- [Narrator] Benjamin Franklin once said, "If you fail to plan, you
are planning to fail". But sometimes, no matter how
much planning is involved, a task can still veer comically far off its intended outcome. From hilarious failed
attempts at deception to jaw-dropping scuba-dive surprises, let's check out some plans that definitely didn't go as expected. (upbeat music) The Purest Intentions. When it comes to planning sneaky ways to defy their significant-others, men can get pretty creative at times. Unfortunately, though,
sometimes these plans simply aren't well-thought-out enough to fool their wives for long. This was the case for one man
from Taiwan in December, 2020, when he purchased a PS5 despite
his wife forbidding him to. Attempting to make the most of the fact that the design of the PS5 looks undeniably like
some kind of air-purifier, he told his other half the mysterious new device
in their living room was exactly that. And, hilariously, it worked for a while, until she figured out the truth. While the exact details of
how the deception unraveled were not revealed, perhaps
the realization occurred when his wife noticed most air-purifiers aren't controlled by a
PlayStation controller. Nor can you play Call of Duty on them. However it unfolded,
the unfortunate fellow was forced to watch in horror as his wife sold the console online for a painfully-low price. All in all, the sneaky plan
probably seemed smarter in the man's head than it was in reality. But for an idea that's great
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content every day. Now, let's get back to some plans that weren't quite so flawless. Scoring A Birdie. When one casual golfer in Kent, England, attempted to tee off at the
6th hole of his local course, his sporting plans were thwarted
by an unexpected adversary. (magpie cooing) As he prepared to take a swing, his golf ball was knocked off
the tee by a pesky magpie. While magpies are known for
being naturally curious, it seemed this one had more
of a mischievous streak. As the captured video shows,
the bird knocked the ball off again and again, then retreated a little
before doing it again. Thankfully, the magpie let
him tee off eventually, rather than pursuing this poor soul for the rest of his golfing career. Though I'm sure he'll
be keeping an ear out for the flapping of wings
next time he hits the greens! - Go away. - [Narrator] Fashion In Disguise. In 2019, Reddit user
MisterShine shared their story of a sneaky plan that got way out of hand. When MisterShine was working as the editor for a low-budget magazine,
money was too tight to be able to afford hiring
a fashion correspondent. But with fashion being
an ever-popular topic, it needed coverage. So, MisterShine came up with a plan. He would work as the correspondent, but to make it seem the magazine had really hired a fashion writer, he'd pen the articles under a female name. The plan went great for several months, and the fake female writers'
articles were well-received. That was, until 'she'
was invited to attend a clothing launch event. Seemingly unwilling to either
pull a full Mrs. Doubtfire or come clean, MisterShine's
entire ruse came to an end, and he hung up his pen-name for good. Which is a shame, because he totally could've
just pretended his female name was given to him by his parents, with no respect for his dignity! Rough Landings. Sometimes, a plan going wrong is simply an opportunity to learn. And when you're very young, these kind of lessons happen all the time. One such instance was captured
on camera in summer 2020, when a 5-year-old in Whitley Bay, England, attempted to test her
scooter skills on sand. (man laughing) While she might not stick the landing quite as she'd intended, she gets back up on her
feet like a trooper. A mouthful of sand in exchange
for a valuable life-lesson in where not to scoot
is probably worth it, as long she doesn't try it again. Two similar, consecutive incidents of, 'do it once, you won't do it again' were captured on camera in February 2020. While playing at a park in the UK, a young lad loses his footing
in a spectacular manner while attempting to jump
into a muddy puddle. (woman laughing)
