33

    Earth, Wind, And A Chance Of Scattered Showers

    Weather reporter caught in a live broadcast software fail causing multiple duplicate images across the screen.

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    #34

    Greek Architecture

    Glitched satellite image showing a warped road and landscape, an example of wild software fails noticed online.

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    #35

    Mr Stark I Don’t Feel So Good

    Glitch in animated character showing distorted neck and face, illustrating one of the wild software fails noticed online.

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    #36

    Well... Kudos To The Devs !!!

    Password strength meter showing a full green bar for empty input and a weak red bar for a complex password fail.

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    #37

    Guess That’s A Good Error Code Uplay

    Software fail showing a contradictory error message stating disconnection with error code success on a gaming platform.

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    #38

    *phone Explodes*

    Calculator app error showing timeout message with value may be infinite or undefined, a wild software fail shared online.

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    #39

    So... Do They Pay Me?

    Cart screen showing a software fail with a negative quantity and a huge negative price for an NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti GPU.

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    #40

    Just My Casual Morning Run

    Screenshot of a software fail showing an impossible 4,295 mile run with zero pacing from a fitness tracking app.

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    #41

    Yes, I Got Successfully $0

    Software fail message showing congratulations for earning zero dollars in a glitchy game notification window.

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    #42

    My Phone Thinks It's Running On Nothing But Storage

    Screenshot of a phone specs page showing no processor, camera, or screen, highlighting a wild software fail.

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    #43

    Where Can I Buy

    Screen showing a software fail message asking to insert a disc to start the YouTube application.

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    #44

    I Think Windows 11 Is Trying To Say Teams Is Running

    Screenshot showing a desktop filled with numerous identical software fail icons, highlighting a wild software fail.

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    #45

    My Fps Counter Decided It Wanted Attention

    Low frame rate of 22 FPS visible on car racing game screen showcasing a wild software fail spotted online.

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    #46

    iOS Is Making One Of My Memojis Do Blackface

    Memoji stickers showing various facial expressions including winking, sweating, thumbs up, and peace sign in a software interface.

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