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The Fear Of Submerged Man-Made Objects: 93 New Pics That Might Make You Want To Stay On The Shore
August 2, 2023
Submechanophobia is the fear of man-made objects submerged partially or fully underwater.
For those with the condition, snorkeling expeditions and trips to the local pool can become dreadful even after noticing as little as a ball beneath the surface.
And while this example can sound a little silly to the rest of us, let’s check out a few from the subreddit ‘Submechanophobia’ that are much more, let’s say, reasonable.
This place is full of sunken ships, flooded mine shafts, and other spooky things that give you the creeps or at the very least look like they have an interesting story behind them.
#1 A Ladder In A Flooded Quarry
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#2 I Thought This Belonged Here. The First Ever Underwater Photo, Taken In 1899 By Louis Boutan:
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#3 Submerged Park Bench
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#4 Museum Of Underwater Art In Australia
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#5 Shipwreck In Australia
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#6 Jet Star Roller Coaster Once Sat On Casino Pier In Seaside Hights, Nj. Until It Was Swept Out Into The Atlantic In 2012 By Hurricane Sandy
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#7 Here Lies Submerged A Whole Village. Visible Remains Only The Tower’s Roof Of The Submerged Church
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#8 Remnants Of A Mine That Shut Down 136 Years Ago. Silver Islet, Ontario
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#9 Set The Anchor
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#10 A Chucky Doll, Discovered At The Bottom Of A Lake By A Police Diving Team
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#11 A Cabin On Board The Aachen, A 19th-Century Steamship Hit By A Torpedo In July 1915. Now Located At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea
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#12 Titanic. So Scary And Beautiful At The Same Time
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#13 Naval Mines Are Terrifying
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#14 Old Submerged Small Town In Brazil
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#15 Staircase In Hell
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#16 Submerged Dock
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#17 Bregenz Festival, Held Annually. Their ‘Floating Stages’ Always Give Me The Creeps
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#18 Abandoned Mine Shaft
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#19 Out Of The Blue, The Ghost Appears
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#20 A Human Compared To A Ship Propeller
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#21 Wreck At 80-100m
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#22 Sunken Ww2 Bomber
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#23 Plane Crashed Into The Beach (Pilot And Passenger Survived)
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#24 Fluch Des Pharao – Water Ride In Germany
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#25 Us Air Force Ship Big Dawg Sunk Off The Coast Of Florida In 2021 As Artificial Reef
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#26 A Fishing Net Spread Across The Waters
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#27 Found A Sunken Ship On Google Maps While Exploring The North Sentinel Island, Home To A Tribe Who Hasn’t Had Contact With Modern Civilisation
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#28 Britannic. Titanic’s Sister. My Breathing Stops And My Throat Dries, I Have A Headache When I See This Photo
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#29 A Photo With An Aerial View Of An Old School House Foundation Visible On The Bottom Of Dale Hollow Lake.. It Shows The Only Remaining Remnant Of The Town Of Willow Grove, Known As The “Town That Drowned,” Which Can Be Seen Through The Pristine Water When The Lake Elevation Is Low
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#30 Researchers Recently Discovered The Wreck Of A Medieval Ship At A Depth Of About 1,350 Feet (411 Meters), Spotting It With Sonar Imagery, In Norway’s Deepest Lake. The Team Aims To Return In 2023 With A Remotely Operated Vehicle To Capture Site Footage
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#31 Abandoned Mineshaft
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#32 Bell Rock Lighthouse
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#33 A Typhoon Class Submarine Passing Close By A Beach In Russia
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#34 The Ms Estonia’s Front Door Being Lifted Out Of The Baltic Sea
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#35 Swimming Next To A Submarine
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#36 Sail Of K-278, A Soviet Nuclear Submarine Sunken In 1989 And Still Radioactive Today
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#37 A Pump Drain In A Local Park Just Off The Shoreline
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#38 Remnants Of Ww2
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#39 Saddam Hussein’s Yacht
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#40 An Old Prop-Plane
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#41 Inside An Abandoned Power Plant I Photographed Last Year
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#42 Found This In My Local Country Park…
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#43 Panzer Submerged In Meuse River, 1940, From “Panzer Of The Lake” Meme
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#44 Divers Pose Outside The Aquarius Reef Base, An Underwater Training Center Run By Nasa Off The Coast Of Florida
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#45 Typhoon-Class Submarine With Russians For Scale
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#46 Today At Work I Learned About An Aircraft Carrier Which The Us Intentionally Sank Off The Florida Coast In 2006, To Create An Artificial Reef. The Reef Project Was Quite Successful! But God, The Photos Make Me Quiver
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#47 B17 Bomber 72m Underwater
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#48 16 Stories Beneath Manhattan, NYC
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#49 Troll-A, Over 1500 Feet Tall, Being Taken Out To Sea Before It’s Legs Are Sunk Down To The Ocean Floor
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#50 Equine Hydrotherapy. Good For Horsies, Bad For My Nerves
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#51 Titanic Stern. Looks Terrifying Especially Considering Its Size
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#52 Floating Bridge Anchor Cables!
