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50 Times People Had No Choice But To Take A Picture Of Their Miserable Fails (New Pics)
Not all days were made equal. You see, while sometimes everything falls according to plan, other days turn into 24-hour-long grueling benders that make you question why you even dared to get out of bed.
Blame it on bad luck, your daily horoscope, Mercury in retrograde, incantations, karma, or anything you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that misfortunes and fails do happen. Think of them as compulsory reality checks that remind us we are mere human beings with little to no control of greater things happening in this world. But philosophy aside, if we can’t change anything, at least we can have a good laugh at it.
Bored Panda has compiled this list of people having a worse day than you so you can feel slightly better today until your fail day comes, and when you’re done with this post, check out our previous features here, here and here with more failure.
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#1
After A Grueling Day At Work Without Food Where I Had To Wait 4 Hours For A Sample To Arrive Which Got Canceled, I Come Home At 7PM To Find All My Stuff In Garbage Bags
Turns out the cleaners my landlord sent cleared the wrong apartment.
It’s only human that things sometimes fall out of our hands. It feels like the world is against you for some unreasonable reason and to call it irritating would be a hefty understatement. But if we can’t change a bad day, we can always change the way we look at it. And here we’re going to need some help from a professional. So to find out more about resilience and the power of positivity, we spoke with Susan Petang, a certified divorce coach and the creator of “The Quiet Zone Coaching,” who teaches people how to stop feeling overwhelmed and start waking up happy in the morning again.
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#2
My Friend's Apartment Got Shot Up At 2AM By A Random Hoodlum
Bruce Scheiman 2 years ago
Now that should be at the top of the list! That is not only having a bad day. BUT.... almost getting killed, I got to say is a life altering 1!
#3
In NSW Australia This Poor Woman's House Burnt Down In A Flood
#4
The Only Path Back To My Room Blocked By Cute But Incredibly Angry Sea Lions
The first step towards building mental resilience is instead of viewing these unfortunate moments as "failures" or "misfortunes," view them as learning opportunities, Susan argues. She urges us to think of a couple of things: “What can we learn from this? How can we use this to become a better human being/worker/parent/partner?” and added that crucially, it's a matter of mindset.
#5
Welp, I Almost Fell Into A Sinkhole Under My Porch. I Caught Myself On The Edge Of The Hole, From My Chest Down Was Just Dangling Beneath Me
Below the opening, the hole is about 10’ wide and 15’ deep. Fun fact I watched the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth yesterday.
#6
Paramedics Be Like. Nope
Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
It looks like he's been attacked by giant kiddie drawings of germs
#7
Why Is My Watch Stopped? Oh
It turns out that some people are more naturally resilient than others. “But it's because they learned to think positively at a young age,” Susan said. “Our attitude towards life - the good, the bad, and the ugly - is formed before we go to kindergarten. Positivity isn't about putting your head in the sand and singing 'lalalala' when bad things happen; it's actually just the knowledge that we'll be OK no matter what,” the life coach explained.
#8
Someone Broke Into My Car To Steal 10 Dollars Worth Of Candy And Toys I Bought To Give To My 4-Year-Old Students
"To whoever broke into my car. You caused $400 worth of damage to steal $10 worth of candy and toys from the 4-year-olds I teach. BRUH"
#9
Moved To Australia And Was Warned About The Snakes And Spiders. I Give You A Single Ant Bite
#10
Moving Across The Country In A Few Weeks, Invited My Friends To A Farewell BBQ. All Canceled Or Just Didn't Show
According to Susan, positivity and resilience are very closely related. “Positivity is the understanding and belief that you'll be able to bounce back from anything; resilience is when you actually do it.”If your day is going against the plan and you feel like you could blow up anytime, Susan shared some very useful insights on how to put yourself together and get back on track.
“I teach my clients to use The Power Questions. It's a great way to interrupt the spiral of emotions when everything is hitting the fan!” They are as follows:
“How important is this, really? Don't make mountains out of molehills.
What is something positive and constructive I can do about this? Be solution-oriented instead of blame-oriented.
What emotions am I feeling right now? By identifying and labeling them, we shrink their power over us."
