Eureka! The idea just pops into your mind, and it seriously feels like the best thing that happened today. For a brief moment, you ask yourself what could go wrong, but nobody was born with a degree in risk management.

One doesn’t need a study to state that 99% percent of those ideas are dumb. And that means you are left to deal with the consequences. Luckily, there’s a place to learn what not to do, known as the subreddit r/Whatcouldgowrong.

It teaches you a valuable lesson, which is basically that if there’s any chance the thing can go wrong, it most likely will. Spare yourself from post-What-could-go-wrong misery just like 3.9 million wise members of the group.

Discover more in ‘What Could Go Wrong’: 40 Times People Immediately Regretted Their Poor Life Choices

Click here & follow us for more lists, facts, and stories.

This post may include affiliate links.

#1

What Could Go Wrong If I Complain To Costco

Screenshot of a social media argument over mandatory mask rules showing poor life choices and regrets.

ur_mom_gai Report

Final score:
0points
POST
RELATED:
    #2

    What Could Go Wrong If I Park In That Space "For The Umpteenth Time"

    Black car surrounded by scaffold in a parking space showing instant regret from poor life choices.

    Big-E-Cheeseus Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #3

    What Could Go Wrong If You Park Your Car In A Non-Parking Zone At The Supermarket

    Car trapped in a narrow parking aisle blocked by numerous shopping carts, illustrating poor life choices regrets.

    jumacl Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST

    Bored Panda reached out to redditor u/Peanutbuttered, who is the creator of the internet-famous subreddit r/whatcouldgowrong, to find out more about their community. The redditor told us that after their friends introduced them to Reddit many years ago, they loved the concept of different subreddit communities allowing you to customize the content you wanted to see.

    “I sat there thinking about ideas for a subreddit—at this time, it had seemed like every category had been thought of already. I thought it would be funny to make a content community where the only things submitted were just gifs of bad ideas with unfavorable outcomes.” u/Peanutbuttered clicked the button to make it go public, and the rest is history.
    #4

    What Could Go Wrong If I Decide To Let My White Dog Out After I Mow My Lawn

    Dog covered in green grass and mud, illustrating poor life choices and immediate regret moments.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #5

    What Could Go Wrong If I Just Feed This One Monkey

    Person surrounded and climbed on by many monkeys showing immediate regret from poor life choices.

    Ostrantula Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #6

    What Could Go Wrong If You Use A Walmart Bag When Bleaching Your Hair

    Person with poorly dyed and marked hair leaning over a bathtub showing a clear life choice regret moment.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST

    The community now has 4.0m members and gets submissions every day, but the creator of r/whatcouldgowrong said that it’s not up to them to approve the posts. “Reddit works by community voting, but we along with our content robots remove anything that doesn’t meet the rules,” they explained.

    As r/whatcouldgowrong began to evolve, Reddit included it in a collection of popular subreddits where they “revamped the idea behind 'default communities,'” explained the creator. They said that since then, r/whatcouldgowrong “started to show up on the home page more often, which brought in more people.”

    “The content is all pretty much the same, but the people participating in the discussion section of each post is no longer WCGW subscribers, but a combination of subscribers and general people from the rest of Reddit,” explained u/Peanutbuttered.
    #7

    What Could Go Wrong If I Wear A Click Pen In My Hair

    Two young women on a crowded bus, one with pen ink marks on her back, illustrating poor life choices and immediate regret.

    FunlovingPensioner Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #8

    What Could Go Wrong If I Put A Heavy Casket In My Trunk Without Securing It

    Man stands outside crashed car on city street, a clear example of poor life choices gone wrong.

    RoRoar350 Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #9

    What Could Go Wrong If You Hoard

    Elderly man with empty shopping basket in front of nearly empty store shelves illustrating poor life choices regret.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST

    The creator of the community also said that their favorite submission is the one where “a guy is rolling down a hill in a shopping cart, and what happens is about what you’d expect. This is my favorite post because it inspired me to create the page.”

    Even though u/Peanutbuttered is aware that their subreddit is for quick entertainment, it still provides a lesson to learn. “My hope is that people who are thinking of attempting a stupid stunt will rethink their decision or maybe recall a post they saw on /r/whatcouldgowrong. Then they’ll think, 'maybe I should not do this,'” the redditor said.

