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first lol
just cause it’s here =P
Geesh.
velvet? wha hoppen?
They tricked us with an extra fail!
Blazingly fast, those guys.
Yes but they never put mine up
That’s because you FAILed.
But not quite enough, apparently.
More like Failed2.
That was supposed to be Failed2.
Or just failed squared if that doesn’t work.
*provides cut-and-paste²*
Tell me the secrets of your powers, lest I perish you. Somehow.
Google superscript two.
Here, your 2 can change in that phone booth over there.
It’s bicycle repair man!
The [sup] tag used to work long ago.
Bicycle repair man! You’re just in time, my bike pump got caught in the wheel and…
♥² ^^
Too cheap to buy a real wheel chair?
A little something for the crippled do-it-yourselfers?
What’s the purpose?
Looks like to take on the beach. You would not want to take a nice wheel chair out, because it would rust quickly. Plus the wheels tend to be smaller and get stuck in loose sand easier.
It’s hardly a fail. That’s a pool chair, to get someone who is wheel chair bound the ability to get in and out of a pool with a ramp, without the use of a lift, or forcing the person to drag themselves in.
Nooooo… An answer to my rhetorical question.
Ah, I got it, off road wheelchair.
Got it, an off-road wheelchair…
personally i think that this is most definitely a WIN.
These are actually wheelchairs donated by the Free Wheelchair Mission to third world countries. I don’t think they should FAIL – they are making many people’s lives much better. People who were once confined to their homes can now work and shop because of our charity. (I’ve raised money for them…)
And there’s all the thongs. Only people who live on beaches own that many thongs.
I’ve seen these before, its a way to make cheap wheel chairs for impoverished people in Africa.
These are real. They are being made and given to people
India that can’t afford expensive wheelchairs. They are
helping alot of people.
Actually this IS a wheelchair, most likely one donated by “Free Wheelchair Mission” which is a charity I support by payroll deduction. It is an awesome charity. For less than $50.00 you can change the life of a disabled person in a third world country. Without the chair they would have to crawl on the ground. I am puzzled why this is on this “fail” website when it is actually a picture of SUCCESS. Here is the website for the charity, check it out:
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/
These wheelchairs are built by a chairty and distributed soley in Africa to anyone who cannot afford a wheelchair – there have been thousands given out over the last three years. They are hand-built from over-the-counter parts donated by stores like Home Depot and Walmart, assembled by volunteers, and distributed by church memebers. I go to the church that started this program, and continues to fund and provide manpower to the effort.
this is a wheelchair fabricated for people in africa who
wouldn’t be able to function otherwise. there is a huge stigma against crippled people, and this was created as an inexpensive way to help
those in need. NOT A FAIL
Its not to be used as a wheel chair, it is for stacking a huge amount of chairs on top of, and then you can move them..
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/mission.html
TWENTY SEVEN YEARS AGO, the sight of a crippled Moroccan woman crawling across a dirt road planted a seed that germinated in 1999 when Don Schoendorfer, founder of Free Wheelchair Mission, invested his education and professional expertise as a PhD Mechanical Engineer to create a simple, rugged, and inexpensive wheelchair. The mental picture of the crawling woman’s anguish and loss of dignity had haunted him for years until God opened a path for Dr. Schoendorfer.
This is a wheelchair that was designed for use in developing countries where they can’t even afford regular wheelchairs. It was designed to be very cheap (under $40 instead of $7000) so a lot of them could be made and so they could me manufactured in the developing countries they were made for and parts could be replaced easily. for people who would otherwise spend their whole lives inside or crawling through the dirt. It has helped countless people.
It’s actually part of a drive to provide wheelchairs to disabled people in third world countries, and they are built as economically as possible to make them light for transport and low cost so that the non-profit can provide as many as possible.
No, no, no. This is actually a very successful third world campaign to build very inexpensive wheelchairs. I think I saw the cost of materials for this is somewhere *below* $10.
Actually, it’s an initiative being launched in 3rd world countries for those who can’t afford wheelchairs. They have provided something cheap and portable enough that even those sleeping on dirt can use. Remember, over there it really is survival of the fittest.
how is that a fail?!?!?!?!? it is obviously a money-saving and ingenuity win
That is a wheelchair that is made cheap for the disabled in African countries, so that they can afford wheel chairs instead of dragging themselves along the groud. WIN!
That was sneaky! Ah, well.
Hiya V
Yes.
It was.
this is a definite WIN! hooray for the pathetic!
This is not a fail, this is innovation in it’s highest art form. I mean, everybody knows that those plastic chairs are super-comfortable (up until the time they crack). At any rate, you always have the option to purchase a new one for $19.95 at Harrows. Is Harrows still around? Target probably has them as well. NO WORRIES.
And look up those tired. This baby can go off-road!
* tires
* bukkit
A true win in every sense of the word!
DIY win
Agreed, this is not a fail. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, this looks like something I remember seeing in a movie once about Ghana. Until recently, anyone handicapped was considered “cursed” and therefore shunned by society, until some people (led by one particularly brave man who had only one leg, but became an avid cyclist in spite of it) got together the resources to make these wheelchairs for other handicapped people. It’s a great way to provide an inexpensive wheelchair to someone who does not have the means to afford a fancier more expensive one — given that the average salary there is only a few dollars per day!
Ghana win?
Modifying a wheel chair patio furniture’s hick cousin? Still a fail.
Modifying a wheel chair WITH patio furniture’s…
Bah…
…the damn things ‘re always blowing away in storms, now there’s no point in chasing them…
Modification at the highest level. The use of the chair means not crawling on ground that lacerates your knees and palms. It means not having to craw through excrement or other filth. So, yeah, this is an EPIC win.
