

Security is one area where you always want things to be done right. If they arenโt things can go sideways pretty quickly and, being that its security weโre talking about here, this means that a slip-up in routine could be pretty dangerous. Fortunately, though, some of them are bound to be pretty funny, too.
This article looks at 54 incidents of security being incredibly lax and, at best, misguided. The results are often quite hilarious, although they will fill you with worry about just how safe things are out there.
Polaroid Security Camera
This security camera isnโt quite as advanced as others you may have seen. As it is a Polaroid camera it does require you to shake the actual picture before it comes into focus.


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Jenga Style Garage
Here we see a homeowner who has decided to build a garage that is larger than their actual home. They have then placed this garage on top of the rest of their home as if they are playing a dangerous game of real-life Jenga.


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Wooden Anti Car-Theft Device
Despite the large piece of wood that has been attached to the steering wheel of this car, you probably could still steal this vehicle. Turning left or right might be difficult, however.


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Hard To Enter, Painful To Exit Door
Here we see a poorly placed door. Entering the building through the door is difficult but exiting the building through it is quite dangerous.


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Locked Toilet Paper
Up until 2020, none of us thought about locking our toilet paper but now hoarding TP is all some people ever think about. Nobody is going to be stealing this toilet paper, however.


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How To Properly Use An ATM At Night
Going to an ATM at night can be dangerous. Bringing a couple of fearsome security dogs with you while you take out money is not a bad idea.


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You Canโt Enter This Room Without Going Through The Turnstile
The turnstile located in this hallway is an interesting choice. Seemingly anyone could just walk around it.


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DIY Zombie Head Smasher
When the zombie apocalypse hits, none of us are going to have time to fashion weapons. We are going to have to make do with what we have around us. This person has made their own DIY zombie head smashing device.


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Locked Up Fridge
Have you ever lived with someone who had a hard time respecting other peopleโs food and not eating it? Evidently, the people who use this fridge were highly motivated to keep someone else out of it.


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Locking Two Doors At Once
Sometimes the locks on car doors break. Sometimes vehicle owners have to be a little creative. Technically, this personโs car door lock should work.


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Locking Car Doors With A Chain
Similar to the previous entry, this person has locked their car doors by tying them together with a chain. One has to wonder how many people would be motivated to actually steal from a car like this thoughโฆ


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How Could Anyone Steal These Scissors Now?
Thank goodness these scissors have been attached to a string so that nobody steals them. I mean, you could probably just cut the string with the scissors but whoโs going to think of that?


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Just Take The Sign Down When You Donโt Want To Be Robbed
To enter this door you need to know the code. Donโt worry, however, as the code has been printed for you and plastered on the front of the building. What the purpose of the door code is here is not entirely clear.


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Working As A Team
Here we see three guys working as a team to be safe. The two guys put their weight on the ladder so the one guy can balance on it over the ledge. The people who live below may want to avoid sitting or standing directly underneath that air conditioner, however.


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Thief-Proof Car Case
This person evidently did not have a garage so they worked with what they had. The car is locked away in an individual car case that no thief could circumvent.


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Thatโs A Useful Gate
Useless gates are a thing that crop up in society more often than you would think. Here is such a gate that acts as a barrier between the door and anyone who doesnโt want to walk on the grass around it.


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No Bears Are Allowed In This Dumpster
Too many bears were getting in this dumpster so the owners had an ingenious idea, put up a sign saying that no bears are allowed. That way, the bears would know that they are not supposed to be in the dumpster. Wait a second, what is that bear doing there?


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Hard To Steal A Bike
Go ahead and try stealing this bike, we dare you. How the owner of the bike plans on ever getting it down is another question entirely, however.


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Life-Sized Photo Of Security Guard
Behind that life-sized cutout picture of a security guard is a real life security guard. The real-life version has figured out that he can take a nap if he hides behind the life-sized cutout one. Seems like a safe store.


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Goat Horn Covers
Goats sometimes ram people with their sharp horns. This is made significantly less painful if the goatโs horns have tennis balls on top of them.


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Locking A Drawer
You may find yourself one day in a situation where you want to lock a drawer. In this case, you should also lock the drawers above the one you want to lock, or else someone can still get in.


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Locked Coffee Mug
Some people really donโt want others drinking from their coffee mug. The person from this photo is evidently one such person. You will need the key to the lock in order to use this mug.


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Rumba With A Knife
Some people think that rumbas are only for cleaning floors. This is incorrect. If you strap a knife to the rumba it also serves as a security guard. Albeit a bad, and terribly dangerous security guard but a security guard nonetheless.


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Remove Child Before Washing
Here we see a tag on some clothing that kindly reminds the washer to remove the child from the material before putting it in the machine. This is really more of a suggestion than a rule, however.


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Gated Road Fail
Judging by the plentiful tire tracks that go up on the grass around this gate, it seems fairly certain that it provides no actual useful purpose.


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Keep Those Sandals Safe!
We have several questions about this photo. A person seems to have locked up their bike but then locked a pair of sandals around it as well. So, what are they wearing on their feet?


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Spoon on a Chain
Some people really do not want to lose their spoons. If doing so requires attaching a spoon to a long and unbreakable chain, then that is what they will do.


