25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way

Life comes at you fast, in often bizarre and very painful ways.
25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way

Hollywood likes to paint learning life lessons as beautiful epiphanies or poignant moments experienced by the main characters of a story. But actual life lessons are usually learned through pain, bizarre events, and embarrassing instances.

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Never play Twister with a full bladder.
Note to self... When handling bear spray, wash hands beforeusing the bathroom... CRACKED.COM
I was curious what this red switchonthe backofthe power unit does. Sol flippedlit.
I am never, ever going to skimp on a computer's power supply again. CRACKED.COM
DON'T MICROWAVE 145 A METAL PLATE. I NEARLY OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL. CRACKED.COM
I learned that, no matter how cute she looks, she doesn't always want to play. I also learned that, of her six extremities, five of them can hurt. cRA
It's awesome when you start living on your own and have cash to spend. However, DO NOT eat take-out food every day. Trust me. CRACKED COM
Choosing a cheap mattress means choosing months of persistent back pain.
25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way
Putting a can of soda pop in the freezer sounded like a smart idea. It wasn't. oca-Cola, tose OX EE TEAR eone PON CRACKEDCOMT
I learned to never pet a strange dog... ...no matter how friendly it might look. CRAG
25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way
SOMETEMES IT WON'T HEAL BY ITSELF GO SEE A GODDAMN DOCTOR CRACKEDCON
thought being three times larger than a chicken gave me an advantage over it. was wrong. CRACKED.COM
NEVER PUT A FINGER IN A BENCH HOLE TRUST ME CRACGKEDCON
Always change a baby's diaper as quickly as possible because they will pee on you
DONFT PUT LOOSE BATTERIES IN YOUR POCKET
25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way
11 year old me learned that no matter how good you are in a video game, driving is for grown-ups. BABY ON I racked up $7 500 BOARD! of damages in just
CRACKEDCO COM The top of the stairs is a TERRIBLE place to leave your bowling ball.
NEVER TRUST A GUY SELLING BUNNIES. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TWO MALES.
At 6 years old, I learned that it's not a good idea to iron your arm without checking first if it's hot from recent use. CRA You probably shouldn't ir
25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way
25 Things You Have To Learn The Hard Way
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