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80 Times Common Sense Took A Day Off During The Design Phase
Funny,FailsNOV 8, 2026

80 Times Common Sense Took A Day Off During The Design Phase

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We interact with design every day without even thinking about it. Whether it’s the piece of furniture you bought from IKEA or the public bench overlooking the city from below, these supposedly well-designed pieces make our lives more convenient. 
But there’s a special kind of frustration that comes with encountering something that is so poorly thought out. Even if you don’t think you have keen attention to detail, these laughable flaws will stand out like a flamingo in a flock of pigeons. 
Here are some examples, courtesy of this subreddit, which can make you wonder whether the person who gave the green light used even a little common sense.

#41 Take A Left And Then Bunnyhop To Your Destination

A terrible design showing a bike lane dangerously blocked by a metal guardrail on a bridge
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11points

#42 All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates On The Toilet

Example of terrible designs with an exposed toilet placed directly inside a classroom setting
11points

#43 Maybe Don't Put It Next To A Trash Can Shaped Exactly Like It?

A trash bin next to a donation box looking identical in a terrible design
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11points

#44 Stop

Misprinted stop sign with a blank red octagon and tiny text at the bottom, an example of terrible designs.
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10points

#45 Handy

A toilet seat featuring an attached toilet paper holder on its side, an example of a terrible design for bathroom fixtures.
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10points

#46 Don't Stand Under It

A toilet installed high on a wall above climbing holds showing a terrible design for a bathroom.
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10points

#47 The Buttons To Change Temp On My Fridge

A close-up of a refrigerator display panel showcasing a terrible design with confusing temperature controls.
9points

#48 Poor Designing

Building address sign displaying terrible designs with the last digit attached sideways
9points

#49 Stairway To Heck

Terrible designs of house entrance with a massive brick stair pyramid leading to a small door
9points

#50 Don’t Think The Owner Of This Hotel Thought This Through

Confusing plaid pattern carpet on a staircase creating an optical illusion and showing terrible designs.
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9points

#51 No Safety

A ship featuring a confusing sign arrangement reading Safety First No Smoking as a terrible design fail.
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9points

#52 They Tried /: [xpost From R/Gaming]

A distorted Vault Boy balloon figure in a store demonstrating a terrible design
9points

#53 Apparently The Tea Helps You Loose Weight, The Picture And Name Must Be How You Loose It

A tea box with confusing graphics showing a woman crouching, representing terrible designs in product packaging.
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9points

#54 A Bolton Fan Paid £25 For This Seat In The Away End At Blackpool

A stadium seat blocked by a large support pillar, highlighting terrible designs in venue seating arrangements.
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9points

#55 This Outlet Is Unreachable

An electrical wall outlet hidden behind a glass partition showing a terrible design
9points

#56 Yea, Right On Top Of Each Other Should Work

Terrible design of two hand dryers mounted directly above each other on a wall.
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9points

#57 Kind Of A Crappy Design If You Ask Me

Magazine ad showing a terrible design mistake with chocolate milk pouring from a woman.
9points

#58 Yes, Ew

A terrible design on product packaging with a sale label covering text to spell out EW.
9points

#59 Seems Like An Appropriate Jersey For This Sub . .

A red shirt with terrible designs where typography unintentionally spells out an offensive word
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8points

#60 A Very Easy To Read Graph About Texting While Driving? Found In My High School Yearbook

A poorly designed pie chart with bad proportions showing terrible designs in survey graphics.
7points
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