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Sometimes there are those little straws that just break the camels back. You chip your favorite cup or your favorite grocery store has decided to suddenly move an item you get all the time to some random, unknown corner. The truth is, it actually doesn’t nearly take as much as some folks think to create stress and discomfort.
We’ve gathered some prime and often hilarious examples of little irritations in life that aren’t that big a deal in the grand scheme of things, but can still cause headaches. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own examples in the comments below.
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Life is never as simple as one might want it to be. Even though most of us have a decent grasp of physics, as far as our own bodies are concerned, the universe still finds ways to remind us that even the most tiny little things can end up causing a lot of pain. Take, for example, the simple papercut.
The word alone is normally enough for most folks to have a visceral reaction. Some might shudder, others cringe at the idea of running a finger along the edge of a sheet of paper. For those who have never had to go through this, congrats. Simply put, the edges of paper, while fragile, are quite sharp and, as it turns out, we tend to have to manipulate paper with our hands.
One might ask, why do papercuts hurt that much? After all, there is nothing “mild” about one. Most would see it as the main tragedy of the day. In short, it’s a case where our own bodies work against us. Papercuts, mercifully, are often very shallow. The downside is that this means the finger’s pain receptors are exposed to the air without blood to help limit the pain.
#7
These Damn Things
I've yet to hear or see an explanation for how these are formed. And why the hell do hurt so damn much? Mildly infuriating for sure.
Not to mention, your fingers tend to have a lot of sensory receptors, after all, we can obtain a huge amount of information from just touch. In general, this is a good thing most days. However, when cut with a piece of paper, all those helpful little receptors are screaming at our brain that, actually, there is a major issue going on here.
#10
This Garbage "Leather" Coating That Eventually Flakes Off And Gets Everywhere
I love these headphones (Anker Soundcore Life Q20), they have great sound quality and noise cancelation for their price. But my GOD can manufacturers stop trying to make imitation leather with this garbage? Every time I use them, my hands and ears get covered in little black flakes.
#11
My Copy Of The Scarlet Letter Becomes A Different Book After Page 176
So I bought this copy years ago and finally decided to read it, got to page 176, from there on out, it becomes Treasure Island.
To add more insult to injury, most commercial paper is treated with chemicals such as bleach. One doesn’t have to be a medical expert to realize just how uncomfortable, say, bleach can be if it gets in a wound. At the very least, the humble papercut serves as a reminder that even the smallest things can find a way to inflict a lot of discomfort.
#13
I Can't Understand The Logic Of Putting The Power Button Right Next To The Delete And Backspace Keys
#14
I'm Sure Someone Said This Already, But Roll Em Around On The Counter, Shell Comes Off Easier That Way
#15
When The Keyboard Isn't Qwerty
I don't want it to to be alphabetical I wanted the weird typing configuration.
#16
The Bacon I Saw Through The Plastic vs. The Rest Of The Pack
The first few pieces looked great. Then opened it up to find the rest of it is mostly fat. I like a fatty piece of bacon, but there is a limit and the misrepresentation is mildly infuriating.
#19
I Hate You Home Depot. How Hard Is It To Get Labels That Don't Disintegrate When You Try And Peel Them?
#21
70% Of My Essay Is Being Detected As AI, Depite Not Using Any AI
this is due very soon, and i have no idea how im going to make my OWN writting look less ai written.
#22
It Happens Earlier Every Year. It's September, They Have Already Started Taking Down The Halloween Modules
#25
Every Time My Phone Updates It Downloads A Handful Of These Spammy Games
Title is pretty self explanatory. My phone does a security update and a halful of these games appear when it's done.
#26
Paying Off My Student Loan Counted As "Closing An Account" And My Credit Score Went Down
How am I supposed to build credit if paying off loans hurts me? Also mildly infuriating is that I am now 1 point off of having "good" credit.
#29
So This Just Happened…
Just heard a large rumble, rumble, crash upstairs. I can’t understand why this happened. There was only 1000 hangars + 1000 shoes.
Must have been the dust!
#31
Everything Is Locked Up
Came for boxer briefs. I had to track someone down just to get these unlocked. I pointed at a 10 pack and said “the 10pack in medium” and they grabbed a 6 pack… of course i didnt check (which adds to my mild infuriation lol) just because i thought they saw and heard. They were both the same price so it only made sense. Didnt realize until i got home. Thought it was fine cause i had to get tums, to find the same thing… and find another associate. Finding someone took about 5mins. The funny thing is they just hand it over right after and let you take it to the front.
#32
Window Seat With No Window???
I’ve never been on a flight where the window seat has no window! If my job wasn’t paying for this I’d be super salty about paying for a non-existent view. But as it is, I’m just mildly infuriated.
#33
I Have One Of Those Toothpick Shake Bottles And It Popped Open When I Was Trying To Get One
#36
Opened A Fresh Jar Of Marmalade And It Seems To Have Gone Bad
Recently bought a jar of marmalade and I opened it for the first time today to spread on my English muffin, but it looks like it’s moldy. And while I was trying to google of it was maybe just sugar crystallization I burnt the English muffin.
