37 Lessons You Had to Learn the Hard, Painful Way

There are some life lessons that are only learned through white-knuckle terror
37 Lessons You Had to Learn the Hard, Painful Way

You know how in movies, the characters learn life lessons through beautiful epiphanies or poignant moments? It turns out in the real world, there are some life lessons that are only learned through pain, idiocy and white-knuckle terror. So here’s a list of things our readers will 100 percent never try again…

Use both brakes to stop a bike at a high SPEEd... ...unless you want to hit the ground with your face.
Don't wear Crocs when it's icy outside, they said. Let me try it CRACKEDCON anyway! I said.
Really think about what doing your college major for 40 hours a week will feel like. After flaming out of three jobs in the beginning of my career, I
No matter how hot it is, never use a fan while you're mixing flour. CRACKED.COM
Severe toothache and a root canal made me realize that mouthwash isn'te an alternative to brushing. Fresh breath can be misleading. CRACKEDOON
Never assume that the bowl of soup is not hot... ...just because there is no steam rising from it. CRACKED.COM
After three years of migraines, being permanently tired, and medical expenses eating up all my savings... Effects of Sleep deprivation - Irritability
NEVER CATCH ANYTHING SMALL AND CUTE TO SHOW TO THE KIDS, OR ELSE... CRACKED.COM
When E was a kid, stole an egg from the fridge and kept it in my ROOM. I wanted a pet Chicken so I waited weeks for it to hatch Instead, it broke and
When the store ran out of my usual shaving cream, bought a pePpErmiNT-ScENTED one to use on my nether region. omtH I WFbal nr ERE Stres Est. 1854 Tay
You can't clean a hot light bulb with cold spray
Always check the name of the recipient before you send that e-mail or text. CRACKED COM
37 Lessons You Had to Learn the Hard, Painful Way
was 12 years old, when I realized what the word microwave safe really meant. MICROWAVE SAFE Crat CRACKED COM
CRACKED C COM I once underestimated the combined power of a cup of coffee and spicy food. Both ends ended up hurting.
Words of advice: Use a nail cutter instead. CRAGKED CONT
I like video games I'll be a natural at Computer Programming hello. CRACKEDOON
Always check for toilet paper before going number two, especially at someone else's house. CRACKED.COM
WEARING STEEL-TOED BOOTS WILL PROTECT THE TOPS OF YOUR TOES, BUT ONLy THE TOPS. CRACKEDCON
Never drive 29-67 angry. CRACKED COM
No matter how invulnerable you think YOU are from getting dIZZy riding a theme park ride, never try riding one consecutively for 15 times.
I fed a cat outside my apartment once. Now I'm feeding every cat in the neighbourhood. CRACKED COM
37 Lessons You Had to Learn the Hard, Painful Way
CRACKEDCoM Never EVER pull this handle until you KNOW this hose is hooked up on your RV. YIKES!
Just because blue cheese is technically mold doesn't mean it's still edible when it CRAGN produces actual mold. I learned that on one tragic chicken w
Giving my kid a drum set seemed like an awesome idea. I'm such a cool parent! Now I'm sleep deprived and convinced he's talentless.
Haircuts should be left to professionals.
Alka-Seltzer is medicine, not instant 7up tablets. 7up Alk If you're 5 years old and you drink 7 or 8 glasses of instant 7up DIin a row, you'll be h
CRAGKEDCON Never trust a baby to hold your phone (or anything expensive). My $200 phone screen replacement could've been avoided if I had just put the
ALWAYS CHECK POCKETS BEFORE DOING THE WASH. I once had what turned out to be chocolate(thank god!) all over the dryer. CRACKED COM
TOSSED A PARKING TICKET IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, WITH PLANS TO DEAL WITH IT LATER. PENALTY LOST IT. THE FEES BROKE ME.
Brute force is no substitute for reading instructions. Sometimes it's about the order of assembly, and not about how desperately you want to make thin
I tried to melt chocolate in a Ziploc in the microwave. The plastic melted, and not only were my baking plans put on hold, I could smell melted plasti
If you drop a hot curling iron, DON'T try to catch it. EMERGENCY EMERGEN EMERGENCY
DON'T GREY WEAR A ON DAY. HOT
0 TOOK MY JEANS OUT OF THE DRYER A FEW MINUTES GRACKEDCON EARLY AND PUT THEM ON DAMPo THEY'LL DRY OUT PRETTY QUICKLY! I TOLD MYSELF. THEY DID NOT. T
Water cOnducts heat very well. rerrrotue Ca be e a aenelet I learned this while baking cookies and couldn't find my oven MitT, SO I grabbed a damp ra
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