Instagram Fails So Tragic You Can Feel The Followers Unfollowing

Behind every picture posted on the internet, there are at least 20 versions of the same thing that are similar, but not nearly as nice. This is just the nature of trying to take nice pictures of yourself or your friends.

However, every once in a while, someone takes photos so horrendous that they find their way onto the internet anyway, either by chance or by choice.

You've Got To Be Careful With Bathroom Selfies

someone took a selfie without realizing her nose was in a magnified mirror
Photo Credit: Imgur
Photo Credit: Imgur

Bathrooms are dangerous places—you don't know what you might have accidentally left out. It's a good idea to always do a quick clean and do a mirror-check before attempting a selfie of any kind.

ADVERTISEMENT

When The Background Characters Steal The Show

ADVERTISEMENT
a picture of a guy looking freaked out at the gym
Photo Credit: Twitter / @ThatKhanyoGuyy
Photo Credit: Twitter / @ThatKhanyoGuyy
ADVERTISEMENT

This guy is all of us at the gym, especially around people who are crushing it. What are we supposed to do? Pretend like we're fine spending time around someone who so clearly has their life together?

ADVERTISEMENT

I Thought Dogs Were Supposed To Be Our Best Friends

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a dog trying to jump on their owner
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Holly_Monson
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Holly_Monson
ADVERTISEMENT

To be fair, these might not have been the most flattering pictures, to begin with. No one looks good in a life jacket, but it is a better look than almost drowning under a dog.

ADVERTISEMENT

What Is It With Boyfriends And Taking Bad Pictures?

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a boyfriend taking terrible pictures of his girlfriend
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Miguellaaa
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Miguellaaa
ADVERTISEMENT

We ladies work so hard to take amazing aesthetic pictures of them! Maybe they just don't want us to have any fire pictures of ourselves to use on future dating profiles.

ADVERTISEMENT

You Never Know What's Going To Happen In A Public Bathroom

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
woman taking a picture of herself in a bathroom
Photo Credit: Reddit / PolarLight
Photo Credit: Reddit / PolarLight
ADVERTISEMENT

No one is safe, but especially not this little guy who is getting a stern talking-to from a mother with a sandal in her hand. Please note: No one was harmed in the making of this picture.

ADVERTISEMENT

Aww, Engagement Photos, How Cute!

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
couple tries to take cute engagement photos
Photo Credit: Twitter / @collinhewett17
Photo Credit: Twitter / @collinhewett17
ADVERTISEMENT

Wait...no they're not. This is what happens when you rely on Pinterest for photoshoot inspiration. Do people not know by now that what you want is never going to be what you get?

ADVERTISEMENT

Goats Are Shady Creatures

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a goat eating someone's hair
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Meagcollinsss
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Meagcollinsss
ADVERTISEMENT

One second they're cute and a good time, and the next second they're eating your hair and generally bullying everyone around them. Don't let those adorable fluffy bodies fool you.

ADVERTISEMENT

Honestly, She Looks So Fierce

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
woman wearing a haircutting cape
Photo Credit: Twitter / @alplicable
Photo Credit: Twitter / @alplicable
ADVERTISEMENT

This might be the only woman in the world who looks at herself in a barber's cape and thinks, "Damn, this looks like a sweater I already own." Her hair looks great, and so does her outfit.

ADVERTISEMENT

Did She Have A Reason For Using This Picture? Probably

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweet: I'm cackling. This girl legit CHOKED me during a rugby match then proceeded to use it as her tinder profile photo
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Angieee_31
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Angieee_31
ADVERTISEMENT

But it might just be one of those things where it populated her profile picture and she just didn't bother changing it. It would be nice to believe she thinks this is her most flattering picture.

ADVERTISEMENT

Is This A New, Special Kind Of Time Out?

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a woman taking a selfie in a change room with her kid
Photo Credit: Imgur
Photo Credit: Imgur
ADVERTISEMENT

That kid looks like he was ready to go home hours ago. Will he survive this shopping trip? It's impossible to say. We do know that he's never going to look at someone in a bathing suit the same way again.

