30 Funny Fails Where Common Sense Was Absent
Common sense is supposed to be automatic, the brain’s way of saying “wait, maybe don’t do that” before you make a terrible decision. But sometimes that voice doesn’t speak up, or people just ignore it completely.
These funny common sense fails are what happens when logic takes a day off.
1. Risking It All for a Photo
2. Opening the Juice Carton Like It Owes You Money
3. Storing Bleach Directly Above Ammonia Like We’re Speedrunning Chemistry
4. Blocking the Fire Door With the Most Carts Possible
5. When the Placeholder Text Becomes the Final Product
6. Using Your Coworker as a Human Sawhorse
7. Assembling a Rolling Cart With Wheels That Cancel Each Other Out
8. “Remove From Container Before Reheating” — A Bold Suggestion, Apparently
9. Dragging A Hand Basket Around Like It’s A Tiny Wagon Feels Like You’re One Purchase Away From Fully Committing To A Cart
10. “My Wife Thinks I’m a Toddler” and Honestly… The Evidence Is Mounting
11. “Entrance Only. Do Not Enter.”
12. Using Every Tool Except the Can Opener
13. Grabbing the TV Remote Instead of Your Phone
14. The “Do Not Double Stack” That Absolutely Got Double Stacked
15. Using an Umbrella Like It’s a Decorative Hat
16. Cutting a Tree While Standing on the Part You’re Cutting
17. Parking So Bad It Creates a New Disability Category
18. Installing a Swing Set That Immediately Creates a Final Destination Scene
19. Pre-Peeled Oranges Wrapped in Plastic for Maximum Irony
20. Taking a Photo of the Screen While Blocking the Screen
21. Stretching the Gas Pump Hose Across Two Zip Codes
22. Balancing a Ladder on a Ledge for That Extra Thrill
23. Hydrating Like It’s a Drive-By Splash
24. The Sign You Only Need Because Someone Definitely Tried
25. Two Ladders, One Extremely Bad Idea
26. That’s One Way To Pump Gas
27. Removing Furniture Through a Window Because Doors Are “Suggestions”
28. Locking Your Bike to the Shopping Cart
29. Smoking Under a Giant “Flammable” Sign Like It’s Decorative
30. Fixing a Car While It’s Suspended Like a Suspicious Piñata