- Rachael, Rachael. - [Narrator] With his
face fully-coated in mud, you'd think his young
friends might've taken heed of how to avoid a similar
mistake on their jumps. However, the girl next in
line seems only to learn exactly the wrong technique
for avoiding eating a mud-pie, and does this. (all laughing) Taking a crash-course lesson
in both gravity and acrobatics, the girl learns that in
order to successfully leap, and not belly-flop, you
need to move your legs. But with their plans for
fun gone terribly astray, I'm sure these kids won't make
a flop of this kind again. Unexpected Surprise. When you're suffering
from minor bodily pain, an aspirin can work wonders. But unfortunately, the efforts of Reddit user KatOfTheEssence to remedy a headache were
foiled in the worst possible way when she fumbled around for
pain-killers late at night. She grabbed a pill-bottle, popped the lid and sunk a couple
'aspirins', ready for relief. But any relief was soon replaced by horror when she realized the error she'd made. Being exhausted from a long day, she'd failed to realize
that instead of aspirin, she'd picked up something
with a very similar label, and very similar-looking pills: laxatives. She only realized her blunder when the sudden, powerful
urge to empty her bowels struck her an hour later. So, instead of being able
to go to bed pain-free for a much-needed sleep, she
was confined to the toilet. And the worst part? She
still had a headache. The 335 Year War. In the 1980s, historian Roy
Duncan delved into the origins of something he, and many others, assumed to be a myth
about the Isles of Scilly. Expecting to disprove a local legend, he never could've guessed
the outcome of his research. The myth held that, back in 1651, a state of war was declared between the Netherlands
and the Isles of Scilly, a small archipelago off the
coast of Cornwall, England. This war, rumor had it, had never been officially
resolved with a peace treaty, despite no combat ever
occurring between the two, for over 300 years. So, when Roy Duncan set out to apply a historian's scrutiny to the matter, he was confident it was simply
a Scilly old wives' tale. But after some thorough
research, he was shocked to find that the absurd-seeming claim
was in fact absolutely true! His research proved that
war had indeed been declared between the two unlikely foes
during the English Civil War. This occurred after the
Netherlands demanded reparation for damage caused to their naval fleet by the English Royalist forces. At this point, the Royalists
were losing the civil war against the English Parliamentarians, and they'd been forced to
retreat to the Isles of Scilly. This was where the Netherlands'
navy closed in on them, and when their demands for
reparations were refused, Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral
Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp declared war on the Isles of Scilly. That declaration of war, it turned out, had never been resolved. So Roy Duncan invited a Dutch
ambassador to visit the island to finally resolve the
so-called "conflict". He agreed to come, joking that
it must've been terrifying for the Scilly residents to know the Dutch could've
attacked at any moment! Peace was officially
declared on 17th April 1986, exactly 335 years after the declaration of one of the longest and
least bloody wars in history. While intending to prove an absurd claim was little more than legend,
Roy Duncan inadvertently both uncovered and helped
resolve an active war! Tumble-Bot 9000. When you think of robots, you probably imagine futuristic
marvels of technology. That was the kind of optimistic thinking on the minds of St. Louis
city authorities back in 2016, when they deployed a robot to deal with a potential bomb threat. However, even with the
advanced engineering responsible for the
little-wheeling robot's mission, it proved some way off being a
viable, permanent replacement for real man-power. Its mission started off strong, trundling along to the
scene with confidence, aiming to prevent any humans
needing to be put at risk. The robot, however, soon
learned the real world can be a cruel mistress,
and minutes later, was pictured having fallen over on a hill. Luckily, the bomb-threat proved nothing more than
