Online Group Shares 50 “Terminally Stupid” People Showing How Dumb They Really Are
We’re all guilty of having done something dumb in the past. Things that sometimes keep us awake at night or make us cringe in the middle of the workday. Remember that idiotic thing that you did way back in middle school that made everyone laugh at you? Yeah, let’s spend the next four hours obsessing over it and imagining how things couldn’t have gone worse and how everyone’s probably still laughing at you. However, getting some perspective can set us free.
That’s where the r/TerminallyStupid subreddit, an online community with just over 121k members, comes in. The group documents the times when “terminally stupid” people were “dumb in a way that threatens their safety or someone else’s.” And the things they post are most likely miles worse than anything we’ve ever done.
We’re featuring some of their best pics, so grab yourself some popcorn and get ready to dive deep into the abyss that’s known as human stupidity. We hear that, much like the universe, it’s thought to be infinite.
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I See You're As Intolerant As You Are Stupid
Still, the fact that someone is writing in a foreign language is no reason to alert security. This was dumb on so many levels...
How Could Someone Even Begin To Think This Is How It Works?
IIRC, the protest was led by a retired science teacher. Explains a lot really.
Feeling sad about the kids who were taught by that teacher..Might post later.
Load More Replies...After electing Trump, nothing surprises me anymore about that country.
Yes, this was in the US. No, this thinking isn't exclusively American. That's the *really* sad part, IMO. (And since I'll immediately be told I'm a Trumpista b/c I don't think Americans are the only idiots in the world, kindly save your fingers the typing. I'm a leftist, even by EU standards, thank you. I'm also a realist, and I've traveled. A medical doctor from Indonesia is a flat-earther. An in-law in the UK thinks Covid is a hoax to get Labour back in power. And my fam in Quebec will often say that they won't use wind turbine-generated power b/c, wait for it, the blades will *cut the treetops*. They were born and raised in Canada. So... Does America suck? Yes. Are we the only idiots? No. Peace to your day.)
Sure there are idiots everywhere. But the concentration of idiots here in Texas is world class. Not sure any place can beat it. Well, maybe Alabama.
Load More Replies...A town. A whole town believed they could suck up Sun’s energy. Good for them panels can’t work on brain power. Dark times would come.
No, not the whole town, but the loud minority got their press time, and what else matters to them? Not reality, I can attest to that.
Load More Replies...If this is true then we have just solved the Global Warming situation!
Quick! Build more solar farms to save the planet. We have no time to waste!
Load More Replies...Even I'm not surprised and I live in North Carolina.
Load More Replies...This thinking DOES come from a country that elected Trump so yeah, I’m with you.
Load More Replies...Facts on the story: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/north-carolina-town-rejects-solar-panels/
Thank you. The concerns had to do with declines in property values as landowners sold out to solar and electric companies and opportunities for local young people disappeared. Solar farms were creating ghost towns in the area.
Load More Replies..."That's 'merica for ya!" Bcuz there are absolutely no other dumbasses in any other countries on the planet. Stupidity is exclusive to the U.S. alone.
Load More Replies...There is an agreement for it. It's albedo effect. Since most solar panels are dark in color they will absorb heat. This increases the heat of a localized area. So yeah it sounds bad if you stop there. Continue to explain the comparison between fossil fuel plants and suddenly it's like comparing a tic tac to a big Mac in calories. It's the same logic cycle of antivax mercury claims and they stopped the research just moments from seeing that it's a non issue.
Well, that's what they do. Good thing the nuclear reactor in the sky keeps making more.
It's true mostly... there is a concern for property values but that's conveniently left out of most articles. Also: large panels do increase heat in close proximity to panels. Is it enough to stunt vegetation? I don't know.
Load More Replies...There were already 3 solar farms. In addition to the asinine notion that it would suck up all the energy, the science teacher was also concerned about plants inability to photosynthesize.
Had neighbors in my town complain that the solar farm was too loud.
Somewhere in the deep south or middle part of the country, I'll wager.
Yep, it's going to suck up all the sun's energy and then we'll have to move to a new neighborhood where they still have more sun.
in mexico, the secretary of energy said something along these lines: she said "that mexico should not have solar panels because they steal energy from the town (mexico/its people)
Misleading story title. People should verify before posting or commenting.
