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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.
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#1
What Could Go Wrong If I Complain To Costco
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What Could Go Wrong If I Dump My Boat Illegally
#3
What Could Go Wrong If You Cuss At Your Boss On Facebook
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Always check who can read your posts. Such mistakes have caused a lot of drama.
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 Park In That Space "For The Umpteenth Time"
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
A skilled scaffolding crew takes minutes to built this while an unskilled man could take hours to dismantle it.
#5
What Could Go Wrong If I Threaten To Shoot Up A Supermarket
#6
What Could Go Wrong If You Park Your Car In A Non-Parking Zone At The Supermarket
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 Decide To Let My White Dog Out After I Mow My Lawn
#8
What Could Go Wrong If You Burn 3.3 Tons Of Weed In A Residential Area
#9
What Could Go Wrong If I Just Feed This One Monkey
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 You Use A Walmart Bag When Bleaching Your Hair
#11
What Could Go Wrong If You Keep Your Feet On The Dashboard And Get Into A Car Crash
#12
What Could Go Wrong If I Wear A Click Pen In My Hair
#13
What Could Go Wrong If I Put A Heavy Casket In My Trunk Without Securing It
#14
What Could Go Wrong If You Hoard
Violet brown 5 years ago
in the other picture, they broke my bones, in this picture they broke my heart😢
#15
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)
Andrew Gibb 5 years ago
True story https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13184920#:~:text=More%20than%20470%20inmates%20at,Sarposa%20jail%20were%20Taliban%20insurgents.
#16
What Could Go Wrong If I Open My Restaurant Against State Orders
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Losing the liquor license sound like a death sentence to a restaurant.
#17
What Could Go Wrong If I Don't Strap Down The Boat
UncleRussian 5 years ago
I feel like this should be the equivalent of running the red light and his boat licence should be revoked
#18
What Could Go Wrong If I Leave The Car Window Down In Bear Country
#19
What Could Go Wrong If I Hide Things In The Oven
#20
What Could Go Wrong If You Have A Giant Blood Sticker On The Car
#21
What Could Go Wrong If My Dumb Neighbor Put Hot Charcoal From His Grill Into A Trashcan
#22
What Could Go Wrong If I Try To Eat An Octopus Alive
Romenriel 5 years ago
I am far from being vegan, but you can't be mad at that octopus for trying to defend itself.
Todd Hunter 5 years ago
She deserved much worse, too bad it wasn't poisonous.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Serves herself right, I have absolutely zero sympathy for her.
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
She deserved it. I am totally on Octopus' side. No creature should suffer such horrible fate, ever. This is deranged.
UncleRussian 5 years ago
That's what you get you degenerate scum! I hate people like that. Octopi have very high intellect, higher than hers for sure, and imo it should be illegal to even consume them. We don't eat dolphins because of how intelligent they are, then why not also stop eating Octopi?!
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
And she did it for likes, not because she is hungry. How deranged is that?
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glowworm2 5 years ago
Someone really needs to tell that octopus to stop playing with his food. Seriously, though, eating an animal while they're still alive seems unnecessarily cruel.
rr 5 years ago
Especially since octopi are about as intelligent as a five year old - way smarter than dogs
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Tor Rolf Strøm 5 years ago
She should have her whole f*****g face eaten off. Scum of the earth
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
I feel like she deserved this. octopi are highly intelligent creatures who don't want eaten alive. she is lucky it didn't kill her
Caffeinated Hedgehog 5 years ago
She's also very lucky that it latched onto her face. It could have been much worse if it is already inside her mouth/throat.
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Lucka Rakowska 5 years ago
she deserved that and I hope the octopus told all his friends about human stupidity
Manel Dias 5 years ago
It would have been the best if the octopus took a piece out of her eyes.
