Some degree of forgetting is a core element of human function, allowing us to get rid of information for which we no longer have much use.
However, our mind, as powerful a supercomputer as it is, still isn’t 100 percent efficient and can delete files we still need.
Curious about the consequences of brain.exe errors, we at We went digging around the internet and uncovered a plethora of pictures. From abandoned Coke bottles in freezers to phones left beneath industrial paper cutters, there’s a wide range of possible scenarios.
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#1 My Daughter Decided To Give Captain Beans Some Catnip. She Forgot To Put The Bag Away. I Came Home To This
#3 Maybe The Husband Needed Some Company
#4 The Man Of Action
#5 While I Was Away, I Left My Bathroom Window Open For 3 Weeks, And A Bird Laid A Nest In My Sink
#6 An Apple Watch A Day
#7 Some Say That The Husband Is Still Waiting
#8 Everything Tastes Better With Ice Cream
#9 Coming Into Work To Discover That Someone Left The Ice Machine’s Door Open Overnight
#10 This Sack Of Potatoes I Left In The Basement About 4 Months Ago And Forgot About
#11 These Saudi Friends Took My Picture, I Took Theirs But Forgot To Get Their Emails
#12 Don’t Park And Drink
#13 Someone Forgot To Put The Bread In The Fridge Last Night
#14 My Brother Used His Phone As A Flashlight For A Customer’s Car And Forgot About It. It Stayed In Place For 15 Miles And Even Freeway Driving. Not A Scratch On The Phone
#15 I Rented A Car And They Forgot The Key Box In The Back Seat
#16 I Forgot To Check The Figs For Harvest. They Turned Into Demogorgons
#17 We Have An Automated Parking System And My Neighbor Forgot To Close His Door
#18 A Delivery Guy Forgot To Use His Handbrake On Our Steep Driveway. His Car Rolled Over The Ledge And Garden, Then Fell In Front Of Our Living Room About 3-4 Meters Down
#19 My Coworker Left His Phone Under The Industrial Paper Cutter
#20 Forgot To Take My Coke Out Of The Freezer
#21 How Does One Forget Their Cane?
#22 Left My Wallet On Top Of My Car Today. God Bless AirTags Though
#23 I Forgot To Put Sunscreen On My Legs During A Kayak Trip On The Lake
#24 I Left The Deep Freezer Door Slightly Cracked By Accident And Didn’t Use It For A Few Months. I Was Rewarded With This A Few Days Before Moving Out
#25 I Just Remembered I Wanted Waffles 6 Days Ago
#26 These Homeowners Were Out Of Town When Their Pool Service Technician Left The Water Running. As A Result, The Pool Overflowed And Contributed To The Failure Of This Deck
To make it more frustrating, they had already warned him another time not to leave it running. Things seen this week during structural assessments.
#27 Oops
#28 In My Student Dormitory, The Kitchen Was Renovated, And They Forgot The Faucet On The Sink
#29 This Is What Happens When You Go To The Mountains And Forget To Lock Your Doors. I Bet The Insurance Claim Will Be Unbearable
#30 I Didn’t Notice Until 30 Seconds Before My First Zoom Call Of The Day That I Had Forgotten The Most Important Step Of Making Coffee This Morning
#31 When You Remember To Put On Deodorant, But Only Get Halfway Done Before Getting Distracted And Heading Off To Work
#32 My Mom Forgot To Roll Up Her Passenger Window In The Car Wash
#33 A Banana That I Forgot In My Backpack During Vacation For 2 Weeks
#34 Left My Carry-On Backpack In The Back Seat Of My Rental Car While I Grabbed Lunch With A Friend
Smash and grab incident in NW Houston. Initially forgot I had an AirTag in the bag for a few hours. When I remembered, I went to the location and managed to recover the bag, which had been run over and shredded for the most part, along with my passport. Lost a laptop and work documents valued at about $150, as well as a couple of DeWalt batteries, and they smashed two windows. Reminder: Don’t leave your belongings in plain sight.
#35 Just Sat Down For A Six-Hour Red-Eye Flight
#36 Forgot To Let The Faucet Drip
#37 Always Check Your Oven Before Turning It On, Kids
I had a small kitchen renovation done and thought I’d protect my pan and cast iron skillet from dust by storing them in the oven. First time using them since the renovation was completed, and I completely forgot they were there. I kept it in a bag so it wouldn’t get full of cat hair.
#38 My Wife Didn’t Put Away Her $300.00 Stetson Hat. Our Dog Reminded Her
#39 Repairmen Unplugged Our Freezer To Charge Their Drill But Forgot To Plug It Back In. Two Days Later, All The Food Is Defrosted
#40 Forgot To Check The Radar This Morning
#41 About To Arrive For An Interview In A New Suit, I Realized I Left The Tag On
#42 My Coworker’s Kids Left The Van Door Open Before A Storm
#43 Forgot I Had Eggs Boiling
#44 Always Remember To Put The Handbrake On And Leave The Car In Gear
#45 Went For My Physical Yesterday And Was Offered The Shingles Vaccine. Turns Out The Medical Assistant Forgot To Mix The Vaccine, So All I Got Was A Shot Of Saline
Now I have a big, sore-as-hell red spot with no benefit.
#46 I Forgot To Stop The Stopwatch On My Phone
#47 I Made My Morning Coffee, And In My Decaffeinated State, I Forgot To Put The Cup Under The Drip
#48 Guess Who Forgot Their Exit Plan After Staining The Stairs. Send Help
#49 I Forgot I Was Cooking Rice And It Burned. I’ve Been Scrubbing For An Hour And It Won’t Clean! My Parents Are Gonna Be So Angry
#50 The Teaching Assistant Forgot To Remove The Part Of The Email Where The Professor Mocks My Question Before Responding
