Everyday Minor Product Failures and Unexpected Discoveries

Here’s the story: a jeep came to the shop because its retractable top was stuck open. Not too uncommon of an occurrence. So we put our “crash wrap“ over the roof to protect the interior from rain and ...

I went to a creamery in TX \[USA\] and there were strict “rules”. They said they “couldn’t” give out ice with water, it had to be room temp water. But they serve iced coffee and blended drinks so th...

It has nothing to do with water and seems to be connected to the outlet for some reason. No clue what it may be.

Hand for reference

Here's the photographic proof that my order was abandoned on a guard rail somewhere. But Doordash's "system has determined that this order was successfully delivered" and "the system cannot be overrid...

Why YSK: this product claims to be healthy but lawsuits and reports from the better business bureau suggest it isn't. I use this product so I had enough and wanted to look up alternatives. Upon looki...

I was making dinner (beans n cheese, steamed veggies, cherries) and I see something that LOOKS like a half of a black bean maybe. I pick it up and I PUT IT ON MY TONGUE to see what it is because it do...

Super Meal for a Super Man.

The muffins are pretty small, but taste good overall. Have you all had these? If so, what are your thoughts? A huge thanks to Matt for thinking of me and ensuring I had something to eat when everyone...

For the longest time, I genuinely thought these were giant piles of pig poop. Every time I picked one up, I felt slightly uncomfortable and kept thinking, “Wow, they really just do that right in the ...

I'm usually super clued up on plants, but this has stumped me. She's been a happy girl, just sprouting one left after another and now she's grown whatever these are? Not sure if we're tying to split...

we dug this up in our garden in northern Germany and can’t quite place what it is. It has various colors from blue to black to red and yellow, and holding the smaller pieces against the light makes t...

I like to make art using sustainable materials like cardboard! When we moved overseas, I saved up pounds and pounds of cardboard from our moving boxes and now I have YEARS worth of material to make hy...

I guess if it's not cakey it's not edible 🤷🏼‍♀️

Don't know what it is exactly, found it in my bathroom. It looks gnarly, pretty cool I left it alone because I wanted to check it out again tomorrow (it's 2am) lol. What is it? Should I be worried?

A long time ago, when my grandpa still worked at a factory, he traded this thing from some guy for a pack of cigarettes. It's been sitting by the door ever since. Grandpa is still stubborn and refuse...

Normally found at the back of a garden. Not in a carpark

One of the best cheesecakes I’ve ever had.

She said she didn’t have time for them anymore and was just going to let them die??? She didn’t want to sell them either because ‘it wasn’t worth the trouble’. Apparently this is what’s left… I dread...

I understand there’s some, blueberries etc, but even those are moreso a deep purple. Is it just rarely occurring in nature when it comes to fruits and vegetables?

I thought this day would never come... but is this okay given the scenario? I go for lunch, normally, I order a burrito bowl, rice, no beans, extra chicken, sour cream, a side of guac and extra chees...

It’s so weird not having a three story high sandwich 😭 she still thicc tho Fried Bologna, yellow American cheese and dukes on toasted croissant bread w flower shaped cucumber bites, sweet gherkins,...

Cloudberries are a really unique berry that is very popular in northern Scandinavia. They can be pretty hard to find and have a very short season, amazing treat !

​ What manner of wrongness is this, Aldi? Bourbons shouldn't be custard cream sized and shaped. Just wrong

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I didn't check my cucumber plants in my raised garden bed for a while and now my cucumber got stuck oops. Had to cut it out but it still tasted good!

Does this happen in corporate as well? I work in a large med clinic in a medium sized city - at least 50 or so employees here at any given time — Clients and reps bring donuts every so often. And Gd f...

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I was going through houses and found this wall in a basement that looks INCREDIBLY suspicious. If I find a sledgehammer and break this wall down will there be any goodies ? Does anyone know if this is...

Probably sweet. 😆

Ich saß mit meiner Freundin im ICE, zusammen mit zwei schrecklichen befreundeten Familien. Die Kinder sind über die Tische gesprungen, die Väter haben sie noch angespornt, alle haben geschrien und sic...

Always oc/op/no ai! An abandoned love hotel. It might not be the most photogenic spot, but it is certainly distinctive and unique. When business goes bad and even the last customers stop coming, all ...

Here's Archie chilling out in the garden on a warm Summer's day here in the UK.

I also saw this fucked-up (enhanced but) real image of a tapeworm's head in my mind's eye (yes I could hallucinate images while dreaming). EDIT: Oh yeah, I could also feel it when I moved: just this...

Let me preface this with I’m a parent, not a teacher. Every July and August, it’s the same thing. “Why does my kid need 8 glue sticks?” “Why am I buying supplies for other people’s kids?” Etc. I reme...

Ich weiß ja nicht woher diese ganzen fake Euroscheine kommen, von wegen echte Vögel oder mehr natur. So sollten die neuen scheine aussehen, so richtig schön Realitätsnah und bürgerfreundlich. 😷

Wie macht ihr es? Ich schmeiße ne Tablette Gebissreiniger rein 😁

could somebody help me identify my molds? I'll be throwing this bad boy in the trash, but I am very fascinated, as they all look very different, brown? black? gray? white? green? does anybody know wha...

Is the cork enough to stop spores from spreading outside the terrarium? I bought this about one year ago and the instructions said not to water unless it looks like it needs it maybe 1-2 ounces per ye...

A birthday cake for a colleague - mini savoy cabbages, wombok, pea pods, carrots, beetroots, cauliflowers, one lonely leek (lost interest after one) and yes, eggplants - all of which I made out of sug...

Set up a bot garden this summer in a corner where I have a ton of invasive spotted lantern flies. It has also proven handy with other garden pests

A really lucky find given its cryptic camouflage and elusive behavior

Hey yall, I thought you guys might like this. I made a map of California and its cryptids/myths and stuff like that. I limit my Cryptids of America Maps to only 12 creatures per map. I try to find the...

Thick slice of Thrifty’s Vanilla Ice Cream with a cup and a half of crushed Froot Loops. Side note, there is a limited edition Thriftys x Mothers Circus Animal Cookies Collab - So Fire, grab some if...

Still practicing on transferring from countertop to tray, but it’s all still bread on the inside

Good use of the dental plan (Lisa needs braces)

My mother packed food for my husband and me for our train journey of 28 hours. Food in frame: vegetable fried rice, methi poori, aloo gobi matar, samosa, chai is from pantry. Red one is schezwan chutn...

Found this thing on the beach at the water line during low tide. With the smooth side down, it fills my palm. I’d say it weighs about 5 pounds. Surprisingly heavy for a relatively small object.

A Canadian hotel manager reported observing a black triangular craft on two separate occasions. A couple weeks later then visited by these unusual men. Described as having No facial hair, no eyebrows,...

Hey everyone, I'm the one behind the carnivorous linoprints! Thank you so very much for the kind and motivational words - I never thought, that my art would be appreciated by so many people. This time...