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#53 Only Seen At Low Tide
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#54 A Yacht With Its Undersea Light Activated
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#55 The Wreck Of The Schooner Blue Dolphin Lurks Just Below The Surface Of The Detroit River
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#56 Divers Approaching Uss North Carolina (Ssn-777)
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#57 This Dock At Night
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#58 Masts Of The Ss Richard Montgomery
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#59 Nasa’s Aquarius Research Station In Florida (Currently Active), Where Astronauts Train For The Physical And Psychological Extremes Of Space
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#60 The Wreck Of The Ss Edmund Fitzgerald, Which Sunk In Lake Superior On November 10th, 1975. The Cold Water Preserves The Bodies Of The Fallen Crew Members
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#61 Scary Bucket
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#62 A Fish Observatory In Guam. There Are Stairs Inside That Descend Into The Second Part Of The Structure Underwater
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#63 Train Left In Flooded Mine
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#64 Offshore Natural Gas Platform
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#65 Submerged Pickup Truck
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#66 This Is A More Updated Photo Of The Ozarka Splash At Six Flags New Orleans
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#67 Old Naval Base In Philadelphia Has An Abandoned Warehouse With A Flooded Basement Filled With Goldfish
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#68 Brickley, Made Completely Out Of Legos, At Disney Springs
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#69 Bellagio Hotel Fountain Maintenance, Las Vegas
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#70 Took Some Photos At A Marina That I Thought U Guys Would Like
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#71 Container Ship Anil That Capsized Today In Asaluyeh Port, Iran
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#72 Penstock Intake Chamber At Hydroelectric Station
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#73 A Collection Of Sunken Planes
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#74 Machinery Found Deep Inside A Flooded Mine In Germany
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#75 Reading Project Hail Mary By Andy Weir At The Moment And It Mentions Nasa’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab. Take A Look
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#76 Two Crocodile Heads At Six Flags Over Texas
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#77 The Record Of The Deepest Shipwreck Ever Found Belongs To The U.s.s Samuel B. Roberts. Found 22,621 Ft Deep In The Western Pacific Ocean
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#78 A Lake In El Paso, Texas
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#79 Legoland Billund’s ‘Pirate Boats’ Ride
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#80 Research Reactor At The University Of Missouri. The Glow Is Caused By Cherenkov Radiation
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#81 Gorillaz Set Bts
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#82 Pools Like These Scare The Sh** Out Of Me
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#83 Inside An Old Boat House
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#84 Wave Pool Pressure Chamber
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#85 Partially Submerged Boat Trapped In The Ice, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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#86 One Of My Neighbours Sold Their Boat House And Figured They’d Move Their Boat Somewhere Else. Technically, That’s What They Did, But They Didn’t Get Very Far
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#87 Towed This Out Of A Marsh
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#88 The Twisted Skeleton Of An Offshore Warehouse Rots In The Hudson River Next To Manhattan’s Former 60th Street Railyard. (Photo By Michael Minn, 2008)
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#89 Sunken Sailboat
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#90 Ship Wreck From 1900s
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#91 Bow Of The Uss Johnston, Sank While Fighting The Japanese Navy In 1944
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#92 Half Filled Pool… That Exposed Slope Is Distressing
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#93 Hitting Rock Bottom In Edenton, Nc
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50 Reasons Why Not Wearing A Helmet Is The Dumbest Thing You Can Do (New Pics)
August 7, 2022
When David Hollister introduced a seat belt bill in Michigan in the early 1980s that imposed a fine for not buckling up, the state representative received hate mail comparing him to Hitler. At the time, only 14 percent of Americans regularly wore seat belts, even though the federal government required lap and shoulder belts in all new cars starting in 1968.
Drivers and passengers were arguing that seat belts were uncomfortable and restrictive, but the uproar was mostly ideological.
Similarly, growing up in Northern Europe in the 1990s, I constantly heard kids on my block say that only stupid dorks wore helmets when riding their bikes. “What, can’t you drive?”, they’d ask, preparing a heavy barrage of insults.
But just like seat belts, this gear is often the deciding factor that separates life and death. To remind you that putting on a helmet is the smartest thing you can do, we at Bored Panda compiled a list of scary accidents that could’ve been much worse if it wasn’t for them.
Continue scrolling to check out the pics, and if you need more proof, fire up our earlier publication on the topic here.
#1 The Soldier Receives His Mounted Helmet That Took A 7.62 Round At 20 Feet While Wearing It
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#8 Always Wear A Helmet
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#9 The Guy Wearing This Survived (Wear Your Helmet On Your Motorcycle, Kids)
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There are different helmets for different activities, and each type of helmet is designed to protect your head from the impact common to a particular activity or sport.
You should always wear a helmet that is appropriate for the activity you’re involved in because other types of helmets may not protect you equally well.
“Some helmets can be worn for multiple activities, but don’t assume,” Levy said. “Check the manufacturer’s instructions for guidelines before buying a helmet.”
#10 Kevlar Helmet Of An Orlando Police Officer Who Was Hit In Today’s Shooting
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#11 This Is Why You Should Wear Helmets. The Helmet Took The Hit And I Am Okay. Live To Ski Another Day
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#12 This Helmet Saved A 5-1/2 Year Old Involved In A Collision Saturday From A Significant Brain Injury Or Worse. Helmets Are Good
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#13 Can Anyone Tell Me Why Anything Other Than Full Face Helmets Are A Good Idea?
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To ensure optimal protection, your helmet should:
- Feel comfortable but snug;
- Sit evenly on your head (not be tilted back on the top of the head or pulled too low over your forehead);
- Not move in any direction, back to front or side to side;
- Have a secure buckle to keep it from moving or falling off on either a first or second impact. So if you are riding your bike and collide with something (first impact), the helmet will still be firmly in place if you then fall onto the pavement (second impact);
- Be easy to adjust and fit properly without a lot of adjustments. And once adjustments have been made, they should stay put.
#14 Motorcycle Helmet Post Crash
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#15 Guy Survives Round To The Head Thanks To A Kevlar Helmet
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#16 Two Years Ago Today, This Dot Certified Helmet Absorbed A 50mph Impact And Saved My Life
On this day two years ago, this DOT-certified helmet saved my life. It successfully absorbed the majority of a 50mph impact on pavement. There is an indent on the front left that would have surely been a fractured skull without it, and numerous scrapes around the top and chin that would have left me maimed if it did not stay on my head throughout the entirety of the crash. Fortunately, my mind and body are working properly today because of this life-saving equipment.
If you are a rider, I encourage you to own and wear one of these every time you ride. I recommend one with a face shield or guard. If you know someone who rides, please encourage them to wear one.
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#17 Cyclist Arrived In ED With This Helmet – Surprisingly Fine. Imagine His Skull Without A Helmet
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According to Levy, it can be especially challenging getting kids to always wear a helmet, so it’s up to parents to set hard and fast rules.