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/
Thank you for EPIC-izing this….I’ve seen these everywhere I’ve provided medical care in Third World countries….Africa….Central America….it is actually a GENIUS EPIC!
This is a chair given out by the Free Wheelchair Mission to people in developing countries. However, there are serious problems with the design. The chair will break in a matter of weeks in rough conditions, and perhaps most seriously, the plastic in the lawn chair is prone to pinching and cracking, and is a hazard fro people prone to pressure sores.
Better to spend a little more money to provide chairs of a better design in my opinion. The intentions are good, but the chair is a fail.
Definitely NOT a fail. This is an example of a low cost wheelchair that is used in 3rd world countires….. they are inexpensive to make and very light. People who have lost limbs due to land mines are finally able to get around.
PLEASE remove this as a fail. It is a terrible injustice to have it here as a “fail.”
I call these a big WIN…
Agreed. Not a fail.
When most of us will spend more on lunch today than the unfortunate user of this wheelchair will make in a month, perhaps longer, there’s no room for laughter.
Lots of things are funny, but this isn’t one of them.
Ahhh, children. I called it a FAIL because its like a motorised carts
retarded offspring. It’s just for fun. Learn to laugh a bit. I think there’s terrible injustice that they let humorless people onto humor sites so they can be a worse buzzkill than Buzz Killington. Maybe on the website where they make cheap wheelchairs they’ll praise it as a cheap, inexpensive, innovative thing for broke cripples. But not me, its just a crappy wheelchair.
And for the comment below, you think this dude was a poor amputee? Check out the marble floor. This guy must’ve been hella poor to afford some crazy ass marble floors.
The movie is called Emanuel’s Gift
Who cares if a handicapped guy decided to make handicapped handicapped chairs for the handicapped. Win or Fail, at the end of the day they’re still handicapped.
(not a shot at you cripples out there, just sayin it like it is. keep on rollin.
no, he’s right. i saw this in a movie called ‘emmanuel’s gift’, about a one- legged man in africa who ran races and helped other diosabled people by building inexpensive wheelchairs.
so, wheelchair WIN.
thx jordan
I remember that film. The cyclist came to my school. The chairs are an inexpensive way to help the disabled in poverty-stricken countries. So not fail
Saw a story about these a year or two ago , this isn’t some redneck innovation and are built like that on purpose. They are made to be sent to third world countries & places like Afghanistan where there are a lot of poor amputees from all the random left over land mines & such. Its cheap to make , light weight for shipping and durable , perfect for foreign aid projects
There are better chairs being designed for this purpose. The design is hokey and eye catching, but unnecessary.
Better chairs may exist, but if you can’t afford one crappy chair > no chair.
NOT fail. I went out to tanzania, broke both legs, and went on safari anyway, thanks to one of these. not great off road tho. front wheels are rubbish.
indeed, this is not a fail, i seen these chairs a lot in southamerica, used by poor people,
so have some respect
I agree, it’s a win. The real thing would cost hundreds if not thousands.
yes, this a Win
win, indeed
This is NOT a fail. Wheelchairs like this are easy and inexpensive to make and thus distribute in 3rd world countries where disabled people have not other means of getting around.
The true fail lies in your ignorant mockery.
I can’t remember exactly where I read about this, but there’s a charitable organization that collects these cheapo plastic lawn chairs that people don’t want anymore, and makes wheelchairs out of them for people in poor countries.
This is not fail. This is all WIN
TWENTY SEVEN YEARS AGO, the sight of a crippled Moroccan woman crawling across a dirt road planted a seed that germinated in 1999 when Don Schoendorfer, founder of Free Wheelchair Mission, invested his education and professional expertise as a PhD Mechanical Engineer to create a simple, rugged, and inexpensive wheelchair. The mental picture of the crawling woman’s anguish and loss of dignity had haunted him for years until God opened a path for Dr. Schoendorfer.
This is designed for 3rd world countries where wheel chairs are not available to the poor. Over 1 million people who need wheelchairs do not have them and have to crawl from place to place instead. This wheelchair can be built and shipped for about $50. Checkout freewheelchairmission.com. Next time don’t be so quick to judge.
You are correct, sir! This is a huge win, not a fail!
this wheelchair is for crippled children in third world countries. they’re made for 20 bucks each by various charities. this is a major WIN.
Not so ninja anymore.
This is a real business helping those in poverty countries. Sorry some of you think it is funny. A disability is not a laughing matter.
What would you do if you could not walk and needed a wheelchair?
Thats not a fail, thats actually a real thing. Theres this guy who wanted to make useable, free wheelchairs avaliable to third world countries and this is how he did it. he’s already given out thousands of those to people for free.
Did they want to be on this site?
I think its a WIN
This wheelchair design was developed to allow disabled people a little more mobility. They are given away FREE OF CHARGE to needy folks in third world countries.
This is a WIN.
the first wheelchair we are seeing history
Plastic chairs are cheaper now.
first reply of second!
first reply of first reply of second reply!
Chain start?
Ok, since when has the slow bus stopped at failblog?
Ever since the slow bus failed.
And the tow truck that attempted to pull it failed.
And the tow truck that tried to tow the tow truck that attempted to pull the slow bus failed.
And the crane that tried to pull the tow truck that tried to tow the tow truck that tried to tow the slow bus failed, and fell into the water.
.
But it is ok, we have an even BIGGER crane, one that surely can’t fall into the water too.
*BIGGER crane falls into water, along with two tow trucks and slow bus*
Oh dear.
*BIGGER crane hits bottom, starts crack in world…*
Keep stacking them and at some point one of them will be out of the water.
after that it’s just turtles all the way down
“I’m ruler”, said Yertle, “of all that I see.