ADVERTISEMENT

She's Starting Out Life On A Sassy Note

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweet: I guess my daughter was tired of taking pictures today
Photo Credit: Twitter / @The_CampWhite
Photo Credit: Twitter / @The_CampWhite
ADVERTISEMENT

It will be interesting to see if she stays in the mind frame of "get that camera away from me," or if she will come to the dark side and indulge in that part of ourselves that loves a good selfie.

ADVERTISEMENT

Nothing Like An Action Shot

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a girl gawking at a guy playing basket ball
Photo Credit: Reddit / notayyynoggg
Photo Credit: Reddit / notayyynoggg
ADVERTISEMENT

When you're going to take a picture of your especially attractive friend playing sports or whatever, make sure you're doing it in a way where you definitely will or will not catch the people gawking.

ADVERTISEMENT

Nature Isn't Always Your Friend

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a woman gets splashed by a huge wave
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Heba_1123
Photo Credit: Twitter / @Heba_1123
ADVERTISEMENT

It's like that annoying sibling who can always tell when you're in the middle of doing something and takes that exact moment to lash out and interrupt what you're working on.

ADVERTISEMENT

Pets Are Always A Wild Card

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweet: So I was trying to give my hamster a photoshoot and his food fell out of his cheeks
Photo Credit: Twitter / @marinalolx
Photo Credit: Twitter / @marinalolx
ADVERTISEMENT

Either you'll get super cute pictures that you don't know how you ever lived without, or you will get a hamster with all its dinner falling out of its mouth, which is somehow still hella cute.

ADVERTISEMENT

Never Count On Your Friends To Take Nice Pictures Of You

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweet: I'm so mad that I took this picture of Reed and this is what he took of me
Photo Credit: Twitter / @JeffJoseph96
Photo Credit: Twitter / @JeffJoseph96
ADVERTISEMENT

If you go all-out for your friends to take amazing pictures of them out in the world, don't expect them to do the same for you. You're only going to end up heartbroken.

ADVERTISEMENT

Does This Person Not Have Social Media?

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweet: This is why we can't have nice things. I was trying to take a picture of the lobster roll I ordered in Maine and well, this happened
Photo Credit: Twitter / @RulingSports
Photo Credit: Twitter / @RulingSports
ADVERTISEMENT

Anyone who holds up their food near water is going to have it be eaten by a seagull. These are just facts. It's as sure as the sunrise and the changing of the seasons.

ADVERTISEMENT

No One Looks Cute Getting Into Or Out Of A Pool

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
woman taking a picture or herself in a pool
Photo Credit: Twitter / @ViennaDoLL
Photo Credit: Twitter / @ViennaDoLL
ADVERTISEMENT

Anytime you see a picture on the internet of someone looking cute near a pool, it's a sham and should not be taken seriously. There is not one person on earth who looks cute covered in pool water.

ADVERTISEMENT

There's Someone Weird On All Of Our Timelines

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a person taking picture in a fish tank
Photo Credit: Twitter / @garyfromteenmom
Photo Credit: Twitter / @garyfromteenmom
ADVERTISEMENT

Someone probably came to mind just as you read that. You know, the person who posted a selfie that makes you think, "This has gotta be a joke," but judging by the caption they are totally serious.

ADVERTISEMENT

Betrayed By The Bird...Again

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
a bird biting their owner
Photo Credit: Reddit / _rainsong_
Photo Credit: Reddit / _rainsong_
ADVERTISEMENT

They both seem very skeptical about what is happening in the right picture. Did she tell her bird she wanted to recreate this Vogue photoshoot, or did she hope that freestyling it would work?

ADVERTISEMENT

All The Lies Never Stop

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
someone posted a different caption for different social medias
Photo Credit: Twitter / @TweetErrant
Photo Credit: Twitter / @TweetErrant
ADVERTISEMENT

Everyone's favorite thing to do on the internet? Lie. Even people you think are generally honest and good people have told some kind of lie, whether it be a filter or their relationship status—we are all guilty.