#37
Quizzes Are Hard. I Was Doing An Online Quiz And This Was One Of The Questions... Definitely Mildly Infuriating
#39
Orbit - I Hate Your Packaging
Why is it so difficult to remove a piece of gum from their packaging? Why do they insist on using the world’s strongest glue to place every piece?
#40
The Way This Computer Reverse These Letters Just To Represent Recycling. I Thought There Was An Issue With It. It’s So Annoying
#41
Honda Civic Decided It Doesn't Want To Show Me The Fuel Tank Level Today. One Of The Reason Why I Hate The Move To Digital
#42
One Tip Left From The Dishes And Then This Happened
Was just about to clean the last of the dishes for the day, but suddenly it slipped through a finger. The only lesson I learned is to not wash the dishes when feeling sleepy!
#43
Spent The Last 3 Hours On This Puzzle For This To Happen
I swear I've triple-checked all the other pieces are in the right spot.
#44
Freshly Opened Can Of Jam Has A Big Patch Of Mold. It Even Made The Popping Sound When The Seal Broke
#48
Beats Studio Pro Constantly Rips My Hair Out
These damn things rip my hair out EVERY time I use them. Switching back to earbuds.
#49
I Don't Follow Him. I Even Blocked Him. But After A Short Time He's Always Unblocked And I Get Notifications For His Brainded Tweets
#50
Vet Prescribed This Insanely Large Pill For My 25 Pound Dog
(One of my pills also shown for scale.) To make this even more infuriating, the vet also told me I'm overfeeding my dog and need to cut back on treats... Umm sir? How on earth is having to cut one of these monstrosities into 8(!) slices like a gd pie and then serve them inside individual treats going to cut down, like at all? Did I mention she needs to have one of these things TWICE DAILY??
#52
They Clearly Designed It For This To Happen
I’ve never once dropped my AirPods v3 without both of them flying out and going off a long way in different directions.
It’s so obvious to me that Apple have deliberately designed them to do this, in the justified hope that many of them will find their way into drains, under the wheels of passing cars etc., so you have to go and buy another exorbitant pair.
#53
My Phone Started Showing This Green Line. What's Annoying Me Most Is It's Slightly Off Centre
#54
My Anxiety Medication Disintegrated
No idea why, I've been taking this for years and this has never happened before.
#57
Dmc Thread Is The Same Number But Two Different Colors
DMC threads will change there dyes or something and will mark stating that with the smallest dot ever next to the number. This was thread color 602 originally but the new one I got is 602. Instead of 602 lmao. So mildly infuriating.
#58
I Hate Seeing Used Car Seats At Thrift Stores When I Know Damn Well The Store Has No Idea What The History Of The Seat Is
#60
The €0.30 Dishwashing Brush My Wife Bought, After 3 Up-And-Down Movements Through A Lukewarm Pan
Guess what I find mildly infuriating: the quality of a 0,30 cent brush, or the fact that she bought it.
#64
I Hate These Things From My Sweet Gum Tree. Almost Sprained My Ankle On One. Do You Have A Local Name For These?
#65
Now That We Sold The House I Can Safely Post This
I noticed the posts shortly after we moved in a couple years ago and was bothered by them every day. But I didn't say anything to the wife cause she would have made me do more renos. A couple days before move out she noticed it too.
#66
My Oven Downloaded An Update And Now It's In Some Weird Loop And Can't Get The Weather. The Infuriating Part... It Needs To Finish Getting The Weather Before It Will Do Other Stuff... Like Cook Stuff! (But It Will Give Me A Recipe For Maple Bacon Monkey Bread)
#68
When My Calculator Does This
It's only two more button presses to get the decimal. But it annoys me every single time.
#70
This Company Has A Monopoly On Taco Shells In My Area, And I Hate It. Nothing Like Looking Forward To Taco Night All Day, Just To Open The Box To This Bs
#71
I Am 37 And Every Time I Arrive Or Leave A Concert Siri Suggests I Check In With My Mom, Who Lives Across The Country
#72
Went To A Beer Festival With Standardized Cups, Turns Out The 250ml Mark Was Only Around 227ml
Went to this beer festival with a lot of different local breweries back in December. And basically they were cheating everyone by 10%. I'm not even sure if it was on purpose or just happen because they bought the cheapest beer cups they could find with their label printed on it... But they were cheating nonetheless. Also I filled the cup slightly above the 250 mark just to be "fair". But still only 227ml at the mark.
#73
Wife Got This Bag For A Baby Shower. Some Animals Don’t Seem To Represent The Letter
A for “An Emu”? L for “L’hare”? Unless we’re crazy… it’s mildly infuriating that they dont all match! If we’re crazy… that’d be mildly infuriating too.
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Midoribird Aoi 1 year ago
Seems to me that BP is now locking content behind a paywall as part of their "premium" content. Sorry, BP, but you're like everyone else...you've gotten greedy. The massive increase in ads, popup ads, and other shove-in-your-face ad tricks. I stayed whitelisted to support you because I liked your content. Now you are locking away content behind a paywall? That's a trick no different than a mobile app game that starts out wonderful until someone greedy starts increasing prices, flooding with ads, and again, locking away content. Come on. You're better than this.
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