Incredibly Simple Things That Made Me Feel Like a Complete Buffoon

Have these common contraptions fooled you as well?

A particularly unflattering picture of me sitting on a bench in San Francisco.

I actually don’t particularly consider myself an intelligent person, but some of the items on this list are definitely things I should have no problem with. Alas, they have caused, and continue to cause, plenty of confusion and angst.

Packaging Tape

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When it’s just me and the roll of tape, we are completely in tune. If you bring a handle into the equation, it’s game over (for me).

USB anything

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When you plug in a USB, there is theoretically a 50/50 chance of inserting it correctly the first time, right? Well, not for me. I swear I have a 90% failure rate on the first try.

Pickle Jar

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