It might seem like a waste of time to pore over photos of failure on the internet.
If you change your perspective up just a bit, though, there’s value to this. After all, seeing examples of failure gives us a great idea of what we should avoid doing ourselves. Doesn’t it seem like a good idea to learn from others’ misfortunes rather than our own?
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“Think I’ll pass on this graphic design course.”
Honestly, I don’t demand good graphic design on my signs. No graphics are fine, in fact. All I ask is that the sign makes enough sense that I don’t doubt my sanity after reading it.
“Men clothes.”
It’s one thing to put women’s clothes on a rack advertising men’s clothes. It’s quite another thing to put bras — perhaps the one clothing item most associated with one gender — underneath a sign for men’s clothes.
“A suicidal gem that’s been driving around town lately.”
A wheel is a wheel, and the two wheels on this dolly are filling in for the one (lost) wheel on this car. I’m just not sure how long this can possibly last.
“I think you missed some letters.”
This sign was so very close to getting it right. Why did no one double-check it? Make the first word ‘stressed’ — the meaning will be unchanged, and the sign will actually make sense.
“Billboard PSA in my hometown. No clue what the first half is supposed to mean though.”
I’m giving up on this one, because I have no idea what it’s trying to say. Something about going to the barber shop with Conan O’Brien, perhaps?
“Currently on a bus drive, they use a environmentally friendly cup, but apparently it leaks so they just use a plastic cup beneath.”
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This is kind of like when the coffee shop tells you to bring your own mug, then they pour the coffee into it from a styrofoam cup.
“Fixed the broken stud on the exhaust hanger.”
Zip ties are a truly incredible invention and it’s always worth having a few in your junk drawer. This doesn’t seem safe, but what do I know? Maybe it’s worked for years.
“Make sure you use the left lane.”
Maybe this highway would see fewer major accidents if its signs didn’t direct people to drive in the lanes where they’re not supposed to be driving. I mean, this stuff isn’t rocket science.
“Which floor was it again?”
I’m going to try to be positive about this one, because at least the floor is labelled. As for whether the Brd floor comes after the 2nd floor or before the Crd floor is anyone’s guess.
“Ring pull broke…then the can opener broke…”
Sometimes, the universe communicates with us loud and clear. In this case, the universe did not want this person to be able to open a can on this day. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
“A tailgate for your tailgate.”
So if this driver gets pulled over, as they no doubt will for hauling this monstrosity, does the police officer write them up as driving one pickup, or one and a half pickup trucks?
“Fixed the camera, boss.”
Some security cameras are put there solely as deterrents and might not even be wired up or functional. You can fake it to an extent, but I don’t think anyone is going to fall for this one.
“This bench area that floods when it rains.”
This is breathtakingly stupid. If they’d just installed the bench on the ground, things would be fine. But instead, they decided to install it within its own little self-contained swimming pool.
“One day my belt broke during work and I fixed it with some wires. That was 6 years ago.”
They say if it looks stupid but it works, then it ain’t stupid. Well, fine. This belt isn’t stupid. It’s just ugly.
“Laid the pipe down, boss.”
The instructions scrawled on this pipe might be crude, but they’re very clear in their directive. How anyone could mess up the installation this badly boggles the mind. It really shouldn’t be that hard.
“Why are they so excited by this?”
It’s good to raise awareness, engage in conversations, and break the stigma. That said, suicide isn’t exactly the kind of thing that inspires most people to gather with their friends and celebrate.
“What they were thinking?”
Say what you will about this terrible installation, but if you’re a glass-half-full type, there’s a silver lining. These tiles may be ugly and incorrectly installed, but they offer great grip with their cross-hatched pattern.
“When you don’t allow wheelchairs but can’t say it officially.”
I suppose this place is wheelchair-friendly, provided people are in narrow wheelchairs and are really good at scooching out of the way of literal trees placed in their path.
“Does this count? Brother’s wiper stalk crapped out, replacements are $100. My dad did this.”
I don’t know how this works, exactly, but I trust that it does work. That makes it a win in my book, because you need your wipers to function.
“Fixed the pothole, boss.”
Honestly, a fix like this is better than nothing if you don’t have cones or tape to mark the area. Still, it’s kind of hilarious that this shopping cart was placed here and nothing else was done.