“Be consistent and firm,” she said. “Don’t negotiate. Don’t compromise. Don’t give them a choice: Either they wear the helmet or they don’t ride their bike, scooter, etc. That way, they know you take it seriously they make it a habit.”
Parents should also lead by example and always wear their helmets.
#18 Romain Grosjean Showed How His Helmet Turned Out After The Accident In Bahrain
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#19 Here Is The Helmet Of A Guy Who Went Head-First Into The Base Of A Lift Tower And Walked Away With A Minor Concussion. Wear A Helmet
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#20 Daily Reminder To Always Wear A Helmet
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When it comes to the helmets themselves, while it’s OK to purchase your child’s clothes in a size larger than he or she wears, the same is not true of helmets; helmets should fit perfectly when you purchase them.
Test your children’s sizing by having them try on a variety of helmets. When fastened and tightened, the helmet should not move from side to side or front to back, and your child’s forehead should be properly covered to keep it protected.
Helmets for children or toddlers should also have a buckle that holds firm in a crash but releases after five seconds of steady pull to avoid potential strangulation. A child’s helmet will usually fit for several years, and most models have removable fitting pads that can be replaced with thinner ones as the child’s head grows.
#21 Is Your Life Worth More Than $40?
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#22 Wear Your Helmet
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#23 Will Always Wear A Helmet From Now On
Was biking on the 4th of July and people were setting off fireworks. The next thing I know I hear a massive explosion in my ear and my head feels hot. Turns out a pretty big firework somehow went off right above my head. Had minor hearing loss for a day.
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#24 Always Wear Your Helmets Cheese Bags And Never Trust Ice Patches
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Those guidelines apply to children who are at least 1 year old. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children under 1 year of age should not be on bicycles at all.
“It’s simply not safe to take a baby on a bicycle,” Levy highlighted. “Babies haven’t developed sufficient bone mass and muscle tone to enable them to sit unsupported with their backs straight. And, just as important, their necks aren’t strong enough to support the weight of even the lightest helmets. So even though baby-sized helmets are available, they are not advisable.”
#25 There Were A Few Bugs On My Ride Tonight
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#26 Broken Elbow, But Helmet Saved My Noggin! Grateful I Was Wearing One
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#27 Just A Friendly Reminder To Wear A Helmet. Better The Helmet Crack Open Than My Skull Is How I See It
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#28 This Helmet Was Shot By A Tear Gas Grenade During The Protest In Iraq
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But you also have to remember that helmets aren’t forever. Some are manufactured to withstand one impact, while others are made to withstand multiple impacts.
Bicycle helmets, for example, are designed to protect against a single severe impact, such as a fall onto the pavement. The foam material in the helmet will crush to absorb the impact energy during a fall and can’t protect you again from a subsequent impact. So even if there are no visible signs of damage, you must replace it.
Other helmets are often designed to protect against multiple moderate impacts, including football and hockey helmets. However, you may still have to replace these helmets after one severe impact, particularly if the helmet has visible signs of damage, such as a cracked shell or a permanent dent.
#29 A Helmet Will Save A Life Or A Face
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#30 This Is Why I Wear A Helmet
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#31 Flying Debris Broke My Visor
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#32 Wear Your Helmets. This One May Have Saved My Life
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#33 Here’s The Helmet That Saved My Life
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#34 Daily Reminder To Wear A Helmet
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#35 Reminder To Always Wear A Helmet
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#36 Wear A Helmet
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#37 Daily Reminder To Wear Your Gear, My Buddy’s Helmet After His Crash. No Head Injuries
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#38 Wear Your Helmet Kids
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#39 This Helmet Saved My Life On The Brooklyn Bridge When I Crashed Into Wandering Tourists On The Bike Lane
It’s a Giro Cormick MIPS. It did it’s job but I did pass out (docs thought no concussion). Is there an even safer helmet? I’m thinking maybe Giro Aether or Bell Z20 both MIPS. Thoughts?
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#40 Guy Fell 20m In Scotland A Few Weeks Ago. Helmet Saved His Life, Only Needed 4 Stitches In The Back Of His Head, Broken Ribs, Broken Vertebrae, Bruised Lungs, And Some Bumps. Wear A Helmet
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#41 My Friend Also Was Saved By His Helmet Recently
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#42 This Helmet Saved My Life This Weekend. I Only Bought And Started Using A Helmet Two Weeks Ago. Please Always Wear One
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#43 Friendly PSA To Wear Your Helmet Kids. Trees Are Hard. That Would’ve Been My Skull
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#44 Wear Your Helmets People
I was out riding on a road I have been on many times before. But last Thursday 5/16 I was hit by a pickup truck. I do not remember the accident but someone who witnessed it said I flew a ways and landed on my back and head. I spent a day in the hospital and now just a little banged up. I believe if it wasn’t for the helmet it would have been much worse.
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#45 My Mom Braked For 60 Foot And Then Had A Stroke. She Tumbled And Rolled 70 Feet After And Got Scratches, But That Could Have Been So Much Worse
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#46 This, Kids, Is Why We Wear Helmets. Stacked It At 43 Km/H, Helmet Took The Brunt
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#47 I’m Glad I Got A Full Face Helmet
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#48 Always Wear Your Helmets, I Don’t Want To Think About What Would Have Happened If I Wasn’t Wearing Mine. Stay Safe
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#49 My Helmet Just Saved My Life
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#50 So Uhhh Helmets Yeah?
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‘Aged Like Milk’: 35 Things That Aged So Badly, They Went Sour (New Posts)
March 7, 2022
People say that it’s easy to be right but even easier to be wrong. More often than not, people forget to be careful about what they say online. Quickly typing a few nonsense sentences and pressing “share” might seem like a great idea at the time, but the truth is, they might stay on the internet forever.
The online community called Aged Like Milk is here to remind you of that. As the moderators write in their description, it’s “a subreddit dedicated to all those things in media and elsewhere that didn’t stand the test of time, at all.” More than 795k members are on a mission to find and document ridiculous posts that quickly turned sour.