#11
My Essay Got A 0 Because The Person Thought I Copied From The Internet. Turns Out It Was My Own Post Which I Posted Some Hours Later
#12
"Time To Go To Bed. What Are Those Dots On My Wall? Oh. Oh No"
#13
Just Baked This Cake And Ate One Piece, Came Back And The Dog Licked The Icing Off As Far As She Could Reach
Susan continued: "What would the person I want to be do right now? What would your hero do? How do you wish you could behave? Well, do that!
How do I want to feel at the end of the day? Do you want to be embarrassed that you lost your sh*t, or proud that you did the best you could in a tough situation?
How does this help me with my goal? What IS your goal right now, anyway? Revenge? To make someone feel bad? Or to solve a problem? Make sure your intention is positive, and do whatever moves you toward that.”
#14
Bought A PS5 For My Son’s Birthday. Someone At UPS Swapped It Out With A Rock
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Are you sure it was UPS that did this? Wasn’t it actually the scammer you bought it from (have seen a lot of this posted online when people get “bargains” from sketchy sellers).
#15
I Don’t Paint Often, So I Was Really Proud Of Myself For Remembering To Wear Gloves This Time
#16
I Was Babysitting My Cousin While Her Dad Was Away On Business. He Told Me Dinner Is In The Freezer. Yum, Battery And Broccoli. Just Like Mom Used To Make
Susan also reminds us to always ask ourselves what lessons we can learn from this. “Sometimes it might only be that you're a Battle-Tested Warrior and managed to survive, but there is always something. Search for those positives. Focus on those,” she concluded.
#17
Someone Left Their Bike Under The Wrong Tree
#18
When The Road Wants To Finish You
#19
Had An Air Purifier Running For Over A Year With The Filter Covered In Plastic The Whole Time
Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago
Did the air feel pure for over a year? Was it just a placebo effect?
#20
Was Getting Ready For Bed, Walked Into My Bedroom To This
#21
Neighbor Just Got A Supra A Few Weeks Ago
#22
Define Disappointment
#23
Japan’s “Killing Stone” Breaks In Half After 1,000 Years. Legend Has It That The Demonic Spirit Trapped Inside Is Now Free To Wreak Havoc On The Land
#24
Consequences Of Working In A -10°C Lab Where I Have To Wash My Hands 40 Times A Day
#25
Was Wondering How The Dog's Water Bowl Kept Getting Refilled… Welp
#26
Drove Three Hours To Go To The Grand Canyon
#27
My Puppy Ate My Passport
#28
I’m A High School Teacher And My Apartment Window Just Got Egged. I Thought They Liked Me
#29
The Wind Took The C Away
#30
What It Looks Like To Win A Standard Weekend Day
#31
I've Been Looking For My Glasses For 3 Days. Found Them
#32
Our Smoke Alarm Caught On First In The Middle Of The Night
#33
This Dog Ate My Neighbor's Food Delivery
#34
Bought One Of Those Ear Cleaners With A Camera And Just Pulled Out A Contact Lens. I Have No Idea How Long It Was In There
#35
I Was Cruising About 50mph, Then The Plastic Snapped
#36
Someone's Luggage Just Chilling On The Tarmac - DFW
#37
Was Washing A (Very Sharp) Greasy Piping Tip At Work. Slipped Right Onto My Finger Before I Could Stop It
Jo Johannsen 2 years ago (edited)
I'm getting creepy shivers just thinking about how you had to get that off.
Yoga Kitty 2 years ago
Slither some thin but sturdy plastic (like document cover sheets) between the metal tips and your finger from the top...
Luke Andersen 2 years ago
For a second I did not realize their hand was under the paper towel. I though it had cut their finger off!
Erin Grant 2 years ago
Been there, Done that. Those tips bend easily, pull them back, pull finger out, reshape.
