The devil is in the details! Hilarious snaps reveal the disastrous consequences of ignoring common sense - from a gravity-defying drain to a VERY misleading sign

  • When designers have a bad day, these snaps show all manner of chaos is created
  • Includes signs that encourage kids to quit school and drains that defy gravity 
  • These worldwide examples prove you should probably invest in a good designer

By MILLY VINCENT FOR MAILONLINE

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Ever find yourself stuck in a sticky situation after not fully thinking things through? 

Well here some absent-minded designers have done just that, leading to hilariously unintended results which were shared by Diply.

From signs that fail to get the desired message across to a simple drain that ignores the fundamental theory of gravity, these amusing blunders from around the world are sure to raise a smile.

Here FEMAIL rounds up some of the best examples of times it went from bad to worse for these designers. 

An anti-gravity drain?

It's always important to take the fundamentals such as gravity into account when designing drains, however this designer did not think it important

It's always important to take the fundamentals such as gravity into account when designing drains, however this designer did not think it important

Is that really the message you want to give children? 

Here the back of a school bus gives mixed messages as it encourages kids not to smoke... but tells them to 'take control, QUIT SCHOOL'

Here the back of a school bus gives mixed messages as it encourages kids not to smoke... but tells them to 'take control, QUIT SCHOOL'

A thoughtful birthday cake for a Harry Potter fan 

When ordering a cake sometimes requests can be taken too literally. Here a customer has asked for Harry Potter's Deathly Hallow's symbol on top of the cake... which is what they got

When ordering a cake sometimes requests can be taken too literally. Here a customer has asked for Harry Potter's Deathly Hallow's symbol on top of the cake... which is what they got

Accident waiting to happen 

Here a thoughtless designer or worker has installed the drains the wrong way, leaving potentially deadly wheel traps along the bike lane

Here a thoughtless designer or worker has installed the drains the wrong way, leaving potentially deadly wheel traps along the bike lane

Want some juice?

This Oasis juice sign ends up looking like it says something rather rude instead of the intended word

This Oasis juice sign ends up looking like it says something rather rude instead of the intended word

Can you reach?

ATMs for giants: Another public infrastructure design flaw shows a man struggling to reach a cash machine that appears to be at the perfect height for someone 15ft tall

ATMs for giants: Another public infrastructure design flaw shows a man struggling to reach a cash machine that appears to be at the perfect height for someone 15ft tall

A very different meaning...

The irregular type spacing on this sign has caused a very negative alternative message to appear for this unfortunate business

The irregular type spacing on this sign has caused a very negative alternative message to appear for this unfortunate business

Another grammatical fail

Anyone reading this sign is bound to be left confused due to the lack of punctuation and sentence structure causing a bizarre secondary meaning

Anyone reading this sign is bound to be left confused due to the lack of punctuation and sentence structure causing a bizarre secondary meaning

Best seats in the house...not

Here rows of unfortunate ticket holders are destined to miss the action due to poor design at a stadium. Let's hope those seats were free!

Here rows of unfortunate ticket holders are destined to miss the action due to poor design at a stadium. Let's hope those seats were free!

Darkness in his eyes

Here a manufacturing flaw has left this 3D-printed Pikachu with black tears pouring from its eyes... not the cute Pokemon the designer was hoping for

Here a manufacturing flaw has left this 3D-printed Pikachu with black tears pouring from its eyes... not the cute Pokemon the designer was hoping for

Where should I aim? 

If you ever need to throw off a basketball opponent you should probably try playing them on this very confusing court... just where is the hoop meant to be?

If you ever need to throw off a basketball opponent you should probably try playing them on this very confusing court... just where is the hoop meant to be?

Drive in

Here the designer has missed one slight detail... how one might drive their car into this garage a metre step above the road. Maybe they have a lift?

Here the designer has missed one slight detail... how one might drive their car into this garage a metre step above the road. Maybe they have a lift?

Anyone got his number?

Who should I call? This eager sign designer has missed out the most crucial bit of information, a telephone number

Who should I call? This eager sign designer has missed out the most crucial bit of information, a telephone number

But can dogs read?

Depending how you read it this sign appears to be warning dogs of something rather than alerting humans to the presence of dogs

Depending how you read it this sign appears to be warning dogs of something rather than alerting humans to the presence of dogs

Playing sweet nothings

This instrument maker is having a nightmare after joining the neck of the guitar on the wrong way around - making it impossible to play

This instrument maker is having a nightmare after joining the neck of the guitar on the wrong way around - making it impossible to play

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