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Megzymonsta 5 years ago
Is it really so hard to humanely kill a living feeling creature before you try to eat it?!?!I've eaten octopus before and it tastes nice but there a so many humane ways to kill it quickly that I literally have zero sympathy for this woman. Of course any creature will attack if you try to bite it
rachel carter 5 years ago
I was hoping the octopus would do more than just a scratch... That's not right eating it while it's alive..
Manel Dias 5 years ago
People who eat animals alive needs to get some punishment in return too. Life is dear to any one & any living being. Eating others flesh while they are still alive are barbarians.
Beth McFadden 5 years ago
Serves her right. I'm a carnivore, but eating something alive is beyond cruel.
Alyson Alegre 5 years ago
I don't understand why eating live octopus is a thing, it's cruel and also very dangerous because the suckers can get stuck to their throats. People have died by doing this incorrectly. But just to clarify, this is a "delicacy" in South Korea and Japan, not China; the person in the picture is South Korean, not Chinese. Please stop calling everyone who looks Asian Chinese.
LaDonna Hulcy 5 years ago
I'm vegan and screw her! that's what you get for trying to eat something that can defend itself. a*****e. i hope she has a huge a*s scar.
Blue of the yams (They/He) 5 years ago
Listen, I'm a meat eater, but trying to eat an animal alive is cruel and horrific. It should've tried to eat her alive.
kkathleen517 5 years ago
If that's what she was trying to do then the little b***h deserves it. To bad it didn't do more damage. And I hope it really f*****g hurt too
Christel Nellemann 5 years ago
Octopussies are quite intelligent too , look for good videos of them solving all kinds of puzzles. That poor creature didnt deserve a fate like that. Girl got off easy for attacking a llive semtient being.
Celeste Grant 5 years ago
Octopuses are so intelligent and if you've seen them in their natural environment they are so beautiful too. This is animal cruelty! I'm glad it fought back!
Mshauri Mazuri 5 years ago
That octopus could eat her face for all I care. That youtuber has a mukbang show which she eats sea food alive and kickin'. I'm waiting for her to try the puffer fish, actually.
Katy Malinowski 5 years ago
And she's crying over that pin prick of blood? That octopus deserved to eat her face off.
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
We are not. F*****g. Animals. Kill the thing humanely before you eat it.
blugeagua 5 years ago (edited)
She got the TINIEST of marks on her cheek. Why is she freaking out as if her whole face was wrecked? Dramatic much?
Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago
Perhaps she had a realization that she was eating a living creature? [No, I don’t think so either...]
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Ronel du Plessis 5 years ago
Stop eating every thing that moves~ And no, I am NOT a vegan, just thinking of stupid people who f*****g eats every thing...
Cybele Spanjaard 5 years ago
Why would anyone eat a live octopus online for some hideous shock value.. Go octopus eat her face ..
Todd Hollfelder 5 years ago
Why is that girl crying over this? She only got one little octopus hickey! Yeesh!
Lululoohoo 5 years ago
this chick eats some craaaaazy stuff. i LOVE me some good seafood, but she is almost a little too gleeful when she douses the animals in sauce while they're still alive.
Amanda Hunter 5 years ago
If I were that octopus she'd have got worse than that, how barbaric.
Donald Holder 5 years ago
She's lucky it was her cheek and not the eye. It could have caused blindness.
XxInstantKarmaxX 3 years ago
Eat what you want, but don't ever ever eat anything that is still alive! Have some decency and spare it the pain.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago
Who eats live octopus? And how do you control all his legs while you chomp on him?
ProbablyIsaac 4 years ago
This looks like San-nakji, a Korean dish—they do normally kill the octopus before eating it, and the tentacles moving is because of reflex actions without input from the brain, due to the fact that 2/3 of an octopus's neurons are in the arms. However, it seems that the octopus is still alive, because the tentacles aren't cut off.
Sheila Schaefer 5 years ago
The struggle is real(-; Oh, look...she has a booboo on her face. She's lucky the octopus didn't bite her!! Dumbass!! You need to properly prepare it first which means not leaving it whole!!
Leah Hutchings 5 years ago
Who would even try that, look at the size of it! It’s probably smarter than her!