    In fact, u/Peanutbuttered concluded that in a perfect world, r/whatcouldgowrong wouldn’t exist “because people would know what is smart to attempt and what isn’t.” But since that’s not the case, at least, they hope the subreddit can help to prevent an injury or save a life.
    #10

    What Could Go Wrong If I Post My Pic With A Full Map Of The Prison Behind Me (2 Days Later, A Terrorist Group Attacked And Freed Everyone There—happened In Nangarhar, Afghanistan)

    Four men posing seriously in an office, one in military uniform, highlighting poor life choices and regret moments.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #11

    What Could Go Wrong If I Open My Restaurant Against State Orders

    Man speaking outside Maine restaurant losing health and liquor licenses, showing poor life choices people immediately regretted.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #12

    What Could Go Wrong If I Don't Strap Down The Boat

    Pickup truck carrying a boat trailer with the boat tipped over, illustrating poor life choices and regrets on a busy road.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #13

    What Could Go Wrong If I Leave The Car Window Down In Bear Country

    Car interior completely destroyed with dashboard and panels removed, showing poor life choices consequences at a wooded campsite.

    Randolm Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #14

    What Could Go Wrong If I Hide Things In The Oven

    Burnt game controllers melted onto a baking tray, showing immediate regret of poor life choices.

    faliablestew389 Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #15

    What Could Go Wrong If I Try To Eat An Octopus Alive

    Woman immediately regretting poor life choices after putting a live octopus on her face in a shocking moment.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #16

    What Could Go Wrong If I Carry An Unsecured Cargo

    Bronze statue of a person kneeling with head pressed against a truck window, depicting poor life choices regret.

    sackafackaboomboom Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #17

    What Could Go Wrong If You Throw Away Mix With Yeast In It

    Overflowing dumpster with foam insulation leaking out, showing a poor life choice and regret moment.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #18

    What Could Go Wrong If You Attempt A No-Hand Wakeboard In Your Robes While Drinking Tea

    Man in traditional clothing surfing on water then falling, illustrating poor life choices and immediate regret moments.

    Colvack Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #19

    What Could Go Wrong If I Fly A Drone Inside The House

    Child with tangled hair caught inside drone propellers, illustrating moments of poor life choices and instant regret.

    dabigbapu Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #20

    What Could Go Wrong If You Park A Car For Days Illegally Under A Tree Full Of Egrets And Herons

    Black car covered in bird droppings parked near fallen electric scooters showing poor life choices regret.

    criethic Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #21

    What Could Go Wrong If I Don’t Check The Height Clearance

    Truck wedged under low bridge, illustrating people immediately regretting their poor life choices on a rainy street.

    hbeltran Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #22

    What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Photo To Remember

    Man pours large pan of food on dining table as others react, a clear example of poor life choices and what could go wrong.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #23

    What Could Go Wrong If I Have My Bird As An Advisor

    Bird perched on a monitor causing damage, illustrating poor life choices and moments people immediately regretted.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #24

    What Could Go Wrong If You Think Playgrounds For Kids Are For Adults As Well

    Man caught in spiral playground equipment, vividly showing immediate regret of poor life choices on the playground.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #25

    What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Picture With This Gopher Snake I Found In The Road

    Man in a camo shirt immediately regretting life choice as a snake bites his nose on a rural roadside.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #26

    What Could Go Wrong If You Get Into A Dog's Personal Space

    Girl playing with German shepherd dog outdoors, followed by injury showing stitches on her face, illustrating poor life choices regret.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #27

    What Could Go Wrong If My Neighbor Uses The Longest Possible Drill Out There

    Drill bit stuck upright in tiled floor with debris scattered around, showcasing poor life choices and what could go wrong.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #28

    What Could Go Wrong If I Put My Pizza On A Plastic Board And Cook It In The Oven

    Pepperoni pizza baking on an elevated rack with melted cheese dripping onto the oven floor, showing poor life choices.

    reddit.com Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST
    #29

    What Could Go Wrong If You Accidentally Throw An Unsecured Bottle Of Cheese Onto Your Laptop

    Close-up of laptop ports damaged by unsecured bottle of parmesan cheese showing poor life choices regret.


    lipglossgirl Report

    Final score:
    0points
    POST

    Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing!

    Follow Bored Panda on Google News!