Not their brightest idea! Social media users share the hilarious design fails they’ve spotted – from a map of Africa labelled ‘Asia’ to a grocery sign selling ‘qcomebur’ and ‘peeches’
- Amusing photos collated in gallery show series of hilarious bizarre design fails
- Snaps, posted by Diply, shows the most amusing mistakes from around world
- Includes an acronym for ‘smart’ using different letters and Africa labelled ‘Asia’
Sometimes things need to be done in a hurry, but these photos capture situations when a little more care was needed.
UK-based Diply has rounded up the best selection of amusing design flaws spotted by social media users around the world.
The questionable photographs include an outline of Africa on a t-shirt captioned ‘Asia,’ and a pool sign which apologises for the ‘incontinence’ – rather than ‘inconvenience.’
Here, FEMAIL brings you some of the most bizarre examples of poorly designed posters and projects that never should have been approved.
One person, from the UK, shared this amusing design fail which showed the continent of Africa labelled as Asia on a t-shirt in a gift shop
A supermarket worker, from the US, clearly got the wrong idea with acronyms when creating this poster about making a ‘smart’ choice
An unknown user, from the US, told of the mistake their uncle made when installing a new rain gutter…
Another person, believed to be from the US, was left baffled by these ‘thinking of becoming a mum?’ posters which were stuck above men’s urinals
A leisure centre, from an unknown location, proved that the smallest of spelling errors can make all the difference after confusing ‘inconvenience’ for ‘incontinence’
One man, from an unknown location, shared a very interesting set of spellings for fruit and vegetables – including ‘qcomebur’ for ‘cucumber’ and ‘skwash’ for squash
Tom, from the US, revealed what he thought was a clever idea to stop his pooch from sitting on a section of lawn she’d previously dug up. However, his furry friend had other ideas…
An anonymous person, from an unknown location, shared their very close call after nearly confusing chili powder with ground cinnamon – thanks to the almost identical packaging of two very different products
A DIY enthusiast, believed to be from the US, shared this very interesting sign in a hardware store. It refers to killing plants and making them grow as the ‘aisle of life & death’
Another person, believed to be from the US, shared an over-cautious sign telling people not to ‘drink’ from the urinal
One mechanic, from an unknown location, revealed a design fail which showed the plastic covering on a tool stating ‘made in U.S.A.’ while the metal underneath revealed that it was actually ‘made in China’
A man, from an unknown location, rustled up this rather unappetising treat for his date – but we bet she wish he hadn’t bothered!