It's often the stupid things that tip us over the edge. Back pain remedy ending up on the bottom shelf. Bananas being both overripe and underripe... Whether the universe has conspired against someone or they simply have to deal with other people's stupidity, it only takes so much to ruin a perfectly fine day.
Disappointed and angry, people turn to the Internet. Here, they're posting photos of the annoying things that drive them crazy, hoping that someone will share their pain. And who are we to let them down? Bored Panda has put together a list of pics to prove just how annoying everyday problems can get, so continue scrolling and upvote your (least) favorite pet peeves.
And if you're into sadomasochism, check out our earlier list of mildly infuriating pictures as well.
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That's The Worst
Interestingly, science writers Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman have even published a book, trying to explain the reasons behind our frustrations. In Annoying, they say that it's really difficult to find a universal formula for what is, well, annoying. Not every trouble is to terribly unpleasant, at least not when experienced one at a time. Rather, it is when these annoying problems are repetitive and unpredictable that they get under our skin.
A random firework might take us by surprise, it can even frighten us, but it won't instantly become annoying. Our neighbor's loud music, however, played over and over and over again, is very annoying.
When You Spend 30 Mins Guessing Your Passwords And Decide To Reset It And This Happens
One Gov't website is pretty strict. Can't have your social, or date of birth. Cannot have ANY type of word more than 3 letters long in it, must be at least 10 digits, and cannot be one you've used in the last year. And you have to reset it every month (aka every time you visit the site, really.)
Paul Garrity, however, believes he may have found the evolutionary seeds of annoyance, in the reactions to one of nature’s most annoying creatures: the fly. The associate professor of biology at Brandeis University has devoted his time to studying the fruit fly. It has an ability similar to our own to sense potentially dangerous chemicals as well as pressure and temperature changes. That skill, to perceive possible dangers, may be the origin of the annoyance we feel today, he said.
Erasers Like These
Apparently, we can train ourselves not to get annoyed by the small funny problems. Well, at least some of the time. Have you ever noticed how childfree people get more impatient with a crying or misbehaving kid than parents do? Michael R. Cunningham, a psychologist at the University of Louisville, told The Boston Globe that, "You can leave the environment, you can change the environment, or you can do something inside yourself to change your reaction." That could mean changing behaviors, for example, doing deep breathing, counting to 10, or taking a walk every time you're stressed out. It could also mean deliberately changing your thoughts about the situation - deciding, for instance, to view it as quirky instead of annoying.
When You’re Pouring Something And This Happens
Forget Drinking Straws - This Is The Kind Of Plastic Use We Should Be Protesting
because when talking about littering, people usually blame consumers/end users, and never the companies/manufacturing factories who use all the plastics that only be used once and immediately trashed. I work at a manufacturing plant and the amount of single use plastic here is horrendously stupid.
I Feel Like This Happens To Me More Often Than It Should
Boxes That Open Like This
Finally Someone Made A Statue Of This
Back Pain Remedy On The Bottom Shelf
Destroying The Planet One Apple At A Time
An apple a day keeps the sea turtles away... Don't hate me. I love sea turtles. 🐢
The Beach Near My House After The Tourist Left
When we go camping we usually carry garbage bags with us, or at least use the bags we used to get the stuff with us there, to get everything back with us home, no trash left behind.
Load More Replies...There are several garbage bags in the picture. Maybe this was an accident, like a sudden high tide or wave that broke them open and scattered their contents? Or maybe I just don't want to believe people could be such pigs? (Sorry to actual pigs).
The only upside is all the seagulls having a feast! And for all the seagull haters out there you can't blame them when humans leave rubbish for easy pickings.
Hummm.... I wonder why there is a garbage island floating in the pacific?
Probably seagulls. Full trash bags should be contained in a bin or taken with you to dispose of in a more appropriate location.
Load More Replies...OMG that is so horrible and so, so sad. If no trash can, I would take mine with me and dispose of it somewhere else
Those people are disgraceful! I'd like to find where they live and do that to their living room.
It's probably already trashed - I don't imagine they have better manners at home.
Load More Replies...According to the initial wording on this post, one tourist did this. Lol. I think they meant TOURISTS.
Yeah, we get that c**p from tourists as well, in this part of Canada too. two lakes on either end of our city and they make a mess of both of them. *grumbles* I hate tourist season.
SO SAD!! Maybe the Beach should be kept this way, for the Next Day Visitors! If they complain, blame it on the people who came the day before!
This is not mildly infuriating, it's thoroughly so. Absolutely disgusting. I hate people.
Easy enough to solve. Government works for the people. Demand that they hire a bunch of high school grads to patrol and hand out littering tickets to anyone caught littering. Do that for one or two summers, get money for the town due to paid fines, and the word gets out and people stop doing it. But we don't solve problems as a species anymore...
Makes one wonder why there are SENSELESS mass shootings, when an incident at this site could be easily explained.
Whatever happened to the "camping" rule? If you brought it in, you take it out.
Unfortunately, you can’t tell which litter was struck by tourists, and which litter was dropped by residents, litter does not Discriminate
Looks like the foreshore around Sydney Harbour after New Years Eve fireworks ....Grubs ....