Load More Replies...After a gut splitting laugh I had to look this up and Snopes has it down as a mixture of true and false. But boy, oh boy is that headline funny
Just imagine: "The total world energy usage (coal+oil+hydroelectric+nuclear+renewable) in 2015 was 13,000 Million Ton Oil Equivalent (13,000 MTOE) - see World Energy Consumption & Stats. This translates to 17.3 Terawatts continuous power during the year.... if we cover an area of the Earth 335 kilometers by 335 kilometers with solar panels, even with moderate efficiencies achievable easily today, it will provide more than 17,4 TW power. This area is 43,000 square miles."
I've met someone who programs computers who thinks solar power immediately stops working when the sun isn't directly shining down.
This is one of those that makes me wonder, Is that what they really said? Or is that someone paraphrasing what they said to make them sound stupid? Not to say that people can't be that stupid, but, etc.
Well as a matter of fact, there have been some instances where they are implemented in a big enough number they do stop the ground from absorbing enough heat, which do generates some problems know as microclimate. Because climate is dependant on the on the heat absorbed, so that teacher did not stray off too much.
There are people who have the same issue for wind power. How?
That claim sounds like something Donald J. Trump would believe and tout.
Reminds me of Joe Barton on windmills: "Now, wind is God’s way of balancing heat. Wind is the way you shift heat from areas where it is hotter to areas where it is cooler. That is what wind is. Wouldn’t it be ironic if in the interest of global warming we mandated massive switches to energy, which is a finite resource, which slows the winds down, which causes the temperature to go up?" I'm sorry the US is dead set on milking oil for all its worth instead of transitioning to renewable energy.
Whose surprised this is in the States? Yeah, me either, we apparently like to have the majority of stupid / ignorant / uneducated ppl on the planet.
There are many legitimate reasons to reject such a project... But this one is... Oh lord have mercy on us.
The scariest thing about USA is that utter morons like this elect other morons who have nuclear launch codes.
Load More Replies...We Make Changes That Don't Need To Happen:
The subreddit is fairly fresh. r/TerminallyStupid was founded in late February of 2019 and will be celebrating its third birthday in less than two months.
If you’re planning on becoming a member of the community, then you should keep the rules the moderators set out in mind. First things first, the content that you post has to match the spirit and direction of the subreddit itself. “Any post that does not have some terminally stupid person in them will be removed. This does not include posts about the subreddit itself,” the moderators explain that things have to be relevant.
*facepalms*
Flat Earth
To Destroy A Giant Snowman
Meanwhile, even though at the core of the subreddit lies the desire to poke fun at people who do really dumb stuff, the moderators still care about those people’s privacy. On that note, all names have to be blurred or scratched out so that they’re not readable. The same thing applies to license plates.
The only exceptions are public figures and famous people who we, obviously, know and can comment on their behavior openly as much as we like. However, this doesn’t mean that the focus should be on politics. “Please, No politics. This subreddit is not going to devolve into a fight between the left and right. Users found to be in violation of this rule will be banned,” r/TerminallyStupid’s mods warn.
We Are Always Eating Things We Shouldn't
This Employer
Well That Sucks
Previously, I interviewed Vanessa Bohns, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Cornell University. We spoke about embarrassment, knowledge blind spots, and how we should react when we make big blunders.
"We spend a lot of time and effort presenting an ideal version of ourselves to other people. When something happens that contrasts with the image we’ve been projecting—when we say or do something that shows we actually aren’t as graceful or as smart as we’d like people to believe—we feel embarrassed," Vanessa explained to Bored Panda what happens when our perception of how great we think we are doesn’t match reality.
Am Does Not Exist In The English Language!
Hmm...
Wow, Just Wow
Believe me this happens it really does - stupid but very entertaining!
"Discovering you were wrong about something most everyone else around you has long known to be true is one of those moments. In that moment we learn, 'Wait a minute, maybe I haven’t been presenting the image of being smart or worldly that I thought I was presenting all this time,' which is embarrassing,” the expert said.
It’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to embarrassment. In fact, it can be a very positive force. That is if we react accordingly.
Many Of Us Are Still Figuring Out This Whole Reproduction Thing
Food Can’t Fly
Grown Adult Doesn’t Understand How Rainbows Work
“One thing that’s interesting about embarrassment is that, for as much as we might experience it as painful in the moment, it’s actually very socially adaptive. Being embarrassed signals to other people that you care about what they think. And that actually draws people in to you,” Vanessa said.
“So blushing, burying your head in your hands, laughing, acknowledging how embarrassing something was, are all totally healthy ways to react,” Vanessa said that we shouldn’t feel embarrassed about feeling embarrassed. In fact, trying to hide our embarrassment can actually backfire on us.
