Why let a bad day slide when it can be immortalized for everyone to see it for the rest of time? This is the option picked by these netizens who decide to take a picture of a fail memorable enough to be both funny and painfully relatable.
Mistakes can be everything from catastrophic to inconvenient, but funny, so this article attempts to show a bit of it all, from expensive fails to sheer stupidity. So get comfortable, make sure your sitting vessel is sound, and scroll through. Upvote your favorite fails and be sure to share your thoughts, stories, and experiences in the comments section below.
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My Friend Was Hit By A Car Running A Stop Sign Today And The Dude Left The Scene, But Hey, At Least He Left Her A Little Souvenir
Went To See The Famous Neuschwanstein Castle And This Was Our View
The Moment I Lost My Glasses
The fails listed here can fall into a number of categories, from mistakes due to inattention or particularly unwise decisions, all the way to such blatant bad luck that one should check for family curses. Either way, a very human reaction is to blame bad luck.
No matter how rational a person is, there is still an overwhelming amount of belief in ideas of “good” and “bad” luck out there. As Chip Denman has said, "luck is probability taken personally." Instead of accepting that some days will just be bad, certain people start to assemble logical structures that would “explain” why something improbably unfortunate happened to them in particular.
Blizzard Blew The Main Door Of My Garage Open Yesterday
Insurance agent be like: Sir/ma'am, that's clearly damage caused by the cat.
We Were Really Excited To Use A Lime From Our Lime Tree For The First Time
My Car Broke Down This Morning On My Way To Work And Had To Be Towed. Not 5 Minutes After I Got Home, My Ceiling Collapsed
The psychological games behind the scenes vary from person to person. People more susceptible to gambling addiction might treat most random chances with the so-called gambler’s fallacy, where they believe that a string of bad luck has to be followed by good. This is why a person can continue to dump money into a losing game or investment long past any chance of recovering it.
Just Bought A Minivan From A Friend A Few Weeks Ago, Kept Getting Spiderwebs In The Car And Decided To Bug-Bomb It. Found These
NOOOOOOOO 😱😱😱 omg that is a S**T ton of black widows!!!!!! I am SO glad you didn't get bit!!!!! Bomb it again just to be safe😳😳😳😳😳
Of The 69 Things They Tested Me For, I'm Allergic To 60 Of Them
That is like my son. Out of 45 things he was tested for, he is allergic to 41. Kids allergic to the world just like his dad.
same! I think my first one was something like that! my heart goes out to you both :D
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"You are allergic to planet Earth. Sign up to be the first settler on the Moon or Mars."
Can't, allergic to the inside of the space suits.
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I've been there. It itches so bad, then they retest the strongest reactions even stronger on your forearms. I had allergy shots for 4 years, more frequently and longer than average. My allergies mostly got a bit better, BUT the most important one to me worked great- I went from the strongest category of reactions to dog dander. It worked so well, I have a dog who I don't react allergicly to at all! So id say give the shots a try. It range a committed to going in 1-2 time a week at least 2-3 years, but it helps
I was the same. I now hate needles because of the shots 3 times a week for 4 years. All my allergies lessoned except for the ones against seafood. I can't have salmon, prawns or clams. I would like to try lobster, but I don't want to end up in A&E.
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I was like this, then I discovered I was a celiac with dermatitis herpetiformis, stopped eating wheat, only allergic to 3 things now.
I'm fairly sure this isn't how you feel about it, but as someone who trained as a (non-clinical) immunologist, that's *fascinating*. The sheer mechanisms there... It's making my science brain itch and it's nearly 3am... (I've also got a buttload of allergies, but tested non-coeliac gluten intolerance - I feel your pain.)
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The downside of scratch tests is that bodies often react more when they are already reacting - if you normally wouldn't react to cat dander or grass pollen, but wasp venom gets your histamine going, your reaction to a combination of the three will make it look like you always have a problem with all of them.
The are measured against controls, which are just the carrier fluid.
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Most look like my mosquito bites *im allergic to mosquitoe bites in a not life threatening level*
This happened to my sister. Her whole back was red and swollen, and they ended up having to send her to the emergency room.
::Sigh:: They had to redo all my tests, because the swelling/reactions were so huge they couldn’t tell where one stopped and another began. Thus, they did a third of them each time. I Even then, it was close on a couple things…
To me that picture is what hell looks like. Big 'non-allergen' hugs to the person in this pic and anyone else that experiences the same
Can definitely relate! All the trees, all the grasses, dogs and cats, you name it.