Take a look at some of the worst takes Bored Panda has collected from this group and upvote your favorite ones. Also, if you’re hungry for more examples of how people’s opinions came back to bite them, be sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.
#1 Warned A Person Considering Traveling To Chernobyl To Check Travel Advisories Got Called A Troll
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#2 This Did Not Age American At All
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#3 Battleship, Fun For The Whole Family…
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According to Know Your Meme, “aged like milk” is a catchphrase that mainly describes social media posts that have grown increasingly troublesome since their inception. When people throw their opinions left and right, some of them are bound to be wrong. Well, they might look fine at the time, but time truly shows which beliefs aged poorly by completely breaking modern social norms.
While the origin of the phrase is unknown, the earliest usage comes from a 2006 comedy special Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself. A puppet called Walter said “She’s aging like milk!” in one part of the dialog. Since then, the clip received more than 4.2M views on YouTube and quickly spread to other platforms, forums, and threads.
#4 Aged Like Eggnog
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#5 I’ve Never Met A Single Adult Without One
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#6 Sk8 Or Die
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#7 A Daily Mail Article From December, 2000 (Reupload)
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If you ever felt slightly embarrassed about something you shared online, don’t worry. After all, social media is the place for us to vent about politics, culture, sports, our personal lives, and more, so you’re definitely not the only person to ever have a bad take. In fact, more than half of Americans (57 percent) say they have social media regrets. One in six routinely rue their decision to post at least once a week, with Millennials being the most regular offenders.
#8 Lady Gaga Had A Hater Group
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#9 He Regretted It
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#10 The Snow Scene In The Wizard Of Oz (1939) Used 100% Pure Asbestos Fibers For The Snow
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#11 Anyone Remember These Ads?
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These numbers come from YouGov Omnibus’ survey where they asked U.S. citizens about posting or texting something they regret. Many people admitted they were less anxious about sounding silly compared to a few years back. However, they are more worried about damaging their reputation at work — 22 percent said they are concerned that a questionable post might affect their career.
Results also showed that 14 percent of participants feared they may hurt relationships with family members or partners by sharing misguided images or messages. Plus, women were slightly more likely to feel troubled about social media blunders damaging their close relationships than men.
#12 Remember Y2k?
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#13 Good Boy! Wait, Wha??!
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#14 Only Took One Mooch For This To Turn
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If you’re wondering how to make sure your social media posts won’t come back to bite you, always think twice before sharing something online. Ask yourself if there’s anything in this particular post or comment that could potentially hurt you in the future. Think about whether it might defame a specific view or lifestyle. Also, determine whether your words will actually contribute to the conversation or whether they will only create more noise.
#15 This Is Hung Up In My School
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#16 If Only That Was Still The Case
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#17 Texas Would Never
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Also, it’s always good to self-reflect and review your older media posts. It’s recommended to delete inactive accounts, provocative or controversial topics and discussions, and anything that might make you look overly cynical or mean. You have a larger audience than you think, so it’s quite easy to overshare and sacrifice your privacy. And just remember, if you ever end up posting something extremely cringe-worthy, there’s a big chance the members of the Aged Like Milk group will pick it up and will make sure to share it with the whole community.
#18 I Remember Winning Vietnam As Well
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#19 This Guy Deleted His Account To Dodge His Bet
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#20 I Was So Young, So Naive In 2010.
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#21 Texas Winters, You Can Never Predict Them
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#22 Tucker Carlson: “Putin Just Wants To Keep His Western Border Secure”
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#23 They Were Warned
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#24 Rip The Nintendo Switch
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#25 In An Article On How To Befriend People At Work…
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#26 Definitely Going To Jail
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#27 Pray For Afganistan
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#28 This 1939 Poster About How The Next European War Will Start In Ukraine
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#29 An Old Memory Of Mine… Don’t Ask Me For Any Future Advice..
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#30 Not Only Has The Globe Not Cooled, The 7 Years Since This Was Published Have Been The Hottest On Record
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#31 Youtube’s Finally Done It
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#32 ? R/Teenagers In A Nutshell.
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#33 Well, It’s Pst September
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#34 Too Soon?
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#35 Plaque Outside Blizzard Office Has Aged Like Milk, Again
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50 Times People Absolutely Won The Food Lottery (New Pics)
September 7, 2021
Nature, Lady Luck, and Karma have a way of rewarding us with fun surprises when we least expect them. We believe that looking at photos of food is a great way to pass the time, especially as an appetizer before your next hearty meal. That’s why our gastronomic geniuses here at Bored Panda have cooked up this fun list of people winning the food lottery.
From gigantic lettuces the size of a teen and massive lemons bigger than cans of soft drinks to packs containing two ice-cream cones instead of one, we’ve got the luckiest winners who played the Food Wheel of Fortune without even realizing it. Remember to upvote your fave photos as you continue scrolling.
What’s your biggest food lottery win, dear Pandas? Let us know in the comments. Hungry for more food surprises? Be sure to check out Bored Panda’s earlier two articles about them right here and here.
We can’t expect to constantly win the food lottery or any lottery in life for that matter. British environmental psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers walked Bored Panda through various strategies on how to deal with uncertainty in life, talked about why it’s problematic to believe we always have good or bad luck, and gave some spot-on advice about why we should opt for a healthier diet and try to avoid fast food. You’ll find our full in-depth interview with him below, Pandas.
#1 This Big Lettuce
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Psychologist Lee noted that we have to learn to embrace the fact that uncertainty is a part of life. There’s no running away from it. Compassion, acceptance, mindfulness, reflection, and healthy routines help us deal with uncertainty better. “When we are looking to become more tolerant of uncertainty in life, the first step we need to take is to accept that uncertainty is part of human life. As a species, we love control and predictable patterns, and have a strong response to uncertainty as a potential threat, as this is what has kept us alive as we’ve evolved,” he told Bored Panda in an interview via email.