Ew no! They should bring a reusable bag to the beach, thats their trashcan for the trip!
Err... I'd blame the local council for not gull-proofing the trash cans? The criminals are RIGHT THERE in the picture!! They obviously fished it out of the bags.
this is way past annoying!! people are so awful too often, what in the heck is wrong with their brains!
Clearly people need to have a strong lesson and how to keep garbage with you. it's not that difficult to carry a bag I see plenty of garbage bags laying around and not one of them has been brought with them full. saddens me that people can do this. Smh
This happens here too. Plenty of trash cans on the beach..but tourists think it's like a restaurant and they should just leave your trash where it lays. I try to shame them into cleaning up their mess by loudly saying how I hope killing our turtles and local sea life was worth their good time. Most will clean it up. If they don't, I will call them out personally and shame them in front of their kids "Can I come over to your house and trash your yard. You seem to think it's ok..so I was just thinking your house must look like a dump too."
I will never understand these people. How do they behave at home? Do the fairies clean up at night??
People simply refuse to believe they have to pick up after themselves! Take a cart into the lot, abandon it with its proper place just a jew feet away.
i take my stuff back with me, dont know why people leave theirs, i thought, they are too drunk and forget it?
When Your Keys Do The Thing
Every Dang Time
This problem is even worse with larger width cellophane tapes - I lose 105-15% of the tapes to such "tapering".
The Image Speaks For Itself
Text Printed All The Way To The Spine
The Way My Mom Watches TV With Things Obscuring The Screen
These
And when you do manage to get them out, there's a mark because of the ripped threads... (EDIT: I do use scissors, but unco me always finds some way to cut the fabric.)
Wtf I Suppose To Say
Oh man, nope! I'd be grabbing a new one and giving that one back to the cashier...
When People Answer Amazon Product Questions That They Cannot Answer
Oh yes, and 5 star reviews, because “the delivery was on time and the delivery man was very friendly and the box is beautiful and it says on the site that it can do so much and they can’t wait to unbox it and use it”.
I Knew There Was Something Fishy When My Pencil Sharpened Perfectly
The Only Reason Wy I Hate Glasses
Pickup Trucks With High Beams On
I always adjust my mirrors so that the light reflects back at them,
Restaurants That Serve Cold Butter, Causing The Bread To Break When You Spread It
Every Night Like 2000 Times A Night, Having To Fix This
I Couldn't Get My Grass To Grow, So I Replaced It With A Rock Bed. Six Months Later And The Grass Is Growing Better Than Ever
Every Goddamn Time I Try To Peel Open One Of These
Sitting Under This “Vent” All Summer Wondering Why I Wasn’t Getting Any Cooler
Middle Seat
When Apps Don't Use QWERTY
Ended Up Putting Pepper In My Pasta. Why Is The Pepper White And The Salt Black?!
This reminds me of my aunt who likes to put salt in her sugar dish, worse coffee EVER!
These Bananas Are Both Overripe And Underripe
When Your Keys Conspire Against You In Your Pocket
Spent Hours Completing This Mildly Infuriating Puzzle And Now I Can't
Soooo, Basically Any Price
Ha! That's like a store we have where I live called $5 bargain hunt. There was literally nothing there that was $5, nothing... and it was all used stuff thrown into bins. Horrible shop.
When Your Dog Does This
This 200 US Dollar Textbook Is Just A Printout Of The Online Version Complete With Useless Hyperlinks And Video Thumbnails
200 DOLLARS? Just get the pirated online version then! Steal their money if theyre going to steal yours!
My New Nike Free Running Shoes After My First Run
With My $400$ Vip Ticket You Can’t Even See The Stage
Put A $5 In This Vending Machine, Kicks Out Mostly Nickels As Change. It Doesn’t Accept Nickels
Grrrrr!
Ruining The Best Shot
I wonder how long will it takes for people to realize you should always give way to the professional photographer? because 1. they are professional and most importantly 2. it cost money to hired them...
She Doesn't Eat The Part Of The Fry Her Fingers Touched
Pawn Shops Who Put Price Stickers Right On The Lens Of A Camera. No Way That’s Coming Off Clean
What Is This?! A Sink For Ants?!
First Trillion Dollar Company
Note: this post originally had 81 images. It’s been shortened to the top 45 images based on user votes.
When my cat comes to sit in my lap to bathe himself while I read Bored Panda. Oh wait, no, that's not right. That goes on the "this makes me incredibly happy that you want to sit with me even to bathe yourself list". Love my cats!
If this is all the problems your life has, life is pretty sweet then
You're not wrong! But it is kind of fun to relate to other humans over things when so often things divide us - even if they are silly things. :-)
Load More Replies...Awesome. I love laughing at misfortunes, even my own, well....especially my own.
When my cat comes to sit in my lap to bathe himself while I read Bored Panda. Oh wait, no, that's not right. That goes on the "this makes me incredibly happy that you want to sit with me even to bathe yourself list". Love my cats!
If this is all the problems your life has, life is pretty sweet then
You're not wrong! But it is kind of fun to relate to other humans over things when so often things divide us - even if they are silly things. :-)
Load More Replies...Awesome. I love laughing at misfortunes, even my own, well....especially my own.