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Improvised Safety Gear
Sometimes safety requires creativity. Take this guy working with a saw. He didnโt have protective goggles but he made do with what he could find.


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Try Stealing My Car Now!
Bicycle locks are not meant for cars but if youโre creative you can still use them on a vehicle. Take this guy who has attached a bike lock to his steering wheel and front seat.


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Inefficient Use of Locks
Itโs tough to know what is locking what in this photo. There are multiple locks but they all just seem to be securing other locks. In the end, weโre not sure anything has been made more secure here.


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People On Smart Phones Crossing
Itโs entirely likely that we will see more and more of signs like this popping up on our streets. Only drivers who arenโt distracted by their smartphones will be able to see them, however.


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Try Stealing This Bike
It takes a lot of effort to lock your bike with duct tape but a lot of effort is what this person has put in. Itโs not even clear if there is a bike underneath all of this duct tape.


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Good Thing You Deadbolted The Gate
When you see photos like this, you hope that a person has done this ironically. Deadbolting gates like this serves no purpose, as someone could just reach through the bars to the other side of the deadbolt and open it.


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Never Be Out Of Toilet Paper
This photo feels like Pablo Picasso experienced a modern bathroom at some point in his life and then painted it. Good luck reaching those top rolls in a pinch!


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How To Keep Your Truck Safe
It is impossible to steal this truck, you see, as it has been tied with a chain to a post. As if the only thing preventing cars from being stolen in the past was that they were not tied down to anything.


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Guard Goat On Duty
The sign here may say that there is a security dog on premises but thatโs only because the sign store doesnโt sell warnings about security goats. You can try breaking into this place but the fierce looking goat will chase you away.


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Using Handcuffs To Lock A Bike
This is a police officerโs bike. Evidently, they forgot their bike lock and decided to use their handcuffs in an improvised fashion. Hopefully, they werenโt on their way to arrest anyone.


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Mouse Trap on a Bike Seat
You can steal this bike seat if you want but the second you sit on it you are going to regret your actions. Someone had the ingenious idea of putting a mouse trap right where a bike thief would never want there to be a mouse trap.


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This is Totally an Electric Fence
Burglars will avoid homes that have signs up saying a security system is on the premises. Perhaps that was the idea behind this person putting an electric fence sign on what is clearly not an electric fence.


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Not The Greatest Way To Secure A Bike
If there are no bike racks near where you want to park your bike sometimes you have to be creative. You should make sure that the things you tie your bike to are secured in place themselves, however. One would just need to lift up this sandwich board sign to steal the bike.


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Under Lock and Key
If you donโt have a lock and key then sometimes you have to improvise. This person has just drawn a lock and key on post-it notes and is hoping for the best.


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Locking Up The Gear Shifter
This person has decided to put a lock around the gear shifter of their car. You could still steal the car, but your getaway drive will be rather clunky.


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Not A Well Secured Motorbike
This is another example of why itโs important to fasten your lock in such a way that it cannot be easily removed. Someone could just slide the lock off of the metal post here and take off with the motor bike.


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Careful Shipping
This is a box from Amazon someone opened up with a plunger inside. There are numerous plastic bags in there meant to keep the plunger safe through the mail but the way they were positioned hurts their effectiveness.


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No One Was Going To Steal This Car, Anyway
The owner of this doorless car has opted to just tie the steering wheel to a tree. You know what? We donโt think anyone was going to steal this car anyway.


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ATM Held Together With Duct Tape
This ATM illustrates what the economy was like in 2008, it was all held together by duct tape and a prayer. It feels as though ATMs should be a little bit more secure than this.


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Newspaper Face Shield
Sometimes you have to be creative with your personal protective equipment. this person noticed that his face was in danger so he has decided to protect it with a piece of newspaper. Way to go buddy, that should work out real fine for you.


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Donโt Take Liam Neesonโs Stapler
As the movie Office Space has told us, staplers are the most frequently stolen item in the office. This stapler, however, has Liam Neeson plastered to the side of it explaining what he will do if someone steals it. This is a secure stapler.


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This Lock Is About Trust
There is nothing about the placement of the lock on this cupboard that will keep it closed or secured in any way. Perhaps the person just wanted to let everyone know that they would like to keep what is in their secure, even if they are physically incapable of doing so.


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Ironic Sign
This sign, which takes up almost the entire bike lane, is instructing vehicles to give cyclists space. We are hoping that whoever placed this sign where they did has a strong sense of irony and had a very funny afternoon.


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Locking A Mesh Cage
Thereโs no point in ever locking a mesh cage. Mesh cages can be broken into fairly easily whether a lock is placed on them or not.


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Not Overly Effective CCTV System
At first glance, this CCTV security system has been poorly placed. If, however, someone steals that TV then it is in the perfect location.


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Useless Gate Door
Here we see another useless gate. It almost seems like if you were to open that door and walk through it, you would pass into another dimension or travel through time.


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How To Not Lock A Fence
This is another reminder that there are limitations to how you can lock a gate such as this. If someone can reach their hands through the bars, they can unlock whatever is on the other side.


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