The 25 Most Cringey Awkward Situations Ever Shared On Social Media

"To make mistakes is to be human," that's what I always tell myself. But you have to agree, sometimes we just mess up so bad it's nigh impossible not to cringe whenever you recall that particular incident. That being said, it's nice to know that we are not alone in this; there are many people out there who have gone through even more awkward situations, as you are about to see below. These people were cool enough to share their embarrassing experiences on Reddit and X for the whole world to see and laugh at (or along with them). I have to say I admire their strength of character because some of these are so awkwardly cringey that I got second-hand embarrassment through the screen. I doubt I would ever be able to recover if I fumbled that badly.

#1 “My cousin in England told her colleagues she wanted a Mariah Carey birthday cake. They misunderstood, and here’s the cake they made her instead. It’s Marie Curie.”

Source: harrietalida

#2 *Oops!!*

Source: Sydney_allenn

#3 “It’s uncomfortable enough to poop at a friend’s house. Even worse when you realize there’s no toilet paper and you’re too far in.”

Source: thepoormanguise

#4 “Just got my new mou...”

Source: Aldeeny0

#5 “I started using the pens that can be erased by the heat. Then I left my book in the sun.”

Source: sweetbabygreen

#6 Perfectly blended in

Source: freshbluntz

#7 Nickname: Lizard

Source: 725103121292414

#8 “I left my shoe in the window for 2 months and it shrunk.”

Source: vuhsachi

#9 Sometimes you can find your stuff in a very unexpected place

Source: kennymontemayo

#10 “I have to go on a trip in 5 minutes.”

Source: monkaSS1

#11 “Dumb question — How long does a baseball game last?”

Source: Brad_Gagnon

#12 “I don’t even know how this happened.”

Source: NRL87

#13 “My wig has a grey hair.”

Source: SavannahPaytash

#14 Never leave a rubber duck in a hot car

Source: markyshmarky

#15 “I went to class today really thinking I had grabbed my computer off the kitchen counter.”

Source: abbydermody

#16 She knows how to draw

Source: pieCharmed

#17 “My 3-year-old kid told this man at McDonalds that his pants are falling down.”

Source: imblackgrapes

#18 “I was at work and I was so upset that someone left their dog in the office, so I went to play with it. Turns out, it’s a statue.”

Source: vividvelveteen

#19 “I was super excited to get my yearbook. Turns out, out of all 153 submitted forms for the personal questions part, they only lost mine.”

Source: Its_just_Connor

#20 A guy who was not quick enough

Source: ryandrums14

#22. Fastest man alive

Source: the Internet

#24. Nair was, in fact, not shampoo