You bring home a new table and unpack the box. You then take a look at all the bits and pieces laying on your floor. A white piece of paper catches your attention. Pfft, you think to yourself, I can do this on my own. Fast forward a few beers and headaches, and your table has become a chair. And a flimsy one at that. You admit defeat. You open the instructions manual. But after turning a few pages, you become even more frustrated: the drawings are terrible. They're more confusing than helpful. What should you do now? Take a picture of the awful guide and submit it to the subreddit r/RestOfTheF**kingOwl, of course.
Inspired by this legendary comic, its members are showing off tutorials and diagrams with a comical lack of depth. They accept YouTube videos, photos, and gifs, and have developed quite a taste for the vague and puzzling. Not to mention, they're also well-versed in satire.
Below are some of the subreddit's top posts. Enjoy!
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Wine Not?
"If I'm reading the instructions correctly, after 3 glasses of wine the bookshelf assembles itself."
No, you're reading them wrong. First time you drink 1 glass, second time two glasses, third time 3 and THEN the bookshelf will assemble itself!
Only One Easy Step
How To Draw A Tree
Photoshop Tutorials Be Like
They turned the Disneyland castle into the Mont Saint Michel ! Miracle !
How To Draw Australia
Secret To Long Life
How To Retire At 38
“Now Add Bits To The Bird” - From My 5 Year Old’s School Book
It's Just That Simple
How Old Is A Tree
This is actually the only way to accurately determine the age of a tree. Tree rings are not accurate, since there could be no rings one year and three rings another year.
The Chopstick Company Didn’t Even Try
It Is So Easy
Nothing Makes Sense
Step 1: Get Tools.. Step 2: Install The Thing
The Rest Of The Startup Money
And being able to make shell jewelry... lots of it apparently
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Scraped 30,000? Even without the crazy family loans, Scraped?! That's not scratching. And shells? I have questions aplenty
And how long did it take to sell $30K worth of shell jewelry? I’m betting Nick’s parents bought 75% of it.
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Its because his parents had $235,000 lying around, he had the resources to allow him to save $30,000 selling necklaces and belts out of a VW. If mom and dad aren't helping out, the money you made selling a belt goes to your can of beans and 2 redbulls while living out of the van.
That's not that big of a load to build a billion dollar company though.
That's still pretty impressive to start that company with only $235K of seed money. My parent's aren't wealthy, but I bet they could scrounge up $235K from home equity or other sources to help fund my dream company.
So I’m assuming Mr. and Mrs. Woodman own 90% of the company, right? /s
That looks more like a poor paraphrasing or they cherry picked bits to make for this post specifically
Yeah you could have just worked a minimum wage job for a couple of years.
Carving A Tree Into A Bear
Real Helpful
I couldn't bear that answer so I felt compelled to look it up :D here it is if anyone is interested: "enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves. "a ‘hands-on’ or interactive heuristic approach to learning"
A Page In My IKEA Instruction Manual Told Me To Throw Out One Of The Parts
How To Draw A Racoon With A Party Hat
Thanks, I have always wanted to be poorly taught how to draw a racoon with a party hat.
How To Meditate
Rest Of The Bridal Updo
My Girlfriends Soap Wrapper
Probably from an Asian country where folding a crane is considered a basic skill that small children are tought in school. Hence barely hinting that it can be done would suffice for most people there.
“Lovely Decoration”...
Rest Of The Pizza
Rest Of The House
Step 2: Pay Off All Debt
And That, Class, Is How A Planet Is Born
Just Make Money, It Is That Easy!
Thanks Assassin’s Creed Odyssey!
Thanks
Because it is that simple. For instance Louis XVI was depressed, and doctors said "Votre Majesté, it is just in your head" so they fixed it.
So Easy To Follow
"If I Can Do It, Anybody Can"
"If I can do it (with the help of my rich family), anybody can (with the help of their rich family).
