45 Moments People Were Clueless About The Simplest Of Things

When we were kids, many of us looked up to adults. They all seemed like they knew how to do everything and that they didn't need anyone's help.

In fact, a lot of us even wanted to speed up the growth process because we just wanted to be adults already. Little did we know that what we thought was far from reality.

In general, no matter how old people are, chances are that they don't really know what they're doing. Even if they're earning a great salary or have a good house, they might not truly understand what it is exactly that they're doing.

Sometimes, that cluelessness extends to the simplest of things. Some people who are considered adults are missing some of the most basic life skills out there.

Some of them might not have had anyone to teach them while growing up, or some might have had someone do everything for them. Whatever the reason, not everyone knows all the basic human skills and has to learn them the hard way.

In an attempt to figure out what skills people grew up without, Reddit user arual_x posted the question, "What's the most horrifying 'how do you not know how to do this?' moment you've experienced with another person while adulting?" And well, the answers are pretty interesting.

Here are some of the best ones. arual_x

1. It's amazing how he found other ways to keep his laces intact even though they weren't the best way

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2. Those instructions are the simplest they can be

turboshitposter3000

3. Were they able to make brownies for years like that?

TopRamenisha

4. Dude definitely deserved that reply

shadownights23x

5. Oh yes, because the uterus is just a big old pool. Why, oh why, woman?

natgoeshome

6. Maybe that kettle incident was all the sign he needed

ilikeyourswatch

7. This is being oblivious to the real world on another level

whotiesyourshoes

8. We think that's not the only thing this girl needs to learn about the real world

theantpantsdance

9. Was he just planning to grab it off the stove afterward?

eternalsunshine85

10. We're kind of hoping he was joking?

Cat_Vonnegut

11. Oh, the world of luxury where you think everything is just done for you

Winterlight8044

12. Thank goodness her dad came at the right time

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13. Oh, that poor, poor sheltered boy

Drum-Major

14. Maybe she thought that you just throw stuff in there

rabbles-of-roses

15. She almost made a freaking bomb!

walkingknight

16. We hope the roommate learned how to boil water at least?

TopRamenisha

17. She definitely needed that sex ed crash course

slohomo

18. Why is he even in that job?!

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19. They teach that as early as primary school or elementary school, right?

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20. This is why it's so important to learn about our own bodies

BroffaloSoldier

21. Let's say it together: car oil is different from cooking oil

snowman818

22. It's just a different style of organization

kay37892

23. We hope they at least know how to clean the microwave?

Thejustinset

24. How many fires have they started?

Arodriguez2356

25. This guy basically decided to forgo sanitation, it seems

GotGhostsInMyBlood

26. His brain power was spent on everything else except keeping himself clean

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27. Seriously, how is that even possible?

Bansky0726

28. Did she just expect people to give those things for free?

ReddishWedding2018

29. Looking for that extra texture, maybe?

thompsme

30. Has he never had scrambled eggs before?

cynicalkerfuffle

31. How some people cook is absolutely terrifying

Fantastic_Relief

32. It's scary how so many kids are too sheltered like this

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33. At least they were very determined to learn it on their own

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34. All that effort for nothing

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35. Even if he wasn't an expert in time zones, he should have at least known what shows are on at what times already

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36. So he's been eating half-raw food when he cooked at home?

Rageagainstmisogyny

37. There's no need to ask why

SaltyJerm

38. If she didn't do it, he probably would have waited for his mom to do it

throwingverbalrocks

Should be good for the rest of the year then? Gross.

Hans_Brix_III

40. Did his parents just leave him to do it, worm wiggling like that?

TheAmazingTurtleKid

41. And we still wonder why shampoo makers still put directions on the bottles even if it's common sense

TwistinFoolGames

42. Is that their idea of heating up the tea?

MeesterPepper

43. Understandably, not everyone irons that way

hadleybox

44. The only thing that's impressive is that she didn't cause the entire building to burn down

sumandark8600

45. To be fair, there is a whole generation that still needs to catch up to this

Kcups

We want to say that some of these incidents made our faith in humanity wane just a little, but no, we have to keep hope. After all, there are people who helped educate all these clueless individuals.

Thankfully, there are now fewer people who might cause more accidents than necessary in the world. Here's to hoping they pass the knowledge on to others who were previously in their place.