18 People Who Didn’t Know What Reality Had in Store for Them

Things don’t always turn out as we’d like them to. Whether it’s a cooking venture gone wrong or being misled by a product, the universe never gets tired of keeping us humble. Some of these situations can be comical or just straight-up unbelievable, which is how they end up going viral. We come to you with a few scenarios that left people face-palming. They’re both a good laugh and a warning sign.

1. “What being 6.5 feet (200 cm) mostly looks like in showers”

2. “The new jar of Nutella my girlfriend tried to heat in the microwave”

3. “There was a blizzard last night, so we decided to check on our car.”

4. “Walked out my door to see this. Guess I won’t be driving to work today.”

5. “My friend’s new apartment the day after she moved in”

6. “My middle-aged baby”

7. “My wife said he wouldn’t get that big, but he got big.”

8. “My brother got this pizza in Rome, Italy.”

9. “My ice maker works better than expected.”

10. “Got a sandwich stuck in a vending machine. Bought a drink to push the sandwich.”

11. “I finally got to see Big Ben!”

12. “The way this peels off the nice part”

13. “My knife’s ’wooden’ grip is actually just more steel.”

14. “We’ve had this ’home’ sign for 7 years. A new friend comes over and points out it actually says ’hame.’”

15. “The phone advertised as waterproof isn’t actually under water.”

16. “Someone ordered these for my mom for Christmas. Local shop charges $60 for them.”

17. “2-hour-old brand new off-the-shelf boots disintegrated. Cost my friend a day of work”

18. “My jeans ripped. I still have 3 more hours of work.”

When was the last time reality didn’t meet your expectations? Let’s see your own pics in the comments!