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30 Accidents And Fails That Made People Cringe And Think: “Well, That Looked Expensive” (New Pics)
Most of us have heard the phrase "Accidents happen." It's usually to comfort us after a mistake we've made or an incident that had unintended consequences. It's true, accidents really do happen; some of them minor, like spilling tea over a coffee table at a friend's house, and others more significant, like a spacecraft crash.
Today, we're presenting you with a list of the latter. Bored Panda has collected the most noteworthy accidents and situations from the That Looked Expensive subreddit. While we hope that there were as few casualties as possible, we still can't help thinking: "Heck, that must've cost a pretty penny."
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Expensive Tip
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#2
Souvenir Photo Before We Get Fired
Jrog 10 months ago (edited)
Believe it or not, this is more common than you think. Those machines are designed to move on narrow ledgers on open air mines, sometimes they slip or the ground gives way and they find themselves toppled. The drivers are to be strapped in at all times, and the frame is designed to survive relatively unscathed.
#3
The M Stands For Magnetic
When they hear the word "accident," many people think of car crashes. Many of the entries on this list are indeed car accidents, yet they're about the cost of property and damage to material things. The 1.1 million users of the That Looked Expensive subreddit certainly enjoy a car pileup or two.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traffic accidents are the most common reason young people (age 5 to 29) pass away. Every year, 1.9 million people are victims of road traffic injuries. Interestingly, more than half are what WHO calls "vulnerable road users," which includes motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians.
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Miint
Joe Reaves 10 months ago
Realtor - new to the market, perfect for a separated couple who aren't quite ready to take that final step...
#6
F150 In The Lake
Aviation accidents are another genre of catastrophe that the members of the subreddit are fans of. The most expensive aviation crash in history is the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft crash. It was America's most stealthy bomber, so, how did it end up in flames just moments after takeoff?
Thankfully, there were no casualties; the two pilots ejected themselves in time and only one of them had a spinal injury, eventually making a full recovery. The crash did, however, cost $2B. The cause wasn't any mechanical fault; it was just Mother Nature. Due to humidity, the plane's sensors misreported the aircraft's speed, and the Flight Control System (FCS) initiated a 30-degree climb upwards, guaranteeing a crash.
#7
Sinkhole In Germany Yesterday
#8
When You Spend The Night At A Friend's House And They Don't Give You A Blanket
#9
Big Oof
If we're talking about commercial flights, the title for the most expensive disaster would probably go to the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The search efforts alone have cost around $150 million to date.
To this day, the Flight MH370 disappearance is one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history. While there are many theories out there (some more wild than others), officials think that the most credible ones are that either the plane ran out of fuel, that the pilots lost control of the aircraft, or that one of them was a rogue pilot.
#10
Literal Fire Truck
#11
If You Can Walk Away From A Landing, It's A Good Landing
#12
30 Inch Water Main Break Caused By Contractor Work
In December of 2024, the efforts to find out what happened to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 once again became the topic of public discourse. The US-based ocean exploration firm Ocean Infinity made a deal with Malaysia's Transport Ministry to renew the search. It's a "no find, no fee" arrangement, so the company will only be paid if they find the wreckage.
#13
Oof Size : Venti
Colleen Glim 10 months ago
Bugger in the Ferrari deserved what he got. Tailgating is an a*****e move. And it’s not gonna make traffic move any faster
#14
Spacex Falcon 9 Booster Tipped Over In Rough Seas While Being Transported Back To Shore
#15
No Passenger Was Harmed In The Making Of This Error
If you think only modern disasters can be this expensive, you'd be wrong. The shipwreck that's deemed the most costly in all of history happened in 1708. The San José, a ship of the Spanish treasure fleet, sank after a battle with the British and took with it a hold of gold, silver, jewelry, and emeralds. According to the newest estimates, the treasures inside the ship are worth from $7 billion to $18 billion.
#16
Air France A350 Had An Oopsie
FlamingZombies 10 months ago
That's a tail strike, and it's somewhat common. It happens when the nose is pulled up too rapidly during takeoff or pulled up too sharply during landing.
