Hilarious Photos Of Smart People Being, Not So Smart

Some people manage to look brilliant right up until the moment they do something completely ridiculous. That is the whole charm of this collection, because these photos capture smart-looking people, clever setups, and everyday situations that go off the rails in the funniest way possible.

From awkward mistakes to wildly questionable decisions, the images below show how quickly confidence can turn into comedy. It is a reminder that intelligence does not always save anyone from a very public facepalm.

Scroll through the best examples of smart people being not so smart, and try not to laugh too hard at the chaos.

#1 Uneducated Potato

dickfromaccounting

#2 Steve? Brian? Same Difference.

Knecketoast

#3 Seems Reasonable

marcirobin

It starts off harmless enough, then the logic gets a little shaky.

#4 Why Would Anyone Be Disappointed By This?

17fpaiva

#5 Loved Leonardo Da Vinci In Titanic

twitter.com

#6 Poor Kylie

worldofisaac

#7 Um, Thanks Eva

mirandaasantos

#8 Ummmm

#9 No Really... Imagine

CaptainBoB555

#10 Literally

SkatchUK

#11 Catfished

Brookehunter_

#12 Hardcore

moneyman12239

#13 Oh Dear

iam_nobody

#14 Well He Tried

stonecold2050

#15 Wow

piscuison

#16 This "Docking Station" Is Faulty

That is the kind of mistake you only notice after it is way too late.

#17 Damn Line Is Taking Forever

LeviathanChaos

#18 I Wanted To Cook My Wife A Fancy Meal For Her Birthday, So I Started With A Slow-Cooked Homemade Chicken Stock. After Simmering For Hours, The Recipe Said To Pour It Through A Strainer. Goddammit!

moby323

#19 My Brother Asked, "Since When Is There A Christmas Squid?"

Inqubate

#20 This Art Piece Got a Ticket For Being Illegally Parked

picture alliance / dpa

#21 Kim Kardashian Playing Poker With Mirrored Sunglasses

Rich Fury

#22 News Does A Report On Missing/Murdered Aboriginal Women And They Use A White Girl At Coachella Wearing A Headdress As The Picture

Wildfire1993

#23 Don't Worry Mom

Tyler06GwanOx

#24 Uber Wedding

nicolewboyce

#25 This Is Worrying

iAmWillyAmm

#26 I'm Not A Jerk, I Promise

siouxsie_siouxv2

#27 Seems Like a Good Idea

joker_crineg

#28 LOL

HDPnc

#29 Yeah, They’re The Dumb *****

xorraks

#30 Amazing Use Of a Clip Board Right There

Petemarsh54

Somehow, the bad decision keeps getting worse.

Also, remember when Hollywood’s biggest stars tried to make the Earth swallow them whole.

#31 How Has This Person Survived This Long?

TekThunder

#32 Why Though?

TheGameGuy55

#33 When Your Hair Is More Important Than Your Laptop

Xan_007

#34 The Many Bite Marks On This Bowl Of Fake Fruit In The Place I'm Renting

VenusSmurf

#35 She Dropped Her Phone While Running After Stealing From This Store

#36 Also Known As A Fence

regular_john2017

#37 This Fake Hundred Dollar Bill My Coworker Accepted

Kaylie_kitten

#38 Interesting

#39 Genius

bveltzeeland

#40 It's a Problem

nikitaaar

#41 I Have No Words For This

Tom Agnew

At this point, the photo is doing all the talking.

#42 Seriously... Why?

berdyaboi

#43 Pretty Sure That's An Avocado

Urban_Commander

#44 YouTube Equals Facts

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#45 Our Teacher Attempting To Cover The Answers To This Question Coming From A Projector

K3du5

#46 I Told My Friend He Might Need A Tire Change, He Told Me It Doesn’t Matter How Much Tread His Tires Have Because His Car Has All-Wheel Drive

PossiblyArab

#47 They Were Playing My 600 Lb Life At A Burger King

ShutFuckUp

#48 Marketing Genius

gamezjakee

#49 Eeek

scarahk

#50 How Beautiful

ItalianGreyhounds

Proof that a little confidence can create a lot of chaos.

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