But I don’t see enough. That’s the trouble with me.”
My grandmother has one.
One what?
Leg on her left side.
Left side of what?
Woah, they posted two at the first time.
Failblog is combatting the people combatting the first trolls?
I betcha the wheelchair was the “scheduled” FAIL, but the WTF one was so good it just had to get out there NOW!
So this is what a wheechiair looks like.
*puts an alligator at the bottom of hill*
*posts sign*
*paints funny handicap parking symbol at top of hill*
*Posts wheelchair sign on door and No Escape sign above it.
*posts “No Standing” sign next to wheelchair sign*
*posts Wheelchair access arrow sign at bottom of a flight of stairs*
*puts two bricks on stairs to make a “ramp”*
*moves stairs away from door*
*The person who owns this chair doesn’t stand up for abused women*
*suggests the owner of this chair walk in for a demonstration*
*Attaches jet engine to back of chair, eyes ramp…*
*flips switch to afterburner*
*laughs as WhoaNellie start shooting toward the ramp*
*feeds crocodiles at end of lake with bits of meat, so that they want some more*
*laughs maniacally*
Muahahaha!
(nothing personal BTW, I just like seeing people get hurt)
*sits on observation deck with binoculars and popcorn*
*watches in anticipation*
*brings deckchair and sits next to avis, and peers through binoculars as WhoahNellie launches off ramp, and crocodiles smile*
*rolls garden wheelchair over and sits by BFF and Avis. Searches for his bucket of popcorn*
*forgets he had bag of crisps/potato chips and opens to share with Avis and aikiwaza*
*Hands out preferred alcoholic beverage to Aikiwaza and Avis.*
*Puts down beer next to BF, and looks the other way intentionally*
*offers assorted cookies to all present*
*ohs and ahs as WhoaNellie is launched into the air*
*wanders over with a picnic basket full of goodies and takes a seat*
*nibbles cookies, and watches as WhoaNellie plunges towards lake*
Wheeling across water!! That has got to be some kind of record!
I bet Evil Knievel wouldn’t have been able to do that.
*sidles over*
Hey guys, what’s going – OH MY LORD WHAT IS HAPPENING TO NELLIE?!
The crocodiles don’t look too happy about it though.
*sips beer, rests head on Christopher’s shoulder*
Thanks by the way.
*opens dark beer, takes sip*
I didn’t know a crocodile head could be used as a ramp!
*Wraps arm around Avis’ shoulders, sidles in closer*
No problem babe. You know… this isn’t the first tragedy we’ve watched at this lake like this.
*sips beer*
*reminices* Ahh yes, good times, good times.
*holds bottle up as in a toast*
At toast… to a romance strengthened by hilarious tragedy*
*clinks bottles*
* purposefully ignores Avis and Christopher (a lesson learned) and watches Nellie bounce off of crocodile heads*
To…. life! To life! L’chai-im!
L’chai-im, l’chai-im, to life!
*starts dancing*
And if our good fortune never comes,
Here’s to whatever comes…
A toast! Lakes can be so romantic!
aiwkiwaza, Hee! That’s the title of my last entry!!
*jams in ear plugs due to WhoahNellie’s screams*
*skims along on crocodile heads, sipping a margarita as he goes*
*hits land on the other side, spins wheelchair around, stands up, bows to crowd*
Unintentional, but hilarious all the same… Uh… what entry?
*looks confused. Also rearranges letters in Avis’ post to spell Aikiwaza.*
You can shorten it to Aiki if that helps.
Sorry ’bout that, I AM a teensy bit dyslexic. Click my name, read the most recent post title. You’ll see. You may have to click on 2009 archives first though. Something seems to be wrong with my site today.
*wanders in*
Oo! Beer and cookies!
*sip sip*
*munchity-munchy-munch*
Whoa, nellie, lookit WhoaNellie go!
*wanders in*
*SQUEEZE*
*stashes something*
*runs off again*
I’m going BACK to the WTF Extra, I foresee more opportunity there for puns and witty comments!
Prezackly.
I, also, only read the articles.
Articles? Is that what all those WORDS are for?
Who’d a thought!
a the le la les un du des der die das de het een
This is a wheelchair win
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/thewheelchair.html
Yes it is
I thought that too
So did I. It’s a Great Feat of Engineering!
Heh… I’m actually going to see if I can get into exactly that field of engineering–that is, affordable rehab tech–because I bet about a jillion people are sick of having to pay an arm and a leg for a decent prosthesis.
Seriously, though, every day people suffer from not getting the devices they need because either they don’t have insurance or their insurance company is being stupid. If you can use standardized parts, or apply your tech to something outside the assistive tech niche, maybe you can make it affordable for the average guy.
Looks like a mexican wheelchair.
Why, is the back wet?
>>>SNORT<<<
comment win
Racism is never a winner.
And yet it comes out on top more often than not. I’ll be taking the brown toilet now.
Just keep Anat away before you sit down. I’ll use one of those white ones next to yours.
partypooper
Clearly this technology was not available back when George Costanza was trying to buy the cheapest wheelchair possible on “Seinfeld”.
Those wheelchairs are made by a non-profit company to give in third world countries, they are made that way because they are much cheaper. So arguably it is not a fail.
Great closing argument. You’ve convinced me.
Humorless WIN!
Actually, I read an article about these about a year ago.
There was a doctor who went overseas to an impoverished region (can’t remember where?) and he saw a woman, I think, dragging herself around because she could not walk and obviously couldn’t get surgery or something. He decided to help over there for anyone who couldn’t walk and started to plan a design for a low-cost (for him) wheelchair that he could bring them.