I had a reaction to a special hospital see-through plaster thing (health pandas it’s for a Pic Line) 5 months down the line and I am still scared physically and mentally.
I'm like that too. Basically if it's outside I'm allergic to it. And if it's inside I'm most likely allergic to it too. :) That's why I keep a box of tissues in every single room of my house! I'm also allergic to cats, but that doesn't stop me from having them. I just take my antihistamine and vacuum up all the hair.
I remember my brother’s friend/my friend’s brother was allergic to eggs,nuts,dairy, and soy sauce and every time they came over for lunch we would have to be so cautious. He’s not as allergic to eggs anymore so that’s good
Having a soy allergy sucks. It's in everything. Having dysosmia and reacting to the smell of soy sauce is downright scary. Needless to say, my husband does the shopping.
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I would think they'd do a control to test for that, but maybe not
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Never understood these tests. I mean, I know what an allergic reaction looks like, but you are getting poked 69 times on your back, your damn right you are going to be red, and a little swollen from the needles So if the sp9t turns red or hives form, you're allergic to that product but you are poking the patient in this case with 69 different things. What if its a combo of 2+ that is causing the reaction? I would hate to do this test but I would tell them no more than 10, amd I'll come back weekly/monthly for the rest. I wouldn't put 69 different things into my body all within a small amount of time. And being that he's allergic to 60 things, I mean that truly sucks, but I'm hoping they have more than benadryl by his side because someone's throat is going tonswell shut from these things one day
I'm allergic to this entire planet. I live on OTC and prescription allergy meds.
I haven't been Tested Yet but Fear mine would be Out of Sixty You are allergic to 58!
I am so sorry! I had to have my daughter treated when she was 4. I felt like I was intentionally hurting her. But, we did find out the 21 things to keep her from. We lived in the Rockies and she was allergic to Aspen and conifer pollen. We moved.
Oh no…….I’m going for allergy testing in November. It looks painful.
Yep had those decades ago and am allergic to all the things around, inc. most grasses, cats, and house dust..haahahha. Life goes still kicking 65 years later
Allergist told my husband he had good news for him, he was only allergic to 2 things, everything in the wind and everything in the rain LOL
Lol, this was me when I got tested at ten. Except it was 66 shots, and they were all in my dominant arm! That doctor was an awful communicator;we never went back to him.
I e had this done to my back and arm. I'm allergic to everything and I mean everything around me. Oh whoa is me!! Lol
Had a similar situation, but got 100%. This way doctor found out I have Dermatographic urticaria... :-D
Out of all the things they tested me for on my allergy test, I reacted to none. But then when I come in contact to them I get rashes, soooo
They had me sit on a stool, while doing the scratch test. I fainted.
That's not true. Most of these samples aren't allergies. Some swelling is expected during these tries.
Read the Eat Right 4 Your Type book - bet most would go away if you ate the right foods.
Over 30 Cars Got Flat Tires On The 405 From A Fallen Box Of Nails
This really sucks. Makes you wonder if somebody did this in purpose just to p**s people off. I seriously hope that's not the case.
In very extreme cases, when a person has a particular streak of bad or good luck, they start to attach significance to completely unrelated things that were happening at the same time. If a person wins at blackjack on two separate Tuesdays, they may now see Tuesday as their “lucky” day, causing them to behave more recklessly on this day, most likely losing them more money in the long run. Some people take this so far that they will only make major life decisions on “lucky days," which is probably the cause of a lot of "unlucky days" for others who need an answer now.
A Tornado Overnight In Thomaston, Georgia, Ripped A Home Off Its Foundation And Put It In The Road
I’m Allergic To Cats And Slept On A Cat Blanket
Oh, my poor dude. But that's a pretty good impression of a puffer fish!
My Grandparents Were Planning On Fixing Up This Old Stove, Guess They'll Have To Wait
Other people deny luck and instead believe that a supernatural force caused them to drop their phone down a drain or something similar. In a sense, religion actually removes the necessity to believe in luck, as misfortune can be chalked up to punishment from the divine, and “good” luck is a reward for doing something correctly. Carl Jung described this idea as deriving explanations from "a meaningful coincidence".
Someone On The Ferry Forgot To Put The Handbrake On
The First Photo Is A Wanted Criminal In My Town, And The Second Photo Is Me, Which Is Why I Was Surrounded By 6 Cops While Walking Home Last Night
Took 15 minutes to convince them they had the wrong guy.
