Calling All Clumsy People And Those Who Suffer From Brain Farts, Here's 18 Silliest Ever Mistakes To Make You Feel A Bit Better About Yourself

    "I knew what I'd done but it was just too late, so I looked up to my impending, soggy, sticky, self-inflicted doom."

    Benjamin Dzialdowski
    by Benjamin Dzialdowski

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We're only human, and with that comes the propensity for those moments that, looking back, make us think "why on earth did I do that?"

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    1. "I was grocery shopping with my mom once and saw a little cactus succulent."

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    "I wanted to know if it was a real cactus or just one of those faux ones. Rather than read the label, I had the genius idea of just poking one of the needles. Yes, it was a real cactus. And yes, I learned my lesson."

    —fillionfan4002

    2. "When I was younger, maybe 10, I was hungry and wanted to heat up a leftover Arby's sandwich."

    BBC One

    "My mom was asleep so I popped it in the microwave, foil and all. Naturally, the microwave caught fire. A few years later I wanted hot chocolate and I wanted the biggest cup we had which was a travel mug with a metal rim. I filled it up with water and put it in the microwave and once again set it on fire again."

    —krystalw4fe00ea7c

    3. "When I was a young teenager I took inspiration from those 'pranks' on TV shows."

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    "One day, when I knew my brother was going to be back in half an hour, I tried to replicate the 'bucket of slime on top of the door' prank to him. I used milk, oats, and honey to make a sufficiently annoying thing to fall over you, and managed to balance the bucket and attach it to a string above the door. 

    Everything was in position and my brother would be back in five minutes, but it was then that I realised I'd left my camera inside that I wanted to video it on from the bushes. Without thinking, I went through the door to get it. I knew what I'd done but it was just too late, so I looked up to my impending, soggy, sticky, self-inflicted doom."

    –casualgem30

    4. "I was probably like eight and a sparkler I was using had just finished burning."

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    "I definitely knew it was hot but I just had to touch the end for some reason – I ended up with a pretty big burn blister on my fingers."

    —mkibbler

    5. "When my husband and I were newly married, I was drinking one of those natural ginger ales in his car, the type in a glass bottle with a pop-off lid."

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    "The first sip tasted kind of watered down, so in my head, I thought 'if I hold the lid back on, and quickly turn it upside down and back up, the ginger at the bottom will get mixed in.' I did not verbalise that part. Instead, from my husband’s perspective, his new wife turns to him, and goes 'I don’t think this is going to work.' And then proceeds to spray soda all over his car."

    —mutantfrogsontheloose

    6. "I was a teenager and was chopping wood at a BBQ on a block that I thought was solid."

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    "I was holding a piece of wood steady as I swung down with the axe. Just before I made contact, however, the block jolted and moved to the left, moving my thumb across the wood, in the way of the axe. 

    Luckily, I only sliced down the side of my thumb and didn't chop the whole thing off. In my surprisingly calm reaction though, I decided to walk over a mile to the hospital with my hand in the air and my thumb flapping open which I learned wasn't advisable..."

    –bendzialdowski

    7. "I was about five, and the TV got really hot."

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    "Well, I was worried about the poor TV suffering in the Florida heat so I got myself a glass of water and then poured it right on top of it. I was so proud I helped out, I told my mom 'the TV was hot so I gave it a glass of water,' and you would have thought I solved world hunger."

    —demons

    8. "When I was little I was in the bath one day and saw the 'No More Tears' on the kiddie shampoo bottle and promptly put some right in my eye to 'prove it'.

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    "False advertising I guess as I was screaming in pain a second later!"

    —discobiscuit

    9. "I work outside in west Texas and we just had a rare snowstorm. The next day after the storm, everything melted quickly and made A LOT of mud."

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    "Well, after my outside job was complete, my boots were extremely muddy. I saw someone using a water hose to wash their boots off with a water hose. I thought, 'great idea!' So I walked through the mud from my truck to the hose and washed off my boots. I then proceeded to walk back to my truck, in the mud, with my freshly rinsed boots..."

    —smittys05gto

    10. "I went to pick up a full pint glass of juice with the hand that I was already carrying my cellphone in, and needless to say, I dropped the phone fully in the glass."

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    —jessicalynch86

    11. "When I was a teen, I had an old water bed."

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    "The bed had an electric panel on the side that heated it to the right temperature. Once, I went to adjust the temperature and the front cover of the control panel fell off. I noticed some fuzz on a piece of metal and thought I better brush it off.

    I blacked out for what was probably only a few seconds. It turns out the fuzz was insulation on an electrical component and I had shocked the hell out of myself."

    —amberm867

    12. "I played the bass clarinet from seventh grade to my first year of college."

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    "In my freshman year of high school, I was sitting on the floor polishing and cleaning the inside. Right before I cleaned the inside of my mouthpiece I put my reed on so I can hear the squeak it makes. 

    After playing it a couple of times, I looked at it and wondered what sound it would make if I sucked in. I sucked in all the gunk that had been building up for months and immediately started choking. to top it off, I got a nasty virus after."

    —skylerisnotinteresting

    13. "It was my first day at my first real job and I was obviously a bit nervous."

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    "It was all going fine until I met the big boss briefly and shook their hand. They said something along the lines of 'welcome to the team', and my brain replied 'thanks mum'. It's embarrassing enough when you do that at school so it's safe to say I was mortified."

    –casualgem30

    14. "A few months ago I for some reason thought it would be a good idea to quickly thaw one of those frozen lasagnas IN THE MICROWAVE."

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    "Went to the other room, came back ten minutes later..... let's just say it wasn't pretty."

    —lemonade36

    15. "One time I was at a water park with my sister and some friends and we were walking up to the stairs to get to the start of the water slide."

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    "For about two minutes I panicked in my own head about how I was going to get down once I reached the top of the stairs. I audibly groaned out loud whenever I realised how stupid I am."

    –taylors42375c9d6

    16. "My youngest brother got a Superman cape when he was eight. He put it on and jumped down the stairs, fully expecting to fly."

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    –lightnlife

    17. "I used to lay on my back reading, holding the book up."

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    "I think I was 11 or 12 when I was really into a book, got thirsty, suddenly forgot about gravity and poured a glass of water all over myself."

    —elisaday

    18. "It was 10th-grade science class, and we were bending glass into fascinating shapes."

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    "We would heat glass rods up with a flame and use tools to bend them but my lab partner and I weren’t having any luck. We’d already dropped one, and on the second try, we started to lose our grip and I reached out to catch it WITH MY BARE HAND. It was the hottest thing I’ve ever touched in my life. Those burns took weeks to heal."

    —hkmossman

    What's the silliest thing you've ever done? Let us know in the comments below!