I Love Reptiles, Too...
Just Give It A Snorkel
Just Don’t Buy It?
Free healthcare should be a human right, not a way to profit from misery.
“The unhealthy way to react is to pretend you’re not embarrassed, that you didn’t make a mistake, or to get angry. Those things undo the positive effect of embarrassment typically has on other people by conveying insincerity and pushing people away rather than drawing them in,” she said. In short, owning up to having done something downright dumb and incredibly stupid by embracing our embarrassment is the mature, emotionally healthy way to react. Trying to hide the fact that we messed up, however, won’t win us any friends.
Brexit At A Whole New Level
Locked Out
Jesus....
This Guy
Wow. Just Opened Themselves Up For All The Jokes
I swear, every time I read these kinds of things, some of my brain cells commit suicide :(
Excuse Me Ma'am...that's Not How That Works...
Dumba**
"Just sitting here.....eating popcorn....cell phone in hand with 9-1-....already punched in..."
15 Idiots Decided To Park On A Frozen Lake During 45 Degree Weather
Damn Bumbledoofus
Free
I would like to think that behind the grey boxes it says "ninjas". Damn ninjas stealing condoms. Yep. I'm going to go with that.
No Matter How Unsafe It Sounds
Oh America
we in the UK celebrate the 4th of July as the day we banished you from the empire
This Idiot Who Was Going Over 80mph With They’re Dog Not Secured To The Back Of The Truck. I Called The Nhp On Them. It Was Scared To Death. I Was Afraid I Was Going To See A Dog Smear On The Side Of I-80
Everything Is Food To Us:
This Guys Asking The Important Questions!
No sir you must upgrade to a compatible windows ten mouse pad which costs 50% more!
Just So Wrong In So Many Ways....
We Take Dumb Risks
I Have No Words
And thank God the rest of us have freeways to hold the diseases at bay! /s
We Have No Idea How To Stay Healthy
Some anti-vaxxer once said to a friend of mine "I won't take the vaccine. I'd rather die healthy" like wtf!!
Kids And Their Cell Phones
Mind Blowing
We Are Powerless To Things That Look Like Chocolate
Grown A** Man Got His Finger Stuck In The Wall At Chipotle
My Brother Put A Chopping Board Under The Pizza To Catch The Stuff It Drops
Friend Of Mine Started Their Day Off Poorly
We Confuse Syrup And Sanitizer
Wondered why I had the urge to lick my fingers after sanitizing my hands!
We Are A Little Too Eager To Play With Mysterious Substances
"I accidentally broke my thermometer and this liquid came out. It's so fun to play with !"
I'm calling shenanigans on this one. That's far more mercury than you'd get in the average thermometer.
Where Is Gordon Ramsey When You Need Him
Ice Isn’t Real And Snow Is Made Of Chemtrails
Painted Himself In A Corner
Wasn't Paying Attention While Painting And Drinking Tea, Guess Which One I Just Took A Sip Of?
Never Bake Cookies In A Crop Top
I don't see how this one belongs here. It's an accident, and the poster is fully aware of the silliness of it.
Note: this post originally had 93 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
I'm not sure how many are stupid, how many are (bad) jokes, and how many are just cases where we all have that "brain fart" moment. That said, my one friend homeschooled her kid so brilliantly (note: sarcasm) that he's a flat-earther. In the US Air Force.
so he's never noticed the curvature of the earth at 40 000 feet? weird.
Load More Replies...Admitting ones own stupidity is the most intelligent thing one can do.
Azam is admitting their stupidity yet i still do not believe they are intelligent
Load More Replies...Some people really just haven't heard the life lessons the rest of us have. Case in point a flatmate at my first flat, whom I found trying to pry her stuck toast out of the toaster with a solid metal butter knife. Honestly it was so on the nose I thought she was pranking me for a split second then I saw the toaster elements were on 🤦♀️ she was ok, I screamed and thankfully she jumped but dropped the knife (I didn't scream on purpose)
I have been told since I was a child to never put metal in the toaster, and I always took it to heart. And yet every single freaking time something gets stuck in the toaster, I grab a fork or knife and get about an inch away from sticking it in there before I suddenly remember and stop myself. All of us are complete effin' idiots sometimes.
Load More Replies...The nice thing about reposts is, we can take them back out and enjoy them again next year. Many of these are quite traditional by now.
