Hilarious pictures show irony at its best

  • Online gallery features the most uncanny situations ever captured on camera
  • One snap shows a fire extinguisher that has inexplicably burst into flames
  • In another, an upturned car comes to a grinding halt next to a road safety sign 

Whether these are staged or little more than a coincidence, these perfectly-timed snaps are so ironic it’s hard to believe they’re real.

A new online gallery has emerged, showing situations which are so contrary it’s hard to believe they really happened.

In one snap, a sleeping plane passenger can be seen clutching a book on ‘overcoming insomnia’, while in another, a movie poster for the 2013 blockbuster Gravity lies crumpled on the floor after falling from the wall. 

From a fire extinguisher that has burst into flames, to an upturned car next to a road safety sign –  whether or not they really happened, they’re guaranteed to raise a smile.

The sign didn’t work then! This upturned car has ground to a halt next to a road safety sign

The person who carved out this 'profound' stone sign appears to have missed the irony

The person who carved out this ‘profound’ stone sign appears to have missed the irony

This dog owner will no doubt be asking for their money back after their pooch tucked into a bottle of 'anti-chewing spray'

This dog owner will no doubt be asking for their money back after their pooch tucked into a bottle of ‘anti-chewing spray’

Company bosses may have been keen to show off their patriotic credentials, but that didn't stop them from turning overseas for cheap manufacturing

Company bosses may have been keen to show off their patriotic credentials, but that didn’t stop them from turning overseas for cheap manufacturing

This fire extinguisher is unlikely to be much use in a blaze

This maintenance store is its own worst advert thanks to a broken doorbell

This fire extinguisher is unlikely to be much use in a blaze (left); while this maintenance store is its own worst advert thanks to a broken doorbell (right)

There may be no shortcuts on the road to success, but that didn't stop this plucky lorry driver from trying to squeeze his vehicle under a low bridge

There may be no shortcuts on the road to success, but that didn’t stop this plucky lorry driver from trying to squeeze his vehicle under a low bridge

Oops! This tram driver didn't practice what he preached after ramming into a passing car

Oops! This tram driver didn’t practice what he preached after ramming into a passing car

This William Wallace statue may be a symbol for freedom but the message is slightly lost thanks to a metal barrier

You'd be better off throwing your CV in the bin than applying for this sales consultant role

This William Wallace statue may be a symbol for freedom but the message is slightly lost thanks to a metal barrier (left); and you’d be better off throwing your CV in the bin than applying for this sales consultant role (right)

This brazen motorist appears keen to flout the rules - but it would be more impressive if his message wasn't written across the back of a safety helmet

This brazen motorist appears keen to flout the rules – but it would be more impressive if his message wasn’t written across the back of a safety helmet

The film may be Unbreakable, but it seems the Netflix DVD disc it's recorded on is not

The film may be Unbreakable, but it seems the Netflix DVD disc it’s recorded on is not

Ironically, library users will have to ask for assistance to reach the self-help books on the top shelf

Ironically, library users will have to ask for assistance to reach the self-help books on the top shelf

It really was a case of news 'hitting home' when this van ploughed into someone's house

It really was a case of news ‘hitting home’ when this van ploughed into someone’s house

A slice of this lovingly-baked Canada caked appears to bear the Stars and Stripes flag

A slice of this lovingly-baked Canada caked appears to bear the Stars and Stripes flag

A row of Domino's delivery bikes appears to have topped like a game of... well, Dominoes

A row of Domino’s delivery bikes appears to have topped like a game of… well, Dominoes

It was all going so well, until this newly-trained pup ripped up his 'certificate of obedience'

It was all going so well, until this newly-trained pup ripped up his ‘certificate of obedience’

 



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