Top 20 Impressively Terrible Designs of the Week (February 17, 2023)

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Feb 17, 2023 5:00 PM EST

What in the world were they thinking when they designed this stuff? With all the technology available to us, you'd think that there would be no more badly designed items. And yet here are a bunch of pieces of furniture, signs, and even one tragic balcony, which are all designed to function poorly.

The person who has the "tombstone" advertisement has my sympathies, although I don't understand how no one told them what it looked like before they posted it! Also, I'm curious who else absolutely loves that odd chair that looks like it would be a literal pain in the buns to sit in! Terrible design, maybe, but beauty is pain, darling.

After you check out this latest batch of failed designs, why not look at a singular sign fail? This dude shared their boss's outrageous "on call" demands for the world to see, then commenters advised them exactly how to sue their company.

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Yikes, this is oddly tombstone-y

via u/iceariina
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via u/Tireditalian
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via u/Cybersponge94
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via u/dogisprime
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via u/Gloomy_Sunday00
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via u/Snoo_90160
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Slippery shower surface + slick stairs + you can also fall into the tub! So many hazards in one room

via u/Curious_Bar348
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via @CrappyDesigned
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via u/Snoo_90160
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via u/DXTRA
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If you attempt this in the dark, you're signing your own death warrant

via @CrappyDesigned
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via u/kolibri22
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via u/AkwardGayPotato
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via u/wiz-ski
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via u/krissy_249
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via u/EttityM
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via @CrappyDesigned
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via u/SamubGamer
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via u/doxysqrl410
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via u/Maelwick90