30 Wild, Funny, And Cringy TikTok Screenshots That Will Forever Exist Online (New Pics)
It’s no secret that the internet is brimming with all sorts of bizarre content; but even bearing that in mind, some posts can leave you speechless, especially when there’s no context provided.
Plenty of pictures with no context, ranging from bizarre, to shocking, to funny, and everything in between, are shared on the X (formerly Twitter) account called ‘Wild TikToks’. As you’ve probably assumed, the account is dedicated to another popular social media platform, TikTok, and the random—typically somewhat wild—videos people post there. If you’re curious to see what they are about, scroll down to find some ‘Wild TikToks’ on the list below to find out.
Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with an expert in social media, Part-time Faculty in Marketing at Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, Nick Mattar, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about X and social media.
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He probably had (just) enough wisdom to realise you were too witty for him. Brilliant answer.
Despite joining X (formerly Twitter) just a couple years ago in 2022, the ‘Wild TikToks’ account has already amassed 1.4 million followers, eager to browse snapshots from all sorts of TikTok videos.
The large number of followers the account has might not be surprising considering how many people are users of X, or TikTok, for that matter. As of April 2024, the former boasts more than 0.611 B active monthly users and TikTok has close to 1.6 B. (With more than 3 B active monthly users, Facebook is the leader among social media platforms.)
If the number of X or TikTok users got you wondering how many people were using social media in general, the answer is nearly every internet user there is. According to Statista’s 2024 data, there were roughly 5.44 billion active internet users and around 5.07 billion social media users.
“Social media is inherently an addictive activity. It provides instant gratification while all major platforms utilize incredible algorithms that show us exactly what we want to see, when we want to see it,” Nick Mattar told Bored Panda, pointing out what it is that draws us to it. “Additionally, content creators have become so well-versed in creating attention-grabbing material that their videos, tweets, and images are designed to capture your attention and keep you watching.”
Yesterday it was "helicopter" and the greek meaning and why we don't then pronounce it "helico-(silent p) -ter" ruined 2 minutes of my life
What if that someone is at the place you want to be because you are at the place they want to be?
Discussing the reasons why some people are interested in online content they have no context on or relation to—a snippet from a random person’s TikTok video, for instance—the social media expert suggested that they might find a way they relate to it.
“This is the perfect description of a meme or gif that goes viral and becomes part of internet culture. The beauty of memes and gifs—and now short video clips, too—is that anyone can apply any popular piece of content to their own personal situation as they see fit. If the content is understood to mean a universal feeling (like frustration, happiness, or another emotion), then it doesn't matter where it originated. Memes, gifs, and short videos have become a way for us to express ourselves to an online audience. We use these because it removes emotion and introduces humor into situations that may be otherwise uncomfortable,” Mattar explained.
Don't marvel at the 'average'. Marvel at the people who fall asleep so much faster that the average is brought down to 7 minutes. If it takes us half an hour (or whatever) and the average is 7, some folks out there are apparently falling asleep in 2.7 seconds. (Though TBH I'm not sure I believe this 7 minute average.)
My father fell asleep in less than 10 seconds. As an insomniac, that drives me nuts.
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I am the f**ker who falls asleep as my head touches the pillow. But if it makes anyone feel any better, I regularly wake up at 3am and then my magic power desserts me until 10 minutes before my alarm is due.
I’m not an insomniac but I spend at least an hour trying to sleep. How is it possible that there are people who manage to significantly bring down the average?
Typically, it would take me several hours to fall asleep. Instead l, I'm loaded up on so many medications to fall asleep, I can feel ready to pass out in about 15 minutes. I take 50 mg of trazadone, 20 mg of melatonin (my Dr. knows. He officially can't approve of it, but he knows), and newly added 20 mg of Zyrtec that I think has accelerated the drowsiness, but I'm using it for my body producing too much histamine. All of this is being controlled by 2 different doctors, I wouldn't throw this concoction together on my own. Edit-d***s to medications, as the censored d***s looks dirty, especially when saying I'm loaded up on too many, lol. Edit 2-now d***s isn't being censored. Sigh.
