30 Times People Showed Their Stupidity

1. They Do Not Go Together

Image source/ redditWhoever designed this for the coffee shop really needs to rethink their career in design because I am pretty sure that those two jigsaw pieces would not go together even though the caption says they do. The designer had one job and it's safe to say that they definitely failed. 

2. What A Great View... Not

Image source/ redditIf you want a nice scenic view when you wake up in the morning, I would not recommend this house. The genius designer that made this house, decided to put a nice big chimney right in front of a window so when you wake up in the morning you will get a lovely view of bricks. 

3. Not Sure The Name Matches The Logo

Image source/ redditI think this sushi restaurant got a little confused with the name of their restaurant and the logo they give it. The name is Sushi Train, but this writing is in the middle of a boat; doesn't really match the name. They may need to find a designer as the previous does not have very good knowledge of vehicles. 

4. Not The Best Placement

Image source/ redditWhen looking at this van, there is only one thing that stands out. The placement of the website name is not very good in this case as the gap between the doors removes the letter L in the name. To make it stand out more, the designer decided to put that part of the name in bright blue. 

5. A Difficult Choice

Image source/ redditWhoever made this poll is a genius... not. I'm not sure that the two answers in the poll make sense when reading out the question. Also, apart from making no sense at all, there is another problem with this poll. The two percentages both add up to make 101% not 100%. 

6. Wrong Placement Again

Image source/ redditHere is another case of a designer placing the name of a brand very wrong. Instead of being a nice football brand for kids, the placement of those letters make it seem like this brand really hate kids. The letters should have stayed together because this sends out a very different message. 

7. A Difficult To Read Advertisement Board

Image source/ redditThis advertisement board really has made it hard for people to figure out what it says. I have looked at this sign a good few times and still can't make out what it says. I don't think advertisement boards are meant to be really difficult to read, it kind of defeats the purpose of it being there. 

8. A New City

Image source/ redditThis is a nice idea, but the designer has not really made it work. First of all, I know that these cities spell out the word love, but why would somebody want a mug with four random cities named on it. Another thing is the spelling of New York; never seen it spelt this way before. 

9. What Can't Go Wrong With This

Image source/ redditI wonder what could possibly go wrong in this situation. What on Earth are these two men thinking, slicing through materials on another man's back. Imagine going in to work and being asked to become a human sawing table for the day. Those normal tables in the back look perfectly usable. 

10. The Eiffel Tower Has Moved To Italy

Image source/ redditThe Eiffel Tower is one of the most well-known landmarks is the world and everyone in the world should know that it is located in France. the person who designed this card clearly thinks different. According to the designer, the Eiffel Tower has move3d to Italy to join the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 

11. Would You Rather Go To Paris Or France

Image source/ redditWhoever made this questionnaire really needs to work on their geography. Everybody knows that Paris is in France so what was this person thinking when putting them both down as an answer. Apart from everybody in the world, who knew that Paris was in France. 

12. A Twix Bar As A Pillow

Image source/ redditWho knew that Twix now did pillows. Nobody knew, because they don't but this man decided to use a Twix chocolate bar as a pillow whilst he had a nap. Using a Twix bar as a pillow means that when this man wakes up and feels hungry, he can start munching on his pillow. 

13. The New Garfield

Image source/ redditAccording to this sweatshirt, Garfield now looks the exact same as the red angry bird. I'm sure this crossover is one many people would love to see but it has not happened so this sweatshirt makes no sense at all. I think they should actually watch Garfield before making clothing about it. 

14. Suitable For Headless Children

Image source/ redditThis sign is showing all of the people who are allowed to use this room but one of them has not been seen before. The woman on the end looks like she has a child's head in her hand but has left the body behind. Whoever designed this sign needs to find a new job before it gets out of hand. 

15. Safety First

Image source/ redditWhen travelling with a caravan, you really do need to make sure that it is safely connected to the car so there is not risk of it rolling away whilst driving. This person has scrapped that idea and decided to just put the caravan in the back of a trailer and hope for the best. Looks very safe. 

16. Not Sure That's A Fox

Image source/ redditWhoever designed these jigsaw pieces really needs to get a good education on their animals because I am very sure that that animal there is not a fox at all. Surely everyone can tell the difference between a fox and a racoon, considering they look nothing like each other. 