Came Home From Work To Find A Few Tons Of Gravel Dumped In My Driveway. No Idea Where It Came From
It’s not all wistful thinking, however. If you believe in luck, this thought can function like a placebo, assisting with positive thinking. This can lower stress and make a person more hopeful, which allows for more mental resilience against negative events. Pessimism is by no means “more'' rational or unrealistic than optimism, and comes with none of the mental health benefits, besides a strange sense of superiority.
Right Before I Left The Trampoline Park, I Put Back On My Blue Shoes. It Wasn’t Until I Got Home I Realized I Didn’t Wear My Blue Shoes To The Trampoline Park
Hopefully You’re Having A Better Day Than I Am
Being Escorted To My Car After I Ripped A Hole In My Pants At A Wedding. Went Commando
…you went to a wedding commando? You went anywhere in pants like that commando?
If this all sounds too random, then there is at least some consistent, scientific evidence that by and large “Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, making lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, creating self-fulfilling prophecies via positive expectations, and adopting a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good,” according to a ten-year-long study.
Roadside Paint Job
Hubby Was Unemployed For 9 Months. Finally Landed A Job That's Not Temp Or A Contract Gig. 5 Minutes After Clocking In, He Trips On Some Carpet And Breaks His Leg
Just Finished Chopping 2 Years Worth Of Firewood Just For The Barn I Was Storing The Firewood In To Burn Down
Other researchers have found that the perception of good luck and having a good mood do seem linked at some level. The inverse is just as true, that people who legitimately believe they are unlucky are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
Cactus Stuck In Hair
Neighbor's Boyfriend Living Above Us Accidentally Discharged A Firearm Through Our Bedroom Ceiling
HOLY SH@#*T! I can't decide whether it would be more alarming if it was accidental or purposeful! There should be an equivalent of a driver's test for firearms...
My Grandparent's Lawn Got Raided By Boars Overnight
Some “good luck” rituals do even have some positive effects, for example, in some places, blowing left and right before crossing train tracks is considered important. This, naturally, also allows people to actually see if a train is coming, increasing the likelihood of not being hit. Walking under ladders is a classic example of a thing you should not do according to superstition, but it does perhaps also help one not get crushed by a ladder.
Forgot I Was Heating Oil For French Fries
This is why you never leave the kitchen when cooking something on the stovetop.
I Accidentally Branded Rachael Ray's Name On Myself With One Of Her Roasting Trays
I Had A Cystic Pimple On My Forehead That Swole Up Pretty Good. Then The Swelling Migrated Down And Now I Look Like An Animorph
I've had this happen every few years. If it spreads to the soft tissue like this, antibiotics are needed. My doc told me it can spread and infect other things like the bone if not treated.
In some places, certain numbers are seen as lucky, so people take extra steps to get “lucky” phone numbers, license plates, and even addresses. While it perhaps goes without saying, there is basically no evidence that any number, particularly one chosen randomly or by an urban planner, is more lucky than another, although one could see how a landlord with a “lucky” plot number would be quick to capitalize on this.
ATM Turned Off After Taking My Deposit And Did Not Show Up On My Account
Buddy Crashes A Porsche On A Test Drive First Corner Out Of The Dealership
Found My Car Like This When I Took A Break At Work
All in all, while an optimistic outlook is perhaps for the best, there is no reason to trust “luck” to prevent any of the disasters, fails, and mistakes seen here. Common sense precautions can never be too “common,” so please be smart. But, if you enjoy seeing more fails, Bored Panda has got you covered, you can find our other collections of misfortune here and here.
My Kid Got A Box Of Onions Instead Of Nuggets In His Happy Meal
I Broke Both My Feet Last Night
I Just Broke The Door Handle Of My Apartment And Cut Myself. I'm Also Locked In
I Thought I Was So Smart For Keeping A Cover On My Toothbrush At All Times
I Have 30 Seconds To Sweep This Up Before The Cat Pees On It
I Got Some Bojangles This Morning And Took A Bite Out Of My Cajun Filet, And It's Just Straight Up Raw
Came Home From Working All Night To Discover My (Townhouse) Neighbors Didn't Put Out Their Fireworks Completely Last Night
Let’s throw our still-warm fireworks in the plastic bin. What could go wrong?
My Bike Broke In Half, 8 Kilometers From My Home
What Do You Even Do At This Point?
