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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 $28 Million Sikorsky MH-60S

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#2 My Cat Chewed The Corner Of My Mbp Screen

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#3 Hope A Lesson Was Learned Here

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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 Baseball-Sized Hail Smashing Into Panels At 150 Mph Destroys Solar Farm

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#5 275 Gallons Of Road Marking Paint

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#6 Your House Has Fallen Over

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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 Sir…you Cannot Park Here!!

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#8 The Driver Of This Aston Martin Db5 Was Shaken But Not Stirred

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#9 Jerks Ruined The Water Supply For Their Town

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#10 Lamborghini Burned Down In The Center Of Moscow

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#11 A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 After Flying Through A Hailstorm Over Milan, Italy

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#12 1m $ Frangivento Asfané Hypercar Completely Destroyed (No Injuries)

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#13 Car Crashes Into Fire Truck Responding To Another Crash

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#14 I Hope He Wasn’t Driving Barefoot Because That’s A Lot Of Legos To Step On

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#15 Road Workers In Łódź Decided To Teach Someone A Lesson

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#16 But It’s All Wheel Drive?!

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#17 Oops

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#18 Car Wash Forgot To Open Exit Garage Door

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#19 Iconic Zonda Previously Owned By Lewis Hamilton Costing $11.3 Mil Crashed

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#20 Someone Used This At Our Cafe And We Didn’t Notice Until The ATM Rejected It

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#21 The Damage Done To The Launch Pad After The Spacex Starship Launch

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#22 Billionaire Walmart Heiress Nancy Walton’s Yacht

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#23 The Owner Of This Porsche Has A Dog That Is Anxious Or That Doesn’t Approve Of His Color Choice

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#24 I’m Phoning About Those Kitchen Shelves You Installed

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#25 This Definitely Won’t Buff Out

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#26 Corvette On Fire. Plano Texas 5/24/2023

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#27 Professional Dropsies

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#28 Driver Crashes Mercedes Just Six Seconds Into Test Drive

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#29 Thieves Took All 4 Tires From This Vehicle At The Hotel My Wife Works At

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#30 Ferrari 250gto Engine Detonates During Race At Goodwood Revival

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#31 Bear Attack In Nc State Park

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#32 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.