17. Not Your Everyday Meal

Image source/ redditWhen reading this menu, I don't think people's biggest concern is the chilli sauce; I'm pretty sure it would be the fact that children are on the menu. Whether they are served with chilli sauce or not, children should definitely not be on a food menu. Maybe that meal should be removed from the menu. 

18. New Nutrition Advice

Image source/ redditThis supermarket is literally encouraging people to have a worse diet. A sign saying build a better daily routine with shelves full of chocolate, is not the way I would go about things if I wanted to improve people's diets. I think all of that chocolate should be moved to a different shelf. 

19. Perfect Placement... Not

Image source/ redditWho on Earth decided to put a fire hydrant right in the middle of a car park. This is just screaming for somebody to crash into it whilst entering or leaving the car park. I suppose the only positive thing about the placement of the hydrant is that if there is a fire in the car park then it will be easy to put out. 

20. The Bad Part Of Family

Image source/ redditThe designer of this piece of furniture really showed their opinion on their family. Maybe the highlighted letters show the designers thoughts when being told about a family gathering. Not sure everybody feels the same, but you would be able to tell who does by the people who buy this. 

21. Maybe A Little Dangerous

Image source/ redditWhoever decided to put up this sign is really trying to cause accidents on the road. Just because it is winter, does not mean people can start driving around with cake. However, you could put cake in the passenger seat whilst driving but that may be seen as being a little weird. 

22. Who Needs Umbrellas

Image source/ redditWho needs an umbrella when you can just do what this guy decided to do. Open up a sign in the street and stand under it. This would be a good idea if you intended to stay there until the rain stopped, but if you were planning to actually go somewhere then this would be a terrible idea. 

23. Not Sure That Is A Revolver

Image source/ redditLet's just say that the person who designed this card is most definitely not an expert on guns. The designer of this game really has no idea what he is talking about when it comes to guns. If this was a revolver, then the game of Russian roulette would be a lot quicker and be very pointless. 

24. Never Seen A Flamingo Do That Before

Image source/ redditWhoever designed this ornament really need to study flamingos more as I am pretty sure that a flamingo is not known for and has never been seen sitting on a tall skinny flower. If this was the case, that would have to be one strong flower to hold the entire weight of a flamingo. 

25. Not The Perfect Placement

Image source/ redditThis one is yet another case of the wrong placement as many people will easily read this sign wrong and take it the wrong way. Maybe the person who designed and placed these signs decided to do it on purpose as a joke or they just have no common sense whatsoever. 

26. Unlucky Bike Thief

Image source/ redditFirst of all, I know the person who got their bike robbed would want to get it back, but I don't think putting up a poster saying that it is cursed is the way to do it. Also, I am not sure that the person who stole the bike would come back to the same place that they robbed it from to read a poster. 

27. Everybody Should Speak English Apparently

Image source/ redditAccording to this woman, everybody should be able to speak English otherwise they shouldn't be allowed anywhere. She moans about the airport employee not speaking English even though she is in Shanghai, China which is not really a place known for everyone speaking English. 

28. Not The Best Way To Make People Join The Navy

Image source/ redditWhoever decided to come up with the ideas of a Pokémon themed poster to attract people to the Navy, really needs to get a new job. I'm pretty sure that people do not join the Navy just to go around the world and catch Pokémon. There is definitely some better ways to get people to join. 

29. A Change Of Font Maybe

Image source/ redditWhoever put up that sign, should really consider making a new one and changing the font as people driving past surely cannot see that. People will be more focused on trying to make out what the sign says whilst driving past and end up causing more crashes all because of the font on this sign. 

30. A Two Person Fake ID

Image source/ redditThese two geniuses had the amazing idea of making a fake ID that has two people in the picture. Maybe they thought that the girlfriend would get the same benefits of a fake ID without having to pay for her own. Not sure many bouncers and security would fall for this one.

31. What a waste of concrete

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This inviting looking building is a student accommodation building, so it sees a lot of foot traffic - with that in mind, you would think that the idea behind the path leading towards it would be something that helps the flow of traffic rather than something that makes you stop and scratch your head at how stupid it all is. For some reason whoever designed this thought it would be a good idea to make this extremely winding path going up to the building, when it's very obvious that you can cut directly through the center of it anyway.