Went To Costco To Grab A Rotisserie Chicken For The Weekend, But This Lady Beat Everyone To It
Who Left The Water Running?
My Parents Live ~40 Feet Off The Highway, This Morning A Drunk Driver Plowed Into Their Home
There's no joke for this. There's nothing funny, even weird funny, in drunk driving.
My Zipper Broke At Work, Right Before A Few Important Meetings
Girlfriend Was Helping Cut My Hair, She Was Doing A Fantastic Job Until I Heard A Gasp
Unfortunate Find On The Side Of My Coffee Cup. Bet My Immune System Didn’t See This One Coming
I’m Going To Damn Bed
Fall asleep next to it and give the next person to walk in a slight heart attack
Traveling From Alabama To California For My Wife’s Job. Someone Cut The Roof Bag Off Of My Car In Albuquerque. Lost All Of Our Clothes
what an arsehole. hope they get the same thing done to them
Nobody Told Me There Was No Floor Support In The Attic
I thought most people knew that most attics do not have floors only step on the rafters. If you didn’t know you have been informed.
My Daughter Asked If I Was Doing A Magic Trick
My Coworker Went To A Skatepark After Work
Are dentists able to reattach the part of the tooth that broke off, or do they remove the whole tooth and replace it?
My Truck Is In The Shop So I've Been Biking To Work. This Morning My Bike Broke 50ft From My Apartment And When I Went To Take It Back Inside My Door Handle Fell Off
This Bailey’s Came In A Gift Basket I Won At Work A Few Months Ago And I Was Going To Enjoy It By The Fire Tonight. The First Sip Was Chunky. It Expired In 2014
Something Bit My Kid's Ear
I woke up one morning with my ear exactly like this. ER doc gave me antibiotic injections and wrote down the name of a plastic surgeon, casually saying "Yeah, you're gonna lose that ear." Update: I kept the ear.
My Sorento Was Stolen And Wrecked Thanks To The Kia Boys Tik Tok Challenge
Apparently, TikTokers think challenge is a synonym for crime.
Think I Just Made My Boyfriend A Puppy Milk Latte
Accidentally Stabbed Myself With A Meat Thermometer
I Finally Got A Job Last Week... And My House Burned Down Today
Nearly One Month After Finally Repairing My House From Hurricane Laura, One Of The Worst Rainstorms In 50 Years Hit My Town And Filled My House With Water
I Asked For 8 Inches Off
My Roommate And I Bought A Lot Of Snacks For Our New Year's Eve Party And Nobody Showed Up
Well, Dish Soap Is Not Meant For The Dishwasher I Guess
I Bit Into A Toenail In My Chipotle Burrito
The Road Into Work This Morning
Booked A Hotel Room In July For A Big Convention Starting Today. Arrived At The Hotel And Were Told They Don’t Have A Room For Us. I’m Also The Guest Of The Day
Nothing Quite Like Peeling Off The Plastic On Your Brand New TV
It's Cool. I'll Wait
Last Night My Neighbor's Friend Decided That This Is Apparently The Best Place To Park, Making Both My SO And I Late For Work
My Dad Threw Mum's Ring In The Grass To Test His New Gold Detector. The Detector Doesn't Work. Can You Help Find It?
I Spent All Day Making Ramen For My Family. First Time Cooking It, But They Went To A Last Minute Dinner At My Brother-In-Law's House
And the assumption everyone is making is that the OP bothered to mention to his family that they were cooking for them. My sister has done exactly this, made a big meal and didn't bother telling everyone that she intended to have them join her and then she was insulted that they weren't there. Some people have subpar mind reading capabilities.
Cologne Bottle Slipped
So I Got Robbed After Coming Back From A 12.5-Hour Shift. Awesome
people are such arseholes. i hope they broke down on the way back and then sat on a cactus.
My Wife And I Went To Mexico For Our Honeymoon. I Had The Idea Of Buying A Bottle Of Tequila And Drinking A Shot Every Anniversary. It Broke On The Way Home
So are you getting a head start and getting the divorce papers ready?
Walked Outside To See If My New Solar Panel Was Working And Saw This
Apparently I Turned On The Wrong Burner
Knocked A Bottle Over And It Landed Perfectly Upside Down Without The Cap. How Do I Pick It Up Now Without Spilling Everything?
Turned Off The Power For A Week While Traveling, Forgot About The Food In The Fridge. Came Back To This
Turning off the power makes absolutely no sense. I don’t care how much money you are trying to save or what your single house is going to do to the environment but this is dumb on multiple levels.
