“That Looked Expensive”: People Share 35 Fails And Accidents That Cost A Small Fortune (New Pics)
That crunch when backing up a car, or the crash of a bowl slipping off the table, there are certain sounds that just make us inwardly groan. From cleanup to embarrassment or material cost, disasters and accidents are never fun. But once it’s our wallet removed from the equation, we do have an interesting fascination with seeing things break.
The “That Looked Expensive” internet group is dedicated to documenting accidents, fails, and disasters that might make you shudder a little bit. So get comfortable, bless your lucky stars that your stuff isn’t on this list, and upvote your favorite examples.
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Porsche Driver Attempted To Pass Tram, Gets Stuck Between Two Trains
Jerks Ruined The Water Supply For Their Town
This 'revealed' more about the parents than the baby (they are jerks and idiots)
The Driver Of This Aston Martin Db5 Was Shaken But Not Stirred
Just to get the big picture stuff out of the way, the biggest “that looked expansive” man-made disaster in human history was the Chornobyl disaster in 1986. While it can be hard to work out exact figures, as there are a number of disagreements on how to measure externalities and Soviet bookkeeping was often fanciful, some estimates suggest damages around $700 billion.
It’s also a disaster of such magnitude that there are consistent, ongoing costs to keeping the damage in check, from maintaining the exclusion zone to maintenance on the protective constructions near the reactor itself. Fortunately, this sort of disaster is unlikely to repeat itself in this day and age.
Road Workers In Łódź Decided To Teach Someone A Lesson
275 Gallons Of Road Marking Paint
Kaiser Hospital Mri Accident
The next on the list, dwarfed by a number of earthquakes and hurricanes, is the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is still considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the industry, dumping 780,000 cubic meters of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Like most ecological disasters, it can be hard to measure the damage in the short term, but some estimates put it at $60 to $100 billion dollars.
Baseball-Sized Hail Smashing Into Panels At 150 Mph Destroys Solar Farm
To Carry 1 Metric Ton Of Water In A Pickup
Sir...you Cannot Park Here!!
22 July 2023, on I-76 North in Dalton-Whitfield County, Georgia, USA. The $380.000 Lamborghini Aventador was driven by 36 years old Spencer Hyde. While speeding at 160 km/h, he lost control and crashed into the trailer. The car driving erratically had been reported to the Georgia State Patrol who was looking for it, and arrived promptly on the crash site. The driver had light injuries, despite the look the survival cell on the driver side was not deformed, as evident by the door still working properly...
I Hope He Wasn't Driving Barefoot Because That's A Lot Of Legos To Step On
Quick question - why do Americans call it Legos? Even in the plural it is Lego.I think it is unique in that respect.
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 After Flying Through A Hailstorm Over Milan, Italy
It happened on 24 July 2023. A huge multi-day storm hit the whole region from the 18 to the 25th July, causing massive damage to cars, buildings and trees. Several thousands of trees were uprooted or severely damaged, prompting the closure of all major parks for several week to bring them back to acceptable safety levels. Hail as big as 10 centimeter in diameter was reported, as well as about 30.000 lighting strikes.
The Lahaina Fire Destroyed 3 Of My Family’s Homes And 3 Vehicles
I’m born and raised in Lahaina. My dad was at work with his vehicle. My stepmom flew out that morning leaving hers. I was out on a hike and rode with friends. In 2 hours my hometown was reduced to ashes. These photos were taken the morning after the fire, hiking 3 miles into town.
That's in Hawaii, if anyone is wondering. This one is probably one of the saddest on the list. Wildfires are so devastating and terrifying. Had one very close to my home (in Canada) this past summer and, while our home was fortunately unaffected, it was still terrifying not knowing if we would have a home to come back to
So High Up Everything Is A Blind Spot
But It’s All Wheel Drive?!
I'm Phoning About Those Kitchen Shelves You Installed
Hope A Lesson Was Learned Here
Not the point, but can that thing even go over a speed bump? I always wonder this when I see super expensive cars that are this low down
Trailer Full Of Old Porsches Got Stuck On A Crossing
Professional Dropsies
Looks like when you crack an egg and drop it onto the pan
Bear Attack In Nc State Park
Gah, imagine being stuck in that caravan at 1 in the morning, all pitch black outside and nowhere to run while a raging bear mauls through the walls. What a nightmare.
"Pothole" On A State Highway Ramp In Seattle
This Definitely Won't Buff Out
I am always amazed "professional" drivers are unaware the standard dry van height is 13' 6". No amount of Crisco will add value.
Billionaire Walmart Heiress Nancy Walton's Yacht
Truck Knocks House Off Foundation
Almost Made It
The Owner Of This Porsche Has A Dog That Is Anxious Or That Doesn't Approve Of His Color Choice
$28 Million Sikorsky MH-60S
First time I’ve seen a helicopter upside down! But…was it transporting Springfield Power Plant? What is that?
