15 Facepalms That People Won’t Forget About Anytime Soon

Sometimes we accidentally pull a prank on ourselves. Whether it’s forgetting something important or simply having slippy hands, things happen that make us sigh in disbelief. But fortunately, social media are always there to let us know these things happen to everyone and every day Reddit gets flooded with all sorts of examples.

“I forgot the wedding rings at my aunt’s wedding, so they used the next best things.”

“I’ve been using this water bottle for 2 weeks and only today did I find that it has paper instructions inside!”

“Sold my iPad in a public space — the money turned out fake.”

“It’s going to be freezing tonight so I brought a couple of trees indoors. I didn’t notice these hitchhikers.”

“I decided to try deep frying Oreos but I forgot that oil and water don’t behave the same way.”

“I let it get too hot and melted part of my kitchen.”

“I accidentally melted my son’s toothbrush.”

“Was trying to boil water, turned on the wrong burner, and my glass baking dish exploded.”

“I even had the thought, ’This bottle doesn’t feel quite right...oh well!’”

“I made the mistake of ’shaking my lava lamp,’ and now it looks bad.”

“Followed the recipe exactly! Even added extra flour this time. They always spread!”

“I spilled spaghetti in my shoe.”

“I saw no possible bad outcome from eating ice cream over my keyboard. I did everything I could but it refuses to work.”

“I’ve been cleaning them the hard way my entire life. Turns out the lid lifts and the stove can be easily cleaned inside.”

“I hate everything.”

“I bought a new mouse.”

Have you ever felt like a character out of Dumb and Dumber? Please share your stories with us in the comments!