Designers are supposed to make life easier and our homes more aesthetic; however, some of their "creations" leave us wondering—what are those people smoking? I get it, not everyone in the industry is Dieter Rams, and clients have an innate ability to behave like insufferable toddlers, but certain ideas should never leave the drawing board. From a cup that's impossible to drink from without poking your eyes out to staircases that lead to nowhere, this list, compiled by Bored Panda, showcases design fails that are as funny as they are impractical.
#1 Putting This On Arthritis Cream Is Such A Cruel Joke
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#2 My Watch Has Luminescence On The Hour Markers But Not On The Actual Hands
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#3 Yellow As A Container Color For Gallons Of Drinking Water
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#4 My Feet Hurt Just Looking At This
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#5 Whoever Came Up With This Design Should Be Fired
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#6 It Looks Like Dirt
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#7 I'll See Your Cat And Raise You A Llama
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#8 This Unsittable Seashell Chair
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#9 Pants That Make You Look Like You Peed
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#10 This Bench. Where I Live It Is Very Hot And It Is Impossible To Sit In This Park
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#11 The Handle Of This Pan Is Heavier Than The Actual Pan
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#12 One Is A Toilet Cleaner, The Other Is For Washing Dishes. Choose Wisely
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#13 This Water Bottle Has Markings To Show You How Much Liquid Is In It, But You Can’t See Through The Bottle
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#14 The Day Layout Of These Pills
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#15 The Paper In This Sliced Cheese Makes It Look Like It Has Mold Spots
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#16 How To Get Children To Eat Sand
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#17 This IKEA Colander Has A Lip That Curves Inward That Traps Pasta
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#18 This Bus Stop In Malaysia
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#19 Instead Of Making These Thermometers Turn Off They Just Stay On And Display The Word "Off" Making Them Run Their Batteries Faster Than Other Models We Used To Have At My Job
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#20 These Bare Metal Armrests On My Hotel Chair. I Asked, They Said These Are By Design
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#21 This Toaster Toasts The Plastic Surrounding Your Breakfast
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#22 Opening The Box With The Pull Tab Destroys Both Heating Instructions And Customer Service Contact Number
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#23 Maybe Not Best Design For End Table At Hotel Where You Place Items In The Dark Before Bed
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#24 For That, Dipped In Mud Look
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#25 This Cooktop
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#26 Bad Design At Its Best - How To Charge The Magic Mouse For Mac
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#27 The Arrangement Of The Buttons On This Remote
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#28 Mildly Infuriating Level : Refund
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#29 I Don't Feel Like Sleeping Soundly On This Pillow At All
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#30 This Soap Dish Looks Filthy
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#31 A Nutrition Label That You Can't Read Until You Buy And Open The Product
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#32 I Hate These Plug Designs So Much. Why Do Companies Do This?
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#33 The Buckles On This Pillow Are An Eye-Poking Hazard
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#34 Curling Iron.. Way Too Easy To Grab The Hot Side
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#35 This Is How You Charge Your 100 Dollar Ipencil
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#36 Wife Got Me Some Slippers. The Design Is Getting On My Nerves
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#37 This High-End Rug That Appears To Have Been Pooped On
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#38 This Tap Was Made With Little To No Thinking
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#39 This Urinal Design In My University In Beijing
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#40 This Bowl Looks Like It's Perpetually Dirty
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#41 A Chair With Closed Holes. So The Dust And Dirt That Enters It Stays !
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#42 I Have Nothing To Say
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#43 Useless Minimalism, Stop That
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#44 Why Have A Picnic Table And A Swing, When You Can Have The Worst Of Both Worlds?
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#45 Got This New Hoodie And Everybody Has Asked Me Why I Am Wet And I Have To Tell Them Its Just The Design Of The Hoodie
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#46 My Mum Bought This At A Home Decor Shop Years Ago. I Never Read What It’s Intended To Say
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#47 Hp Made The Track Pad The Same Texture As The Rest Of The Laptop So Its Awful To Use
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#48 What The Hell You Putting In That
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#49 Not Sure Who I Should Be Mad At. Apple Or The Guy Who Designed This Outlet In My Office
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#50 The Worst Sink Design I've Ever Had The Misfortune Of Using
Left side is hot only. Right side is cold. Hands were constantly hitting the side of the sink because there was no room. Took forever to drain.
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