Sarah Bell 2 years ago
At first it looked like the tip of their finger came off ! Lol but no joke one time my friends mo was cutting wood and ended up chopping thr tip of her finger off . It was inside the glove and the glove did t look damaged but she went about her day like everything was normal sans finger tip. I think she was in shock and it just didn't register
somnomania 2 years ago
get a slot-headed screwdriver of the right size, wiggle it in from underneath, and use it to bend the tips of the metal away from your finger (hopefully; i don't know what type of metal piping tips are made of)
the engineer 🇺🇦 2 years ago
this actually happened to me. with an eyeglass repair flathead screwdriver and some patience, you can get your finger out of there.
Mara Is Non-binary 🇺🇦 2 years ago
I can feel that, my mom once got her thumb stuck in a cleaning wipes container. Took her some yelling and a few minutes to get it off
Hugh Cookson 2 years ago
As a Chef with 35 + years in the kitchen, I've seen this too often - along with sliced fingers because of not using blade guards on Mandolins and Slicers. If in doubt use a brush !!!
Catherine Brady 2 years ago
Being practical . . . just snip up the side of the gadget with wire cutter and remove. Gadget is cheap and can be replaced.
Winter Eleven 2 years ago
Pliers, bend the thing away from finger. Happened to me q few times too
Celeste Morando 2 years ago
oh man, i've been there! got my finger caught in a speed icer (#789) once while tearing it out of the plastic piping bag. felt like a jigsaw trap, lol.
Felipe Pereira de Sousa 2 years ago
This is the wedding ring Machine Gun Kelly gave to Megan Fox.
Black Pearl 2 years ago
Oh s**t. I decorate with piping tips and just accidentally poking myself can hurt. I can't imagine how painful that is.
Davo gifman 2 years ago
You might be able to get some packing tape far enough down the finger, and then dip the finger in oil an gently try to get it off of the finger. But 🥴
#38
HelloFresh: “One Teaspoon Chili Flakes”
#39
Owner Leaves Car Running To Defrost, Man Steals Car, Crashes It
#40
There Was A Blizzard Last Night So We Decided To Check On Our Car
#41
Do You Know When People Ironically Say They’re Allergic To Work? Apparently, I’m Allergic To My Own Sweat
#42
Some Mondays Are Harder Than The Rest
#43
What I Asked For vs. What I Got. $400 And I Feel Like An Idiot
#44
Recently Tried An Expensive Rental Clothing Subscription. UPS Threw The Package Of Clothes/Bags Into My Backyard. I Have Two Puppies
#45
Left Our Totally Normal House To Run Errands. Came Back An Hour And A Half Later To This
#46
Someone’s Laundry Day Was A Bummer
#47
Man Gets Scalped In Broad Daylight
#48
When The Boss Thinks He's A Comedian
#49
Scaffolding Smashes Into Big Ben Just Days After £80 Million Makeover Was Revealed
Richard Keel 2 years ago
Big Ben looks perfectly safe inside the Elizabeth Tower, which is bearing the brunt of the damage
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Steve Ramaekers 2 years ago
Most of these did not fit the title of the post. They were just bad things happening to people not peoples fails
MJLstrd 2 years ago
Did you read all the way through? I guess the discrepancy didn’t slow you down
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Def not Mr. C 2 years ago (edited)
I just read this and see that there is a lot of people fighting over spider rights. Like wtf!!!?
Sleazy Weaver 2 years ago
i wish people would stop posting hateful comments about spiders & bats. wow, cool, someone found a big beautiful spider! shut up comment section, nobody is going to burn the house down. oh look, a bat! pretty much harmless to humans unless you do something stupid. why can't you people appreciate nature? you're safe behind your computer screen.
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Steve Ramaekers 2 years ago
Most of these did not fit the title of the post. They were just bad things happening to people not peoples fails
MJLstrd 2 years ago
Did you read all the way through? I guess the discrepancy didn’t slow you down
Load More Replies... Def not Mr. C 2 years ago (edited)
I just read this and see that there is a lot of people fighting over spider rights. Like wtf!!!?
Sleazy Weaver 2 years ago
i wish people would stop posting hateful comments about spiders & bats. wow, cool, someone found a big beautiful spider! shut up comment section, nobody is going to burn the house down. oh look, a bat! pretty much harmless to humans unless you do something stupid. why can't you people appreciate nature? you're safe behind your computer screen.
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