That Last Turn Before I Arrived With The Chili
Just scrape it back into the pot. It's chilly and everybody has a different recipe.
Neighbor's Insurance Doesn't Want To Pay For Damages Due To It Being Caused By Nature
And Just Like That Thanksgiving Is Cancelled. Hand Foot Mouth Disease
You Gotta Be Kidding Me
They just don't make quality products anymore...but this is ridiculous
Traveling Back To Work And My Bag Gets Caught In A Car Fire. All Medical Equipment, Garmin Watch, Xbox, Projector And Countless Clothes Up In Smoke. Let My Week Get Better
Bought A $44 Handmade, Ceramic Mug. It Cracks As I Pour In My First Cup Of Tea
Came Back From Holidays To Find My Second Phone Like This
It appears you dodged a bullet. It overheated and expanded but you are lucky it did not start a fire. PSA - don't leave phones / etc on the charger for long periods. Better chargers (and sometimes the phone/tablet itself) have circuitry that stops the charging when the battery is full. Some cheap stuff does not and overcharging Lithium batteries can be dangerous. I used to not know that / be careless about it. Have since seen some videos / accounts of bad stuff so I'm more careful.
Two-Day-Old Tesla Gets Stuck In The Parking Lot At My Work
The Pizza Place Defaults To No Cheese, No Sauce On Door Dash. I Didn't Check The Boxes To Add Them
Had A Pen In My Pocket At Work, Looked Down To This
Today's Special: Chocolate Water
My Cutting Board Delivered With A Small Defect
My Instrument Decided To Stop Working During The Rehearsal And Today Is The Concert
I Left My AirPods On The Plane
I mean as long as it isn’t found u get free tracking of a plane and if it is found u can call and pick it up?
Tried Crossfit For The First Time, Literally The First Day I Went, And Ended Up With Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis (often called rhabdo) is a serious medical condition that can be fatal or result in permanent disability. Rhabdo occurs when damaged muscle tissue releases its proteins and electrolytes into the blood. These substances can damage the heart and kidneys and cause permanent disability or even death.
I Felt Something Hard While Eating
I Was Having A Nice Relaxing Chat With My Girlfriend Before She Went To Work, Then Boom
Mom Broke Her Tooth After Biting A Starbucks Sandwich. Turns Out There Was A Bone In The Sandwich
Weight Gain On Christmas Eve Can Be A Real Problem. Especially Right Before The Whole Family Comes
I Dropped My Tuna Can In The Sink And I Can't Fish It Out. Please Send Help
Asked For Extra Sauce
Key Broke Off Inside The Lock To A Very Important Work Door. Wonder How Much Trouble I Am In
Just Getting Ready To Cook Valentine’s Day Dinner And Opened The Block Of Cheese I Bought Today
This really infuriates me, when I’m speed shopping and forget to read the expiration date in fresh products, every damn time, it’s expired or ready yo be
I Pulled It Out Of My Pocket After Work, And Screen Was Ruined Like This
Idk if this counts but just a few days ago I got a rlly bad nosebleed+ I was on my period and I thought I was gonna pass out from blood loss. The next day, three fires break out in my district and schools cancelled cos they’re using the gym as a shelter. I mean, me and my family are still fine but it’s definitely the most memorable way I’ve started a school year.
You should take iron pills during that time of the month. I have anemia and if I pull my eyelid down and it's white not pink I know I need to go to the doctor
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its how they keep the site free. But I will say there are ways to block ads. hint hint.
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Someone I know had a piercings through their lips, tongue and nose with appropriate hardware. They went snowboarding and did a face plant. Not only did they rip out the hardware and tear(!) their face, they also smashed their front teeth. If you snowboard, facial piercings and hardware are not a good idea.
Idk if this counts but just a few days ago I got a rlly bad nosebleed+ I was on my period and I thought I was gonna pass out from blood loss. The next day, three fires break out in my district and schools cancelled cos they’re using the gym as a shelter. I mean, me and my family are still fine but it’s definitely the most memorable way I’ve started a school year.
You should take iron pills during that time of the month. I have anemia and if I pull my eyelid down and it's white not pink I know I need to go to the doctor
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Load More Replies... Someone I know had a piercings through their lips, tongue and nose with appropriate hardware. They went snowboarding and did a face plant. Not only did they rip out the hardware and tear(!) their face, they also smashed their front teeth. If you snowboard, facial piercings and hardware are not a good idea.