#17
Imagine Rear-Ending A Car Worth Over 1 Million Euros
#18
How To Lose Almost Half A Million In 24 Hours. [oc] Porsche 911 Gt3 Rs Put In A River The Day After It Was Purchased
The San José galleon sank near the shores of Colombia, and the shipwreck was recovered on its coast in 1981. Since then, there has been a fierce battle over who has the right to its treasures: Colombia, the Spanish, South American Indigenous groups, and even an American salvage company tried to claim it.
#19
Ground Vehicle Drives Into The Enormous, Bright Red Port Nacelle Of Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 G-Vdot At Jfk
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Big Oof
#21
Hmmm... I Wonder What Happened Here
The Colombian government wants to retrieve the wreckage and put it in a museum, an effort that would cost them a little over a million dollars. But archaeologists say that they find the fight over the treasure laughable.
"The treasure of the San José should remain at the bottom of the sea, along with the human remains of the 600 crew members who died there,” Juan Guillermo Martín, a Colombian maritime archaeologist, says. "The treasure is part of the archaeological context, and as such has no commercial value. Its value is strictly scientific."
#22
Absolutely Shattered
#23
A Rough Day On The Waves
#24
You Crash His Ferrari, What Do You Tell To Your Dad ?
Oil spills can cost a pretty penny for oil giants. The 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig is the most expensive to date. Experts estimate that around four million barrels of oil flowed into the ocean over 87 days. BP will continue to pay for the marine restoration projects up until 2031. In the decade following the spill, BP has paid well over $71 billion.
#25
Airplane Eepy
#26
The Francis Scot Key Bridge This Morning
April Pickett 10 months ago
That was a spectacular thing to see. It's not good, but seeing that bridge fall, section after section was something else.
#27
‘Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet’ Nft Went On Sale For $48m. It Ended With A Top Bid Of Just $280
Robert Beveridge 10 months ago
I choose to think this is less "NFTs are stupid" and more "Xitter has always been a cesspool and everybody knows it"
Probably nothing can top space disasters on their scale of wreckage. Space exploration is, however, one of the most expensive human endeavors. Perhaps the most expensive failed space mission was when the space shuttle Colombia broke down while re-entering Earth in 2003. Adjusted to today's inflation, the value of the disaster would be $16.2 billion.
#28
One Of The Largest Power Shovels Ever Built Fell Into A Swamp
Beak Hookage 10 months ago
So I built a second power shovel! That one burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp.
#29
Ferrari 488 Pista In The River
#30
Not An Expert In The Field But
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#31
Fire Inspector Accidentally Set Off My Ansul System
#32
18-Wheeler Swimming In Alaska
#33
"What Kind Of Genius Created This?"
#34
Instant Infinity Pool
#35
Tornado Went Through My Workplace And 30,000 Are Without Electricity
Geoffrey Scott 10 months ago
"Yeah, we know we know... just keep producing! This break is going to docked from your pay."
#36
$4m Koenigsegg Jesko "Nur" Attack Burns Down In Athens, Greece
#37
Garbage Truck Crashed Into Bridge
#38
The City Started Work On Our Neighbourhood Pond
#39
Lamborghini Wrecked In Crash Just 20 Minutes After Purchase
#40
Imagine Dropping A Weather Satellite On The Shop Floor
#41
Just Bought This Two Months Ago For ~100 Million Smh
#42
Crashed Stealth Bomber
#43
Lift Has Had Better Days
#44
That’s The Taxpayers Money
Jrog 10 months ago
Cool story on this one. The tank is a danish Leopard 1A5DK, a 1990s tank that features improved armor and thus is quite on the chonky side. The tank was a retired unit that was reactivated and loaned to the Ukrainian armed forces as a trainer for tank crews, after Germany and other countries gave their stock of the aging -but still better than the average Ruzzky c**p- tanks to aid the Ukrainians fight the invaders. The truck was crossing another truck, moved to the shoulder of the road and the ground gave way under the fat tank's weight, toppling the vehicle without significant damage to the armored tank, and some bodywork required for the truck.
#45
Plane Lands So Heavily The Landing Gear Comes Through The Floor
Jrog 10 months ago (edited)
Jan 20 2020, Airbus A321 operated by Russian "Nordwind Airlines" on a transfer flight from Moscow to Antalya (flight N4-1801). The crew failed the approach due to mismanaging tailwinds and flare timing, and touched down hard. No injuries but severe damage to the aiframe. The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) tried to sway the inquiry, did not follow international protocols, tampered with the black boxes and initially tried to blame weather. It took a lot of international scrutiny to keep the inquiry on tracks, and ultimately the accident was pinned to the severe lack of crew's skill.
