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If you're a regular Bored Panda reader, you've probably seen a post or two that we did on the subreddit r/OddlySatisfying, a place where every perfectionist comes to remind themselves that there's still order in this world.

But today, let's try something else. Created back in December 2013, there's a subreddit with a name that differs by just a few letters yet has the complete opposite content. r/OddlyUnsatisfying and its 20.3K members are devoted to crooked lines, messed up patterns, and, as their introduction section says, all the other disgusting, annoying things that make your day inexplicably worse.

So continue scrolling to check your nerves and see how far down the list you can go!

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We All Scream For Ice Cream

We All Scream For Ice Cream

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As you probably can see, whether it's in architecture or someone's garden, asymmetry can feel really off.

In fact, we're so used to clean and orderly patterns that a quick scan of Instagram will reveal accounts dedicated entirely to symmetrical images.

These accounts range from Symmetry Breakfast, an Instagram account with 677,000 followers that posts images of matching breakfasts, to Geometry Club, an account with 33,000 followers that shares photos of buildings shot from the street up, two sides converging on the apex in what looks like the perfect triangle.

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And this is not something new. We've long been bathing in these aesthetic symmetrical delights.

In the 20th century, numerous abstract artists adopted it, from Sol LeWitt and Josef Albers in the US to Robyn Denny in the UK.

As did Aleksandr Rodchenko, some of whose photos of Moscow's buildings after the Russian revolution wouldn't look out of place on Geometry Club even now.

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It Triggers My Ocd Every Time I Walk By It In The Park

It Triggers My Ocd Every Time I Walk By It In The Park

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Before these folks, there were generations of Islamic artists who thought symmetry reflected the harmony of heaven, and whose work duly aimed to bring artist and viewer closer to God.

Mosques all over the world from Mecca to Manchester all bear a nod to the tradition of geometric patterns, with one of the most famous being the stucco and tile work inside the Alhambra palace in Granada.

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#10

My Wife Said She Was Cleaning Out Her Email Inbox And It Was Taking A Long Time… 😲

My Wife Said She Was Cleaning Out Her Email Inbox And It Was Taking A Long Time… 😲

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#11

Every Sink In This Bathroom Has A Different Faucet

Every Sink In This Bathroom Has A Different Faucet

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#12

Whoever Made This Clearly Shouldn't Have

Whoever Made This Clearly Shouldn't Have

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#13

The Way That All The Other Fanta Bottles Are Filled Evenly And Then The Blue Bottle

The Way That All The Other Fanta Bottles Are Filled Evenly And Then The Blue Bottle

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According to the American scientist Alan Lightman, human brains actually strive to see things symmetrically.

"The reason must be partly psychological," he said. "Symmetry represents order, and we crave order in this strange universe we find ourselves in... [It] helps us make sense of the world around us."

And when the order is disturbed... It reminds us of chaos. The loss of control.

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#15

It's Literally Outlined Where It Should Go

It's Literally Outlined Where It Should Go

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#17

This Baseball Park

This Baseball Park

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We even notice symmetry in people's faces. The dominant scientific explanation for the attractiveness of facial symmetry is sometimes called 'Evolutionary Advantage Theory.' If the grand choreography of developmental gene expression is perfectly executed, the result is perfect symmetry.

Therefore, anything less than perfect symmetry indicates some kind of dysfunction, however small.

#19

Whoever Designed This- I Just Wanna Talk

Whoever Designed This- I Just Wanna Talk

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a trend to try to make big box buildings not look like big boxes. In some places I think local code requires it. I think this is an attempt at that. Locally I've seen examples where it was fairly well done and others that were - not. I think this is a 'not'. Two other things you see in this building - making a section stick out farther and painting it a different color - are also things I see locally.

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Interestingly, the preference for symmetrical faces is not limited to sexual attraction and mate selection. Facial symmetry appears to influence how we pursue friends and allies too.

However, nothing in this world is perfect. And r/OddlyUnsatisfying is the perfect reminder of that. Maybe if we accept this fact, stuff like misplaced tiles won't bother us anymore? When you think about it, life would be easier that way. After all, there are plenty of more important things going on.

#22

At This Point My Mom Just Doesn’t Deserve To Be French Anymore

At This Point My Mom Just Doesn’t Deserve To Be French Anymore

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#24

This Doesn’t Line Up

This Doesn’t Line Up

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#25

Come On

Come On

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Cat Chat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who else, besides me, has to go up to the next comfortable increment if you miss stopping it in time? 😏

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#26

Local Playground Glitch

Local Playground Glitch

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PjandBolt
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think what's more weird for me is that it's on grass, no bark chips or fun squishy floors

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#27

The Color Pencils Aren't Lined Up With The Box Image Ones

The Color Pencils Aren't Lined Up With The Box Image Ones

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#28

After Taking The Metal Film Off This Toothpaste, There Was Still A Clear Plastic Film On The Head With No Tab For Me To Take It Off With

After Taking The Metal Film Off This Toothpaste, There Was Still A Clear Plastic Film On The Head With No Tab For Me To Take It Off With

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#30

This Makes Me So Uncomfortable

This Makes Me So Uncomfortable

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Must Be Bored Again
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A little five o'clock shadow, weird fuzzy lips, weird fuzzy split tongue, gold teeth, fish hook in upper lip and yucky black heads in nose!!! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope!

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