35 Unfortunate Moments Caught On Camera That Scream “Well That Sucks”
There’s nothing quite like seeing someone else’s misfortune to remind you it could always be worse. These “well that sucks” moments are painfully relatable and oddly comforting.
Whether it’s a broken gadget, a spilled drink, or a DIY project gone wrong, these funny fails from Reddit will make you feel better about your own bad luck.
1. “I ate half a bag of beef jerky and realized I made a mistake”
“I bought this bag of jerky for myself. The photo looks enticing and the label ‘culinary, smoked brisket jerky’ sounds appealing.
It didn’t taste like typical jerky but I thought to myself that this was the results of cooking with beans and herbs.
After finishing half a bag, I saw the small prints on the lower corner of the bag that this is for dogs. Now I know what dog treats taste like (not good).”
2. “This fly forgot to fly away”
3. “Canned tuna perfectly sealed itself in the drain”

4. “International flight, middle seat, only person on the entire full flight with a broken TV”
“I was extremely excited for the new United IFE screen, I’ve been wanting to try it forever. I even looked up movies and shows weeks before hand so I knew what I wanted to watch”
5. “A bear snapped my apple tree, ate everything, and took a dump on my lawn”
6. “How the recycling truck left my in-laws bin”
7. “I have a job interview in 40 mins and Teams won’t let me change my profile pic from the confused blinking guy meme”
8. “Unfortunate Events”
“Buddy having a tough time scattering a relatives ashes. That adhesive must be strong.”
9. “Accidentally knocked my coffee over on my cross stitch. 2 months of work ruined”
10. “On Vacation in Germany for 2 weeks, first time without spare glasses. This happened on day 2.”
11. “Dropped my freshly baked sourdough loaf in a cleaning bucket”
12. “I wonder why”
13. “My landlord’s glass table broke on the deck above our patio. She refused to clean it because it was ‘an act of God.'”
14. “My garlic press broke in my hands, and the rest of the shards are now in my soup.”
15. “I just cut open a butternut squash and the skin is going crazy”
16. “This throw blanket (a thrift store find) shedded slightly in the wash”
17. “Cat just there thinking”
18. “First 2 hours in Amsterdam”
“Came to Amsterdam first time in my life, parked a car in the city centre, had like 30 minutes walk, got alarm notification, came back to car to find 2 windows broken and backpacks with all devices stolen…”
19. “My local supermarket decided to repaint the disabled parking bays just before the rain hit”
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21. “Wife is going to be home soon and I have to tell her the roomba got ahold of her yarn and ruined the thing she has been working on for weeks, and would finish tonight.”
22. “Roomba caught fire while I was at work. It’s been sitting on its charging dock for weeks without issue.”
23. “I was on the computer and a timer went off on my phone and I could not remember what it was for. 30 minutes later I went downstairs.”
24. “She ate my teeth!”
25. “Never thought that would happen to me.”
26. “I sat in the toilet and it decided to just explode”
27. “Just shot whipped cream directly into my mouth without looking first”
28. “New-ish neighbors chopped down entire area of 80+ year old trees. RIP.”
29. “The lid to my recycling bin ended up down the storm drain”
“Slipped in through the inlet on the curb when they were emptying it, took a while for me to find where it had gone”
30. “Cars crushed by partial parking garage collapse in White Plains, NY.”
31. “My blender opened up at the bottom while it was running.”
32. “I still want to eat them”
“i know it’s impossible to guarantee there was no contamination and i probably will throw them out but the glass broke down and i looked over my mushrooms and they seem okay??? talk me out of my primal urges”
33. “I think my beard finally reached hazard length”
34. “I bought these at Costco yesterday. They expired in 2021”
35. “Black bears (a mom and two cubs) got into my dad’s beehives last night!”
