45 Stair Design Fails That Will Hurt Your Brain And Possibly Break Your Neck

My apartment building doesn’t have an elevator so I have to take the stairs every day.

If the stairs had a horrible design, I don’t think I’d be able to live here.

I come home drunk too often to try and navigate some wacky stair design. These stair design fails make me want to take an elevator.

1. “Not A Good Carpet Choice For Stairs If You Ask Me”

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2. “Camouflage 101”

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3. “Built The Staircase Exactly As Designed, Boss”

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4. How dangerous these stairs are

5. This death trap in Thailand at the top of a large set of stairs, WHY!?

6. These stairs in my in-laws summerhouse. We have parties here so going down these stairs drunk is a challange.

7. “Stairs That Lead To Nowhere”

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8. “In Case Of Fire Use Stairs, They Said. Do Not Use Elevators, They Said”

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9. “Extreme Wheelchairing”

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10. “Stairs Of Death”

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11. “Almost Broke My Leg”

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12. My friend’s stairway to his bedroom

13. “These Stairs At A Movie Theatre”

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14. “You Don’t Have To Be Drunk To Fall Down These Stairs”

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15. “These Aren’t Stairs. They Are Decorative Waterfalls. My Friend Walked Into Them And Slipped, I Laughed My Ass Off”

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16. “This Flight Of Stairs Outside A Door Is Death Waiting To Happen”

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17. “My God”

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18. “For When You Want A Near Death Experience Every Time You Use The Stairs”

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19. “If You Choose To Go On The Left, On The Ramp, Because You Have A Bike Or Stroller, Then You Will Encounter A Step Later. But If You Choose Stairs Then You Will Encounter A Ramp After The Stairs”

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20. “Man This Hill Is Just Too Steep. Hold On A Sec While I Take The Stairs”

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21. “These Stairs”

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22. “These Double Stairs”

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23. “These Stairs Must Be For Pets And Children Only”

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24. “These Stairs In Monaco”

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25. “These Stairs”

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26. “These Stairs In A College I Visited Had People Confused…”

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27. “These Stairs In My Sisters House Are A Joy To Use”

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28. “Someone Directed Us To These Stairs When We Were Lost”

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29. “The One Stair Slightly Shifted To The Side”

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30. “These Stairs Are 1ft/30cm High”

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31. “These Stairs In A Residence Hall When I Was In College. Always Creeped Me Out”

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32. “You Win This Time, Stairs…”

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33. “Terrible Floor To See The Depth Of The Stairs”

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34. “Space Saving Stairs”

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35. “Carpeted Stairs To Shower”

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36. “Nearly Died Carrying A Box Down These Basement Stairs”

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37. “Stairs Leading To Nowhere At My School”

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38. “Let Them All Fall From Those Stairs”

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39. “These Stairs…”

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40. Access For Wheelchairs On These Stairs

41. Almost broke my leg

42. They Built This School Like One Month Ago

43. The Perfect Building To Have Stairs In Front Of

44. Steps That You Can’t See

45. No Broken Legs I Know Of

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.