He figured out how to use bicycle parts from bikes that were not working anymore, and the plastic chairs were both perfect to use because they cost next to nothing for him, and he could give them away for free there, with some sponsorship help.
Now, I don’t know if he started giving them away for free here or not, but this seems sort of difficult to make, and these are exactly the same thing he was making. Perhaps he is giving them away here as well to people without insurance and no way to go to a doctor.
So….. not so much fail as a story of a sort of hero. So Thbbpt. ^_^ Sorry for being a party pooper.
twentyseconth
Failth.
*inserts “Epic” before “failth”*
That comment’s failthy. Go wash it!
These chairs are made by a charity for about $50 each for impoverished countries. Not FAIL, WIN!
Finally! Someone with Sense– you’re absolutely right- these are charity made to help those in need of wheelchairs who could neer afford a “fancy” one, and in order to ship and be able to provide for lots of folks who are in need. Pretty incredible story of the inventor, actually.
Somewhat off topic, but just out of curiosity…. Why are the shoes leaning against the wall? Is that just a custom in some part of the world, or is there an actual reason for it?
There is an actual reason.
Well thanks for clearing that up.
*snert*
At least he didn’t flip-flop on the issue.
Whats wrong with it? It’s a chair and it has wheels!
Actually, low income/3rd world nation SUCCESS. These chairs are geared toward those market segments. Wheel chairs are expensive. These are cheap. The component are cheap and readily available and last a long time. The chair is more or less a throw away part. It wears out and you replace it on the cheap.
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/wheelchair_history.html
I have no affiliation with this group.
-S
You might be a redneck if…
This isn’t actually nearly as fail as it seems. There ar actually programs which make chairs just like this for poor people in third world countries.
hey mtv pimp my ride
Hahah! That made me lowl.
Thanks!
This is not a Wheelchair Fail, this is obviously a Lawnchair Win.
Hey now, that’s just being resourceful!
Not a fail. It’s a cheap wheelchair that can be made by average people living in third-world countries.
This is a FAIL! fail.
I saw this on the news. It’s an amazing creation by a man who visited a poor country and saw children who were amputated from land mines, dragging themselves around their dirt roads on their hands. They can’t afford wheelchairs. So, he created this system where he can make $50 wheelchairs from bikes and plastic chairs, and change the lives of hundreds of amputees.
I’d really like to see this removed from here. I love your site, this just doesn’t belong.
No, this is a poverty WIN coming from an inventive person.
Ok, ok we get it. It’s for 3rd world countries, lack of resources, etc. etc. but it’s still a garden chair with wheels.
OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU FOR SAYING THAT!
Jeebus, I counted over a half dozen explanations of how this is not a fail.
In the grander scheme of things, sure, I guess it is not a fail.
But as a wise person once said, “it’s still a garden chair with wheels.”
Lighten up people :/
I’m a lovable girl. *grins*
And we love you for it
Well, that and your delicious spaghetti.
Aw… shucks you guys. *wipes a tear away*
*group squeeze*
Spaghetti wuh?
Pssst, it’s that wet noodle we were using a while ago…remember?
Ohhh…. I got ya!
*giggles*
*winks*
actually i think this org gets alot of mileage out of that fact… people say, “hey now that’s a great idea,” without thinking it through. The thing is a hazard and will break after three weeks of riding. Why not spend a little more and build a chair that will actually last for a while instead of diverting funds to this disposable crap.
the fact that it’s obviously a piece of trash draws attention to it and is a kind of strange marketing strategy. these people are well intentioned but they need to research other organizations doing a better job at this. sometimes charities can be blind and dumb.
It’s the equivalent of giving hungry children after dinner mints.
On a side note, I think karma just broke my keyboard.
Yay for karma!
Look dumdum, there’s marble flooring. Obviously they have money. Not all people with money are frivolous. They probably have several chairs, but don’t want to get an expensive one wet by the pool. People don’t necessarily have to be totally crippled to use/need a wheelchair. Pool exercise is wonderful for physical therapy. I’m sure they don’t use this chair full time, and they can just leave it out in the weather with no worries. OKAY?
Now, enough seriousness here.
We are laughing ‘cos it looks “red-neck-y,” duh. Laugh a little. After all, it’s WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR, so lighten up. This goes for all of you up there,^^ who can not or will not see the humo(u)r in little things.
.
*Ahem* ’scuse me there.
I can’t BELIEVE that no one has mentioned yet how this is so totally not a fail! Don’t you know people make these for the disabled in third world countries??
Insensitive bastids.
People can be so thoughtless :/
And heartless.
And soulless.
And unfortunately Avis-less.
CHRISTOPHER!!!
*SMOOCHES*
I’ve missed you!
*Places hands on Avis’ hips and pulls her in*
*SMOOOCHES*
Missed you more *Pouty face*
*averts eyes*
I missed YOU more!
*proceedes to prove it*
*plugs ears*
*No, I missed you more*
*Removes shirt, and guides Avis’ hands to prove it*
Tosses this up there ^ *Removes his shirt*
*wraps self around Christopher*
Mmmmmm… We’ll see about that!
*Never wants to let go*
What was the new move you learned again?
*caresses Christopher’s back lightly with fingernails*
Hehe… maybe you need to refresh my memory.
*Gently nibbles at Avis’s neck inbetween kisses.*
I believe it had some hugs, snogs, and possibly a a rofl in there somewhere.
*trembles slightly*
Heh. I never do a move twice… unless it really works.
HUGGROPENUZZLESNOG!!
*HUGGROPENUZZLESNOG count = 1*
Oooohh! Yeah, Baby!
It works.
I knew there was a grope in there too!
*gets the GLOWER warmed up*
I think we have an interloper.
