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50 Times People Did Their Laundry With Disastrous Or Funny Results

There’s virtually no household that hasn't experienced laundry gone wrong. In a classic scenario, a family member puts your beloved cashmere jumper from a fancy Parisian boutique you could never afford on your own on a spin of death and it shrinks just like your dreams of putting it on ever again. You try to stretch the fabric until it tears away and this is a farewell you knew was comin’.

In reality, laundry fails are so common, I am wondering how come they’re still not included in the Olympic games... right next to the wine glass breaking race.

Bored Panda has compiled a list full of hand-selected (you bet!) laundry fails that is basically a low-key guide on how not to murder your clothes in what seems like a hundred different ways.

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Just Some Regular Rubber Gloves Washing Accidentally Opened The Gate Of Hell

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50 Times People Did Their Laundry With Disastrous Or Funny Results

Just Some Regular Rubber Gloves Washing Accidentally Opened The Gate Of Hell

It's A French Sweater Anyway

The Many Stages In My Sweater's Life

They Look Dry Enough

I Shrunk My GF's Favourite Sweater, But Her Loss Is Oak's Gain

Turns Out Washing Machines Do Eat Socks, But There Were More Surprising Things That We Found

Sorry For Your Loss Meredith, We Kind Of Shrunk Your Favorite Sweater, But Ella Loves Her New Sweater

You Did Not Do Well

These Six Socks Were Washed Together, One Shrunk

My Pillow Said "Washing Machine And Dryer Safe." I Open Up My Dryer To This

Washed My Favourite Jumper

Accidentally Washed My Wallet And This Dog Appeared

Laundry Time

I Washed The "Antistress" Pillow

So My Washing Machine Took A Little Walk

Accidentally Shrunk My Sweater While Doing Laundry

So, I Came Back To Check On My Laundry

Accidentally Put My Wool Hat In The Washing Machine. Label Said Hand Wash Cold

I Accidentally Put My Leather Gloves In The Washing Machine

Today Is A Pink Day

Apparently Sometimes "Dry Clean Only" Really Does Mean Dry Clean Only

I Feel Guilty For Murdering This Turtleneck

"I Got A New Sweater Today Because Mom Sucks At Doing Laundry"

You Would Think They Would Make These Things Waterproof

Mom Lesson Of The Day: Check The Pockets Before Doing The Laundry

You Think You’ve Raised Them To Be Rational Human Beings, And Then You Come Around The Corner And You See This

Did The First Load Of Laundry Of The Decade. 2 Rolls Of Toilet Paper Fell Off The Top Of The Fridge And Into The Washing Machine Without Me Noticing

Accidentally Chucked My 2-Year-Old's Lovely Hand-Knitted Dress In The Wash And It Came Out Felted, Newborn Size

My Husband Washed His Jeans Today... With A Few Red Car Rags

Nothing Like Pulling Out A Warm Pillow Out Of The Dryer Right Before Bedtime

And This Is Why You Let Your Wife Do Your Laundry And You Do Not Wash 100% Wool Sweaters In Hot Water. I Promise I Could Fit This Yesterday

I Washed Christophers Work Id And Made Him A Cyclops

I Accidentally Washed And Dried My $10 Bill And It Shrunk To A Quarter Of Its Normal Size

When You Accidentally Put Your Gloves In The Wash

Laundry Fail. One Of Sena’s Favorite Sweaters Is Hers No More

My Friend's Laundry Machine Did This

I Did Laundry. She Lost Her iPhone

Honey, I Shrunk My Sweater

Because When Life Gives You Over Sudsy Laundry Problems And Your Kid Is Home On Chanukah Break You Just Have To Make The Best Of It

I Seem To Have Accidentally Shrunk Ed's New Outfit In The Wash

When You’re Having Monday Problems On A Tuesday. Now How In The Heck Am I Supposed To Clean This?

Really? Seriously This Is Inside Of My Washing Machine. How A Bag Of TJ's Pretzels Got Into My Hamper I Will Never Know

When You Remember That Wool Shrinks In The Dryer

Farewell, Then, Beloved Jumper. In A Moment Of Distraction, You Were Bundled Into The Wash With Everything Else And Met Your Demise

Don’t Know How I Managed To Do This Today But Somehow I Did A Load Of Laundry With An Entire Box Of Kleenex In It

AirPods Were In The Pocket Of My Jacket

Yay, Pull-Ups In The Washing Machine

It Won't Give Back My Laundry

Washing Machine Shook The Detergent Off

My Wool Sweater Shrunk In The Wash

How To Tell Your Husband You Accidentally Shrank His Favorite Wool Sweater

Oops

My Mom Is Gonna Kill Me

When You Accidentally Shrink Your Toddler's Hat And It Doesn't Even Fit Your 6-Month-Old

My So Accidentally Shrunk A Wool Tank Top My Mom Knit Me, But The Good News Is Bagheera Got An Amazing New Dress Out Of It

I May Have Shed Tears This Morning. Elke's Bowline Sweater Went Through The Wash

My Mom Had To Scan This Pic Of My Dad At A Young Age For My Sister, But She Forgot About It In Her Pocket And Accidentally Washed It. She Is Broken Up Over It

He Shrunk One Of My Favorite Sweaters

Just Washed Some Pillows

Mad Skillz. Pink Is The New Black

I Washed Some Cushions That Got Wet In The Damaged Storage Building. They Exploded. I Closed The Lid And Walked Away. I Quit

My Fav Sweater

This Is What Happens When You Accidentally Put Wool In The Dryer

Fixing This Sweater That I Accidentally Washed With A Purple Fluffy Jacket

Washed A Memory Foam Pillow In The Washer

Whoops, I Shrunk This Awesome Sweater From My Gramma. Looks Like My Nephew Is Getting Some Swag

Laundry Fail

My Stepdaughter’s Unicorn Toy Was Kind Of Dirty So I Thought I’d Be Nice And Wash It

Laundry Fail

When Your Loving Mother Does Your Children's Laundry Whilst You Are Away For The Weekend And Washes Your Baby's Favorite Hand Knit Sweater

I Kept Thinking About Harry Potter And The Awful Sweater Petunia Tried To Get Him To Wear. Only I Wanted To Keep This One

I've Been Doing Laundry For Nearly 25 Years And This Is The Worst Mishap So Far. No Idea What Went So Wrong, But This Blanket Literally Disintegrated

When Mom Accidentally Shrinks Her New Sweater Down To Havanese Size

There Was An Attempt To Wash A Hat

This Is What Happens When Your Kids Start Learning How To Do Laundry And Accidentally Wash My Sweater

Oh My Poor Little Jumper I Loved So Much. When You Leave Paul Doing The Washing While You're In Rehearsals. Although I've Only Turned Our Washer On Once, So I Can't Really Complain

When You Open The Dryer And Your Laundry Looks Like Soft-Serve

Don't Be Like Me: Read The Washing Label. The End

Well It Finally Happened. I Fell For The Whole Load Of Whites With One Red Thing, Just Like Rachel. It Can Happen To Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere