What was your last new experience? Did you ever try something new for the very first? Maybe it was your first day in a new position, or maybe you were just trying out a recipe for the first time. Whatever it was, you should have gone into it with confidence instead of doubting your abilities.
No one knows what went through the minds of those on this list but their initial attempts failed.
“Tried cooking a sweet potato in my new air fryer today…”
This disaster sweet potato was a surprise to me. I had no idea that air fryers can get so hot they create molten lava stones or fire logs in mid-burn. We’ll never understand how it wasn’t simply set on fire.
“Made pancakes for the first time, finally learned which pan in my house is a nonstick pan.”
The original poster came back to confirm that the pancakes were delicious. That’s good news! Even if they look like a mess, no pancake was wasted.
Who are we, then, to insist that pancakes adhere to certain beauty standards before they can be considered edible?
“A new guy tried to empty the fryer grease into a plastic bucket.”
Did anyone see him do this, it looks like an adequate-sized kitchen. No one looked at the plastic bucket sitting next to the sizzling vat of hot oil, and thought ‘Hmm… this could end badly’. The employee did make a mistake, but everyone was stupid for watching.
“My youngest kid tried to clean my TV with the broom.”
“The new jar of Nutella my girlfriend tried to heat in the microwave.”
Is your child under the impression that cleaning is just a matter of hitting things with a hard broom end? In that case, you’d need to ask yourself who your child has been modeling this behavior on and why.
This is the latest at-home project that kids love. Forget about baking soda volcanoes and vinegar volcanoes. Watch as a Nutella jar in the microwave creates alien life while you try to avoid burning your kitchen!
“Got a frisbee stuck in a tree and tried to get it down with a ball, it’s not our house…”
Who created a Frisbee that has a hole at the center? This seems to be a bad design. The Frisbee is meant to be played outdoors, in nature. Many stick-like elements could make it get stuck.
Bullseye.
My brother-in-law was bow-hunting and used his camera as a spotting-scope. The blind was small and he didn’t want to move the camera, so he shot around it instead. “RIP Canon.”
“Tried to refill my little Tabasco bottle from the gallon jug.”
It’s not because you look like someone just murdered someone that I fear someone with a gallon jar of Tabasco.
Too far gone.
I bought the silicone cotton swab to try and save some trees. Guess who is in an urgent care facility because the end of his cotton swab got stuck in his ears?
This has convinced me that I will never use one of the silicone ones again.
“Excited to get a gig building a greenhouse near the beach. Find out what sand fleas are.”
This post has taught me what sandfleas are and I will now avoid all areas with sand for the rest of my days. It was nice while it lasted, but goodbye beaches!
“My first day on the job, and I shattered a customer’s window.”
When asked how he did it, OP replied with a brilliant answer: “I used a whipper snipper to go around the garden, and I think I clipped a rock or something from the grass and then sent it straight through a window. The boss told me he had not seen it in 9 years, and I did it on the first day. Yay.”
“First time ever making waffles for my husband’s birthday breakfast.”
I have a guilty secret to share: I too attempted to cook with a waffle iron in the past, but it ended in disaster. The experience left me feeling embarrassed and hesitant to try again, and as a result, my waffle iron has been collecting dust ever since. It’s clear that using a waffle iron just isn’t my forte.
Mug mix-up.
“I ordered a personalized mug for my mom with a photo of us together, but when she eagerly opened it, she was disappointed to see that the company had mistakenly printed someone else’s picture on it instead.”
“Neighbor just tried to throw his Christmas tree from the balcony. Not sure where it should’ve landed ideally.”
This is ideal; over time, the trees will meld into a single hybrid super-tree, towering proudly among the residential apartment buildings, offering lush green shade to everyone!
“My first ever homemade vanilla ice cream. Unfortunately, the recipe didn’t call for 150g salt and a pinch of sugar.”
I’d venture to say no ice cream recipe calls for such a sugar-to-salt ratio. I can’t fathom who would desire cold, salty vanilla paste, but perhaps you could distribute samples and gauge reactions!
“Try not to sneeze when using an eyelash curler.”
Understood. That contraption looks quite alarming, and I wouldn’t want it anywhere near my delicate eyelashes. If I ever encounter such a device, I’ll be sure to suppress all my sneezes.
“Boyfriend tried to wash a down pillow…”
What can you even do about this? Purchase an entirely new washing machine? The idea of cleaning it would stress me out so much that it would seem like the only solution.
“Tried making croissants but the filling came out.”
Gather all that filling, place it in a bowl, and now you’ve got yourself a chocolate dip scenario. Tear up those buttery croissants and dip away! Just remember, whether it’s chips or pastries, no one enjoys double-dipping.
“I tried to add almond milk to my coffee this morning.”
The flavor combination it creates seems so inherently unappealing that it should be forbidden to even think about it. I’m truly sorry about your lost coffee, OP. Here’s hoping you muster the courage to try again and make things right.