a package left unattended, but hopefully the next
time the robot is needed, it'll be a little better at
navigating basic terrain. Splash Landing. The trouble with extreme
activities like paragliding is that, if something goes wrong, there's a risk of, at
worst, serious danger, or, at best, an unexpectedly
inconvenient landing. The latter is what happened to a pair of strapped-together paragliders in Pokhara, Nepal, in October 2020. During a breath-taking glide, the person steering
attempted to fly downward so he and his passenger could glide gracefully
just above the water. Unfortunately, neither the
wind, nor the steering, were in his favor, and having
lost control, this happened. (air whooshing) (water rippling) In an instant, the passenger's expression changes from joy to shock as they crash unexpectedly into the water. While unpleasant, the landing-gone-awry certainly wasn't as bad as
it could've been on land, or over a volcano. But even so, the passenger
in this unusual tandem certainly didn't seem best
pleased about putting his life in the hands of someone who
couldn't avoid splash-landing. Toilet Humor. When someone takes a joke too far, it's usually the person telling the joke. For America's legendary
late-night talk-show host Johnny Carson, however, one of his jokes was taken
too far by his audience, who failed to realize he
was making a joke at all. On a 1973 episode of "The Tonight Show", Johnny jokingly announced
that America was facing an 'acute toilet paper shortage'. He was, in reality, merely
exaggerating for comic effect one congressman's statement that there may potentially
be a shortage of toilet paper within a few months. The congressman was only referring to commercial toilet paper, though, for soldiers and bureaucrats, not the stuff used by the
public and sold in stores. However, Johnny didn't
specify this in his joke, and as a result, huge swathes of his massive 20-million-strong audience flocked to grocery stores to bulk-buy! In a toilet-paper-panic comparable to the great TP scare of 2020, citizens across the United States raided the shelves of
wiping-paper en masse. The effect was so substantial
that, in New York City, an actual shortage was triggered, and shelves didn't return to their usual, fully-stocked
levels for another 3 weeks! [CK29]Carson eventually clarified on a later episode of "The Tonight Show" that he'd been joking, and apologized for accidentally causing
a toilet-paper shortage. When compared to the
toilet-paper carnage of 2020, it just goes to show: even nearly 50 years on, people
don't change all that much. Especially when wiping's involved. Kleptomaniac Kookaburra. According to the
Australian man who features in this next hilarious
video from November 2020, on a warm evening, there's nothing better
than a beer and some snags. For non-Aussies in the audience,
a snag means a sausage, preferably barbecued. But when this relaxed Aussie shared his evening's relaxation
on camera with the world, his snag was snagged by someone who hadn't received an
invite to the sausage party. Check it out. - [Man] Gonna enjoy a couple of snags? - Couple of snags, mate. Nothing better than a day
and a beer and a... snag. (man laughing) - [Narrator] With perfect comedic timing, a nearby bird, a kookaburra,
swoops past and makes a steal, having caught sight of the tasty snack. Unsurprisingly, the snag
gang are left equal parts baffled and amused by the fly-by robbery. But then again, when
it comes to a barbecue, you should always share the wealth, right? - Nothing better than a day
and a beer and a... snag. (man laughing) - [Narrator] Drive-Thru Chaos. When kids are involved, any occasion that would
otherwise be simple fun can rapidly devolve
into total pandemonium. One family from North Carolina realized this fact in June 2020, when they attempted to
take a nice family trip to a drive-thru zoo. All was going well until
a group of friendly cattle approached the car and
stuck their curious heads through the open windows. While the cattle were harmless, the kids in the car
didn't see it that way, and began screaming, resulting in scenes of total, utter chaos. (all screaming) - Go! Go!
