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If you're a regular Bored Panda reader, you've probably seen a post or two that we did on the subreddit r/OddlySatisfying, a place where every perfectionist comes to remind themselves that there's still order in this world.

But today, let's try something else. Created back in December 2013, there's a subreddit with a name that differs by just a few letters yet has the complete opposite content. r/OddlyUnsatisfying and its 20.3K members are devoted to crooked lines, messed up patterns, and, as their introduction section says, all the other disgusting, annoying things that make your day inexplicably worse.

So continue scrolling to check your nerves and see how far down the list you can go!

#1

This Fork That Was Never Cut

This Fork That Was Never Cut

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    #2

    We All Scream For Ice Cream

    We All Scream For Ice Cream

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    Some_rando
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol how to terrify ur children out of eating ice cream

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    As you probably can see, whether it's in architecture or someone's garden, asymmetry can feel really off.

    In fact, we're so used to clean and orderly patterns that a quick scan of Instagram will reveal accounts dedicated entirely to symmetrical images.

    These accounts range from Symmetry Breakfast, an Instagram account with 677,000 followers that posts images of matching breakfasts, to Geometry Club, an account with 33,000 followers that shares photos of buildings shot from the street up, two sides converging on the apex in what looks like the perfect triangle.

    #3

    The Peas Are Upside Down

    The Peas Are Upside Down

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    #4

    Screams In Comic Sans

    Screams In Comic Sans

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    #5

    Oddly Unsatisfying

    Oddly Unsatisfying

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    LinManuelMiranda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You had one fricking job... One job😭😭😭

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    And this is not something new. We've long been bathing in these aesthetic symmetrical delights.

    In the 20th century, numerous abstract artists adopted it, from Sol LeWitt and Josef Albers in the US to Robyn Denny in the UK.

    As did Aleksandr Rodchenko, some of whose photos of Moscow's buildings after the Russian revolution wouldn't look out of place on Geometry Club even now.

    #6

    It Triggers My Ocd Every Time I Walk By It In The Park

    It Triggers My Ocd Every Time I Walk By It In The Park

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    Mojo Flizash
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the planter is trying to escape

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    #7

    This Really Wound Me Up

    This Really Wound Me Up

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    #8

    If Sadness Was A Cookie

    If Sadness Was A Cookie

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    Before these folks, there were generations of Islamic artists who thought symmetry reflected the harmony of heaven, and whose work duly aimed to bring artist and viewer closer to God.

    Mosques all over the world from Mecca to Manchester all bear a nod to the tradition of geometric patterns, with one of the most famous being the stucco and tile work inside the Alhambra palace in Granada.

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    #10

    My Wife Said She Was Cleaning Out Her Email Inbox And It Was Taking A Long Time… 😲

    My Wife Said She Was Cleaning Out Her Email Inbox And It Was Taking A Long Time… 😲

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    STress (I/me)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nigerian prince desperately needs to give you millions

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    #11

    Every Sink In This Bathroom Has A Different Faucet

    Every Sink In This Bathroom Has A Different Faucet

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    #12

    Whoever Made This Clearly Shouldn't Have

    Whoever Made This Clearly Shouldn't Have

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    Some_rando
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    give it to a child and they will start thinking 2 comes before 1 lol

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    #13

    The Way That All The Other Fanta Bottles Are Filled Evenly And Then The Blue Bottle

    The Way That All The Other Fanta Bottles Are Filled Evenly And Then The Blue Bottle

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    According to the American scientist Alan Lightman, human brains actually strive to see things symmetrically.

    "The reason must be partly psychological," he said. "Symmetry represents order, and we crave order in this strange universe we find ourselves in... [It] helps us make sense of the world around us."

    And when the order is disturbed... It reminds us of chaos. The loss of control.

    #14

    Really?

    Really?

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    #15

    It's Literally Outlined Where It Should Go

    It's Literally Outlined Where It Should Go

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    #16

    Just... Why?

    Just... Why?

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    #17

    This Baseball Park

    This Baseball Park

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you measure it? Well it's somewhere in the right ballpark.

    TheGoodBoi
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took a swing at it and I guess I missed. Should have measured 🤷‍♂️

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    Pat Curran
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever mowed the grass on that top right outfield should be fired.

    The Original Bruno
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS NOT A MISTAKE!!! They just don't care what it looks like by air. They are constrained by a previously developed parcel near the top-center, and by the roads. From the ground, the odd shapes probably actually seem organic and pleasant. (Baseball fans HATE symmetry, by the way.)

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    exactly, they maximized the area of grass they could have for the different sports and classes

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    Ozymandias73
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a pizza delivery that got jumbled in the box in transit.

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks weird, but sometimes you just work with what you got.

    Bryn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because two of them probably aren't baseball fields but rather softball fields.

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the top right baseball field being used as a dirt bike course? Why all the weird lines in the grass?

    KM
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nevergreen loop...

    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a little piece of water melon in the bottom left of the picture/pitcher!

    Nonesuch
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure you wouldn't notice it if you just hit a homerun

    Dustin Miller
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a ball park like that a few hours from where I live, it's a great way to use a limited space but you need to invest you mesh netting in the seating area so people don't get hit

    Maggie Mae
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No!! Absolute Fail!! Go Back to Grade School From the Fifties!!

    Eliza May
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its the curve in N Evergreen loop. If it didn't bump up they could have max-sized ballfields in a circle. Plus I guess we'll forgive the Camp Center for being there first.

    Omiyaru
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what the hell happened to the top right one, did someone fail at mowing it?