Just a guard… If you guys quit kicking the curtain no one would know!
*Loads shotgun*
Well, if you’re going to start GLOWER</b.(tm) -ing, then I should get out of the way. Slowly.
*Starts trailing kisses lower… lower….*
NOOOOOO!!!!!
I need an HTML bukkit, stat!
⍽
Ummm…. Mmmm!
Now… who was I supposed to….. Oh forget it!
*leads Christopher to private ROOM with a DOOR*
Isn’t that an HTML box?
⍽ *Sploorch*
Oh, God,
CODE.*At this point wishes Fail had a chat function*
I second that!
*wanders away now that Avis and Christopher left*
*sighs happily that Avis was distracted enough not to GLOWER*
*glances over shoulder*
*yelps and starts running due to a sudden, unexplained heat on the back*
Where’s BFF… I think I need a GLOWER suit if this is going to happen often.
*Pulls curtains around Avis and Christopher. Stands guard with earplugs.*
Good move. We will probably get noise.
I certainly hope so!
Gah.
*Tosses a “Y” up there, which displaces the “e”, to make “noisy”.*
*Rediscovers bukkit*
Eeeew…. McDonalds’s secret sauce without the burgers in the bukkit today.
*wonders if this is the single’s corner*
*walks off to find the bartender*
Just don’t hit on the bartender…he’s still underage.
I only wanted sex on the beach. No stringy olives attached!
And some of the others are spoken for.
Ok, two that I know of.
Did I walk into the DateBlog by accident? Couplings everywhere!
There have been a few match-ups here, haven’t there?
Hee…! Some of us have, indeed, found our Failmate.
(insert cruddy pickup line here)
The term ‘Failmate’ doesn’t really inspire warm fuzzy thoughts.
How about “failance”?
Stick around long enough, and you’ll see how warm we can get!
Only if it includes un accent aigu. Without it, it gives the wrong impression.
That’s a bit full on for me. I’m more of a one night fail kind of girl.
That didn’t sound promising either! *chuckles*
I can’t get an accent in there, my computer is … finicky.
And Jam, it can be! But if that’s not what you’re looking for, there are others here who would likely be only too happy to oblige.
I’m here for the funnies and because y’all can spell! Also, the friendly banter is … well friendly.
*banters*
You know…all friendly-like.
I love this failing community.
i think like twenty people have mentioned this.
And here I thought it was used in harness racing…you know, for lawn jockeys.
(I was wheelie hoping I’d catch one of those^^)
There’s one born every minute.
At least this one is aptly named.
[coyote] Someone once told him his name was nothing but mud; he’s been trying to turn it around ever since. [/coyote]
i think like twenty people who have the wheels come off their minds
Hiya, fuzzy.
*hug!*
‘lo there, Dragonwrither.
*spins!*
Nice to see you ’round these parts again.
*writhes!*
Verily I say unto you: Go out into the 3rd world and make cheapassed wheelchairs from plastic that the Sun’s UV Rays will soon make brittle.
Do this so thee will not have to spend all of thy money and you still will
be able to afford a few rounds of golf each weekend while thy wife is at
the spa! For the ingnorant 3rd world minorities will not know better and
you will feel great about yourself despite being the worst golfer at the club.
BACK!! BACK, foul golf spirit!!
I was expecting a count to three in there somewhere. I’m a little disappointed.
Well:
1: >>I’ve disappointed you!
2: >>I’m truly very sorry!
3: Safety
4: >>I really hope this helps!
It does, though for whatever reason, your comment prior sounded like something out of Search for the Holy Grail. I was expecting a hand grenade count. Fail on my part.
Waitaminute, Skwerlly said “Safety”? Oh good gracious.
*puts on gas mask*
HIBONDFAN4518!!!BOGGY SEE YOU! HI!BOGGY found a BIG Box of TROLL HOUSE COOKIES!
BOGGY eattened dem all goned! BOGGY gassy!BOGGY goes makes BUBBLES in BOG now!
Bond Firend wanted to watches?
Come wif BOGGYBondFan!Er…oh alright, I’ll go with you. But let me put on my gas mask, oxygen tank and hazmat suit first.
*puts on hazmat suit and tank*
I’m ready.
*enters FAIL BOG*
Yeah! This is a wheelchair made by a company from Ghana. They do this for free. They have no funding.
Wheelchair win! Where do the balloons attach?
That would be above the jet engine, in back.
Actually, I tend to skip over comments that start with ‘actually’ because I know they’re just going to be humorless and entirely based on some article they read or some story about a developing country being shipped crappy wheelchairs or how the Nazis stole the swastika.
I think this is a win regardless of who’s using it. Inventive win! Rednecks can make some crazy crap out of what they’ve got lying around (like BBQs from shopping carts!). Not quite McGuyver, but still…
When I first saw the pic I didn’t understand the fail. i thought it might have been someone’s “outdoor” wheelchair, for gardening or something. It would be easier to clean than a regular wheelchair.
I will probably be mauled by others for this, but I cannot see the fail in this picture. Surely this is using available resources?
I’m not sure that this is exactly safe for handicapped consumption.
I see now. I guess this is a win for the lazy, though.
I don’t think it is safe for any consumption :/
I don’t know about that. It is full of iron and chock full of essential plastics and minerals.
My doctor at Jiffy Lube also suggested that I needed more plastics and minerals.
Thank you Dr. Christopher!
*noms on his stapler*
FIRST POST!!!!!!!
… to die from complications from having something removed from his ass. Something tuber-y.
*first post for me, not thread
*still the least constructive comment in comments section
Except the actual first comment. I give a few points for unintentional irony.
