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We love technology, we use it daily, and apparently, we can also laugh at it. The members of the subreddit r/softwaregore have been gathering the funniest software fails that have gone terribly wrong!

The group has been running since the 15th of January, 2013. Now over 1.9 million members are laughing at incidents from the weather toasting up to 1000 degrees to having -2 messages.

Whether you're a tech wizard seeking a good chuckle, or just a feed scroller, brace yourselves for a laughter-packed journey that will make you question the sanity of programmers.

#1

Now That's Just Hurtful

Now That's Just Hurtful

CapnSurvivalist Report

From smartphones to smart homes, coding revolutionized the way we live, work, and connect with the world around us. What stands behind a good program is the development process.

It is usually a multi-nuanced one, but looks something like this: Selecting the methodology or the roadmap of the project, gathering the requirements needed, deciding how the software will operate, building the model, and constructing the code. Then comes the primary testing phase, which then leads to the fixing of any and all defects that come up. Once all that is done, the software is deployed and further upgraded following user demands. From that point on the software is maintained to sustain the highest quality.


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    #2

    Do Negative Numbers Count?

    Do Negative Numbers Count?

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    #3

    Having An Existential Crisis Over Here

    Having An Existential Crisis Over Here

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    Programming failure sounds funny enough, but what stands behind it? Surprisingly, 75% of developers feel that new software projects will fail in the initial stage. A report by Standish Group states that 49% of new cases fail, with 47% of them being challenged and only 4% successful. After all, who stands behind the screen is just a human: “To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.” – Paul Ehrlich.

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    #4

    Interesting Trip To Work Today

    Interesting Trip To Work Today

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    #5

    Quite A Nice Run I Had This Evening

    Quite A Nice Run I Had This Evening

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    #6

    Female Gender Is Invalid

    Female Gender Is Invalid

    TiredForEternity Report

    Surely, you’ve seen funny software fails on Reddit, but here we have some of the most famous and costly software disasters of all time. 

    Burning Mars Climate Orbiter. In 1998, NASA launched a $125 million robotic space probe to monitor the Martian atmosphere, climate, and surface. After 286 days, it went into orbital insertion, and communication with the spacecraft was lost. The navigation pushed the orbiter too close to the Mars atmosphere where it burned and broke into pieces. 


    #7

    Speechn’t

    Speechn’t

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    #8

    My B.m.i Is Apparently Infinite

    My B.m.i Is Apparently Infinite

    _CxxcT_GD_ Report

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    #9

    My Sim Slept While Carrying A Plate

    My Sim Slept While Carrying A Plate

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    Another software fail happened when hundreds of cancer patients got exposed to massive radiation doses. Since 2000, many hospitals across the USA used the Therac-25 medical radiation therapy device to treat people suffering from cancer. However, due to the incorrect input of radiation dosage data into the software, patients received radiation doses up to 100 times higher than the intended amount. Tragically, this error led to the loss of 10 lives and caused severe injuries to more than 20 people.

    #10

    Yes You Are Train! Yes You Are

    Yes You Are Train! Yes You Are

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    #11

    I'm Pretty Sure That Lakes Aren't Supposed To Be Like That

    I'm Pretty Sure That Lakes Aren't Supposed To Be Like That

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    #12

    It Seems Like He’s Suffering From Something Called “Life”

    It Seems Like He’s Suffering From Something Called “Life”

    cxndycake Report

    World War III almost happened because of a software fail. As frightening as it sounds, in 1983, the Soviets believed that American missiles were attacking them. Their systems misinterpreted sunlight reflections off the tops of clouds as missile launches. Fortunately, later an officer of the Soviet Air Defense Forces identified the error and proclaimed it a false alarm.  

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    #13

    No, I Don't Think That's A Jam Bun

    No, I Don't Think That's A Jam Bun

    Newmaker_Sei_Zen Report

    #14

    Iphoneos Subtly Trying To Tell You Your Sleep Schedule Is F**ked Up

    Iphoneos Subtly Trying To Tell You Your Sleep Schedule Is F**ked Up

    ioslove14 Report

    #15

    Ah Yes, I Agree Bread Kinda Is That

    Ah Yes, I Agree Bread Kinda Is That

    TransportationBrave7 Report

    Even buildings collapse because of software failures. In 1978, Hartford Civic Center Coliseum crumbled from the weight of snow, costing $70 million + $20 million in damage to the local economy. The CAD programmer made a mistake in the design of the coliseum by incorrectly assuming that the roof supports would only experience pure compression. Additionally, the computer model indicated that all the top chords received lateral bracing, but only the interior frame met the criteria.

