Making mistakes is a part of life. No matter how many times you play a song on your guitar, bake the same chocolate chip cookie recipe or develop film from your camera, there’s a chance that something will go wrong along the way.
As embarrassing as these little mess ups can be, it’s best to accept them and move on. There’s no point in wasting energy being upset! And if you need help accepting your own failures, you might want to try seeing the humor in them. We has searched far and wide to find the funniest examples of facepalm worthy mistakes people have made and compiled them down below. So enjoy scrolling through these photos that might make you feel better about your own errors, and be sure to upvote the ones you can’t help but giggle at!
#1 Sometimes It Pays To Have A Dirty Car. My Son Got Rear Ended Last Night, The Other Driver Was Aggressive And Left Without Exchanging Info
#2 This Is The Worst Thing Chocolate Milk Ever Did
#3 That’s Why You Don’t Remove The Cones That Reserve An Area For Delivery
As the wise Hannah Montana once sang, “Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days.” Whether you drop a bowl of boiling hot soup on the floor, lock yourself out of your apartment or forget to activate your ticket on the bus and end up getting fined, you’re far from the first person to have made that mistake.
And as the photos on this list prove, it’s always better to learn from our mistakes and move past them than to waste energy being frustrated! In fact, Louise Carroll reports that the average person makes between three and six errors per hour, regardless of what task they’re trying to complete. This might be as small as making a typo in a message (that can be easily corrected) or burning your lunch by leaving it in the oven a few minutes too long.
#4 This Is What Happens When You Wear Too Much Make Up And Not Your Seat Belt
#5 I Thought I Took A Cute Picture, Looked Back At It And Realized My Hand Was Directly On The Sascrotch
#6 What If I Decide To Let My White Dog Out After I Mow My Lawn?
One place where nobody wants to mess up, yet everyone does at some point, is at work. And according to Harvard Business Review, there are several mistakes that we’ve all been guilty of on the job. For example, have you ever had an “aha-moment” at work? This is when we do something with the right intentions but later realize there would have been a much better way to go about it.
Next up are “sloppy mistakes.” These can happen when you didn’t get enough sleep last night, you’re in a hurry to finish the workday as quickly as possible or your mind is simply elsewhere. These errors are perfectly preventable, but we can’t all be working at 100% efficiency every single day. We’re humans after all, not robots!
#7 Poor Money Box
#8 Note To Self, Check The Dimensions Of Everything Before Ordering On Amazon
#9 What Could Go Wrong With Locking Your Dog In The RV
Another mistake HBR notes that we’ve all made at work is stretching ourselves too thin. If you are feeling ambitious or want to get brownie points in your boss’ eyes, you might be tempted to agree to way more than you can handle. But this is sure to come back to bite you when you’re overwhelmed, stressed or start making errors trying to balance everything.
Finally, high-stakes mistakes are inevitable from time to time. These are the errors that actually have significant consequences, so hopefully, they’ll happen extremely rarely. But if you do find yourself guilty of making a high-stake mistake, try not to beat yourself up. Own up to it, and learn how to prevent it from happening again.
#10 We’re Going To Disney World
#11 I Didn’t Mean It Like That
#12 My Name Is Shane, But Thanks, I Guess
Because humans are so prone to making mistakes, we cannot let these errors haunt us. Messing up is a part of life, and so is learning from those mishaps! MasterClass notes on their site that if you want to move past an error, the first step is to acknowledge it. Understand what went wrong and take the blame. Next, figure out how to reframe this information into a lesson. What can you do differently next time? How can you fix what went wrong? Be willing to analyze your mistakes.
#13 Learn From My Mistakes
#14 A Mistake Was Made
#15 My Wife Reminded Me Several Times To Put The Dog In His Kennel And I Did Not. He Promised He Would Be A Good Boy And He Was Not
MasterClass also recommends asking for help when you need it. If someone knows the task at hand better than you do, they can be a valuable resource. Even YouTube and blogs can help get you sorted. It’s not always easy for us to think outside of the box, especially if we’re feeling frustrated or embarrassed. But someone else might be able to offer a fresh perspective and a creative way to solve the problem.
#16 Prof Had Me For A Moment
#17 Looks Like A Mullet With Legs
#18 3 Years Ago I Unknowingly Bought A 2 Person Child’s Tent Thinking It Was Adult Sized. Still Took It To The Festival
After fixing an error or working on how to prevent it in the future, be sure to track your progress. Understand what exactly works and what doesn’t, so you don’t have to endure making endless mistakes before you actually fix the issue. And on that note, focus on having a growth mindset. Not only do you want to fix the issue that you created in the first place, but you probably want to find an even better solution than what you first envisioned. Remember to be open to making more changes over time as well. We should always keep evolving!
#19 I Put A Rock In Front Of The Green Electrical Box So My Wife Wouldn’t Take Out Power To The Entire Neighborhood Again
#20 A Friend Forgot To Change Their Document Name When Submitting It
#21 They Couldn’t Do It
We hope you’re enjoying these silly photos of mistakes people have made, pandas. Keep upvoting the ones that make you giggle, and let us know in the comments below what errors you’ve made recently that deserve a spot on this list. Then, you can find another We article featuring even more hilarious fails right here!
#22 When England Scored, I Celebrated So Much That My Apple Watch Thought I Was In A Car Crash And Proceeded To Call 999 To Inform My Family That I May Have Been In A Serious Accident
#23 Food For You
#24 The Way My Coworker Wrote His Absence On The Calendar
#25 This Girl Was Bleaching Her Hair And Put A Plastic Bag From Walmart Over It To Help The Heat Stay In And It Printed The Ink Onto Her Hair
#26 I Was Told It Gets Worse And Worse Every Time You Get Exposed
#27 Forgot To Close The Window Before Getting A Carwash
#28 Stubborn Husband Said He Didn’t Need My Help Putting Sunscreen On His Back
#29 What Could Go Wrong When You Don’t Tie Down A Load Of Deck Boards
#30 My Wife Washed My New Pair Of Jeans So I Could Wear Them Today. She Also Threw In Her Big Fuzzy Blanket
#31 If I Fits, I Sits
#32 Nissan Rogue Driver Gets Stuck Making A Turn On A Denver Bike Path Foot Bridge
#33 My Legs After Mowing My Lawn While It Was Still Wet
#34 I Used To Stuff My Crotch As A Little Kid To Intimidate The Pitchers On The Other Team
#35 Buttful
#36 Oh, Well
#37 Last Weekend, I Was The Idiot. Didn’t Notice Until 1h Down The Road
#38 I Put These Brownies To Cool On The Porch, And A Dang Squirrel Came Through The Screen And Had At Them. I Am Very Sad
#39 I Made A Mistake And Bought The Wrong Gas Lift For My Chair
#40 My Wife Accidently Used The Wrong Soap In The Washer
#41 Car Accident Results In Toilet Paper All Over The Highway
#42 Decided Today I Was Going To Take A Different Route In The Construction Zone To Get To Work
Safe to say I went back home.
#43 Some Crazy Work
#44 Someone Just Left Their Car Like This In The Parking Lot
#45 Took The Wife Out Of Rehab For A Walk Through The City
She was taking a selfie and lost her grip on her crutch. It’s still there, impossible to retrieve.
#46 First Time This Happened To Me
#47 Lesson Learned, Don’t Wear Grey Pants To An Interview
#48 We All Make Mistakes
#49 Poor Guy Just Wants It To End
#50 Left My Sunroof Open When It Called For Rain
Note: this post originally had 73 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.