COINCIDENTAL HEADLINE: ROD BLAGOJEVICH TO WRITE BOOK ON DARK SIDE OF POLITICS
Much like Senator Palpatine writing about the Dark Side of the Force. Write what you know.
The darker side of politics…accountability?
THAT is irony.
Although he IS the person to ask about such things. After all he would know!
That SOB got one hell of an advance on this book too! He promised them “dirt” on Obama, (which will be undoubtedly lame), and surely won’t admit to anything remotely illegal on his part. BUT it will sell well ‘m sure.
*wasn’t aware constructiveness was the goal.
You and me both!
*packs bags*
*leaves*
I dunno, this is really kinda epic win honestly.
There are 3 goals, learn them well:
1) Be the 1st to post
2) Post replies to yourself, to make your posts look like they are generating excitement in the “unwashed internet”.
3) Reference other sites’ threads (eg, no 2, above)
…and that was the Three Laws of Trollistics. Any Questions?
4) make lists and pretend to be creative and smart and eduicated and cut others down for every minor enfraction of spelling or puncuation and state the ovbious without reading the threads first
Oh! The irony!
The temptation to point at the spelling of education is starting to get the better of me.
How about “enfraction”?
I honestly missed that. Guess my spelling filter turned on. I blame the lolcat speak on the other thread.
5) PROPHESY!!!
Five is right out!
6) Rank your typing skills. Is fun.
44.4 wpm, 41 correct 16 incorrect.
Meh
76.2, no errors! New personal best!
I can solve Rubik’s cube in under a minute, does that count for something?
ME TOO!
In fact, I know the ex-Canadian champion, Matt Walter.
It’s durable AND weather resistant. I say WIN!
Agreed!…I would not sit in it if you are over 200lbs though
Haven’t you ever heard of the Free Wheelchair Mission?
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/thewheelchair.html
This is more of a Win than a Fail, since it’s a wheelchair for poor countries.
agreed. Definately a WIN.
The fail that took place off camera was when airport security confiscated the it.
This is not a fail. It’s a total win. I’ve heard of a man in Gana who was born with only one leg who made it his goal to bike across Gana, a country where disabled people are second class citezens. After he did that, he began to campaign the government in Gana for eaqual rights for the disabled. Overnight he made 100 wheelchairs just like that for the numerous disabled people in his area. I can see how it might appear funny, but think how greatfull someone would be if they were disabled, and treated horribly all their lives, and suddenly, a great innovation like this came along. This is not a fail. It’s a win, and I’d be really happy if this was taken off the homepage.
*bangs head against wall*
*is dazed and confoozed*
Stay there, I’ll go get one of diana’s cookies. Maybe that will cure your confuzzleness.
*slowly wakes up*
*looks around*
Have they gone yet?
Not yet. Here, have another cookie.
Just wait, there will be others just like Kori anon.
^Korfi
Dangit!
Gotta love the care-trolls.
Someone is almost always offended by one of the fails.
I think that’s how we know the kind folks at FailBlog.org are doing it right!
If you’re offended, it’s simple. No clicky the FailBlog!
My sentiments exactly.
I don’t think they would understand that concept.
Ha ha, these people don’t get it. I think I love you. I took this pic
and thought it was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, it was comfy though.
I love how humorless some people on this site are.
Haha
*sprinkles a few “h”s over Korfi’s comment*
Now just pop it into the oven until it turns a nice golden brown.
Serves 2.
Crispy!
This is most decidedly not a ‘fail,’ and should be removed! This is a low-cost wheelchair distributed to a number of impoverished countries that gives handicapped persons the chance for a productive life and enhanced mobility. check out http://www.freewheelchairmission.org and consider making a donation.
You’re right- I recognized it from the photo and came here to comment, but you beat me to it. It is NOT fail- it’s someone’s effort to bring hope to poor, crippled people.
richest poor crippled person, with marble floors.
This isn’t a fail. These are built by the Free Wheelchair Mission, which is an organization that builds wheelchairs for 3rd world countries where people don’t have access to/have the money for real wheelchairs.
This isn’t a fail. These posts are provided by the Free Bleat Repeat Bleat Bleat Thread Replete Mission, which is an organization that posts things a compassionately abundant number of times for all persons in the innerwebs countries who don’t have access to scroll buttons and fancy sheep muttons.
Is that an enso?
suchness is as suchness does
Thank you for saying that! I was just about to post the same thing, then decided to take a look to see if anyone else might have mentioned it!
Actually, it’s pretty ingenious!
Hi, could someone please clarify for me as to whether this is a FAIL or actually a WIN?
I’m terribly concerned that it’s a real photo of a really really win-ful real thing, and in actual fact really a win, and not a failing fail-pic at all!
Oh, oh, I am in a quandry.
Does anyone have any useful stories or links they could put up to help guide me to the proper and correct answer, please?
I’ve read all the posts and haven’t found anything vaguely relevant…
*…expires…*
Wow… death from curiosity? Harsh.
She must be a cat.
*croak*
*gasp*
…sss… …sss..
…
sssquirrellll…..
Well, yes, those do have a tendency to be exasperating.
*surprisingly, still alive*
*struggles to gasp out final words*
…no, death from exasperation…
*croaks, lies back down*
*Shotguns PAW’s face*
We won’t be having any more of that.
Now THAT’S harsh.