Rest Of The Gingerbread House
Wow Thanks, Very Useful
How To Put Something On Your Wall
It’s That Easy
"Add Hair And Shade"
Her eyes are upsettingly high up on her face. Shading on the pic is great but the eyes are driving me mad.
Oof
I like that Google gives stupid answers to stupid questions, or humorous answers to questions that does not have a good and well defined answer. E.g. Google once just showed the calculator showing 42 when asked what the meaning of life was (refernce to Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy). It gives it less of a big coorporation machine feel and makes it seem more human and relatable, and is a good way to apear to give an answer to an unaswerable question. If it is a friday today, then seven weeks from now it will be a friday to, that should not be that hard to figure out, hence hinting at the solution and mocking people a little is fine by me.
How To Digitally Draw A Holographic Skirt
Thanks For The Hint, Shadow Of Mordor
My Nephew's Drawing Book
This isn’t step-by-step instructions though. This is demonstrating that even highly detailed & fully rendered art can be broken down into basic shapes.
Received A Magic Trick Box From A Co-Worker
How Do I Get To Step 2?
I think the instruction basically boils down to "fold or stuff the jacket into the indicated pocket in whichever way you like". Step 2 is just supposed to show that the content of the pocket is the jacket itself; step 3 shows that to close the pocket, you have to turn the upper part of it inside out.
How To Become A Billionare 101
Note: this post originally had 68 images. It’s been shortened to the top 45 images based on user votes.
Oh how I wish I'd kept my instructions for putting the feet on my oil heater. Front of pamphlet: NEVER turn unit upside down. Step 1: turn unit upside down.
I think the most toxic concept in our society is the "rags to riches" stories where they leave out coming from a wealthy family or marrying a wealthy spouse. Always be critical of these "pulled myself up by my bootstraps" because step one: buy boots.
Most of these bring the Richard Feynman Problem Solving Algorithm to mind (1. write down problem, 2. think hard, 3. write down solution); however he was a legendary genius problem solver, and step1 is a collection of sub-steps (like break it into manageable chunks, eliminate possibilities, etc) and step2 is a bag of techniques. The most famous Sidney Harris cartoon is the same, a mathematician writing a proof on a blackboard but another criticizes him for being unclear in the step where he wrote "...and then a miracle occurs...", http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/pages/gallery.php
I have a cookbook with a recipe for clam chowder that says to cook the potatoes until they're done.😂
How to make Chateaubriand: Cover top of 5 lb beef tenderloin with mushroom gallete then cover with puff pastry, be sure and use rice paper rounds, roast at normal temp until rare, pastry is golden brown. Make red wine mushroom reduction, serve with pan roasted potatoes. There you have it, Chateaubriand.
Oh how I wish I'd kept my instructions for putting the feet on my oil heater. Front of pamphlet: NEVER turn unit upside down. Step 1: turn unit upside down.
I think the most toxic concept in our society is the "rags to riches" stories where they leave out coming from a wealthy family or marrying a wealthy spouse. Always be critical of these "pulled myself up by my bootstraps" because step one: buy boots.
Most of these bring the Richard Feynman Problem Solving Algorithm to mind (1. write down problem, 2. think hard, 3. write down solution); however he was a legendary genius problem solver, and step1 is a collection of sub-steps (like break it into manageable chunks, eliminate possibilities, etc) and step2 is a bag of techniques. The most famous Sidney Harris cartoon is the same, a mathematician writing a proof on a blackboard but another criticizes him for being unclear in the step where he wrote "...and then a miracle occurs...", http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/pages/gallery.php
I have a cookbook with a recipe for clam chowder that says to cook the potatoes until they're done.😂
How to make Chateaubriand: Cover top of 5 lb beef tenderloin with mushroom gallete then cover with puff pastry, be sure and use rice paper rounds, roast at normal temp until rare, pastry is golden brown. Make red wine mushroom reduction, serve with pan roasted potatoes. There you have it, Chateaubriand.