    Rick Schoofs
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Connected to the Nevergreen Loop

    Rick Schoofs
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it's connected to the Nevergreen loop

    Tracy Afferley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm off to the camp transformation centre.... Transform me with campiness...... (Top right)

    Barbara Maloney
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to live very close to this...this?

    MontanaMariner
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's going on in the right field of the right field?

    Marek Čtrnáct
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does this remind me those optimal packings of 11 squares in one bigger square?

    Mouse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See what can happen when Americans refuse the metric system

    Andy Frobig
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Park delivery guy must have hit a bump

    PurpleUnicorn🇮🇪
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to look it up on the map, it really does look like this. Great reviews for facilities and food!

    axle f
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you can buy a compass just about anywhere that sells office supplies at all....dime stores, dollar stores, grocery stores. never....ever....ever....trust an architect or an engineer. they're literally not human.

    Rostit .
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this actually makes sense. It keep the games from easily interfering with each other.

    Lou Cam
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Named after Mayor Quimby?

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    We even notice symmetry in people's faces. The dominant scientific explanation for the attractiveness of facial symmetry is sometimes called 'Evolutionary Advantage Theory.' If the grand choreography of developmental gene expression is perfectly executed, the result is perfect symmetry.

    Therefore, anything less than perfect symmetry indicates some kind of dysfunction, however small.

    #18

    Not Sure How I Didn't Notice This Earlier

    Not Sure How I Didn't Notice This Earlier

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    #19

    Whoever Designed This- I Just Wanna Talk

    Whoever Designed This- I Just Wanna Talk

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    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a trend to try to make big box buildings not look like big boxes. In some places I think local code requires it. I think this is an attempt at that. Locally I've seen examples where it was fairly well done and others that were - not. I think this is a 'not'. Two other things you see in this building - making a section stick out farther and painting it a different color - are also things I see locally.

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    #20

    Smooth Bernie Sanders

    Smooth Bernie Sanders

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    Mr.G86
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought this was d**k Cheney 🤣

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    #21

    What The Hec Is This Supposed To Be?

    What The Hec Is This Supposed To Be?

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    Interestingly, the preference for symmetrical faces is not limited to sexual attraction and mate selection. Facial symmetry appears to influence how we pursue friends and allies too.

    However, nothing in this world is perfect. And r/OddlyUnsatisfying is the perfect reminder of that. Maybe if we accept this fact, stuff like misplaced tiles won't bother us anymore? When you think about it, life would be easier that way. After all, there are plenty of more important things going on.

    #22

    At This Point My Mom Just Doesn’t Deserve To Be French Anymore

    At This Point My Mom Just Doesn’t Deserve To Be French Anymore

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    #24

    This Doesn’t Line Up

    This Doesn’t Line Up

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    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's more those hairs or cracks that get me the most.

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    #25

    Come On

    Come On

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    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who else, besides me, has to go up to the next comfortable increment if you miss stopping it in time? 😏

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    #26

    Local Playground Glitch

    Local Playground Glitch

    Zaphod_Fragglerox Report

    PjandBolt
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think what's more weird for me is that it's on grass, no bark chips or fun squishy floors

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    #27

    The Color Pencils Aren't Lined Up With The Box Image Ones

    The Color Pencils Aren't Lined Up With The Box Image Ones

    Rek-SaiHater Report

    LinManuelMiranda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Ugh as an artist this makes me a different kind of angry

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    #28

    After Taking The Metal Film Off This Toothpaste, There Was Still A Clear Plastic Film On The Head With No Tab For Me To Take It Off With

    After Taking The Metal Film Off This Toothpaste, There Was Still A Clear Plastic Film On The Head With No Tab For Me To Take It Off With

    minibogstar Report

    JoNo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The clear plastic seal is meant to come off with the foil one.

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    #30

    This Makes Me So Uncomfortable

    This Makes Me So Uncomfortable

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    Must Be Bored Again
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little five o'clock shadow, weird fuzzy lips, weird fuzzy split tongue, gold teeth, fish hook in upper lip and yucky black heads in nose!!! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope!

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    #31

    The Antibiotics I Have To Take

    The Antibiotics I Have To Take

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    Milan Chleborád
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know what's worse? OCD pills are packed like this too.

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    #32

    Get Me The Hell Out Of This Parking Garage

    Get Me The Hell Out Of This Parking Garage

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    #33

    These Fridges Door Handles Are Both Out Of Place With Each Other.. Idk It’s Unsatisfying To Me Anyways

    These Fridges Door Handles Are Both Out Of Place With Each Other.. Idk It’s Unsatisfying To Me Anyways

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    Dak Janiels
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would make me cringe every time I saw it.

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    #34

    The Variation In Blacks Used In T-Shirts

    The Variation In Blacks Used In T-Shirts

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    #35

    This Bother Me More Than It Should

    This Bother Me More Than It Should

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    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least switch them to make a pattern, then. 😏

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    #36

    Get This Mans A Raise, Amazing Job

    Get This Mans A Raise, Amazing Job

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    #38

    The Decal On My Balalaika Is Slightly Off Centre, Literally Unplayable

    The Decal On My Balalaika Is Slightly Off Centre, Literally Unplayable

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    #39

    Should Just Make A Smoothie Now

    Should Just Make A Smoothie Now

    jto__ Report

    Penguin Panda Pop
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a student I ran out of milk, but I had lots of beer. Cornflakes and beer is NOT a good combination in case you were wondering.

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    #40

    This Doesn't Require An Explanation

    This Doesn't Require An Explanation

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    #41

    The Sizes Of The Spins And Text Placement Are All Different

    The Sizes Of The Spins And Text Placement Are All Different

    Laced4 Report

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OCD fan: please change the entire story so each volume matches in size. Is that what we are saying here? Just checking.🤔

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