“When it comes to becoming more cultured in dealing with uncertainty, there are a number of things we can practice. The first one is to become compassionate with yourself and express your emotions healthily. Whether we write them down, speak about them or soothe ourselves, expressing our feelings and being kind to ourselves helps to dampen the impact of uncertainty, while suppressing our emotions and feelings, or fighting against them, can make uncertainty feel more intense,” Lee explained that we have to learn to be compassionate to ourselves and to express what we feel in a healthy, mature way.
#2 A Miracle Has Occurred
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#3 Found A Perfect Salt Crystal In My Sea Salt Packet
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“We can practice acceptance that there are things we can’t control while looking to take ownership of the things we can. This makes us feel more empowered, and not waste energy trying to control things that are outside of our ability to do so, and also helps us to stop ruminating on past challenges and future worries. We can also practice being mindful in the moment, as we can always control more variables right now.”
Reflecting on past experiences can also help us learn what our triggers are. It can also help us understand how we handle uncertainty and what personal strengths and skills we used to get through it. As Lee put it, we’re far tougher than we believe. “We are often more resilient than we think we are, and we can learn a lot from how we navigated difficult times and situations when we look back with a desire to learn and grow,” he said.
Meanwhile, healthy habits also provide us with a solid foundation to tackle the uncertainty that life will throw at us. “We should also look to our routines, things that relax us and things we enjoy. We should make an effort to eat well, sleep optimally, and move our bodies, as they all help us with our emotional balance, optimism, and cognitive ability to navigate uncertainty, giving us the clarity, elevated mood, and energy to get through and be less affected,” the psychologist told Bored Panda.
#4 Giant Lemon Off Our Tree
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#5 This Butternut Squash Was Almost All Squash
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#6 This Banana Is The Size Of My Entire Forearm
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“One other thing to consider is planning for a dynamic world that is ever-changing. You can create your own method for handling uncertain situations by using many of the skills above, understanding the habits and routines that keep you grounded, and knowing who can support you if you are struggling. By finding strategies that work for you and practicing acceptance and mindfulness, we can start building our toolkit for when the going gets tough and you are unsure what’s coming next.”
Bored Panda was interested to learn whether it’s problematic for someone to have a mindset that they ‘always’ have good or bad luck in their lives. According to psychologist Lee, having a fixed mindset like that can present a whole range of challenges. “
“As human beings, we have an evolved ability to focus on decisions we have made, including those about ourselves. If we believe we always have good luck, we can start to only focus on the times when things go our way. This can cause us to take unnecessary risks and make poor decisions because we feel we will be lucky while ignoring our mistakes and not being able to learn from them.”
#7 My 5-Year-Old Found A Pack Of Fruit Roll-Ups With 2 Rolls In 1 Wrapper
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#8 My Friend’s Chicken Laid A Huge Egg With A Regular Size Egg Inside It
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#9 I Got A Bonus Roll
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However, believing that bad luck keeps following us around is also problematic and limiting. “On the other side, if we believe we always have bad luck, we can miss all the great things that are happening, worry about the future, and miss opportunities to grow and develop. We will also likely be cynical and negative about ourselves and feel hopeless because luck isn’t on our side.” What we need to do is embrace a balanced, growth mindset.
“Embracing a growth mindset around luck is great because we start to look at optimism as a skill we can build, we find a balance between when to take risks and when to be more conservative, and we get the benefits of learning from the past, being realistic about the future and taking ownership of the present.”
#10 This Kinder Egg Has Two Layers
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#11 Was Portioning Out Some Sour Patches When The Ultimate Sour Patch Boss Fell Out
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#12 Grapes My Dad Grows That Look Like Plums
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Lee revealed that food and our moods are far more closely linked than many of us realize. “Almost 90% of our serotonin, the feel-good hormone, is produced in our gut, and our gut feeling isn’t just a saying; it has a whole nervous system down there! A healthy diet gives us the energy and cognitive clarity to go out there and do our best, free from blood sugar spikes, bloating and the lethargy that comes from eating poorly. We also find it easier to move and sleep, which both have a significant impact on how we are feeling. Our food is fuel, and our brains use more of that energy than any other part of our body, so what we eat impacts how we feeling on a variety of levels,” he explained to Bored Panda.
#13 I Cracked An Egg Today And There Were Three Yolks Inside
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#14 Got The Rare Dark Chocolate With Granola Bar Flavor
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#15 Full Meal Kiwi
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The psychologist put it bluntly that we generally should avoid it. However, not all junk food is created equally. Some products are far worse than others. “I wouldn’t permit a safe level of junk food, but what I would say is that having it occasionally is not a bad thing. While I don’t think seeing it as a treat is positive, as using junk food in a rewarding way can be dangerous, finding a junk food type that we enjoy but don’t feel awful after eating is a good way to approach it,” psychologist Lee said. “With myself and my clients, I suggest that using an 80/20 healthy/favorites rule works really well as a balanced diet, and that finding the healthy food that energizes you can be an enjoyable game to undertake!”
#16 My Wife Hit The Animal Cracker Jackpot
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#17 My Ice Cream Was Completely Overfilled
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#18 This Mushroom I Found 5 Years Ago
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Meanwhile, my talented colleague Liucija previously spoke with the CEO and founder of Ugly Produce is Beautiful, Sarah Philips. They talked about the ugly produce movement and how it helps minimize food waste.
“Every year, some 2.9 trillion pounds of food never gets consumed and it’s enough to feed nearly 800 million people worldwide,” Sarah told Bored Panda.
#19 This Pizza With Way More Toppings Than Shown On The Box
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#20 This Baby Tangerine Was Hiding In A Bigger Tangerine
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#21 Found A Giant Blueberry In My Parfait
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Sarah from the Ugly Produce is Beautiful project suggested that we ask our local grocers to “bring in uglier produce to sell at a discount and support local farmers.” She noted that farmers don’t waste food and use as much of it as they possibly can.
“Farmers by nature aren’t wasters and they feed ugly produce to livestock, cook with it, and give it away, or sell it at farmers’ markets.”