32. A pixelated cookie

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Pixelated things are actually cool in modern day if you get it right, like quirky pixelated artwork or even means. Pixelated on a cookie? Not so much. At least not if this attempt is anything to go by... We sort of see where they were going with this one, but pixelated doesn't work as well when you're depending on trying to read it and not just look at the picture. And the fact is, it wasn't even supposed to be pixelated anyway - it just supposed to be a nice, clear design so that a kid could tell their mom how much they loved them on Mother's Day!

33. Where are you supposed to put your legs?

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We get it: small bathrooms are the bane of a lot of people's existence, and sometimes you have to get creative with the layout in there if you want to pee, wash your hands and shower (obviously not all at the same time). But if you were to look at this bathroom, the one thing you should have sacrificed would be the shower over the toilet, surely... We don't even know how you're supposed to use this toilet except somehow sit on it side saddle, we guess? But then it's going to be difficult for the reach around for the toilet paper!

34. Now you can cut your lip with every coffee!

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We actually don't think the crown part of this 'queen' mug comes off at all - that's what makes it absolutely awful. It would have been annoying enough if you could take the crown off, because then you're just stuck with a sharp piece of metal you have to place down somewhere, but the fact they actually thought this was a good idea for a mug? You'd either take your own eye out or end up looking like the Joker if you even tried to put that crown bit in your mouth... The concept of 'aesthetic' mugs has just gone too far!

35. Bike lane ends when traffic begins

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One of the biggest ongoing battles in life is between the cyclist, traffic and pedestrians. And in this nonstop war of 'who has the right of way', we often have bike lanes, which the worst thing to happen should really be a pedestrian walking slap bang in the center of it when you're just trying to get by on the bike. But it actually gets worse than that, apparently, if this bike lane is anything to go by... because you could be speeding along only to realize the bike lane then ends and merges right into the lane of oncoming traffic.

36. The full viewing experience

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Now we know that some theaters aren't great for views from every seat - sometimes, you have those really old heritage buildings that might have original pillars, but they usually warn you that you'll get 'restricted views' from that seat if you choose it. That's on you. But this one? This is pretty much the worse design idea we've ever seen. That huge metal bar should never really have been put there in the first place, should it? Sure, it's safety to stop people falling over the edge, but why even have seats behind there in the first place? At the very least they could have made it tempered glass or something!

37. Who needs to scan the barcode anyway?

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In a world that's pushing us more and more every day to self-checkouts and doing everything ourselves, it sure is making it harder for us to use those machines while the red light flashing for assistance. If they want us to scan the barcodes on our own products, or if they want the cashier to have an easy day for once, why on earth do they put about 10 layers of muddled plastic over the barcode, pretty much guaranteeing that it's not going to be able to scan? The plastic has been moulded so the product can stand up in the packaging - but we don't care about that, we care about buying it!

38. Keep a tight grip on that card!

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Ah yes, the accident waiting to happen, on a public ATM where any passerby could accidentally bump into you at any moment and knock your card out of your hand - or, you just happen to fumble it when you're taking it back out of the machine. Whose idea was it to put this huge open grate directly under a spot you're going to be having your wallet, bank card and withdrawn money in your hand, fumbling all at once? Definitely don't check your phone while you're standing here, either, as it looks like you could lose pretty much all your valuables, all at once.

39. Click the link on the physical print out

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This definitely began as an idea for an online PDF or social media post that some clueless boss then said 'Hey let's print that too!'. This print out actually appeared in a magazine, which is more worrying because it means there are probably a ton of them in circulation, people who have paid money for this and even at least one person out there actually trying to click on the link in the printed magazine, just because... seriously, there must have been a team of people involved in this making it to print, and not a single one of them thought this might be a bad idea?

40. Contouring to the extreme

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We all love a makeup/photoshop fail, but this just takes the biscuit! Granted, it's saved us the trouble of looking for hilarious edits late at night when we're bored, but the fact this was actually the chosen display for makeup in a window advertisement and NOBODY noticed or thought it looked a little strange? That definitely needs to come with a jump scare warning for passers-by, too. Unless they're just extremely honest about the fact they don't offer any services for noses... This is a genuine beauty salon advertisement, by the way.

41. Making rug buying easy

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We all know how stressful it is trying to shop for furniture - or anything for the home - when you've been diligent enough to do all your measurements at home, only to get to the store and realize that every single one of their products is in cm when you measured in inches. It's nothing a quick Google couldn't help with, but IKEA have really won the gold medal for stupid in their own store here. Because they have a big display guide on cm measurements for all their lovely rugs, only to then print on the actual rug label ONLY the measurements for inches!

