Common sense, as it turns out, really isn’t all that common. Whether it’s an honest mistake or just pure confidence, people do some surprisingly wild things without realizing — or caring — how sideways it could go.
That’s basically the entire foundation of r/OopsThatsDeadly, an online corner dedicated to reckless (or brave?) moments.
You’ll see someone casually bare-handing a deadly creature for a quick photo, or a worker tackling a hundred bats using little more than thin plastic gloves. Every single one of these photos captures someone standing just one awkward slip away from a total catastrophe.
They got lucky and lived to tell the tale, but let this list be your friendly reality check: if something looks sketchy, it almost definitely is.
#1 That’s A Hai Coral Snake, In The Same Family As Cobras, Extremely Venomous
Image source: ChemicallyLoved
#2 Using Pressure Treated Lumber To Cook With
Image source: throughthequad
#3 Not Safe At All
Image source: ThatOldG
#4 This Guy On TikTok Using His Thigh As A Surface To Cut Firewood Using A Circular Saw. If Only There Was Some Surface Nearby He Could Use Instead
Image source: vielljaguovza
#5 Nature Jab Backyard “Mad Scientist” Or Neighborhood’s Worst Chemical Hazard?
Image source: ReplacementIll5779
#6 Op Got Defensive And Deleted Their Account After Being Told What A Bad Idea This Is In The Comments
6 mile biking commute across town with this little one strapped to my back!
Image source: WorriedImpress7624
#7 Honda Claymore
Image source: blueinagreenworld
#8 100s Of Bats Found Under The Roof Of A House. This Is The Protection They Wore For The Removal
Image source: KillaCheezGettinWarm
#9 Found Out Why My Dryer Wasn’t Drying
Image source: firemoonbaby
#10 Dry Cutting Concrete
Image source: blankdeluxe
#11 Should I Call Someone?
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#12 Aio For Telling My BF This Is A Fire Hazard
Image source: Important_Bowl_8332
#13 Those Are Five Steps Or More
Image source: KichernderFuchs
#14 Noticed This While Driving On The Freeway So I Followed It
I called it in and followed the semi until the operator told me someone was in route… just imagine the damage it could do at that speed
Image source: LandscapePale3524
#15 Not A Great Place To Go Sledding
Image source: Sohcahtoa82
#16 College Lab Full Of Unmarked Chemical Containers
Image source: jackleg_gunscientist
#17 Riding A Motorized Lawn Chair With Rollerskates, Riding Way Too Close To A Truck, In Regular Traffic, In A Fragile “Vehicle” With No Head Protection And No Seatbelt, With AirPods Preventing Him From Hearing His Surroundings. He’s One Popped Tire Or Distracted Driver Away From Disaster
Image source: odatbitch
#18 Officer Is Standing A Little Too Close To A Random Sinkhole That No One Is Quite Sure Of The Cause Yet
Image source: ProfessionalSeaCacti
#19 No Way This Is Safe, Right?
Image source: jmflyers
#20 Well I Guess It’s My Turn To Get Scolded
Image source: LadnaStojna
#21 Screwing Through The Casing Is Insane
Image source: dg54828
#22 That Seems Approved For Outdoor Use
Image source: Jumajuce
#23 Microwave Working But Not Working
Image source: Ignoramasaurus
#24 A Company Doing Fiber Install For Verizon Cut Four Holes The Road, Didn’t Put Anything Out To Mark Them, And Left For The Day
Image source: ArtisticCandy3859
#25 A Teddy Bear Covered In Years Of Fireplace Soot
Image source: LeekPutrid4363
#26 Main Building Furnace Died
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#27 Is This Too Hot ?
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#28 You Can See The Radiation On The Photos Dude 😭
Image source: RougeNargacuga
#29 A Friend Sent Me This From Somewhere I Used To Work. I’m Glad I Got Out Of There.(Not Op)
Image source: Thick_Suggestion_
#30 My Sisters Tires
Image source: RoboPlunger
#31 Insane Hot Tub Deck
Image source: Olipermoliper
#32 Swimming Across A Busy Boat Channel At Dusk
Image source: forthegreyhounds
#33 Hate To Break It To You
Found these weird tunnels under Paris
Image source: iggbyetn
#34 The Hotel This Person Is Staying In (Malta) Is Running An Ozone Generator Where People Sleep
Image source: ydkLars
#35 A Couple Enjoys Some Privacy As They Embrace In A Hole In The Sand On A Beach In Santa Monica, California. July 1950
Image source: Major-BFweener
#36 This Christian Good Luck Charm Will Make Sure Youll Meet The Lord, Soon!
Image source: blueinagreenworld
#37 Oh Deer
Image source: Temnodontosaurus
#38 Lava Lamp Recycled Into A Candle
Image source: FriedBeeClits
#39 Man Finds Bat Somewhere And Allows It To Crawl Around On His Bare Hands. Bats Found Indoors Or On The Ground Might Be Sick With Rabies
Image source: Vectorman1989
#40 Marbled Cone Snail
Image source: jackedturtle104
#41 Playing With A Highly Venomous Sea Snake
Image source: Puppiesarebetter
#42 Redditor Unconcerned About This
Image source: Accomplished-Boot-81
#43 Found This On A Community Page
Image source: DifficultAd3885
#44 Finds Eastern Brown Snake, Picks It Up For ID Photo On Reddit
Image source: CautiousEmergency367
#45 Someone Should Check In On Miss Lorna Lawrence (Liberty Magazine, Jun 28, 1924)
Image source: UnCidreAuYerMad
#46 “Can I Ignore My Body Rotting?”
It’s their flesh dying (necrosis). And the steps/symptoms before this absolutely would have warranted medical attention.
Image source: thefanum
#47 Another Human Mouse Trap
Along a walking trail popular with kids on scooters and moms pushing strollers. That log weighs hundreds of pounds and is precariously balanced.
Image source: RutCry
#48 Car Parked Next To Me Has A Skull With Horns As A Dashboard Accessory
Image source: CoolPinkBackpack
#49 I Accidentally Left A Mirror In My Car And This Is What Happened
Image source: HannahO__O
#50 Wall In Danger Of Collapse
Image source: Fancy-Pen-2343
#51 This Sinkhole Opened In The Middle Of My Road
Image source: ParanormalCrow
#52 We Baked The First Pizza In Abandoned Mine
Image source: sBucks24
#53 Is This Poisonous Hemlock?
Image source: sweeetscience
#54 Orange Glow
Image source: billybonestorm
#55 Should Be Safe Right?
Image source: spareribs78
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