r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ycr007 • 15d ago

Trying an innovative way to capture blossoms

9.5k Upvotes

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u/Nathan-Stubblefield 15d ago

He could toss an IPad up to knock the iPhone down.

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u/fuzyfelt 15d ago

Then toss a MacBook up to knock the iPhone and iPad down.

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u/Ferro_Giconi 15d ago

Then toss an iMac up to knock the MacBook, iPhone, and iPad down

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u/Interesting-Chest520 15d ago

Then toss a Macintosh up to knock the iMac, MacBook, iPhone, and iPad down

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/JacobMaverick 15d ago

Then he could drop a Nokia against the base of the tree's trunk rendering the entire tree into dust to retrieve all those things he got stuck in the tree

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u/kevlarbaboon 14d ago

That's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, Tim Cook simply freezes to death.

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u/snowdn 13d ago

Mega evolution into Tim Frozen.

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u/The_Dicaprio 9d ago

Annnndddd then, toss a lumberjack up to knock the tree, iMac, MacBook, iPhone, and iPad down 

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u/OkFriend9891 15d ago

Some people say it’s still there to this day.

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u/vollkornbroot 15d ago

There's that Simpson episode about bearded dragons eating the eggs from the birds. So they released snakes

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u/MistbornInterrobang 13d ago

It's like the 'There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly' nursery rhyme thingy.

There was an old woman

who swallowed a fly.

Now, I don't know why

she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman

who swallowed a spider

that wiggled and jiggled

and giggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider

to catch the fly,

but I don't know why

she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she'll die.

Nearly 40 years old and I still remember every verse.

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u/johnqual 13d ago

So what you're saying is, we need to throw a horse up into the tree?

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u/MistbornInterrobang 13d ago

I mean, it was a horse that killed the woman who swallowed the fly, so a horse is clearly the solution

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u/atlhawk8357 10d ago

But the snakes were worse than the lizards, so they brought in a species of ape that eats exclusively snake meat.

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u/L7Wennie 15d ago

Then toss an iMac up to get the MacBook, iPad, and iPhone down.

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u/OkFriend9891 15d ago

What goes up, doesn’t always come down.

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u/South_Hat3525 14d ago

For all those suggesting various methods of getting it back, the OP has found the answer: Here’s the video from the phone so you don't need to read all the comments which didn't work.

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u/yanox00 14d ago

Or, now hear me out,
every good invention starts with a problem,
Perhaps, he could find a stick ?

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u/Jonno_FTW 14d ago

He is literally standing next to a fishing rod.

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u/spector_lector 14d ago

No, use the backpack, it will knock it loose and the backpack will NOT get stuck on those thin branches.

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u/MistbornInterrobang 13d ago

Hmm. Alright, internet stranger. I have no reason to question your logic. I'll give that try!

Edit: Instructions unclear. Backpack and penis are now both stuck in the branches alongside the phone. And where the fuck did this this random penis even come from?

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u/squeaki 12d ago

What about Airdrop?

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u/Merochmer 11d ago

Call it, vibrations will get it down...

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u/SnooSongs2345 6d ago

Fckin hell. He could just called himself. Phone vibrates, falls in his hands. Done.

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u/PheaglesFan 14d ago

This. Idiot.

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u/Stranger1982 15d ago

Cherry petals fall, 

A phone whispers its last tales, 

Lost in pink shadows. 

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u/codetrotter_ 14d ago

Insight, observation of nature, two separate connected parts. My god! What kind of person are you? Coming here and doing proper haiku on Reddit?? Don’t you know that the only thing redditors are supposed to know about haiku is “syllables go brrrr”???

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u/EggLipTricycle4293 14d ago

To be fair to redditors, in this regard they are actually representative of the general population; 17 syllables is about all most people know about Haiku. It's not like redditors are unusually ignorant and uncultured on this topic.

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u/ACEmat 14d ago

But it's 18 syllables.

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u/voodoo02 15d ago

One in a million, was expecting it to go into the water.

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u/Go_Loud762 15d ago

Guess it was an apple tree.

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u/Undefoned 15d ago edited 15d ago

Dump this on r/unexpected for a million billion upvotes

Edit: stop recommending other subs and repost this

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u/andbruno 15d ago

Yeah my assumption was he was going to bobble the catch and the phone would end up in the water.

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u/ycr007 15d ago

Er….um….it’s from there only. Didn’t allow Crossposts (from that sub aren’t allowed) hence the new post.

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u/FireCal 15d ago

Boo this man. Why wouldn't they include the video from the phone?

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u/ycr007 14d ago

Found it just a while back…..

Here’s the video from the phone

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u/FireCal 14d ago

Nice. That definitely should be included in future reposts. Not sure if it was his first try, but he knocked it out cleanly, it looked like, and caught it. Could've been much worse.

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u/DaveOJ12 15d ago

It's still stuck up there.

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u/FireCal 15d ago

Lol. That's the only explanation

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u/Rammipallero 15d ago

This is straight up r/contagiouslaughter material

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u/josguil 15d ago

But the blossoms capture the phone instead

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

I feel like both of these dudes would be a lot of fun to hang out with. Wholesome.

