Some degree of forgetting is a core element of human function, allowing us to get rid of information for which we no longer have much use.

However, our mind, as powerful a supercomputer as it is, still isn't 100 percent efficient and can delete files we still need.

Curious about the consequences of brain.exe errors, we at Bored Panda went digging around the internet and uncovered a plethora of pictures. From abandoned Coke bottles in freezers to phones left beneath industrial paper cutters, there's a wide range of possible scenarios.

#1 My Daughter Decided To Give Captain Beans Some Catnip. She Forgot To Put The Bag Away. I Came Home To This

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#2 My Coworker Left His Phone Under The Industrial Paper Cutter

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#3 A Delivery Guy Forgot To Use His Handbrake On Our Steep Driveway. His Car Rolled Over The Ledge And Garden, Then Fell In Front Of Our Living Room About 3-4 Meters Down

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#4 Just Sat Down For A Six-Hour Red-Eye Flight

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#5 While I Was Away, I Left My Bathroom Window Open For 3 Weeks, And A Bird Laid A Nest In My Sink

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#6 Forgot To Take My Coke Out Of The Freezer

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#7 How Does One Forget Their Cane?

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#8 I Left The Deep Freezer Door Slightly Cracked By Accident And Didn't Use It For A Few Months. I Was Rewarded With This A Few Days Before Moving Out

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#9 I Rented A Car And They Forgot The Key Box In The Back Seat

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#10 We Have An Automated Parking System And My Neighbor Forgot To Close His Door

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#11 Oops

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#12 Coming Into Work To Discover That Someone Left The Ice Machine's Door Open Overnight

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#13 I Forgot To Put Sunscreen On My Legs During A Kayak Trip On The Lake

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#14 Someone Forgot To Put The Bread In The Fridge Last Night

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#15 About To Arrive For An Interview In A New Suit, I Realized I Left The Tag On

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#16 A Banana That I Forgot In My Backpack During Vacation For 2 Weeks

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#17 This Sack Of Potatoes I Left In The Basement About 4 Months Ago And Forgot About

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#18 Forgot To Remember

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#19 I Just Remembered I Wanted Waffles 6 Days Ago

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#20 My Wife Didn't Put Away Her $300.00 Stetson Hat. Our Dog Reminded Her

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#21 Guess Who Forgot Their Exit Plan After Staining The Stairs. Send Help

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#22 My Mom Forgot To Roll Up Her Passenger Window In The Car Wash

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#23 Don't Park And Drink

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#24 The Teaching Assistant Forgot To Remove The Part Of The Email Where The Professor Mocks My Question Before Responding

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#25 Always Remember To Put The Handbrake On And Leave The Car In Gear

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#26 When You Remember To Put On Deodorant, But Only Get Halfway Done Before Getting Distracted And Heading Off To Work

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#27 I Forgot To Stop The Stopwatch On My Phone

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#28 Repairmen Unplugged Our Freezer To Charge Their Drill But Forgot To Plug It Back In. Two Days Later, All The Food Is Defrosted

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#29 Everything Tastes Better With Ice Cream

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#30 The Man Of Action

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#31 Just Rented A Recreational Vehicle For The Weekend And Forgot To Remove The Glass While Cooking

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#32 My Date Forgot To Step On The Foot Peg

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#33 I Forgot I Was Cooking Rice And It Burned. I've Been Scrubbing For An Hour And It Won't Clean! My Parents Are Gonna Be So Angry

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#34 Forgot To Let The Faucet Drip

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#35 Always Check Your Oven Before Turning It On, Kids

I had a small kitchen renovation done and thought I'd protect my pan and cast iron skillet from dust by storing them in the oven. First time using them since the renovation was completed, and I completely forgot they were there. I kept it in a bag so it wouldn't get full of cat hair.

