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50 Of The Most Unfortunate Things That People Were Forced To Deal With (New Pics)
Why let a bad day slide when it can be immortalized for everyone to see it for the rest of time? This is the option picked by these netizens who decide to take a picture of a fail memorable enough to be both funny and painfully relatable.
Mistakes can be everything from catastrophic to inconvenient, but funny, so this article attempts to show a bit of it all, from expensive fails to sheer stupidity. So get comfortable, make sure your sitting vessel is sound, and scroll through. Upvote your favorite fails and be sure to share your thoughts, stories, and experiences in the comments section below.
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#1
My Friend Was Hit By A Car Running A Stop Sign Today And The Dude Left The Scene, But Hey, At Least He Left Her A Little Souvenir
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#2
Went To See The Famous Neuschwanstein Castle And This Was Our View
#3
The Moment I Lost My Glasses
The fails listed here can fall into a number of categories, from mistakes due to inattention or particularly unwise decisions, all the way to such blatant bad luck that one should check for family curses. Either way, a very human reaction is to blame bad luck.
No matter how rational a person is, there is still an overwhelming amount of belief in ideas of “good” and “bad” luck out there. As Chip Denman has said, "luck is probability taken personally." Instead of accepting that some days will just be bad, certain people start to assemble logical structures that would “explain” why something improbably unfortunate happened to them in particular.
#4
Blizzard Blew The Main Door Of My Garage Open Yesterday
David Henry 1 year ago
Insurance agent be like: Sir/ma'am, that's clearly damage caused by the cat.
#5
We Were Really Excited To Use A Lime From Our Lime Tree For The First Time
#6
My Car Broke Down This Morning On My Way To Work And Had To Be Towed. Not 5 Minutes After I Got Home, My Ceiling Collapsed
The psychological games behind the scenes vary from person to person. People more susceptible to gambling addiction might treat most random chances with the so-called gambler’s fallacy, where they believe that a string of bad luck has to be followed by good. This is why a person can continue to dump money into a losing game or investment long past any chance of recovering it.
#7
Just Bought A Minivan From A Friend A Few Weeks Ago, Kept Getting Spiderwebs In The Car And Decided To Bug-Bomb It. Found These
Audra Sisler 1 year ago
NOOOOOOOO 😱😱😱 omg that is a S**T ton of black widows!!!!!! I am SO glad you didn't get bit!!!!! Bomb it again just to be safe😳😳😳😳😳
Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago (edited)
*clocks flamethrower* step aside 🔥🔥🔥
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Bear Hall 1 year ago
"It was actually my fathers van. One day we found him slumped in the driving seat, the engine still running. I'll never forget the sheer terror on his face. Anyways, you are a friend, I sell it to you for cheap."
Fr Skadootch 1 year ago
This is the only spider that terrifies me. Got bit while looking through our cord of wood for dry pieces. Ended up at the ER with probably the worst pain I've ever felt, but it didn't kill me just made me realize how terribly bad this little critter can be.
SCP 4666 1 year ago
the brown recluse also packs a punch. its bite makes your flesh rot
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Sara W 1 year ago
I would of had an enemy. Nemesis. It would of been on Superman and Lex.
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shawn mckinney 1 year ago
Don't sell, not even to an enemy. Set a torch to it! Lol
Load More Replies... Dana Trahan 1 year ago
Wow. Got the chills bad at the site of this. Only one time I have seen more. I had a metal grading walk up leading to my house in hat I had some house plants on. Was going to wash front of my home so I moved plants and flipped the grading over. I found 24 black widow spiders!!!!24!!! I totally freaked
Marco Richter 1 year ago
Worlds third most dangerous spider, only outpaced by brown funnel spiders and sidney funnel spiders
Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago (edited)
Sydney funnel web and brown funnel web
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David 1 year ago
Are you in a warm area? I used to see black widows in California. Saw a nest of babies hatch in our garage. hundreds of tiny baby black widows. But I've lived in WA state for most of the past 50 years and never seen one. We do have them but they must be much more rare up here - I am assuming because of the colder / damper climate.
GoGoPDX 1 year ago
They are rare up here. I live in Portland, and there have been plenty seen and found in houses and she's and attics, there are not enough to make it a real worries. I honestly think they are gorgeous (please don't down votes me, I really di like spiders, I know it is weird) and I have never seen one in real life, and I want to see one so badly. All that being said. If this happened to me, I would be freaked out!