Driver Crashes Mercedes Just Six Seconds Into Test Drive
I watched a woman in a Mercedes SUV trying to back her car out of a parking space. She ended up with the car, in the same parking space, but, upside down. She had crawled her car onto the car in the space next to hers and flipped hers over in her panic to get out of that predicament.
1m $ Frangivento Asfané Hypercar Completely Destroyed (No Injuries)
The car is a hypercar prototype. It was being driven in September 2023 by its designer and builder Giorgio Pirolo during a hill-climbing race, where the supercar was serving as a pace car. During a run to check the track before the first participant, they lost control due to a steer malfunction, and crashed into the guardrail without injuries.
My Cat Chewed The Corner Of My Mbp Screen
That seems like terrible design to me; that damage to a small corner of a massive screen can destroy the whole thing.
That's just how glass/screens work I'm afraid. There isn't much of a way to improve that without reducing quality.
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Something similar happened to my laptop except i was the one who bit it out of rage that ksp2 wasn't working
Someone Used This At Our Cafe And We Didn’t Notice Until The ATM Rejected It
Corvette On Fire. Plano Texas 5/24/2023
Your House Has Fallen Over
Damn
Homeowner Took It Upon Himself To Fire Up The Well On A New Build And Fill The House Lines Full Of Sediment And Mud
The Damage Done To The Launch Pad After The Spacex Starship Launch
Eloon didn't want a flame trench for the launchpad. ""Aspiring to have no flame diverter in Boca, but this could turn out to be a mistake," company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter back in October 2020." - https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-damage-starbase-launch-pad"
Car Crashes Into Fire Truck Responding To Another Crash
BuT He hAd tHe RiGhT oF wAy.. (i mean the car that crashes into fire truck)
Train Carrying New Cars And Vans And Trucks Derails In Arizona
Iconic Zonda Previously Owned By Lewis Hamilton Costing $11.3 Mil Crashed
People who buy high performance cars should take a La Mans style driving course.
You Know Someone Is Having A Bad Day When…
Leopard 2 Turret Accidentally Ripped Off During Training (1920x860)
United Airlines B767 (Ua702) Sustained Substantial Damage Upon Hard Landing
this plane will never fly again, they dont even try to repair structural damage to the tube, plane is permanently grounded
Ferrari 250gto Engine Detonates During Race At Goodwood Revival
When Your Test-Drive Of A Half-A-Million-Dollar Porsche 911 Gt2 Rs Doesn't Quite Work Out
On The Way To Run Errands This Morning And The Entire Hwy Is Shut Down. Austin Tx
Be grateful https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/12/interstate-95-bridge-collapse-critical-infrastructure-united-states/70315142007/
Lamborghini Burned Down In The Center Of Moscow
Jetblue A321 Tips On Its Tail
Car Wash Forgot To Open Exit Garage Door
Gt3 Gets A Sideswipe
They Fired Some Guy At Our Warehouse. This Is How He Chose To Express His Displeasure
2000 $ for a beko machine? Wow. I always thought they were a cheaper, lower end brand.
How Much That Car Is Worth?
Just Drove Passed This In The Swiss Alps
We had a beautiful winding road through the moors back home. Hairpin turns and long sweeping bends. Great driving on summer days at reasonable speeds. Not so good in the damp at the same speed. It got so bad the police used a helicopter to tag speeders and they turned the bikes and cars into little cubes as a deterrence. Stopped the endless deaths and serious injuries.
Thieves Took All 4 Tires From This Vehicle At The Hotel My Wife Works At
Ruined My $650 Moptherboard While Installing It In My PC
Ouch
Rolls Royce Phantom. I know that you can't hear it, but you can certainly SEE it!
1-Of-1, $14m Ferrari Breadvan Stuffed Into Wall During Race
F1 Driver Lance Stroll Son Of A Billionaire Crashes His Car In Singapore Qualifying
The Pentagon Says It Has Overestimated The Value Of The Weapons It Has Sent To Ukraine By $6.2bn
Someone Ran A Red Light And T-Boned My Father’s Investment
Heard That The Driver Tried Shifting The Loader But Ran Up The Nose Of The Trailer And Tipped
Ran Into My Girl's $2000 Forester
Our Parking Lot Was Resurfaced Only Five Days Ago
ok? tires leave marks. They will go away. There is nothing wrong with this picture.
half of these are just rich people being stupid and f*cking up their fancy cars.
The title is that-looked-expensive, so rich people effing up their cars fits right in
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The title is that-looked-expensive, so rich people effing up their cars fits right in
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