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#36 When Your 14-Year-Old Forgets To Add Water Before Microwaving Ramen Noodles And Seasoning For 3 Minutes

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#37 Neighbor Forgot To Turn Off His Sprinklers

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#38 I Now Remember That Yesterday I Wanted A Cool Soda

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#39 My Brother Left His Phone On My Mom's Car. This Is The Result After He Found It On The Freeway The Next Day

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#40 My Coworker's Kids Left The Van Door Open Before A Storm

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#41 I Forgot To Put The Blade Seal In

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#42 Girlfriend Forgot To Take The Plastic Off The Cheese

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#43 In My Student Dormitory, The Kitchen Was Renovated, And They Forgot The Faucet On The Sink

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#44 Imagine If They'd Run That Article

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#45 I Forgot To Check The Figs For Harvest. They Turned Into Demogorgons

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#46 Forgot I Had Eggs Boiling

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#47 Forgot To Check The Radar This Morning

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#48 Left My Carry-On Backpack In The Back Seat Of My Rental Car While I Grabbed Lunch With A Friend

Smash and grab incident in NW Houston. Initially forgot I had an AirTag in the bag for a few hours. When I remembered, I went to the location and managed to recover the bag, which had been run over and shredded for the most part, along with my passport. Lost a laptop and work documents valued at about $150, as well as a couple of DeWalt batteries, and they smashed two windows. Reminder: Don't leave your belongings in plain sight.

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#49 My Kids Spent All Day Yesterday Making This Gingerbread House

I had my oven preheating to make dinner and forgot that they placed the house in there so my cat wouldn't ruin it in 5 seconds... Well, this is the aftermath. They're on the way home from school now and they don't have a clue yet. Happy Wednesday, I guess.

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#50 My Wife Bought Three Identical Spatulas And Has Managed To Forget All Three In The Pan At Least Once

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#51 Left My Wallet On Top Of My Car Today. God Bless AirTags Though

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#52 I Left The Burner On High While Sanitizing Some Bottle Nipples And Then Went To Work

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#53 Left My Cassette Adapter In The Car In The Hot Sun. Result: A Hottest Mixtape Of The Year

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#54 When You Take A Nice 30-Minute Morning Walk For Your Opening Shift And Realize That You've Forgotten Your Keys

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#55 I Made My Morning Coffee, And In My Decaffeinated State, I Forgot To Put The Cup Under The Drip

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#56 These Saudi Friends Took My Picture, I Took Theirs But Forgot To Get Their Emails

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#57 My Boyfriend Forgot To Buy Shower Curtain Rings

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#58 My Mother-In-Law Sterilized My Daughter's Bottles In A Pot Of Boiling Water And Then Forgot About Them

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#59 I Forgot The Bread On The Counter For 4 Days In My Hot Apartment

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#60 My Girlfriend Gave Me My Favorite Cheese As A Birthday Present. Apparently, She Forgot To Give It To Me Last Year

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#61 Thank Heavens For Facebook

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#62 Went In For An Oil Change. The Shop Took The Oil Out But Forgot To Replace It

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#63 Had A Big Party This Past Weekend. While I Was Greeting Guests, I Forgot About The Ribs On The Grills. The Ribs Caught Fire, And I Had To Put It Out With A Fire Extinguisher

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#64 I Forgot To Remove The Silicone Protectors Before Setting The Oven To Self-Clean. I Thought I'd Get My Clean Pans Looking Like New

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#65 Someone Just Drove Off Forgetting To Take Their Charging Cable, Which Is Locked Into The Charge Port

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#66 Reminder: Always Keep Your Garage Door Closed When Cutting The Grass

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#67 These Homeowners Were Out Of Town When Their Pool Service Technician Left The Water Running. As A Result, The Pool Overflowed And Contributed To The Failure Of This Deck

To make it more frustrating, they had already warned him another time not to leave it running. Things seen this week during structural assessments.

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#68 Somebody Just Left Their AirPods In The Train I'm In

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#69 I Wanted To Eat Homemade Chocolate Sponge Cake. Totally Forgot About The Baking Powder

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#70 I Ordered Pizza And They Forgot The Cheese

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#71 My Girlfriend Bought This Very Attractive Easter Egg For Me, Which I Then Left In The Sun. No Egg Puns Please

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#72 Left Two Oranges In My Work Backpack (Hasn’t Been Opened In 2 Months)

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#73 My Brother Used His Phone As A Flashlight For A Customer's Car And Forgot About It. It Stayed In Place For 15 Miles And Even Freeway Driving. Not A Scratch On The Phone

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#74 My Girlfriend Came To My City For Christmas, And She Forgot She Made Chicken With Fries, So We Went Back To Her House. This Is What Happened

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#75 I Didn't Notice Until 30 Seconds Before My First Zoom Call Of The Day That I Had Forgotten The Most Important Step Of Making Coffee This Morning