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Rebelliousslug 1 year ago
It appears you used the wrong kind of bomb. The next one should include explosive materials.
della by the sea 1 year ago
Nope, nope. Time to just throw the whole car away and start over lol. Also might be time to just throw the whole friend away too, just to be safe 😂
Mark Alibozek 1 year ago
When bug bombing a vehicle make sure to disconnect battery first. Any kind of spark of any sort can turn a bug bomb into an actual bomb.
Fay Louise 1 year ago
In this instance I think that would be the best-case scenario.
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Candid Panda 1 year ago
The ad for this mini van read "Only driven to church on Sundays by a little old widow"
Zircon (she/her) 1 year ago
Welp, time to get another new car... no way am I taking that chance
HauntedTeacup 1 year ago
I kinda want them. I do resin art. I have 1 dead black widow I'm working on :)
Gregg Bender 1 year ago
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Maggie Mae 1 year ago
Yuck!! All Black Widows there & I really do not like Spiders of Any kind except the Jumping on & Daddy Long Legs are Okay!!
Shelby McNew 1 year ago
Ah yes, black widows. Because if the bite wasn’t already bad enough they’re also one of the few spider species that live in groups.
Janet Graham 1 year ago
Some friend! At this point, I would hire a pest company - with a warranty. Or, trade it in because it creeps you out to have you and the kids in the car.
Debra Newell 1 year ago
My friend is so afraid of spiders, this would’ve given her a heart attack for sure. I’d bomb it again too.
Sheila Noreen 1 year ago
Black widows are poisonous arachnids—animals that have a skeleton outside their body, a segmented body, and eight jointed legs. They are not insects. Their deadly poison is said to be 15 times stronger than rattlesnake venom.
Sheila Noreen 1 year ago
I thought I could edit my own comment but no just wanted to give credit to Google
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Christof Irran 1 year ago
You don't want any chemicals inside the cabin; they can get absorbed by plastics, carpet, etc. and re-emitted an a hot day. Take the car to a body shop; they have huge ovens for automobiles to cure freshly applied pain. Black widows won't be able to survive those temperatures.
Magik Darkchilde 1 year ago
I had a nest of these in my workspace that no one told me about. I even had little kids around sometimes.
Christine Oconnor 1 year ago
Excatly which part if the world do you live in??🤔 Just so i know never to visit😵
whiterabbit 1 year ago
I found one giant black widow in my basement a year ago, bug bombed the next weekend. I still don't like going in my basement and I never grab anything I can't fully see.
Snazzy Smurf 1 year ago
Is that person still your friend? Selling you a black widow hive would put a dent in it for me.
Russell Bowman 1 year ago
Reminds ne ... I have not watched the movie Arachnophobia in a while ...
Highwaytozen 1 year ago
What's a bug bomb? I assume it's something that releses chemichals that kills bugs but they seem to be gathered in one place in the pics? Maybe it lures bugs to it then "bombs" them when all the bugs in the vicinity are in one place? Or did this guy search and collect them for a poc after the fact?? Idk
Cat Chat 1 year ago (edited)
Bug bombs are in a spray can like container. Push the button at the top and is sprays a mist/fog of the bug killer into the enclosed space.
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Megan Romero-Herman 1 year ago
Just found one of these in my bathroom hanging above the toilets..
#8
Of The 69 Things They Tested Me For, I'm Allergic To 60 Of Them
Charlene Wilbur 1 year ago
That is like my son. Out of 45 things he was tested for, he is allergic to 41. Kids allergic to the world just like his dad.
#9
Over 30 Cars Got Flat Tires On The 405 From A Fallen Box Of Nails
Aldryx Andromeda 1 year ago
This really sucks. Makes you wonder if somebody did this in purpose just to p**s people off. I seriously hope that's not the case.
In very extreme cases, when a person has a particular streak of bad or good luck, they start to attach significance to completely unrelated things that were happening at the same time. If a person wins at blackjack on two separate Tuesdays, they may now see Tuesday as their “lucky” day, causing them to behave more recklessly on this day, most likely losing them more money in the long run. Some people take this so far that they will only make major life decisions on “lucky days," which is probably the cause of a lot of "unlucky days" for others who need an answer now.