- Let's go. Let's go. (bird chirps)
- [Kid] Go! Go! - [Narrator] The kids'
aunt can be seen crying with uncontrollable laughter
in the passenger seat, while their grandma tries
desperately to regain control, encouraging the kids to
'shoo' the animals away. - [Grandma] Make it go away
from me. Say shoo, shoo, shoo. - [Kids] Shoo! - [Grandma] Everybody say
shoo. Everybody say shoo. - [Narrator] What's more,
the kid in the front quickly becomes nauseated by the pungent smell of the cattle, and throws up off-camera
on his aunt's lap, who continues crying with
laughter, nonetheless. What a good sport. (kid barfs)
- [Grandma] Oh God. Come on. Go, go, go, move. I'm trying to go. Oh, wait a minute. Open the door. Go. Go. Go. Go. Hey, hey. Hit the road. (bird chirps) - What's that big animal right there. Baby, that wab is nasty. - Oh my god. (laughing) - [Narrator] Never before has
a plan diverged so drastically from a nice, calm family trip to the zoo into such uninhibited chaos. Well, at least without someone
being eaten by an animal. But unlike this amazing clip, that wouldn't be quite so
side-splittingly funny. One Final Mishap. When it comes time for
the final curtain call and you cease to be alive,
there's at least one positive. It tends to mean that nothing bad will ever happen to you again seeing as your life is over. But one unfortunate member
of the recently-deceased club had one final bad day after they kicked the bucket back in 2013. Captured on camera in Drogheda, Ireland, a coffin can be seen
dangling out of the hearse that was supposed to transfer the occupant safely to their final resting-place. As if they hadn't already
been through enough! As it turned out, the
undertaker had failed to properly clamp the
coffin in the hearse, causing it to shoot out the back window when he accelerated from
a set of traffic-lights. You'll be pleased to know,
the person who snapped the pic did get out of their car
and help the undertaker, who must've been feeling quite
distressed to say the least. But not before snapping up a pic that perfectly epitomizes dark humor. To make this slightly less bleak, let's just pretend there's
a vampire in that coffin trying to make a break
for freedom, shall we? Culinary Disasters. One of the most common
things to go badly wrong is attempting to cook a new recipe. While the number of times
one rookie chef attempted to recreate this cute,
fancy-looking omelet is unknown, considering this was the
result of their efforts, I doubt they'll be trying again. Truly horrifying. The same can be said for what happened when one amateur baker tried to replicate these SpongeBob cookies. Yeah, I didn't need to
sleep tonight anyway. This drooping attempt at a
Smurf cupcake, meanwhile, seemed to be saying, "please, kill me, all
I know is suffering." And don't even get me started
on this hell-spawn Elmo cake. (Narrator shudders)
But other culinary disasters are less terrifying and more pitiful. Like one Redditor's wife's attempt at making croissants for breakfast. Nailed it. Or this Imgur user's attempt to recreate a Food Network recipe for
Brown Sugar Pecan Bears. At least you tried. But the reigning champ
of culinary disasters has to be the Reddit user
responsible for this. In case you can't tell, that's a potato. And yes, it's glowing like
the fires of Mount Doom. The inept chef claimed to
have microwaved the potato for 10 minutes, which
is slightly overkill, although the results
are still more extreme than you'd expect. Some Reddit commenters
theorized this total disaster may have been caused by dirt
or sprouting on the potato, though the explanation remains uncertain. Whatever was the cause, it turned what was once a root vegetable into a personal volcano. Which, in some ways, is
actually kind of impressive. Branches From Above. Being so large, trees
can pose a lot of danger when people attempt to cut them down, even rotten, dead ones. People who fell trees for a living know this better than anyone, and usually make sure to
give trees a wide berth before yanking them down to the ground. However, sometimes, even a well-planned and well-executed tree-felling can veer into unexpectedly
dangerous territory, as one group of fellers found out in 2018. While bringing down an old, dead pine tree in Camp Hill, Alabama, at what seemed a safe
distance, this happened. (branches cracking) Considering how fast that
stray branch came flying over, it's certainly lucky they
were wearing hard hats! When a heavy tree branch falls
the distance to the ground, it generates a heck of a lot of force. And in this case, it looks
like the stray piece was flung by another, larger chunk landing on it, flipping it and propelling
it at an alarming speed. While one of the men took
a relatively minor impact to the hand as the heavy
branch soared past, everyone made it out
miraculously unscathed. It could've been a lot worse, but I'd bet these guys
still doubled the distance between themselves and
the next tree they felled! The Price Of Beauty. One of the worst times for
