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We all make mistakes. They are essential for our growth as individuals. And oftentimes, we can eventually brush these blunders off and move on.
However, some slip-ups can be costly. And as much as you want to charge it to experience and soldier on, the amount incurred may be too painful to simply walk away from.
Here are some specific examples, as featured on the That Looks Expensive subreddit. If the name itself isn’t enough of a giveaway, check out some of the posts from the page, which we’ve compiled for this list.
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#2
A BMW Wrecked By A Tree
#3
In 2007, A Brand-New Airbus A340-600 (For Etihad) Was Wrecked During A Ground Engine Test In Toulouse
No wheel blocks were used; parking brake failed to hold it. Plane rolled forward, crew delayed cutting engines - hit a wall at ~35 mph. Nose smashed through; plane totaled before delivery
Jerome Lenovo 1 hour ago
We french people, don't make things halfway, when we wreck, we wreck, on rigole pas xD
Workplace mistakes are not only costly, but they can also lead to an adverse company-wide ripple effect. A 2024 report by Siemens revealed that unplanned downtime often results in a 11% revenue decrease, amounting to $1.4 trillion in losses globally.
For context, $1.4 trillion is almost 100% of Spain’s GDP of that same year.
#4
“We Have Destroyed Iran’s Offensive Capabilities”
#5
Sinkhole In Germany Yesterday
#6
Supercar Storage In Cheshire Burned Down
The importance of cybersecurity has been underscored in recent years, given the cases of compromised accounts that led to numerous data leaks. However, Proofpoint’s 2024 Voice of the CISO report revealed that 74 percent of data breaches are caused by human error.
#7
That's An Expensive Paint Job!
#8
So Thats How You Make A Convertible Car
michael Chock 1 hour ago (edited)
By the 3rd crash the driver was pretty sure they were in trouble
#9
A Family Left Their House Over Winter And A Water Boiler Broke, Causing Mold
Company payroll isn’t exempt from human error, and yes, these blunders can be very costly. According to a 2024 report by Axiom, 1 in 5 payrolls contain errors, and each mistake costs an average of $291.
Ernst & Young’s research also found that a company with 1,000 employees could spend nearly $1 million each year correcting payroll errors.
#10
A Fokker 50 Turboprop After Suffering A Malfunction On Takeoff Today In Mogadishu, Somalia
#11
Dumb Truck 70mph+ Hits Interstate Bridge
Mistakes are definitely avoidable, especially those that could leave you in deep debt. Author Dr. Alice Boyes, who specializes in social psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy, shared a few tips. One of them is not to expect to be the exception.
#13
Bus Crashed Through A Glass At The Train Station In Hamburg
#15
Someone's Insurance Company Isn't Going To Be Happy
“Search out data about reality versus the best-case scenario,” Dr. Boyes advises. “Plan for what's typical rather than what's ideal. When we assume what usually happens will happen to us, we can often handle those scenarios more smartly.”
#16
I Think We Need Some Aircraft Tape
#17
My Buddy Hit A Muskrat Hole While Out On The Lake
#18
Train And Plane Crash. That’s A Logistics Nightmare No Insurance Wants To Deal With
#19
I Hope He Has Good And Full Insurance, On Everything
Sara Frazer 2 hours ago
I see the flag on the back and can't help but feel a little schadenfreude
#20
Truck Crash On I-49
#21
In Germany, A Fully Loaded Truck With Meat Scraps, Tipped Over On The Highway
#22
The Genesis Space Probe, After Its Parachute Failed To Open
Genesis was a NASA mission to collect samples of the solar wind in 2004. It was to have returned these samples to Earth in a capsule that would have landed by parachute in the Utah desert, but the parachute failed to open, so the capsule crash-landed at over 200 miles per hour.
#23
Over The PA "Clean Up On Isle 4"
#24
A Fire On A Private Jet Hangar Triggered The Foam Extinguisher System
#25
Expensive BBQ
#26
Things Got A Little Out Of Hand While Cooking Breakfast Yesterday
#28
Customer Ignored The Pressure Rating Of His Cylinder And Shot Oil Out At Such A High Pressure It Cut 1 Inch Thick Steel
#29
Expensive Tip
#32
Discovered That My Porcelain Countertop Was Actually Tempered Glass
#33
The Museum Ship USS Sullivans Has Partially Sunk At The Military Park Pier On Buffalo's (NY, USA) Waterfront
#34
Project That Failed Near Me. In Your Opinion, What Went Wrong?
#36
Gents And Gels, I Have Lost My Job
Max Robitzsch 26 minutes ago
What the heck IS that? Its says "crushr" on the hood, and there does seem to be some weird spiky drum at the end of the extension arm... for, presumably, crushing things... but why?
#37
Expensive Mistake
#38
You Know It's Expensive When You Need A Seat To Call The Insurance Company
#39
Phuket Airport Is Closed After A Landing Incident Involving Air India Express Flight #ix938 (Boeing 737 Max 8)
#40
Structural Member Failure
#43
Silly Tank Can't Pole Vault
#45
Seen In The Mojave Desert This Afternoon
#46
Summary Of The Article: The Truck Was Loaded With Beer. The Driver Was Also Full Of Alcohol
MalayDragon 1 hour ago
For those interested: A truck carrying nearly 27,000 liters of beer overturned. A tanker truck crashed in Thuringia. Beer leaked from the damaged trailer. The driver was seriously injured and, according to the highway patrol, had apparently been drinking alcohol before the accident.
#47
Steam Locomotive + No Water × Heat = No Bueno
#48
Car Crashed Through Panera Bread WV
#49
This Poor Beautiful Corvette
#52
Eggs...scrambled
#55
If You Think You're Having A Bad Day, Spare A Thought For This Poor Old Driver In Shoreditch
#56
There Are Load Charts For A Reason!
Max Robitzsch 23 minutes ago (edited)
I suspect it was more like the ground where they were setting up wasn't stable. The load chart / max load stuff is pretty easy really, and often computerised / max load-locked anyway. But none of those safety features help if the ground caves in under your support outriggers...
#58
Excavator Falls Off Truck After Hitting Bridge On A52 Near Radcliffe On Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK
#63
Something Tells Me, Unlike The Last Plane Post On Here, This Is Not Something To "Buff-Out"
#65
Sir, You Can't Park There!
Max Robitzsch 21 minutes ago
"I can however berth here though. Show me where there's a no-berthing restriction in your bylaws? Huh? Didn't thing so."
#67
Someone Spent ~$850,000 USD On Roses To Fill An Entire Apartment Lobby In Moscow. The Person They Did It For Still Hasn't Shown Up
So this happened in Moscow's luxury residential building.
Someone ordered 1 million roses (yes, million) and had delivery crews unloading them all night. Total cost - roughly $850,000 USD.
The entire first floor lobby is now a wall-to-wall carpet of red roses. Looks like a movie set.
The person they were for hasn't shown up.
Neighbors say nobody has come to claim the flowers.
Bill Swallow 42 minutes ago
Well, that's money not being spent on attacking Ukraine, so I suppose I approve.
#68
Shattered Glass Elevator At A Hospital
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