That crunch when backing up a car, or the crash of a bowl slipping off the table, there are certain sounds that just make us inwardly groan. From cleanup to embarrassment or material cost, disasters and accidents are never fun. But once it’s our wallet removed from the equation, we do have an interesting fascination with seeing things break.
The “That Looked Expensive” internet group is dedicated to documenting accidents, fails, and disasters that might make you shudder a little bit. So get comfortable, bless your lucky stars that your stuff isn’t on this list, and upvote your favorite examples.
#1 Porsche Driver Attempted To Pass Tram, Gets Stuck Between Two Trains
#2 Jerks Ruined The Water Supply For Their Town
#3 The Driver Of This Aston Martin Db5 Was Shaken But Not Stirred
Just to get the big picture stuff out of the way, the biggest “that looked expansive” man-made disaster in human history was the Chornobyl disaster in 1986. While it can be hard to work out exact figures, as there are a number of disagreements on how to measure externalities and Soviet bookkeeping was often fanciful, some estimates suggest damages around $700 billion.
It’s also a disaster of such magnitude that there are consistent, ongoing costs to keeping the damage in check, from maintaining the exclusion zone to maintenance on the protective constructions near the reactor itself. Fortunately, this sort of disaster is unlikely to repeat itself in this day and age.
#4 Road Workers In Łódź Decided To Teach Someone A Lesson
#5 275 Gallons Of Road Marking Paint
#6 Kaiser Hospital Mri Accident
The next on the list, dwarfed by a number of earthquakes and hurricanes, is the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is still considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the industry, dumping 780,000 cubic meters of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Like most ecological disasters, it can be hard to measure the damage in the short term, but some estimates put it at $60 to $100 billion dollars.
#7 Baseball-Sized Hail Smashing Into Panels At 150 Mph Destroys Solar Farm
#8 To Carry 1 Metric Ton Of Water In A Pickup
#9 Oops
#10 Sir…you Cannot Park Here!!
#11 I Hope He Wasn’t Driving Barefoot Because That’s A Lot Of Legos To Step On
#12 A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 After Flying Through A Hailstorm Over Milan, Italy
#13 The Lahaina Fire Destroyed 3 Of My Family’s Homes And 3 Vehicles
I’m born and raised in Lahaina. My dad was at work with his vehicle. My stepmom flew out that morning leaving hers. I was out on a hike and rode with friends. In 2 hours my hometown was reduced to ashes. These photos were taken the morning after the fire, hiking 3 miles into town.
#14 So High Up Everything Is A Blind Spot
#15 But It’s All Wheel Drive?!
#16 I’m Phoning About Those Kitchen Shelves You Installed
#17 Hope A Lesson Was Learned Here
#18 Trailer Full Of Old Porsches Got Stuck On A Crossing
#19 Professional Dropsies
#20 Bear Attack In Nc State Park
#21 “Pothole” On A State Highway Ramp In Seattle
#22 This Definitely Won’t Buff Out
#23 Billionaire Walmart Heiress Nancy Walton’s Yacht
#24 Truck Knocks House Off Foundation
#25 Almost Made It
#26 The Owner Of This Porsche Has A Dog That Is Anxious Or That Doesn’t Approve Of His Color Choice
#27 $28 Million Sikorsky MH-60S
#28 Driver Crashes Mercedes Just Six Seconds Into Test Drive
#29 1m $ Frangivento Asfané Hypercar Completely Destroyed (No Injuries)
#30 My Cat Chewed The Corner Of My Mbp Screen
#31 Someone Used This At Our Cafe And We Didn’t Notice Until The ATM Rejected It
#32 Corvette On Fire. Plano Texas 5/24/2023
#33 Your House Has Fallen Over
#34 Damn
#35 Homeowner Took It Upon Himself To Fire Up The Well On A New Build And Fill The House Lines Full Of Sediment And Mud
#36 The Damage Done To The Launch Pad After The Spacex Starship Launch
#37 Car Crashes Into Fire Truck Responding To Another Crash
#38 Train Carrying New Cars And Vans And Trucks Derails In Arizona
#39 Iconic Zonda Previously Owned By Lewis Hamilton Costing $11.3 Mil Crashed
#40 You Know Someone Is Having A Bad Day When…
#41 Leopard 2 Turret Accidentally Ripped Off During Training (1920×860)
#42 United Airlines B767 (Ua702) Sustained Substantial Damage Upon Hard Landing
#43 A Minute Mishap…
#44 Ferrari 250gto Engine Detonates During Race At Goodwood Revival
#45 When Your Test-Drive Of A Half-A-Million-Dollar Porsche 911 Gt2 Rs Doesn’t Quite Work Out
#46 On The Way To Run Errands This Morning And The Entire Hwy Is Shut Down. Austin Tx
#47 Lamborghini Burned Down In The Center Of Moscow
#48 Jetblue A321 Tips On Its Tail
#49 Car Wash Forgot To Open Exit Garage Door
#50 Gt3 Gets A Sideswipe
#51 They Fired Some Guy At Our Warehouse. This Is How He Chose To Express His Displeasure
#52 How Much That Car Is Worth?
#53 Just Drove Passed This In The Swiss Alps
#54 Thieves Took All 4 Tires From This Vehicle At The Hotel My Wife Works At
#55 Bugatti Veryon Crashed In NYC
#56 Ruined My $650 Moptherboard While Installing It In My PC
#57 Ouch
#58 1-Of-1, $14m Ferrari Breadvan Stuffed Into Wall During Race
#59 F1 Driver Lance Stroll Son Of A Billionaire Crashes His Car In Singapore Qualifying
#60 The Pentagon Says It Has Overestimated The Value Of The Weapons It Has Sent To Ukraine By $6.2bn
#61 Curbed
#62 Someone Ran A Red Light And T-Boned My Father’s Investment
#63 Heard That The Driver Tried Shifting The Loader But Ran Up The Nose Of The Trailer And Tipped
#64 Ran Into My Girl’s $2000 Forester
#65 Our Parking Lot Was Resurfaced Only Five Days Ago