#10
A Tornado Overnight In Thomaston, Georgia, Ripped A Home Off Its Foundation And Put It In The Road
#11
I’m Allergic To Cats And Slept On A Cat Blanket
Fr Skadootch 1 year ago
Oh, my poor dude. But that's a pretty good impression of a puffer fish!
#12
My Grandparents Were Planning On Fixing Up This Old Stove, Guess They'll Have To Wait
Other people deny luck and instead believe that a supernatural force caused them to drop their phone down a drain or something similar. In a sense, religion actually removes the necessity to believe in luck, as misfortune can be chalked up to punishment from the divine, and “good” luck is a reward for doing something correctly. Carl Jung described this idea as deriving explanations from "a meaningful coincidence".
#13
Someone On The Ferry Forgot To Put The Handbrake On
#14
The First Photo Is A Wanted Criminal In My Town, And The Second Photo Is Me, Which Is Why I Was Surrounded By 6 Cops While Walking Home Last Night
Took 15 minutes to convince them they had the wrong guy.
#15
Came Home From Work To Find A Few Tons Of Gravel Dumped In My Driveway. No Idea Where It Came From
It’s not all wistful thinking, however. If you believe in luck, this thought can function like a placebo, assisting with positive thinking. This can lower stress and make a person more hopeful, which allows for more mental resilience against negative events. Pessimism is by no means “more'' rational or unrealistic than optimism, and comes with none of the mental health benefits, besides a strange sense of superiority.
#16
Right Before I Left The Trampoline Park, I Put Back On My Blue Shoes. It Wasn’t Until I Got Home I Realized I Didn’t Wear My Blue Shoes To The Trampoline Park
#17
Hopefully You’re Having A Better Day Than I Am
#18
Being Escorted To My Car After I Ripped A Hole In My Pants At A Wedding. Went Commando
ThéveNinja (she/her) 1 year ago
…you went to a wedding commando? You went anywhere in pants like that commando?
If this all sounds too random, then there is at least some consistent, scientific evidence that by and large “Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, making lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, creating self-fulfilling prophecies via positive expectations, and adopting a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good,” according to a ten-year-long study.
#19
Roadside Paint Job
#20
Hubby Was Unemployed For 9 Months. Finally Landed A Job That's Not Temp Or A Contract Gig. 5 Minutes After Clocking In, He Trips On Some Carpet And Breaks His Leg
#21
Just Finished Chopping 2 Years Worth Of Firewood Just For The Barn I Was Storing The Firewood In To Burn Down
Other researchers have found that the perception of good luck and having a good mood do seem linked at some level. The inverse is just as true, that people who legitimately believe they are unlucky are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
#22
Cactus Stuck In Hair
#23
Neighbor's Boyfriend Living Above Us Accidentally Discharged A Firearm Through Our Bedroom Ceiling
mooshoflove 1 year ago
HOLY SH@#*T! I can't decide whether it would be more alarming if it was accidental or purposeful! There should be an equivalent of a driver's test for firearms...
#24
My Grandparent's Lawn Got Raided By Boars Overnight
Some “good luck” rituals do even have some positive effects, for example, in some places, blowing left and right before crossing train tracks is considered important. This, naturally, also allows people to actually see if a train is coming, increasing the likelihood of not being hit. Walking under ladders is a classic example of a thing you should not do according to superstition, but it does perhaps also help one not get crushed by a ladder.
#25
Forgot I Was Heating Oil For French Fries
Mighty_Condor (He/Him) 1 year ago
This is why you never leave the kitchen when cooking something on the stovetop.
#26
I Accidentally Branded Rachael Ray's Name On Myself With One Of Her Roasting Trays
#27
I Had A Cystic Pimple On My Forehead That Swole Up Pretty Good. Then The Swelling Migrated Down And Now I Look Like An Animorph
Seymoura Butts 1 year ago
I've had this happen every few years. If it spreads to the soft tissue like this, antibiotics are needed. My doc told me it can spread and infect other things like the bone if not treated.
In some places, certain numbers are seen as lucky, so people take extra steps to get “lucky” phone numbers, license plates, and even addresses. While it perhaps goes without saying, there is basically no evidence that any number, particularly one chosen randomly or by an urban planner, is more lucky than another, although one could see how a landlord with a “lucky” plot number would be quick to capitalize on this.