a plan to go badly wrong is when someone's actively
trying to do something to improve themselves. Particularly when they're
trying to make themselves a bit nicer on the eyes. A couple of instances of people
trying to make themselves look better with the
extreme opposite effect have occurred in recent
years, all thanks to hair-dye. Many hair-dyes, unfortunately, contain a chemical called
paraphenylenediamine, which for some people,
causes severe irritation and allergic reactions. Unfortunately, many people
who eventually suffer allergic reactions to this chemical don't tend to encounter it until they slather it all
over the top of their head as they attempt to dye their hair. As a result, something
they didn't even know they were allergic to,
brings on a crazy reaction, resulting in something like this. The extreme swelling occurs
as the body's immune system reacts to the allergen, triggering fluids to
accumulate under the skin. Because so much of the chemical is used in covering the entire
scalp for hair-dying, the swelling occasionally reaches these ridiculous proportions. Most of these unfortunate reactions result in a very
embarrassed trip to the E.R. to be treated until the
unlucky individual's head returns to non-Squidward proportions. So, if a new hair color
is calling out to you, test a tiny amount first
before you cover your head with something that might
turn you into a human balloon. Ambitious Amphibian. Ever heard the phrase, 'Your eyes are bigger than your belly'? Well, one green tree frog from Australia decided to take the phrase to
the extreme in November 2020. The hungry little fellow attempted to make an entire
human woman its dinner after she offered it a tasty
fly, with hilarious results. - [Woman] Oi, oi, oi. No. No. Really? Really? - [Narrator] Clearly, the frog saw the fly as merely an appetizer, and possibly mistook the
finger for a big, juicy worm. Unfortunately, though, its
ambition didn't quite pay off, and try as it might, was left
feebly munching on a meal that just wouldn't stay down. But hey, who can fault the
little guy for dreaming big? Crushing It. For someone without the
necessary special awareness or pedal control, the
simple task of parking a car can quickly turn into total disaster. That's what happened to
one Californian motorist, who hit the accelerator
instead of the breaks inside a multi-storey car park in 2018. While driving straight through
the guard rails 5 storeys up would usually mean certain death, they had some serious luck on their side. Suspended by the strong metal cables, the car was prevented from
plummeting to the ground, and the driver was miraculously unharmed! Another case of appalling pedal
control with an ironic twist occurred in 2017 in New Jersey, when a woman literally
drove through the wall of a drive-thru pharmacy. Either she made a serious blunder
in hitting the wrong pedal or she seriously misunderstood
the concept of a drive-thru! On the bright side, the
parking space fit like a glove. Then there's this guy, whose plan for a nice day
of cycling after parking up went totally awry, after he forgot the bikes
were secured to his roof. On the bright side, once
he got the bikes detached, at least he had an alternative
vehicle to ride home on! But sometimes unexpected vehicular mishaps aren't the fault of the driver. Just take this eyebrow-raising
image for example. This was the outcome when
flood waters short-circuited a state-of-the-art, motorized
underground mini-garage, causing it to malfunction. The contraption rose up,
crushing the upper vehicle, while the one below was
ruined by flood waters! It was certainly a shame,
but I've gotta say, having both your luxury vehicles destroyed by your personal, mechanized car-stacker is definitely a rich people
problem, exclusively. Seal Of Approval. There are a lot of
things that can go wrong when scuba diving, many of
which are plainly terrifying. But one scuba diver had his
plans go slightly astray in a way that was more cute
than frightening in May 2020. While diving off the coast
of Northumberland, England, Ben Burville encountered a
pair of friendly, curious seals and attempted to capture
their encounter on video. What he didn't account for,
though, was the interest one of the seals would
take in his scuba hood. While the other distracted him
with its cute, whiskery face, the more mischievous seal attempted to make the hood its own, much to the diver's surprise! (water bubbling) The seal clearly liked the hood, but was disappointed to find
it was securely attached. Thankfully, it lost
interest after a moment, because with its sharp, jagged teeth, the aquatic mammal probably
could've made off with it anyway if it really wanted. But the seal was either too polite, or just decided the hood
wasn't quite their color. Either way, I'm sure
the diver was relieved not to have to argue
against those chompers. Have you ever had any plans
go spectacularly astray? Let me know in the comments below, or email me at stories@beamazed.com. Thanks for watching! (upbeat music)