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#76 An Apple Watch A Day

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#77 Some Say That The Husband Is Still Waiting

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#78 Brilliant

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#79 Maybe The Husband Needed Some Company

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#80 I Forgot I Was Bottom-Watering My Plant When I Started The Vacuum

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#81 The Staff Forgot To Cover Up The Pool Tables At A College Bar On A Friday Night

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#82 Went On Vacation And Shopped At Macy’s (California), Only To Come Back Home (Ontario, Canada), And Realize They Forgot To Remove The Security Tag

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#83 Went For My Physical Yesterday And Was Offered The Shingles Vaccine. Turns Out The Medical Assistant Forgot To Mix The Vaccine, So All I Got Was A Shot Of Saline

Now I have a big, sore-as-hell red spot with no benefit.

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#84 Dad Forgot To Have Walmart Remove The Security Cases On The Christmas Presents

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#85 Got Up An Extra Hour Early Because I Forgot To Fix My Alarm Clock, So I Caught The Eclipse And Was Running Early For Work. Then I Realized I Locked My Keys In My Running Car

It took two and a half hours for the locksmith.

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#86 This Is What Happens When You Go To The Mountains And Forget To Lock Your Doors. I Bet The Insurance Claim Will Be Unbearable

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#87 I Absentmindedly Put The Pyrex Dish In The Oven Without Taking The Lid Off. My Stupid Mistake

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#88 Forgot Milk In The Car On A Hot Day. I’m Lucky It Didn’t Pop. It Was Close. I Can Only Imagine The Smell

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#89 Came Back To My Place In The City I Work In After A Couple Of Months Away, And Apparently, My Roommate Turned The Electricity Off When He Left But Forgot To Clean The Fridge

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#90 I Forgot To Wear Gloves

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#91 Friend Left Rice In Their Fridge For 7 Months And Forgot About It, This Is How It Turned Out

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#92 My Husband Went Grocery Shopping Last Night And Didn’t Close The Freezer Door Correctly. He’s Done This Multiple Times Despite Multiple Reminders To Remember To Close The Freezer Door

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#93 Someone Forgot Their Switch At The Train Station Newsstand

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#94 Did My Laundry Only To Remember I Left My Switch In The Basket. Water Damage Beyond Repair

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#95 The Day My Husband Forgot To Put The Ketchup Bottles In The Fridge And One Literally Exploded

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#96 I Bought A Used Game At GameStop Yesterday. Went To Play It Tonight And They Forgot The Disc

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#97 I Waited Two Months For This Denim Skirt To Come In, And They Forgot To Cut Holes For The Buttons

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#98 Forgot To Add Water To The Pot While Steaming Vegetables

I attempted to multitask by cooking veggies indoors while also keeping an eye on the grill outside. The pork was saved, but I can’t say the same for the oven.

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#99 I Forgot To Add Marinara Sauce To The Order

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#100 Planned On Making Pork In The Crock-Pot While I Was At Work Today, But Forgot An Important Step

I prepared all the non-perishable ingredients the night before and even wrote the recipe on the whiteboard on the fridge. When I got home, I was shocked that my apartment didn’t smell delicious... Until I saw what happened.

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#101 I Absentmindedly Pulled At A Thread In My “Pants” During Lecture, Only To Remember I Was Actually Wearing Nylons

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#102 Just Got My New PC Because My Old One Broke The First Day Of Christmas. They Forgot To Put In The Graphics Card

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#103 I Knew I Was Forgetting Something When I Laid Down To Take A Nap

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#104 Arizona Problems: Left My Credit Card In My Car And It Melted

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#105 I Added Baking Soda To My Water Bottle For Cleaning And Forgot About It For A Week. I Returned To Find These Amazing Crystals Formed

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#106 My Friend Forgot His Phone In The Taxi Yesterday. We Paid A $15 Fee To Be Able To Communicate With The Driver. It's Been Almost 24 Hours And No Response From The Driver

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#107 Might Need To Go With That Name Permanently

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#108 A Mistake Has Been Made

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#109 I Realized I Forgot My Laptop Immediately After Getting Off The Plane. The Gate Agent Did A Quick Check And Said That She's "100% Sure" It's Not There, And Won't Look At My Phone

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#110 These Saudi Friends Took My Picture, I Took Theirs But Forgot To Get Their Emails.. At Jebel Firhayn