Jeff Diamond 5 years ago
Eating anything alive is stupid and wrong. I love eating octopus, but make sure it's actually dead.
PhantomBuni 5 years ago
I’m not laughing, but in the first picture, she kinda looks like the red skull. (And honey, I once had a massive blue bruise spanning the entire left side of my face, so shush)
Mauve Mouse 5 years ago
Why would you even do this in the first place...never mind, I don't want to know.
ChinaPandas122 5 years ago
not alive!!! it is cruel to eat one alive and it mauled her
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SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
She should be thanking the octopus for not allowing itself to get into her throat blocking her airway before suctioning on...smh
Lyra Rey 5 years ago
Do you have any idea what animals go through in factory farms in the US?
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#23
What Could Go Wrong If I Carry An Unsecured Cargo
#24
What Could Go Wrong If You Throw Away Mix With Yeast In It
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 years ago
Reminds me of when I worked for Pizza Hut in high school and threw out 55 gallons of over proofed dough every night.
#25
What Could Go Wrong If You Attempt A No-Hand Wakeboard In Your Robes While Drinking Tea
#26
What Could Go Wrong If I Fly A Drone Inside The House
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 5 years ago
I see a new fashion style in your future...Short hair for sure
#27
What Could Go Wrong If You Park A Car For Days Illegally Under A Tree Full Of Egrets And Herons
#28
What Could Go Wrong If I Don’t Check The Height Clearance
#29
What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Photo To Remember
#30
What Could Go Wrong If I Have My Bird As An Advisor
#31
What Could Go Wrong If You Think Playgrounds For Kids Are For Adults As Well
#32
What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Picture With This Gopher Snake I Found In The Road
Richard Brown 5 years ago
And thus was born a new superhero VENOM-SNOT! Able to paralyse bad guys by holding a nostril and blowing a poison snot dart out of the other!
#33
What Could Go Wrong If You Get Into A Dog's Personal Space
#34
What Could Go Wrong If You Try To Take A Cool Beach Photo
#35
What Could Go Wrong If I Wear An Eagles Shirt On Photo Day
#36
What Could Go Wrong If My Neighbor Uses The Longest Possible Drill Out There
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 5 years ago
Just as well no one was standing there. Next time place a bottle of Tomato sauce on the floor&when they drill, they will find the blood like stuff might give them pause for thought
#37
What Could Go Wrong If I Put My Pizza On A Plastic Board And Cook It In The Oven
#38
What Could Go Wrong If You Use Adhesive Letters On The Outside Of Your Massage Therapist Center
#39
What Could Go Wrong If I Forget Sunscreen
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 5 years ago
Your a pale skinned Ginger haired person, Never Forget Your Sunscreen Ever Again! Skin cancer, here you come
#40
What Could Go Wrong If You Accidentally Throw An Unsecured Bottle Of Cheese Onto Your Laptop
#41
What Could Go Wrong If Your Wife Reminds You Several Times To Put The Dog In His Kennel But You Don't Because He Promised To Be A Good Boy
#42
What Could Go Wrong If A Locomotive Engineer Ignores The Wheel Slip Indicator
#43
What Could Go Wrong If I Drain A Deep Fryer Into A Plastic Bucket
#44
What Could Go Wrong If You Post A Blackface Selfie
#45
What Could Go Wrong If I Chop A Frozen Sausage With A Ceramic Knife
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Ceramic knifes are simply to brittle. A conventional steel knife might have survived.
