Today, I tried to fix my laptop charger by fiddling around with it using metal tweezers. Not only did I forget to unplug the cord and shocked myself, I also ended up breaking the charger completely. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while trying to get my phone to charge, I shoved in the cable harder and harder and tried to wobble it so my phone would charge. After snapping the USB input from the force, I saw the plug was switched off. FML
Today, in an attempt to be frugal, I tried to repair my own sometimes-faulty toaster. Turns out I unplugged the wrong kitchen appliance, which I only discovered by electrocuting myself while pulling it apart. Now it's definitely broken, will need replacing, and I have a burn. FML
Today, I spent an hour trying to figure out why my laptop wouldn't charge. I restarted it three times, watched two tutorials, and almost ordered a new charger until I realized that the actual charger wasn't plugged into the wall. FML
Today, I was on my phone while it was charging. My hands fumbled a bit, and my phone slipped out of my fingers. Thinking quickly, I grabbed it by the charging cable to save it. The cable unplugged, and my phone now has a pretty crack on the screen from hitting the tile floor. FML
Today, my laptop plug got stuck in the wall outlet. I stood there for 10 minutes violently trying to yank it out. My boss came in and screamed at me for making noise. I was angry, so I glared at him and yanked on the plug as hard as I could. It dislodged itself noiselessly and I fell over. FML
Today, I managed to electrocute myself on a plug socket while I was showing a group of trainee electricians how not to electrocute themselves while rewiring a plug socket. FML
Today, I fell down concrete stairs trying to plug my computer into an outlet. I now have a twisted ankle, scrape on my elbow and a huge scratch across my laptop. The best part? The outlet wasn't even working. FML
Today, I realised how socially inept I am, when I muttered an apology to my laptop after I noticed I hadn't plugged its charger in. FML
Today, I tried to charge my phone at school by removing the socket for the fan. All the computers in the room turned off. I accidentally removed the power cables for the computers and got suspended. FML
Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML
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Top comments
kawigurl 0
dumbass ydi hope it jolted something in ur brain that awakens the common sense area...
perdix 31
Hopefully, your Darwin Award will come along with a cash prize so you can buy a new charger. It won't be enough to buy you some common sense, though, but that might take you out of the running for bigger Darwin Awards. Sadly, the big money is only given out posthumously.
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Comments (78)
DocBastard 40
Alessandro Volta and Bdn Franklin are laughing at OP right now.
DocBastard 40
I don't know Bdn Franklin, but Ben is laughing at ME now. *sob*
nerdsgetmehot 23
#41 At least the tech help people in shops know not to shock themselves by poking some tweezers into a laptop charger.
Rutgerman95 0
A "shocking" mistake. XD
Limetonic 1
dumbass for messing with electronics without knowing about them, failing and then complaining about it. YDI.
CallMeHush 1
Please get yourself sterilized before you sully the gene pool.
Sparx1_1 16
YDI idiot. Unless you have certification (and you clearly do not) to work with electronics and power supplies then just leave them alone. Burning down your house and possibly killing yourself and your family is not worth the $40 bucks you've saved. and yes... I agree with 51. Please, please, please get yourself sterilized, you aren't fit to reproduce.
Norwegian_Wood 4
YDI. People, unless you are a licensed electrician, there's two things you don't mess with. The monitor, and the power source. Both hold a charge, even after they are unplugged.
MaJiN_fml 2
hopefully that shocked some sense into you
MiSSxxuNDeRSTooD 4
What makes you think you can fix a charger if you can't even remember to unplug the laptop in the first place?
snxo123 0
YDI for not checking if it was unplugged or not AND taking tweezers to a wire...