#22 A Twin Banana
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#23 Found This Bunch Of Bananas In My Box Of Runts
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#24 My Corn Sprouted A Baby Corn Inside The Husk
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Luck is a very peculiar thing. Some folks seem to have it all, finding (literal or metaphorical) four-leaf clovers around every corner. Meanwhile, others seem to be bad luck ‘magnets.’ The odds of getting struck by lightning each year are roughly 1 in 1,222,000. However, these odds rise to 1 in 15,300 if you take into account the possibility of being struck over your entire life.
#25 Jackpot
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#26 I Just Found A Super Long Mini Marshmallow
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#27 Weirdest Blackberry I’ve Ever Seen. Crested Black Satin Thornless Blackberry
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Plane crashes are, of course, horrific accidents. However, someone who has a fear of flying might feel just a tad easier knowing that your odds of dying in such a crash are only 1 in 11 million. That’s roughly the chance of dying in a tornado, the odds of which stand at roughly 1 in 13 million. (Though the odds of the latter happening increase if you take risks near tornadoes, live close to the paths tornadoes tend to take, or if you live in a mobile home.)
#28 Behold, The King Of Cereal Flakes
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#29 I Found The Legendary Garlic Bulb
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#30 Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods
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Meanwhile, the odds of winning a (regular, non-food) lottery depend on which one you’re playing. For instance, winning a prize, any prize in the Powerball are 1 in 24.9. However, if you’re aiming specifically for the jackpot, the odds then become 1 in 292.2 million. These odds become even slimmer, 1 in 302.6 million, if your goal is to win the Mega Millions jackpot.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the chances of you finding a four-leaf clover are actually pretty good: 1 in 10k. Pity they’re not an extra ice-cream cone, right? Though we’d probably suggest going for a healthier option!
#31 I Found A Whole Oreo On The Surface Of My Ice Cream
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#32 A Big Cheese Stick
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#33 Garlic-Ception
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#34 A Whole Potato In Curly Fry Form
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#35 The Flesh To Rind Ratio Of This Watermelon
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#36 I Got 14 In My Box Of A Dozen Doughnuts
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#37 This Is The Smallest Pit I’ve Ever Seen In An Avocado
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#38 This Comically Huge Strawberry That I Purchased From The Grocery Store Today
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#39 This Massive Fry
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#40 We Ordered A Pound Of Carrots. We Got A Pound Of Carrot
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#41 Got This Abnormally Thick Dorito In An Otherwise Normal Packet
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#42 I Found An Orange Without Pith In The Middle
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#43 I’ve Grown Onions, 600 Grams Each
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#44 This Obnoxiously Large Watermelon From My Grandpa’s Garden
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#45 My Fiancé Found A Massive Ball Of Doritos Seasoning In Her Chip Bag. Chip For Reference
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#46 I Hit The Jackpot Of Pringle Flavoring. The Whole Can Is Like This
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#47 My Giant Mini Penne
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#48 This Papaya That Ended Up Having One Seed Inside
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#49 Got An Extra Wiener In My Package
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#50 Breakfast Jackpot
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People Share What They Found Thrown Away And The Phrase ‘One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure’ Has Never Been So Real (35 New Pics)
March 7, 2021
Argh, me hearties, there’s treasure to be found in the unlikeliest of places and it’s not just doubloons I’m talking about. You have to keep your one good pirate eye out and, before you know it, you’ll be bringing home useful, gorgeous, and exciting things that friendly strangers left lying for you on the sidewalk.
If you’re lucky enough to live in New York City or if you’ve ever visited the Big Apple as a tourist, then you probably know all about stooping—people leaving behind things they no longer need on the sidewalk in front of their homes for others to ‘adopt’ and enjoy. It’s a proud tradition that the ‘Stooping NYC’ Instagram account documents.
“Stooping is so popular in NYC because it really is an activity that’s built into the culture of being a New Yorker. Unlike other cities, New York is transient and that means that people are always moving. No one apartment is quite like another, and so this activity of putting items that no longer fit/serve a need is something that has long existed,” the couple told Bored Panda. Be sure to read on for our interview with the couple behind the wildly popular ‘Stooping NYC’ account. They told Bored Panda all about the ever-growing account, their passion project, and their wonderful community that they’re building each day.
After you’re done scrolling through this list and upvoting your fave photos, you can enjoy our previous post about the ‘Stooping NYC’ account right over here.
#1 And We’re Equal Parts Speechless And Jealous
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#2 Oh Wow!!! 193 Moffat St. Bk.
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#3 The Plant Mother Load
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The ‘Stooping NYC’ account is changing people’s attitudes towards giving new life to discarded furniture. The couple is getting rid of the stigma one great post at a time. “We’ve tried to ‘game-ify’ the activity, making it feel like a scavenger hunt. And I think because of this, we have seen it become popular and trendy with an entirely younger audience (75% of our followers are 18-35 years old),” they shared.
The founders have to deal with such a massive number of submissions, my jaw literally dropped when they mentioned it to me. “On a typical weekday, we get hundreds if not one thousand submissions. On the weekend (especially at the end of the month), we get thousands of DM submissions,” they revealed how much awesome content their fans send them every single day.
#4 Therapy, But Make It Chic. 254 Gates Avenue
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#5 *Immediately Googles How To Decorate My House*
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#6 Check Out This Plant Angel Stooper! She Does This Every Week! 600 10th Ave In Hell’s Kitchen
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However, by now, the couple has developed an eye for the kind of stooping pictures and objects that they know their community will gush over: “Anything high value, super colorful, unique and weird. That means that we end up prioritizing everything from beautiful velvet couches, neon-colored swivel chairs, copper claw-foot tubs, beanie baby collections, a pastel pink SMEG fridge and… as of this week…a collection of ’90s erotica on VHS.”
‘Stooping NYC’ is much more than a passion project for the founders. It’s a way to let loose their creativity and even get closer as partners. “We both really love the creative outlet this gives us, as a couple we love the fact that we have this together (we end each day with a ‘stoop review’), and more than anything we love the community we have built. So we definitely feel an obligation to that community to keep up with everything coming in, knowing that we have the privilege of giving people so much joy through what we post,” they told Bored Panda.