42. 100% plant-based chicken

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You're hungry, you're looking around for a place to eat, you happen to love chicken - you see this huge sign, so of course you're going to queue up thinking you're getting genuine fried chicken, right? Well you can't technically call it false advertising because in their defence they have put that it's 100% plant based chicken, but surely is classes as false advertising when you can barely see that part of the board, on top of the million other instances of 'CHICKEN' plastered everywhere.. you're going to be pretty disappointed when you actually bite into it.

43. Sorry, you're hiring what now?

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So many questions about this one. But a good one to start off is... why? It doesn't even sort of make sense. Is this an example of two different advertisements being incorrectly plonked together? Why aren't they hiring normal turkeys and not fried turkeys? How do you know if you even quality as a turkey? We really hope this is a restaurant called 'Fried Turkeys' that really needs new staff, because that's the only thing that would make sense here... but even then, this definitely needs to be clearer and a little less stupid!

44. This inaccessible wheelchair ramp

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So it's battle enough in this day and age to get an accessible ramp for wheelchairs in most public places, so it's a good start that this place actually made the effort... and then did everything they could to get it so very, very wrong. By the looks of it, we're guessing you're supposed to risk a balancing act between the two wheels of the chair on the right most slants that aren't blocked by the massive white pillars, but even then you have a huge gap and stairs in the middle - for some stupid reason - that's going to make it hurt if you move your wheel too far over...

45. This dangerously slanted roof

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This is just a prime example of 'instead of fixing the really problematic, stupid thing, we'll just make a problematic, stupid sign telling everyone about it'. Such is the case in this situation, where this huge slanted roof above a parking garage basically means a huge problem when there's severe weather like rain or snow. So instead of building the roof normal and flat in the first place, they just put up a warning sign about it. And it's not even about the fact it could land on your car, it's the fact it could land on YOU!

46. Salt and what?

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There really wasn't a huge chance of getting this wrong - it's a simple word, and simple packaging design - but they still managed it. Points for getting the 'salt' bit right, but apparently it got a little bit more difficult after that. We don't really know this design got approved in the first place, and the fact not a single person from the design process to the manufacturing of these sachets thought to point out that it's spelled wrong and looks stupid. But hey, at least through case of elimination you know which one is the pepper... right?

47. Just in case it wasn't clear...

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It's actually nice that a place is trying so hard for a change to warn you about parking restrictions, because half the time it's a tiny sign you can't even see and then you come back to a shiny new parking ticket. But this one is a little bit, what we would call... overkill. Just in case it wasn't clear with the first point about being towed, you have a total of four very helpful images of what will happen to your car if you park in this space. So you know... you can't say that you haven't been warned. A lot. It looks like there's no parking to the right or left either. Just in case that wasn't clear.

48. Take the stairs to the elevator

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Most of us would agree that the reason we take the elevator is to avoid the stairs - and when we're not trying to get our 10k steps in a day - and a lot of the time it'll be when we have really heavy luggage in a public place, parking garage or hotel. So what you don't expect is to actually have to take the stairs to get to the elevator. If we were okay to take the stairs, we would have done that in the first place! But nope, to get to this elevator you absolutely have no choice but to take the stairs... always fun if you're dragging a huge suitcase with you.

49. Don't forget to take a soup break

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We have absolutely no idea what this mug is trying to tell us to do. Have soup? Have soup before or after a break? Have soup during a break? Relax, but how are we supposed to relax when the design of this jug is stressing us out so much? We think someone half asleep designed this mug and it somehow went to print. Like they were just mumbling words of whatever they needed in that moment... But in their defence, 'soup', 'break' and 'relax' are all solid pieces of advice, we just think they could have got the message across in a better way...

50. Why not bang your head every time you shower?

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We know this might look better than that toilet we showed you earlier without any legroom whatsoever - and still, we understand that every bathroom can't be huge - but this is just an accident waiting to happen. In case you're having a hard time figuring it out, the white cabinet on the left is sticking a huge way out from the wall very close to where that shower door opens - which means you're pretty much going to get a smacked head every time you're just trying to go about your daily cleaning business and have a relaxing hot wash!