As a human race, we are all prone to making mistakes, but while our blunders may embarrass us, they can at least give others a good smile.
People from all over the world have been sharing the hilarious fails they’ve seen in a thread, and BoredPanda.com collected some of the best examples.
In one case, a road sign urged people to drive safely, but someone incorrectly spelled driving as “distracting,” sparking laughter among travelers.
A dad elsewhere had a nightmare when he mistook a bath bomb pack for toilet cleaner, and it made for quite the sight.
One barbershop ordered a new sign to direct customers to their shop, but it raised a few eyebrows after it was hung upside down.
A road maintenance worker made a comical mistake after warning travelers to ‘distract safely’, not ‘drive safely’
Another company advertised its “crack-resistant” cement on a wall, but someone’s sales technique largely backfired when the cement showed a large crack in the center.
In another case, a maintenance worker appeared to be having a bad day after painting the yellow lines on a road crookedly, causing as much confusion as laughter.
Elsewhere, another worker made a comical mistake after pointing all the buttons on an elevator downwards.
Meanwhile, a medal design caused a stir online after someone won a third-place bronze trophy that said “3rd,” not third.
A salesman’s technique to sell ‘crack-resistant cement’ using the material flopped when the cement did what it said it wouldn’t do
A dad mistakenly misinterpreted a bath bomb pack for toilet cleaner, but at least the toilet looked good
An employee showed how not to order a window sticker after forgetting to add the message you want, which means it says “Generic Christmas Message”
A barbershop ordered a shiny new blue sign for their store, but somehow managed to hang it upside down
A road maintenance worker in the US was clearly having a terrible day after painting the yellow lines on a totally shaky road
The irony! The Board of Architecture and Planning should know how to put up a sign properly, but they clearly don’t
A maintenance worker confused people using an elevator after installing up and down buttons
A landowner tried to block people from entering their land through a gate, but it wasn’t nearly big enough to keep unwanted visitors away
A package design left customers disappointed after the tablet was sold because it was half the size it actually was
A third-place winner was left in the lurch after receiving a bronze medal that read “3rd,” not 3rd