#28
ATM Turned Off After Taking My Deposit And Did Not Show Up On My Account
#29
Buddy Crashes A Porsche On A Test Drive First Corner Out Of The Dealership
#30
Found My Car Like This When I Took A Break At Work
All in all, while an optimistic outlook is perhaps for the best, there is no reason to trust “luck” to prevent any of the disasters, fails, and mistakes seen here. Common sense precautions can never be too “common,” so please be smart. But, if you enjoy seeing more fails, Bored Panda has got you covered, you can find our other collections of misfortune here and here.
#31
My Kid Got A Box Of Onions Instead Of Nuggets In His Happy Meal
#32
I Broke Both My Feet Last Night
#33
I Just Broke The Door Handle Of My Apartment And Cut Myself. I'm Also Locked In
#34
I Thought I Was So Smart For Keeping A Cover On My Toothbrush At All Times
#35
I Have 30 Seconds To Sweep This Up Before The Cat Pees On It
#36
I Got Some Bojangles This Morning And Took A Bite Out Of My Cajun Filet, And It's Just Straight Up Raw
#37
Came Home From Working All Night To Discover My (Townhouse) Neighbors Didn't Put Out Their Fireworks Completely Last Night
kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago
Let’s throw our still-warm fireworks in the plastic bin. What could go wrong?
#38
My Bike Broke In Half, 8 Kilometers From My Home
#39
What Do You Even Do At This Point?
#40
Went To Costco To Grab A Rotisserie Chicken For The Weekend, But This Lady Beat Everyone To It
#41
Who Left The Water Running?
#42
My Parents Live ~40 Feet Off The Highway, This Morning A Drunk Driver Plowed Into Their Home
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
There's no joke for this. There's nothing funny, even weird funny, in drunk driving.
#43
My Zipper Broke At Work, Right Before A Few Important Meetings
#44
Girlfriend Was Helping Cut My Hair, She Was Doing A Fantastic Job Until I Heard A Gasp
#45
Unfortunate Find On The Side Of My Coffee Cup. Bet My Immune System Didn’t See This One Coming
#46
I’m Going To Damn Bed
MasterProcrastinator 1 year ago
Fall asleep next to it and give the next person to walk in a slight heart attack
#47
Traveling From Alabama To California For My Wife’s Job. Someone Cut The Roof Bag Off Of My Car In Albuquerque. Lost All Of Our Clothes
️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 1 year ago
what an arsehole. hope they get the same thing done to them
#48
Nobody Told Me There Was No Floor Support In The Attic
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
I thought most people knew that most attics do not have floors only step on the rafters. If you didn’t know you have been informed.
#49
My Daughter Asked If I Was Doing A Magic Trick
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PockyStick Joy 1 year ago
Idk if this counts but just a few days ago I got a rlly bad nosebleed+ I was on my period and I thought I was gonna pass out from blood loss. The next day, three fires break out in my district and schools cancelled cos they’re using the gym as a shelter. I mean, me and my family are still fine but it’s definitely the most memorable way I’ve started a school year.
Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago
You should take iron pills during that time of the month. I have anemia and if I pull my eyelid down and it's white not pink I know I need to go to the doctor
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Rostit . 1 year ago
its how they keep the site free. But I will say there are ways to block ads. hint hint.
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Shaun Coleman 1 year ago
Someone I know had a piercings through their lips, tongue and nose with appropriate hardware. They went snowboarding and did a face plant. Not only did they rip out the hardware and tear(!) their face, they also smashed their front teeth. If you snowboard, facial piercings and hardware are not a good idea.
PockyStick Joy 1 year ago
Idk if this counts but just a few days ago I got a rlly bad nosebleed+ I was on my period and I thought I was gonna pass out from blood loss. The next day, three fires break out in my district and schools cancelled cos they’re using the gym as a shelter. I mean, me and my family are still fine but it’s definitely the most memorable way I’ve started a school year.
Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago
You should take iron pills during that time of the month. I have anemia and if I pull my eyelid down and it's white not pink I know I need to go to the doctor
Load More Replies... Rostit . 1 year ago
its how they keep the site free. But I will say there are ways to block ads. hint hint.
Load More Replies... Shaun Coleman 1 year ago
Someone I know had a piercings through their lips, tongue and nose with appropriate hardware. They went snowboarding and did a face plant. Not only did they rip out the hardware and tear(!) their face, they also smashed their front teeth. If you snowboard, facial piercings and hardware are not a good idea.
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