30 Examples Of Terrible Design That Are Just Disasters Waiting To Happen

Not all design is great, but at least it's not hurting anyone... right? Sadly, that''s not always the case. Some product designers actually manage to design things so poorly, their products become absolutely dangerous to use. And only the worst culprits end up on the r/DangerousDesigns subreddit. The members of this subreddit regularly share the most terrible examples of dangerous design, and their posts will make you question what on Earth was going through the designers' minds when they finalized their products. From bleach that looks like cereal to razor blades with the worst slogan ever, check out a collection of dangerous designs shared to this online community in the gallery below!

#1 Was Looking For A Budget Mattress When I Saw This...

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#2 Cursed_airbag

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#3 Guess It’s Back To Good Ol’ Drunk Driving

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#4 Staircase Beautified With Loose Boulders And A Broken Pelvis

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#5 This Hair Bleach...

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#6 May Have Been Posted Before But This Is Pure Insanity

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#7 Branding Is Everything

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#8 Similar Design, One Can Kill And One Tastes Good

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#9 Almost Did It, Too

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#10 Children’s Playground In 1912

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#11 Hmm?

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#12 This 1955 Device For Smoking A Whole Packet Of Cigarettes At Once

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#13 The Cannonball Loop Waterslide, A Slide So Dangerous It Was Shutdown Almost Immediately After Opening

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#14 Almost Pulled A Michael Scott While Delivering Groceries Today

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#15 We’ll See

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#16 Bruh

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#17 This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles...

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#18 Couldn’t Get A Good Seat? Risk Your Life Trying To Watch The Game!

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#19 Seems Legit...

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#20 I Mean The Potential Is There

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#21 Poor Guy

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#22 I Love My Country, But Sometimes...

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#23 Sorry, Wheelchair Users!

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#24 This 1930s Design Let You Hang Your Baby Over The Side Of A Building In A Cage

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#25 Every Chair In This Resort Fits Through The Deck, And The Majority Of People Who Stay Here Are Seniors

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#26 Warning Label Inside A Helmet I Received When We Rented 4-Wheelers

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#27 Step Out Of A Bathtub Down A Flight Of Stairs, Anyone?

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#28 In The 1930s You Could Buy Artificial Snow Made Out Of 100% Asbestos

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#29 Food Aid Packages And Cluster Bombs, Both Dropped On Afghanistan In 2001

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#30 This Architect Accidentally Built A Death Ray That Melts Cars And Fries Eggs... Again

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