Hilarious snapshots show the results of people's humiliating bets

Publish date: 2024-07-13

Whether it was a high stakes wager or a simple agreement between friends, some people have learned the hard way that there is no such thing as a sure thing when making a bet. 

A new online gallery compiled by Bored Panda reveals the hilarious things people were forced to do after losing a wager as well as the great lengths some have gone to just to win a silly bet.

A few men had to wear dresses and hold up signs on a street corner after losing Fantasy Football, while some people went as far as getting tattoos to commemorate their losing bets.

However, nothing may be as bad as the New Zealand man who had to change his name to Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova after his misguided wager went horribly wrong.  

From the heartwarming to the downright bizarre, these snapshots will be sure to make you second guess your next bet.  

Embarrassing: A new online gallery reveals the hilarious things people were forced to do after losing a bet. One man had to stand on a street corner in a dress after losing Fantasy Football

Embarrassing: A new online gallery reveals the hilarious things people were forced to do after losing a bet. One man had to stand on a street corner in a dress after losing Fantasy Football

Hard to miss: Another man had a similar fate and was forced to wear a racy Christmas costume while carrying a sign that said: 'I suck @ Fantasy Football' 

Hard to miss: Another man had a similar fate and was forced to wear a racy Christmas costume while carrying a sign that said: 'I suck @ Fantasy Football' 

Talk about regret: One man's friends changed his name after he lost a bet, and he allegedly had to wait three years to fix it

Talk about regret: One man's friends changed his name after he lost a bet, and he allegedly had to wait three years to fix it

That's unique: Matt Lewan revealed on Twitter that he named his sister's fourth child Optimus Prime after she lost a bet about whether or not she would fail her nursing board exam

That's unique: Matt Lewan revealed on Twitter that he named his sister's fourth child Optimus Prime after she lost a bet about whether or not she would fail her nursing board exam

Skills: Someone admitted to losing a pole dancing contest to an 86 -year-old man (pictured) at happy hour 

Skills: Someone admitted to losing a pole dancing contest to an 86 -year-old man (pictured) at happy hour 

'Don't ever challenge a determined woman': One guy told his girlfriend it was impossible to stand a coin on its side, and she proved him wrong

'Don't ever challenge a determined woman': One guy told his girlfriend it was impossible to stand a coin on its side, and she proved him wrong

Ya think? Although it's unclear, the person who posted this picture assumed that this guy had lost a bet  

Ya think? Although it's unclear, the person who posted this picture assumed that this guy had lost a bet  

Political angst: A liberal dad had to cover his car in 10 pro-Trump stickers after calling his child's friend a 'dumba**' for thinking Trump would become president

Political angst: A liberal dad had to cover his car in 10 pro-Trump stickers after calling his child's friend a 'dumba**' for thinking Trump would become president

Lesson learned: A person who didn't think narwhals were real had to get one tattooed on his arm 

Lesson learned: A person who didn't think narwhals were real had to get one tattooed on his arm 

Permanent reminder: One person had to get this tattoo after betting the New England Patriots would win the Super Bowl this year  

Permanent reminder: One person had to get this tattoo after betting the New England Patriots would win the Super Bowl this year  

Realization: One brilliant mom proved to be the true winner when she let her child 'clean better and faster than her' 

Realization: One brilliant mom proved to be the true winner when she let her child 'clean better and faster than her' 

Sadly mistaken: One man woke up with his foot looking like this after he bet his wife she couldn't shave his foot without him waking up

Sadly mistaken: One man woke up with his foot looking like this after he bet his wife she couldn't shave his foot without him waking up

Proven wrong: A dad lost $50 because he thought this 'Physics In A Nutshell' trick with a ruler and a hammer was impossible 

Proven wrong: A dad lost $50 because he thought this 'Physics In A Nutshell' trick with a ruler and a hammer was impossible 

Pink it is: This man promised his camper who had just been diagnosed with dyslexia that he would dye his hair any color she wanted if she read 10 chapter books in  one month

Pink it is: This man promised his camper who had just been diagnosed with dyslexia that he would dye his hair any color she wanted if she read 10 chapter books in  one month

Compact: This five-foot-six gymnast bet her teammates she could fit completely in her locker — and won

Compact: This five-foot-six gymnast bet her teammates she could fit completely in her locker — and won

Careful what you wish for! One person's boss paid out a bet in pennies nearly a year after losing the wager

Careful what you wish for! One person's boss paid out a bet in pennies nearly a year after losing the wager

High stakes: Billionaire Richard Branson had to work as a flight attendant on an AirAsia flight at Perth Airport in 2013 after losing a bet with AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes

High stakes: Billionaire Richard Branson had to work as a flight attendant on an AirAsia flight at Perth Airport in 2013 after losing a bet with AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes

What a loss: Branson and Fernandes put a wager on whose Formula One racing team would finish ahead of each other at the Abu Dhabi race during their debut 2010 season

What a loss: Branson and Fernandes put a wager on whose Formula One racing team would finish ahead of each other at the Abu Dhabi race during their debut 2010 season

Going for it: One little boy chased seagulls all over the beach after being challenged to catch one  

Going for it: One little boy chased seagulls all over the beach after being challenged to catch one  

Success: The determined kid eventually napped one and posed for a picture with it 

Success: The determined kid eventually napped one and posed for a picture with it 

Proven wrong: 'Never challenge your child to do something unless you are prepared for them to succeed,' one of his parents wrote 

Proven wrong: 'Never challenge your child to do something unless you are prepared for them to succeed,' one of his parents wrote 

Motivation: This principal had his students push him down the hall on a tricycle while he wore mismatched clothes inside out after challenging them to read a combined 1,0000 minutes

Motivation: This principal had his students push him down the hall on a tricycle while he wore mismatched clothes inside out after challenging them to read a combined 1,0000 minutes

Everyone wins: One man removed his facial hair after betting a patient he would shave if he could get him to reach a certain goal

Everyone wins: One man removed his facial hair after betting a patient he would shave if he could get him to reach a certain goal

Proving them wrong: One person won a bet by balancing a cue ball on three pool cues

Proving them wrong: One person won a bet by balancing a cue ball on three pool cues

'TSA said I looked cute': This man lost a bet and had to through airport security dressed as a dinosaur

'TSA said I looked cute': This man lost a bet and had to through airport security dressed as a dinosaur

'Our costumes': One man had to dress up as Belle from Beauty and the Beast for Halloween after losing a bet with his girlfriend

'Our costumes': One man had to dress up as Belle from Beauty and the Beast for Halloween after losing a bet with his girlfriend

He's the winner: This guy won a bet by playing dodgeball in a tutu 

He's the winner: This guy won a bet by playing dodgeball in a tutu 

He did it: This grandfather proved he could fit into a female relative's Lululemon shirt and ended up winning a bet with his family 

He did it: This grandfather proved he could fit into a female relative's Lululemon shirt and ended up winning a bet with his family 

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