#46
What Could Go Wrong If You Try To Cross A Flooded Road In Gujranwala, Pakistan
#47
What Could Go Wrong If You Say You Don't Need Any Help Putting Sunscreen On Your Back
#48
What Could Go Wrong If I Follow A Youtube Tutorial To Give Myself A Haircut
#49
What Could Go Wrong If An American Company Unequivocally Sides With China On Human Rights Issues
Richard Brown 5 years ago
Oh, I get it. Blizzard lost a lot of accounts when they stuck up for China by cancelling the prizes after that kid shouted "Free Hong Kong!" during an interview after winning an online game
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Ms Phit 5 years ago
Yeah I don't think I'll ever forget that X-ray from the car accident! Omg
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Harleen 5 years ago
What could go wrong when you call in a bomb threat? A girl from my high school found out. She was supposed to be on ISS (In School Suspiension), starting after a break. She decided that she didn't want to. She and her stupid a*s friends came up with a "brilliant" plan and called the school to report a bomb. These hardened criminals forgot about little details - like caller ID and security cameras. If that wasn't bad enough, she had just turned 18, meaning she could be tried as an adult. She definitely got the extended vacation she wanted - 5 years of it in one of our lovely barred, lockdown hotels.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
Albert Einstein said the two most common things in the Universe are hydrogen and stupidity. These pictures seem to prove the latter.
Robert Townsend 5 years ago (edited)
It has been a learning curve for me. Don't put fake blood on a lorry trying to go under a low bridge or you will flood the engine. Don't get out of motor to feed the monkeys or the bears wreck your car. Never park between trolleys or scaffolding or under bird infested trees. Do not use plastic or hide plastic in the oven, to hold hot oil or to throw ashes into. Stay away from dogs faces but get them to chew up the sofa. Tell mama her food is C**p and I've thrown all her dough in the bin! Avoid hair raising experiences.Oh yeah, don't be an on line karen to stores.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
What makes me even sadder is how the educational system is letting people like this matriculate through school then graduate.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Well, we all make mistakes, if you say, no not me, wait for your turn, on the positive side, it's nice to learn, from others mistakes, I have made a few, no, not telling !!!
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
Why are most of my comments from yesterday deleted now? I didn't write anything offensive or politically incorrect. I really don't get this site anymore. This is not ok. Maybe I should just say goodbye to all commenting and social media, because this makes me feel like I am a bad person for no reason whatsoever. Whenever I am "cancelled" like this without explanation "bye-bye", I am not commenting anymore.
Ms Phit 5 years ago
Yeah I don't think I'll ever forget that X-ray from the car accident! Omg
Load More Replies... Harleen 5 years ago
What could go wrong when you call in a bomb threat? A girl from my high school found out. She was supposed to be on ISS (In School Suspiension), starting after a break. She decided that she didn't want to. She and her stupid a*s friends came up with a "brilliant" plan and called the school to report a bomb. These hardened criminals forgot about little details - like caller ID and security cameras. If that wasn't bad enough, she had just turned 18, meaning she could be tried as an adult. She definitely got the extended vacation she wanted - 5 years of it in one of our lovely barred, lockdown hotels.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
Albert Einstein said the two most common things in the Universe are hydrogen and stupidity. These pictures seem to prove the latter.
Robert Townsend 5 years ago (edited)
It has been a learning curve for me. Don't put fake blood on a lorry trying to go under a low bridge or you will flood the engine. Don't get out of motor to feed the monkeys or the bears wreck your car. Never park between trolleys or scaffolding or under bird infested trees. Do not use plastic or hide plastic in the oven, to hold hot oil or to throw ashes into. Stay away from dogs faces but get them to chew up the sofa. Tell mama her food is C**p and I've thrown all her dough in the bin! Avoid hair raising experiences.Oh yeah, don't be an on line karen to stores.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
What makes me even sadder is how the educational system is letting people like this matriculate through school then graduate.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Well, we all make mistakes, if you say, no not me, wait for your turn, on the positive side, it's nice to learn, from others mistakes, I have made a few, no, not telling !!!
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
Why are most of my comments from yesterday deleted now? I didn't write anything offensive or politically incorrect. I really don't get this site anymore. This is not ok. Maybe I should just say goodbye to all commenting and social media, because this makes me feel like I am a bad person for no reason whatsoever. Whenever I am "cancelled" like this without explanation "bye-bye", I am not commenting anymore.
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