Yeah I kinda like the reposts. A lot of people don’t but I still like them
Load More Replies...This makes me feel better about all the brain fart moments I've been having recently.
i always laugh at these, but i've had my moments as well: I've picked up a curling rod by the hot part, thought Vermont wasn't a real state and was made up for the movie White Christmas until I was there (13 years old), got onto the neighbor's roof and sat on the glass skylight with a crack in it (thankfully I didn't fall through), and thrown a glass Christmas ornament to someone who was not actually there (it was me, in a mirror. i threw a glass ornament to my own reflection. needless to say the ornament did not make it.)
I just love these- it brings out my sarcastic bent, my bitchiness, and I can be as stupid as you comments. thanks Bored Panda - More please!
sometimes it a case of receiving a poor education either through parents or the school system rather than stupidity
Who's dumber, the subjects of these posts, or the ones in the comments who apparently aren't bright enough to figure out that most of them are jokes or trolls?
Had a patient before, she is on her 30's. She told me that she is tired of coughing and don't like the taste of the phlegm. I told her to cough it out and spit it and she said that the previous nurse never told her that.
I've got mixed feelings about this post. First I want to really like and care about humans. Then I read this post and start to feel despair. Is this just bad education or genuine stupidity?
I'm pretty sure that I've been in online debates with most of these people.
I used to think gamma rays were something invented by Marvel and that they weren’t a real thing
So these customers intend to spend thousands on a new car (which probably took years to save, or will take years to pay back the loan), and you think it's stupid of them to shop around and take their time to consider their expensive purchase? You are, essentially, saying that impulse-buying would be the smarter move.
Load More Replies...I'm not sure how many are stupid, how many are (bad) jokes, and how many are just cases where we all have that "brain fart" moment. That said, my one friend homeschooled her kid so brilliantly (note: sarcasm) that he's a flat-earther. In the US Air Force.
so he's never noticed the curvature of the earth at 40 000 feet? weird.
Load More Replies...Admitting ones own stupidity is the most intelligent thing one can do.
Azam is admitting their stupidity yet i still do not believe they are intelligent
Load More Replies...Some people really just haven't heard the life lessons the rest of us have. Case in point a flatmate at my first flat, whom I found trying to pry her stuck toast out of the toaster with a solid metal butter knife. Honestly it was so on the nose I thought she was pranking me for a split second then I saw the toaster elements were on 🤦♀️ she was ok, I screamed and thankfully she jumped but dropped the knife (I didn't scream on purpose)
I have been told since I was a child to never put metal in the toaster, and I always took it to heart. And yet every single freaking time something gets stuck in the toaster, I grab a fork or knife and get about an inch away from sticking it in there before I suddenly remember and stop myself. All of us are complete effin' idiots sometimes.
Load More Replies...The nice thing about reposts is, we can take them back out and enjoy them again next year. Many of these are quite traditional by now.
Yeah I kinda like the reposts. A lot of people don’t but I still like them
Load More Replies...This makes me feel better about all the brain fart moments I've been having recently.
i always laugh at these, but i've had my moments as well: I've picked up a curling rod by the hot part, thought Vermont wasn't a real state and was made up for the movie White Christmas until I was there (13 years old), got onto the neighbor's roof and sat on the glass skylight with a crack in it (thankfully I didn't fall through), and thrown a glass Christmas ornament to someone who was not actually there (it was me, in a mirror. i threw a glass ornament to my own reflection. needless to say the ornament did not make it.)
I just love these- it brings out my sarcastic bent, my bitchiness, and I can be as stupid as you comments. thanks Bored Panda - More please!
sometimes it a case of receiving a poor education either through parents or the school system rather than stupidity
Who's dumber, the subjects of these posts, or the ones in the comments who apparently aren't bright enough to figure out that most of them are jokes or trolls?
Had a patient before, she is on her 30's. She told me that she is tired of coughing and don't like the taste of the phlegm. I told her to cough it out and spit it and she said that the previous nurse never told her that.
I've got mixed feelings about this post. First I want to really like and care about humans. Then I read this post and start to feel despair. Is this just bad education or genuine stupidity?
I'm pretty sure that I've been in online debates with most of these people.
I used to think gamma rays were something invented by Marvel and that they weren’t a real thing
So these customers intend to spend thousands on a new car (which probably took years to save, or will take years to pay back the loan), and you think it's stupid of them to shop around and take their time to consider their expensive purchase? You are, essentially, saying that impulse-buying would be the smarter move.
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