Looking off into the future, the couple hopes to hire someone to help them deal with the vast flow of incoming submissions if they ever make any money from their mega-passion project.
#7 Guys. Good News And Bad News. Good News. This Is Amazing. Bad News. The Stoopers Told Us They Saw It Yesterday And Don’t Know If It’s Still There. Someone Has To Go Check! Jackson St. Between Cherry And Madison
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#8 What A Heavy Gem! 23rd Btwn Broadway And 6th
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#9 Your Parents Were Lying When They Said Nothing Good Happens After Dark. Stooping Success From Last Night!
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I was also curious to find out what the most interesting thing they’ve decided to ‘adopt’ was. “Early on, we found a beautiful antique typewriter on the stoop that we brought home for a friend. But aside from that, we really stick to the ‘Stoop Laws’ we have created: we never go get something before it’s been posted, we only post what’s already out on the stoop and we never hold items for specific stoopers.”
They continued: “On a daily basis though, there are items we post that we absolutely would love to be lucky enough to get (if we ever had a place large enough to fit it all).”
The couple feels “extremely lucky” and privileged to be able to reach so many people and give them the opportunity to introduce new pieces of furniture and objects into their lives. It’s a way to give folks the opportunity to build new memories around new-old items.
#10 Well Damn. Is It Weird I’m Half Expectating To Open This And Have It Be A Magical Portal? Corner Of 6th Ave And 12th St In Park Slope!
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#11 Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy. Lafayette In Between Marcus Garvey And Lewis
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#12 *Googles What Decor Items Go Best In An Oversized Bird Cage* North Henry And Richardson
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“One person’s trash is another person’s treasure!” the ‘Stooping NYC’ account declares. And however cliched it might sound, it’s really true. Somebody might not need that oversized plant taking up their entire living room, but others will go out of their way to give it a new forever home.
The same goes for vintage couches, beautiful SMEG fridges (oh how I wish I could have one of those…), and quirky furniture. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a tiny bit jealous. There are unique items getting stooped every single day that would look great in your apartment, right next to your coffee table.
Just because you’re tired of something and need to freshen up your home doesn’t mean that it won’t be welcomed by someone else. New Yorkers understand that perfectly. Hence, stooping.
#13 Long Time Stooper. First Time Success!
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#14 Jaw Drop. Classon Ave And Quincy Street
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#15 Sfarrellnyc Snagged An Absolute Beauty! Congrats On Your Stooping Success
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The way the ‘Stooping NYC’ account works is simple. Whenever somebody spots something stooped (or has something they plan on stooping), they send the couple running the account a photo and a location. People are also encouraged to brag about their jaw-dropping, envy-inducing finds under the #stoopingsuccess hashtag.
Within the last half-a-year alone, the ‘Stooping NYC’ account has grown from 80k+ followers to over 143k treasure hunters on Instagram. Half of the appeal is looking at the weird and beautiful things that others have found. Who doesn’t enjoy looking at pretty pics?
However, the other half is that ‘Stooping NYC’ an active community: you’re encouraged to participate, to go outside, hunt, photograph, smile, and share. And during the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, we all badly need something to keep us busy during our downtime.
#16 It’s Like If An Accordion Met A Keyboard
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#17 Hot Damn. Hustle!!! Meserole & Lorimer
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#18 Tell Me You’re A New Yorker, Without Telling Me You’re A New Yorker… Jcportuondo Knows How To Make The Mta Regal Af!
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“People are craving for things to do, and it’s become a social activity and community when socializing hasn’t really been a thing,” the couple, who prefer to remain anonymous, told Will Gleason from ‘Time Out.’
In a phone interview with Gleason, the couple told him that the number of submissions they’re getting has been rising as the pandemic continues. They can hardly keep up with the number of submissions they get each and every day.
#19 It Does Say Not Heavy… Armoire In Front Of 567 Bainbridge St. In Brooklyn! Cute Pup Not Included
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#20 NYC… You Never Cease To Amaze Us! 101st St Just Off Columbus
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#21 Drafting Table On Washington Ave Between Atlantic And Fulton
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One misconception that some of the community members have is that they believe there’s a vast team running the account. There isn’t. It’s just a loving couple working full-time jobs and taking care of their son. So some social media users are naturally disappointed that their stooping pics didn’t get featured without realizing that the founders are human beings with limited time and energy, just like them.
The couple started the project around a year and a half ago, in 2019. That’s right, just before the pandemic that changed everything! Back then, they focused on sharing their own finds on New York’s sidewalks. However, when the lockdowns hit full-force in 2020, they stopped posting because they were concerned about the health and safety protocols.
#22 Red Alert!!! This Is Outside Getting Snowed On. Go Get It! Gorgeous And Great Condition. Sterling Place And Flatbush Ave
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#23 Run To These!!! Clear Chairs! St Marks And 6th Ave Park Slope!
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#24 Now There’s No Excuse To Stop Those Piano Lessons! This Little Guy Will Fit Nicely In Your Studio! Baby Piano On 3rd And 72nd!
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In the summer of 2020, however, they started up posting again. Lots of New Yorkers were moving out of the city and giving away plenty of things they couldn’t take with them or didn’t want to. “We saw full apartments on the stoop in summer and fall, what was clearly people leaving the city. We had a lot of that and now that’s normalized a bit.”
“Now we’re kind of back to the gamification of it, and honestly it makes me feel even more responsible on weekends because I know there are people who think it’s a ‘stooping day.’ I think people are craving for things to do, and it’s become a social activity and community when socializing hasn’t really been a thing,” the couple told ‘Time Out.’
#25 These Two Beauties Are Officially Off The Market!
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#26 Just Plop On Down And Get To Work! Park Ave S And 31st
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#27 Start The Carrrrrrrrr!!! This Beauty Is On Warren St Between B’way And Church St!
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There’s an issue with stooping, though. As the account gets ever more popular, the chances that you can race to the curb and grab what you like keep decreasing: you’re competing against people with similar tastes who might be closer to the object of your desire.