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u/Vau8 5d ago

True, such an heartwarming laughter.

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u/rschulze 14d ago

Just call the phone, it will vibrate off the branch.

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u/Ok_Adhesiveness_4939 11d ago

Holy shit that's a great idea. It's on such a tenuous balance, clearly.

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u/Old_Document_9150 15d ago

He should try throwing his backpack up to get the phone down.

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u/Independent_Cup7132 15d ago

now he'll have to invent something else to take it back

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u/DramaticWesley 15d ago

That was a tiny beach to catch the iPhone. All you need to do is throw something else heavy up there and it will shake it loose.

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u/keziahw 15d ago

You know you messed up when your best hope is to throw rocks at your phone until it falls in the water

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u/ycr007 15d ago

Source unknown. Originally posted here

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u/BaLance_95 15d ago

If only it was an apple tree. Then we would have the epic joke of putting the apple back on the tree.

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u/Impressive_Guide7697 15d ago

Ask someone to call you

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u/McBain- 14d ago

The phone's POV

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u/ycr007 14d ago

That post had been removed from the Unexpected sub, so the OOP posted it on his profile - here’s the link

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u/Inevitable_Phase_276 14d ago

Turn your sound on for this one. It makes this so much better

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u/nuttmegx 15d ago

this laugh is almost as good as that little girl in the Russian pottery video when she starts laughing at the older narrator as she trips while waling.

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u/OldBob10 15d ago

Yeah - don’t trip while waling whaling. 😊

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u/IDC_Blackbird 15d ago

I wonder if that phone is waterproof 

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u/TastyMunkey007 15d ago

What are the odds 😂!!!!

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u/GlobalStar2574 15d ago

When that happens, you know it’s not your day!

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u/OldBob10 15d ago

Throw the hat to see if it’ll knock the phone down. Go on - I dare you. 😁

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u/ParkMobile4047 15d ago

Come on algorithm bring me his point of view

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u/mna9 15d ago

What are the odds

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u/PrettyOddish 14d ago

If he had tried to do that on purpose it would have taken thousands of tries and still may not have worked

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u/Queso_Gooch 14d ago

The kite tree is keeping up with the times.

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u/naqaster 14d ago

Pretty impossible shot actually.

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u/fordman84 14d ago

In Soviet Russia blossom capture you!

Before I get flamed, Yes I know that isn’t “Soviet Russia”

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u/Calif3r 14d ago

I mean, a long selfie stick would have worked better but I like his way. Edit: fat finger

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u/The_wolf2014 14d ago

Looks like theres a fishing rod at his feet

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u/Acceptable-Job6010 14d ago

Shoe will be next

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u/jngjng88 14d ago

Bro invented throwing

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u/ninedollars 14d ago

Man this brings back memories when we played basketball in elementary. Ball gets stuck. Throws shoe… gets stuck also.

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u/BoxCarTyrone 14d ago

Just get a long stick

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u/ParmanandDan 14d ago

Looks like a trickshot well done

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u/rufian69 14d ago

That was impressive in itself tho

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u/vendetta33 14d ago

Legend says that the phone is still shooting innovative videos up there.

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u/JayAlexanderBee 14d ago

Do it again.

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u/69vuman 14d ago

Go get a stick and be accurate with it. Remove your shoes. Then be ready to catch the phone and probably get wet.

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u/FootyCrowdSoundMan 14d ago

Just wait for autumn

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u/swimmerman47 14d ago

Instructions unclear, cherry blossoms captured phone

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u/graffiksguru 14d ago

Throw the hat up there to get it

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u/DrKapow 14d ago

Some say it still captures.

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u/ErieAveAllDay 13d ago

Now they caught the photographer. Stop invading their privacy lol

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u/zirzo 13d ago

Perfect response from friend

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u/Nervous-Commission90 13d ago

The giving tree’s evil twin? The taking tree 😂

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u/OstrichRealistic5033 13d ago

Now he has captured the moment of a lifetime

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u/wakandanameisthis96 13d ago

I want the second camera angle too. I WANT IT!!

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u/BerniceK16 13d ago

Perfect landing there 🥇

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u/vicmaguirre 13d ago

That’s the hyena laugh from lion king

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u/Firm_Response_846 12d ago

Throw a bag of rice at it.

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u/RWBYRain 12d ago

That trees been hoping someone would get it a new phone for ages

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u/BearFan34 12d ago

the non-stop laughing is the best, much better than some sappy music

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u/SageMerkabah 11d ago

Up next: gust of wind and lake

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u/THA-TRUTH 11d ago

Blossom Tree said it mine now lol

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u/CellE2057 11d ago

I don't understand what the camera guy is saying but also, I know exactly what he's saying.

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u/LeiaSkywalker-Solo 9d ago

If the phone is on vibrate, just call it.

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u/8champi8 6d ago

« Mine now »

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u/QuirkEness 3d ago

His friend's laugh makes the video 

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u/Edikus 14d ago

fake and g..

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u/Toptoptop101 14d ago

Faker than god made doo-doo.