    #16

    I'm Really Alerted After This

    I'm Really Alerted After This

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    #17

    ":/" In "Http://" Got Replaced With A Smiley

    ":/" In "Http://" Got Replaced With A Smiley

    Koulatko Report

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    #18

    Half Life Corrupted My Screenshot And Created Some Metal Album Cover Material

    Half Life Corrupted My Screenshot And Created Some Metal Album Cover Material

    screm404 Report

    As we gaze into the future, a few upcoming trends are likely to happen in software development. 

    Artificial intelligence has been a hot topic for some time now. We can expect it to be more common in software development, like creating better applications and helping with data analysis and forecasting.

    Another interesting future trend will be the 'Internet of things'. This basically means a network of 'things' - connecting everything by exchanging sensor data between them. Examples could be: smartphones, cars, household appliances, and industrial machinery. 

    Finally, Virtual reality. It is already being used in gaming, education, and entertainment. In the future, we can also expect this technology to become more common in software development. It will help simulate environments and test products in real time.


    #19

    Alternate Route

    Alternate Route

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    #20

    Failed Successfully

    Failed Successfully

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    #21

    Awfully Specific

    Awfully Specific

    GenderfluidEllie Report

    As amusing as r/softwaregore is, the subreddit serves as a reminder of all the challenges developers face, and if anything, it makes us appreciate them even more. Software is both: or friend and an enemy, the coding just decide us think which is which.

    #22

    2020 Didn't End In Romania

    2020 Didn't End In Romania

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    #23

    Damn Forgot To Update My Graphics Card Driver For The Last 78 Years My Bad

    Damn Forgot To Update My Graphics Card Driver For The Last 78 Years My Bad

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    #24

    This Planetarium's Computer Crashed

    This Planetarium's Computer Crashed

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    #25

    Ah Yes, A Blue Box

    Ah Yes, A Blue Box

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    #26

    The Emoji Looks As Confused As I Am

    The Emoji Looks As Confused As I Am

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    #27

    Just... Don't Go There

    Just... Don't Go There

    theflavienb28 Report

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    #28

    Memojis Be Like…

    Memojis Be Like…

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    #29

    My Pizza Is Coming From Another Continent Lmao

    My Pizza Is Coming From Another Continent Lmao

    SupBoiiiiiii_123 Report

    #30

    I Wonder What Whould Happen

    I Wonder What Whould Happen

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    #31

    Ahh Yes 24/7

    Ahh Yes 24/7

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    #32

    My Package Had A Meltdown

    My Package Had A Meltdown

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    #33

    Travel Method Saves Time As Well!

    Travel Method Saves Time As Well!

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    #34

    My PC Started Crashing All Around And My Mouse Cursor Started Duplicating So I Drew A House With It

    My PC Started Crashing All Around And My Mouse Cursor Started Duplicating So I Drew A House With It

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    #35

    This Is My Clock Now

    This Is My Clock Now

    reddit.com Report

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    #36

    My First Ever Barefoot Run

    My First Ever Barefoot Run

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    #37

    Earth, Wind, And A Chance Of Scattered Showers

    Earth, Wind, And A Chance Of Scattered Showers

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    #38

    Greek Architecture

    Greek Architecture

    Azrodis Report

    #39

    Mr Stark I Don’t Feel So Good

    Mr Stark I Don’t Feel So Good

    Riley8284 Report

    #40

    Well... Kudos To The Devs !!!

    Well... Kudos To The Devs !!!

    a-ignorant-mortal Report

    #41

    Guess That’s A Good Error Code Uplay

    Guess That’s A Good Error Code Uplay

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    #42

    *phone Explodes*

    *phone Explodes*

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    #43

    So... Do They Pay Me?

    So... Do They Pay Me?

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    #44

    Just My Casual Morning Run

    Just My Casual Morning Run

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    #45

    Yes, I Got Successfully $0

    Yes, I Got Successfully $0

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    #46

    My Phone Thinks It's Running On Nothing But Storage

    My Phone Thinks It's Running On Nothing But Storage

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    #47

    Where Can I Buy

    Where Can I Buy

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    #48

    I Think Windows 11 Is Trying To Say Teams Is Running

    I Think Windows 11 Is Trying To Say Teams Is Running

    Gm_C_NL Report

    #49

    My Fps Counter Decided It Wanted Attention

    My Fps Counter Decided It Wanted Attention

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    #50

    iOS Is Making One Of My Memojis Do Blackface

    iOS Is Making One Of My Memojis Do Blackface

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    The memoji was swiftly fired from its job once the scandal broke. It has so far declined to comment. More on the story, tonight at 6.

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