The couple had some advice for those who keep striking out and arriving too late at what (they believe) should rightfully be theirs. “Knowing the garbage days in boroughs helps a lot. Sundays in Brooklyn are always amazing because Monday is a garbage day. The Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Soho, and Ridgewood are also good places to head outside of Brooklyn. So turn your alerts on to get away from the Instagram algorithm showing you a post too late, plan to go to the best areas and wait in those areas.”
#28 Listen, We Don’t Ask For Much… But We Have An Ask. Before Picking This Beautiful Piano Up, Can We Hear A Song Or Two? We’ll Play Them Here! Carlton Ave Between Myrtle And Willoughby!
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#29 Jaw Drop! Across From 389 Lincoln Pl In Prospect Heights!
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#30 Guys… Holy S**t! Fidi – Beaver And S. William!
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Which photos did you like the most? Were there any items that you’d love to have at home, dear Readers? If you live in NYC, do you partake in the ancient tradition of stooping? Did the SMEG fridge steal your heart just like it did mine? Let us know below—we can’t wait to hear what you have to tell us.
#31 Guys… Get Ready. Today Is Going To Be A Great Stooping Day! Here. We. Go. 2nd Between 57th And 58th
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#32 Now These Are Some Stoopers In The Wild
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#33 Make Looking At Yourself Fancy Af. In Front Of 234 Skillman Ave
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#34 Omg! Say What? Empire And Rogers!
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#35 Guys… We Have To Do A Caption Contest Here!!! Go! 20th And 6th In Chelsea
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This Cat Is Going Viral For Its Hilariously Dramatic Reactions
May 7, 2019
Meet Ah Fei, an adorably tubby tabby that has captured the internet’s hearts for his incredibly expressive and dramatic reactions. Rescued from the streets by his new owner, Ah Fei, which means ‘fat’ in Mandarin, is sweet, lazy and loves his food.
Laziness aside, Ah Fei is nevertheless very responsive to stimuli, with his feelings about the stick being waved in his face, or the food being taken away from him, clear for all to see. Ah Fei lives an enjoyable life in Jiangsu, China, where he and his owner Tang Chang hang out and play all kinds of games. Many of which do, however, seem designed to get the latest meme-worthy expression out of him though!
If we didn’t know better, we’d assume that the poor kitty was in a constant state of stress, terror and disappointment. It clearly doesn’t take much to get Ah Fei worked up. Get that disgusting feather away from me, vile human!
Whatever this dog is trying to do to that pig, Ah Fei is clearly unimpressed. Joy? Happiness? Frolicking with other animals? Gimme a break…
To be fair to Ah Fei, I’d be pretty pissed off too if this was happening to me at dinnertime. Just gimme the pork already!
People around the world have got the feels for this gloriously grumpy and dramatic cat, Ah Fei even has some fan art in his honor. And while he may seem a bit cantankerous at times, we are sure that he is perfectly content with his new life together with a loving owner and a comfy place to call home.
What do you think about Ah Fei? Hilariously cute and dramatic, or unnecessarily provoked for funny pictures? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
This Fart Guide Is A Must Read For Every Couple That Sleeps In The Same Bed
September 7, 2018
During the first phase of most romantic relationships, we try to look as desirable as possible, even if that means ignoring some of our bodily urges. Like, letting out a fart, for example. Sooner or later, however, most couples realize that there’s no need to blow against the wind and deny their biology, sharing their first fart. Weng Chen, the artist behind The Adventures of Messy Cow, thinks it’s perfectly normal, too. To highlight this, she has created a humorous fart guide for everyone who is sharing a bed with their significant other, and it might be more useful than you’d think.
“I ate all kinds of food and often ran into this problem,” Chen told Bored Panda. “I was curious how other people handled the situation but it’s a hard topic to bring up in casual conversations. So I decided to make a comic about it and <…> was happily surprised by how many people were open to this discussion.”
“Some couples can fart comfortably in front of each other after a week, some won’t do that after 50 years,” she added. “I think you should care about how it affects your relationship because you don’t want to make your partner dislike you, and it’s important you keep liking each other in a long-term relationship. I recommend using my comics as a guide and test it step by step. If your partner showed disgust at some point, don’t proceed further down the list.”
Weng is Chinese, but she’s fluent in English and visual language, too. She started drawing manga at a very young age and has been creating comics on-and-off since. In late 2016, she started the Messy Cow series.
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This Restaurant Gives A Gift With Each Meal, And Nerds Love It
July 10, 2018
Back in 1970, a restaurant called ‘Traveler’ opened its doors, offering not only delicious meals but books that you can take home with you for free. Sounds unbelievable, right? Who on earth would give away stuff for free? Well, as it turns out, the creator of this lovely little restaurant was a huge book lover, and after his house got completely filled with books, he decided to give most of them to his restaurant’s customers.
In 1993, the owners of the restaurant changed, but they continued this beautiful tradition and even made it bigger. “We give away 1 to 2 thousand books a week. We have expanded it to three books per person. The books come from many sources. Library book sales are our best but our customers are a very big contributing factor, not a single day goes by that someone doesn’t bring us books. We have given away approximately 2.5 million books since we have been here.” The owner told Bored Panda.
Yes, you heard it right, over 2 million books, and they are not planning to stop! “We have a horse trailer that we pick up books with. Some weeks we can go to 4 different libraries to pick up books. There is about 9 thousand books on our shelves for them to choose from.”
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Back in 1970 a restaurant ‘Traveler’ has opened its doors, offering not only delicious meals but also free books that you can take home with you
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The founder, who’s a huge book lover, decided to give them to his restaurant’s costumers, since his house was completely filled up
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In 1993 the owners of this restaurant have changed but they continued this beautiful tradition, and even made it bigger
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“We give away 1 to 2 thousand books a week. We have expanded it to three books per person”
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“We have given away approximately 2.5 million books since we have been here”
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“There is about 9 thousand books on our shelves for them to choose from”
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