Anyway, I was saved by a cookie.
hey, I took the pic. when i saw it I thought it was the funniest thing ever. I put it as a fail because it just looks like a sad excuse for a wheelchair. Sure it’s a win as a innovative useful cheap mode of transportation that can be easily handed out amongst the lesser fortunates and they can roll around in their lawns without a care in the world, besides dying of course. But I didn’t see it that way, I saw a lawn chair that felt different, he didn’t get along with his little lawn chair friends, he didn’t even want to be a lawn chair, he decided he wanted to be one of the wheel chairs. He wanted to navigate and smell like cats and bring old people to bingo halls. So he fixed himself to a piece of metal with wheels and he became a wheelchair. He went to mingle with the other wheelchairs and try to fit in but they all shunned him and told hiim to GTFO cuz he’s a freakin lawn chair. That’s when I came over and said. “FAIL!”
Hope this helped clarify anything. Please don’t hurt yourself trying to figure out if a stupid picture is a WIN or FAIL because in the end, it’s still a stupid picture.
That is a win, sir!
ooh *walks in and looks around the room, first time here* pretty place
Hi!
*hands Chadiko a cookie*
Welcome…feel free to look around. When BFF gets back, he’ll be happy to give you a tour.
*is miraculously revived by delicious cookie aroma*
Hello. I am also new here. Could I have a cookie too?
Nice try, hammy!
Aww, shucks.
*munching on the cookie* YAY COOKIE
How do you get out of this thing to use the toilet?
There is one at my local hydrotherapy pool. They use it so people who are in wheelchairs can wheel themselves down the ramp and into the pool, to give them independence, so they don’t have to rely on others for it. They have been out for decades for this use. The charity group didn’t invent it, but they have used the idea to provide cheap wheelchairs to those who need them.
definitely not a fail. the hospital i worked at before now used these all the time. patients loved them. they are comfortable, cheap, and durable. (also easy to fix).
this is a win, i wish i had one of those. i might go and make one now
They make these for 3rd world countries, so that people who cant normally afford wheelchairs can have them. Its not a fail.
What’s so “fail” about this? Real wheelchairs are *expensive*. A simple steel frame, a plastic deck chair, two bicycle wheels and two shopping-cart wheels probably works just as well and costs a hell of a lot less.
necessity is the mother of invention
is say win
Ehi, no! This is a MacGyverish Win!
Hahahahahahaha
That’s Brazil.
nope, philippines.
This is NOT a fail. Please remove it. I paid $900 for my wheelchair, with excellent insurance, and mine wasn’t even top-of-the-line. People who NEED a wheelchair are lucky to have these, and I have personally supported freewheelchairmission.org in the past because it’s better than nothing. There’s nothing funny about needing a wheelchair and not being able to afford one.
but there is something funny about how a crapload of people come to a humor website without any humor. You FAIL!
Those wheelchairs are made a non-profit organization…we gave them to needy folks in Iraq on my last tour.
Guy we gave one to used to crawl all over the place until we gave him the chair.
When your options are crawling everywhere…or using that. Not tough.
I dunno dude, that is one cool looking wheelchair!
RT
http://www.privacy-center.pro.tc
Actually, this is a wheelchair made for disabled people in third-world countries. I forget the organization that does it, but it’s made that way because the parts are cheap, relatively easily obtained and easy to assemble. Light to ship, too.
Hot damn, I want that wheelchair! Almost as awesome as my normal one!
its a leightweight racing-wheelchair
This is a wheelchair from FreeWheelchairMission.org
They supply wheelchairs to impoverished countries. I have worked overseas for many years and it is sad to see handicapped people who can’t afford a wheel chair dragging themselves around on their hands, their clothes covered in dirt and grime. With these wheelchairs they are given the gift of mobility and self sufficiency.
Awesome.
My teacher raised as much money as he could to make these. Good job one siding a story that is very sad. How about you lose your legs and drag your bodies around, because you cannot afford anything remotely helpful.
NOT a FAIL ! In fact, it’s a massive success- this project makes wheelchairs for dirt cheap and gives them away in the 3rd world. For the cost of one game disk, you can buy or build such a chair for a handicapped person in the 3rd world.
ddef a win! I was so surprised to see it as a FAIL.
WIN!
cheaper than the other ones…
That is a Win !!!
Who says a wheelchair can’t be comfy?!?!?!?
Wheelchair win!
I am assigned to an Army Reserve unit stationed in Iraq, and part of our mission is humanitarian aid. We have these wheelchairs by the hundreds. We assemble them on a regular basis for distribution to the those in need . They look cheap, but they’re actually quite effective for their intended purpose. Not really a fail, but it certainly makes you look twice. I know that I did the first time I saw one.
Its like they built the wheelchair around ol’ grandmama.
Did I really just read the top 50 reasons this isn’t a fail?
I think…oh god…I think I fail.
I don’t care what people say, this is still the bloody equivalent of a bloody Kia (low quality Korean car that initially was sold as buy one get one free).
Let the stories about the developing nations of the world commence!
Hello all,
I help out with the Free Wheelchair Mission effort (the founder goes to my church) frequently, and distributed a few on a short trip to Peru.
The wheelchair was designed as such other than the obvious low cost, but to also make it easier to service where you might not have a Home Depot around the corner.
I borrowed one last year when I busted my foot in a climbing accident. One disadvantage of the design is that it is not collapsible which if the wheelchair recipient needs to go to work, so this limits their transportation options (difficult to load in a taxi).
The wheelchair also somewhat alleviates the need for a constant caretaker to help move the family member around the house.
Here’s a photo I took in Peru when we dropped in on this kid’s school to make a delivery. Made his day.
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2370782932_edca03c234.jpg?v=1206933215[/img]
Anyway this is a great site and I read it daily. Glad to see our wheelchair getting more exposure! It certainly made my day.
Actually a success. I was at a fundraiser last year hosted by one of the people who helped distribute these wheelchairs to 3rd world countries. They only cost a fraction of what an actual wheelchair would cost. Also easier to repair because all you had to do was replaced the $10 plastic chair!