#46
Nz Navy Ship Hits A Reef And Catches Fire Off The Coast Of Samoa
Joe Reaves 10 months ago
It was there surveying the area to find reefs so job failed successfully.
#47
Lamborghini Revuelto Goes Up In Flames
#48
It’s Likely Not Affordable
#49
The Remains Of The Superheavy Booster Flown During Starship Flight 4
#50
Some One Forgot To Lower The Dump On The Truck
#51
Should I Change This ?
#53
The 86 Meter Long Saudi Prince's Kingdom 5kr, Once Owned By Trump And Used In The Bond Movie “Never Say Never Again”, Crashed Into A Quay In Bizerte, Tunisia
#54
Someone's Insurance Company Isn't Going To Be Happy
#55
Thousands Of New Cars Underwater In The Port Of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico
#56
That Looks Extremely Expensive
#57
Wood Ain’t Cheap!
#58
New Photos Of The $80 Million Mars Ingenuity Helicopter, Showing A Blade Completely Broken Off And Lodged Into A Martian Sand Dune
#59
Amg Gtr Goes Snorkeling In A River
#60
Can Anyone Explain Me This New Trend In Car Tuning?
#61
A Three Million Dollar Caterpillar 793 Haul Truck
#62
Truck Hit An Overpass On The Way To Delivering This Cnc Machine
#63
When You Thought You Got The Keys To The Boat
#64
Lamborghini Burned Up Last Night In Connecticut
#65
Alleged Arson Attack Destroys Multi-Million Dollar 80 Car Collection
#66
Ferrari Blew Through A Roundabout In Houston
#67
A Ferrari, Worth $300k, Crashed In France
#68
Shield Lost During Spacewalk Outside The International Space Station
#69
Yamaha Fell Down On A Firebird
#70
Speedy Delivery
#71
Olympic Motorsports In Boca Raton Totaled My Bmw M4
M O'Connell 10 months ago
Why does this car have the worst quality paint job I have ever seen?
#72
$2.3 Million One Of One Lotus Evija X Crashes At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
#73
Another One, I Think They Should Use Loctite On Wheels In South Africa
#74
[oc] Someone Without Insurance Hit My Neighbors Ferrari
#75
Happened In My City Earlier This Week. Guy Barely Had The Car A Full Week Yet
#77
Heard That The Driver Tried Shifting The Loader But Ran Up The Nose Of The Trailer And Tipped
#79
This Doesn't Look Like A Fun Repair
#81
Another Day In Chicago
Upstaged75 10 months ago
The same thing happened to me. But it wasn't vandalism. I got in my car one day and when I shut the door the whole thing imploded. It sounded like someone dropped a bucket of ice. No one has any idea why it happened. It's possible I had a crack that wasn't obviously visible.
#82
One Of 36 In The World Lamborghini Huracan Evo Gt's Was Crashed Into By A Guy In A Toyota Aqua In Mongolia
#83
Buddy Took A Loss In Naples, Fl Following The Hurricane
April Pickett 10 months ago
Oh, that bodywork will puff right out with the vacuum thingy they use. A new paint job and you are good to go.
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Mike F 10 months ago
Note to self: avoid buying $150k+ cars. They sure seem to be targets for trouble.
Rick Seiden 10 months ago
I don't ever want to even sit behind the wheel of a Lambo or Ferrari (like I'd ever have the chance). They are just too expensive for me to think about moving even an inch.
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
Me neither. If I say in one, the sign would fall and split the car in half
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ElfVibratorGlitter 10 months ago
I just looked up my car's value: 6-8k. Hahaha, that does not look expensive 😔
Mike F 10 months ago
Note to self: avoid buying $150k+ cars. They sure seem to be targets for trouble.
Rick Seiden 10 months ago
I don't ever want to even sit behind the wheel of a Lambo or Ferrari (like I'd ever have the chance). They are just too expensive for me to think about moving even an inch.
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
Me neither. If I say in one, the sign would fall and split the car in half
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 10 months ago
I just looked up my car's value: 6-8k. Hahaha, that does not look expensive 😔
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