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I would give anything to be able to go to bed and sleep, often awake for hours despite long walks, working out, not drinking Caffeine after noon etc. Then getting to sleep, waking up and finding that only an hour had passed. I listen to meditation music which is relaxing, however my body doesn't seem to like sleeping a whole lot. My ex used to sleep for ridiculous amounts of time and I couldn't wake him up, he could fall asleep in the middle of a conversation.
I am questioning this myself. Who are these strange people who can go to sleep so fast?
My husband usually falls asleep the moment he puts his head on the pillow. It takes me half an hour on average; sometimes it's just ten minutes, sometimes it's three hours.
My husband, that’s who. But he doesn’t stay asleep is the problem. Very light sleeper. And I’m the opposite. So yay. 😐
It's hard enough to go to sleep without trying to fall at the same time. And what if you are not an average person. How long then
This is a lie! It's between 15 and 20 minutes. Average fall asleep time of under 8 minutes and that's when you need a sleep study for narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia. I should know, I have IH, takes me about 4 minutes to fall asleep 😅
I really struggle with this. Earlier this week, it took 8 hours to fall asleep and I went to school with just one hour of sleep
My Spouse does this. My envy meter is absolutely pinned past HIGH. I've seen her fall asleep while fluffing her pillow or putting her glasses on the bedside table.
Think I'll have my SO time me tonight. Pretty sure there must be something like chloroform on my pillow because as soon as my head touches it, I'm out for 9 hours.
*hand raise* me. My hubby hates that my head hits the pillow and I'm out in under 10 seconds, and I sleep like the dead - rarely move. Always asks how I do that and he spends all night checking to make sure I'm still alive lol poor guy. Waking up is the same, in reverse. My eyes open I roll out of bed and am ready for whatever.
I work 12 plus hours a day in the humidity and heat. I am asleep before I fall to the pillow and I could sleep 12 hours if my alarm would let me. To be fair, I have always been like this.
My hubby usually falls asleep in less than 5 minutes, but the sleep is shallow and he wakes up multiple times during the night. I need a minimum of 30 minutes to fall asleep, but after that even a bomb won't wake me, I sleep deeply.
While the reason for success of all sorts of content, such as memes, gifs and short videos, is their relatability, the secret formula to the success of X, according to Nick Mattar, has become its longevity and hyper-focused user base.
“While we used to believe Twitter was successful due to its unique platform and ‘micro-blogging’ functionality, the failure of Threads showed us that was not the case. Threads had much of the same features but fell flat after booming with 100 million users. But Twitter users had established a community that was a combination of real-world connections and people they only interacted with on the platform - a much different community than Threads, which imported your Instagram friends. The result and secret sauce: Twitter users have developed a community over nearly 20 years that cannot be replicated anywhere else.”
How did you manage to differentiate? Maybe your ankle farted and your aßhole cracked......
Home to ‘Wild TikToks’, X/Twitter was started in March of 2006. Since then, it has experienced highs and lows with numerous changes in features and management, one of the most prominent ones being Elon Musk taking over the company in 2022 and renaming it ‘X’.
So true it hurts... I had a friend one time genuinely give me a compliment, only for me to respond with a scowl and ask "Why did you say that??". I eventually said 'thanks' but with some skepticism.
If spending time on Twit… X is something you enjoy, you might like browsing these hilarious X posts depicting updates for earth, these surprisingly entertaining remarks from the Washington Department Of Natural Resources, or these renowned posts that ended up on the “Internet Hall Of Fame” X account. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg; browse Bored Panda for more.
Story of my life. My sister runs a successful business and always asks me to help her with computer stuff. She gets so mad when I tell her to type her exact question into youtube or AI. WTF
What is that song? We're no strangers to love. You know the rules and so do i.
Yess. I was so hooked on Tetris that I would be thinking up solutions while sleeping.
Personally, I prefer pottering about, having a bit of a mooch, before taking a butchers at a few things.
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These were really funny! Where do they get these stories from? It can't all be from one person, surely.
These were really funny! Where do they get these stories from? It can't all be from one person, surely.