FTW!!!!!
Not a fail, a company makes these for people who don’t have the money/insurance for a real wheelchair.
In fact I found the link… http://www.freewheelchairmission.org/
Actually, this is an assistive-techology-in-developing-countries WIN.
You can’t just buy the regular deal if you’re a person with a physical disability in a place where even the walking folks get 7 cents an hour.
i dont care what anyone thinks that is huge win.
This is definitely not a fail!
They are made to be cheap and are handed out to people in one of the under developed countries. Readers Digest ran an article on them a couple of years back and offered the public the chance to purchase one, which they would donate to someone in dire need. If I recall correctly I paid $29.90 for one so someone could get around!
Maybe some of you should look it up and put your hands in your pockets to help someone in need!
Wheelchair WIN! That is freaking awesome. Creativity at its finest.
This is definitely a FAIL but it’s not some hick’s homemade beach runner. This is a chair manufactured to be given away for free in developing countries for people who can’t afford to buy wheelchairs. It’s a terrible chair: it breaks easily, it’s uncomfortable; but it’s designed to be super low cost and easy to manufacture. I know this because I’m a student who designs wheelchairs in a class at MIT and this is one of the chairs we work with. check it out:
http://web.mit.edu/sp.784/www/DOCUMENTS/090212-%20Lecture%204.pdf
That is an EPIC WIN my friends
Another example of Human Ingenuity at its finest.
This is definately not a fail because people who are not able to get around can now thanks to this free wheelchair. I know someone who works for free wheel chair mission. The design seems to the naked eye to be a piece of crap, but in fact the material that the chair itself is made out of is a very strong material that can withstand more than a cheapo plastic lawn chair that you’d have. Also the wheels are bicycle tires because they are able to be used on rough terrain. People need to learn the facts before they post a fail. I know that it does seem like a fail, but I know that there are some very pleased people that received a free wheel chair.
WHEELCHAIR INNOVATION WIN
This brings previously expensive wheelchairs to the third world
Haha, all you people who keep saying “This is a win, helping poor crippled people” are obviously on the wrong website, if you guys want to praise the damn wheelchair, go to that wheelchair mission site and give them praise.
This is a humor site and when I saw this sad excuse of a lawnchair turned wheelchair I thought it was crazy hilarious. If you’re all here to be bigger buzz kills than Buzz Killington, GTFO! You FAIL!!! Stupid kids…
Just admit you are wrong. This is not a fail. And that is not a lawnchair. It is a chair made out of plastic. Made into an inexpensive wheelchair. You are welcome to find that hilarious if you would like. But we don’t.
This is not a fail. This is a wheelchair that costs $50. and it is for an organization called Free Wheelchair Mission. They make thise wheelchairs with money that is donated by people and then they bring the chairs to needy people all over the world.
I love the picture. I want one of these chairs!
FAILCHAIR!
Hey this thing is an innovation here..because real wheelchairs cost a lot..and poor people cant afford one..
THIS IS NOT A FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THESE, IT IS MUCH CHEAPER MAKE THESE AND GIVE THEN TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF THEM THEN BUYING WHEEL CHAIRS. SO THIS IS NOT A FAIL, AND WHO EVER PUT THIS UP FAILED. THIS IS VERY VERY OFFENSIVE TO CALL A FAIL.
its a win!because some handicapped people cant purchase a real wheelchair. it shows that, people are using their brains and making something useful.
creation win
definetly not a fail
Indeed this is not a fail at all. In Latin America there are cases of extreme poverty, and people who need a wheelchair happen not to be able to afford one. This alternative is real for these people, and many people have been helped with this. In my country I have seen cases of people using this. So, believe me, this is not a fail. Indeed I would like to ask failblog.org to remove this one ’cause I think is kind of mocking out of these people, less lucky than much users of this web site.
These chairs are amazing. They are distributed by Free Wheelchair Mission and for less than $50 each can be easily shipped in mass and then assembled in 3rd world countries where people are literally crawling on the ground.
I volunteered at 2 hospitals in Cambodia and saw this type of chair at one of them. It worked very well, and was very inexpensive. (That hospital provided care for free, while the other one asked for the equivalent of 50 cents if the person could afford it.) You need to be creative in resource-poor nations. Regarding the marble floor, it could be from previously available money, as circumstances change. Or, it could be a re-purposed building, such as a former home or government building. I visited an AIDS care center and hospice that was in a mansion that formerly belonged to a brother of a general in the Khmer Rouge. The fine furnishings, woodwork, and marble, were left from that period, not recent additions.
Genius
(it IS a wheelchair!)
This is not a fail. I have seen one of these before, they are a cheap wheel chairs that impoverished families can buy for the disabled.
It’s good to know that most of you are educated and support this project. Our race team took about 30 of these chairs to Baja during the Baja 1000 and assembled them AND passed them out on the spot. The response was overwhelming. If you’re lucky to live with cement sidewalks it’s pretty funny. If you have dirt roads a not so funny cuz a traditional chair would NEVER work. It’s a great cause. Take it from someone that’s seen them first hand. For those that spoke positively of the chairs . . .thank you.
This is not a fail!
They have created a durable weal chair that is inexpensive!
This invention has made it possible for thousands of people, who would otherwise be immobile because of lack of monetary means, to have a way to get around.
…..And get this, the guy who invented this WIN chair has over one hundred patents in his name, but he did not get a patent for this because he wants companies to copy it!
economy
hey, this isn’t fail. thosw wheelchairs were made from old bike parts and plastic chairs that 3rd world countries usually make since they cant afford to get real wheelchairs. if you ask me, it’s pretty innovative. they make do with what they have. we shouldn’t make fun of them.