Times When An Idea Should Have Stayed In The ‘Maybe’ Pile

We all have those ideas that seem like a good idea at the time.

Sometimes we still end up going through with them only to realize that they were not the best way to go about it. We've put together a list of ideas that probably should never have gotten off the ground.

Getting In The Bath With Your Cat

Man holding cat in the bath and getting scratched
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This man thought that it would be a good idea to get into the bath with his cat to make it less afraid.

It doesn't look like he thought that his cat would revolt and scratch him trying to get out.

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Starbucks Sliding Van Door

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Open Starbucks van that spells sucks when the door is open
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Starbucks may want to take another look at the design of their delivery vans.

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When the sliding door is completely open, it looks like the vans are proclaiming that "Starbucks sucks."

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Urinal Hidden In The Wall

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Hidden urinal in the wall of a bathroom.
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A urinal in this bathroom is hidden behind a secret panel in the wall.

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How would you clean up any mess that is caused when some people don't have the best aim?

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Eye Opening Ring

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Eyeball on a ring on someone's hand
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This man had his late wife's eyeball made into a ring that he wears every day.

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The sentiment is very nice but the eyeball might make some people a little freaked out.

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Walk-Thru

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Man holding a car door and walking through a drive-thru
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Drive-thrus usually have a rule that you need to be in a car in order to be served.

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This man thought that he could trick the restaurant by holding the panel of a door.

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Bomb Swings

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Bombs turned into seats of swings
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This town had some old bombs that had been lying around for years.

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The locals thought that they would make good seats for swings. It is an idea that could go off with a bang!

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Leaving Your Dog With A Pillow

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Dog in cage with a ripped up pillow
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This dog owner is regretting the fact that he left a pillow in the crate with his dog.

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The dog tore it to pieces while they were away and now they'll have to clean it up and buy a new pillow.

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Improvising The Spare Tire

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SpVery small wheel being used as a spare tire
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Repairing a car can become pretty expensive.

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Instead of going to an auto shop, this person got a little creative with the spare tire that they decided to use on their car.

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Skid Stairs

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Wooden skids turned into stairs
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This staircase does not look to be the most sturdy creation in the world.

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They decided to use a number of pallets to make the staircase, which is not a very safe idea.

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Dog On A Motorcycle

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Man riding a motorcycle with their dog on their back
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There are a few things that we are questioning in this photo.

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The man is riding a motorcycle on the highway in flip-flops and no helmet. What is even more alarming is that his dog is just sitting on the back.

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Ladder Jenga

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Man balancing on a ladder attached to two other ladders.
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When you need to replace the siding on a house, you normally would hire a company that would install scaffolding.

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This man elected to balance a ladder on two other ladders to do the job.

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Human Chair

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Man disguised as a chair in a van.
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This man was caught trying to illegally cross the border from Mexico to the United States disguised as a chair.

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The term "disguise" is being used very loosely as he is pretty easy to spot.

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Weight Patch Job

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Weight being used to hold up a sink pipe
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The pipe under this sink was sagging and starting to leak.

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They found that a bowl and a 10-pound weight was the route that they were going to take to fix it.

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Zip Tie Fork

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Zip tie used as a fork with a piece of chicken on it.
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This person regrettably found out that they had forgotten to bring a fork for their lunch.

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They were able to make one by taping together a few zip ties. Is it the most sanitary option? Probably not.

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Bathe In Milk

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Poster offering to come and bathe in milk.
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This woman has put out a poster on the street looking for people to come and bathe in milk at her house.

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She is only looking for men and all she wants to do is watch them. Sounds legit.

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Kissing A Wild Bear

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Scared kids and woman petting a wild bear on their back deck.
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These two young kids seem to be pretty alarmed at the fact that their mom is kissing a wild bear that has wandered onto their back deck.

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The safer move might have been to close the sliding door and stay inside.

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Custom Motorcycle

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Motorcycle and the front end of a car morphed together.
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Three-wheel motorcycles are a little sturdier and easier to ride.

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Instead of buying one, this person just decided to make one with the front end of one of their cars.

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Eating In Bed

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Food that's slid off of a plate in bed
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Eating food in bed always seems like a good idea at the time.

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This person found out the hard way that they might have done better if they put the food in a container instead of on a plate.

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Turning The Sprinker Into A Hanger

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Coat hanger hanging from the sprinkler system
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When you are in a hotel room there are usually many places to hang your clothes.

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Using the head of a sprinkler system is not a great choice and could even end up in a soaking wet room.

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Rear End Face

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Rear end of an animal stuffed and turned into a face on the wall of a store.
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This store might be the butt end of a few wise comments.

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They have a face and eyes on the stuffed rear end of a deer that's on display for their customers.