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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
On this board, I collect wacky, bizarre, surreal and otherwise strange examples of technical documentation, particularly illustration. Submissions are welcome…
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Darren Barefoot
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Hilarious
Funny Stuff
Stupid Funny
Awesome Stuff
Funny Images
Funny Pictures
Pilot Humor
Aviation Humor
"In case of emergency, find a baby and eat it."
The Idolm@ster
Kikkoman
Embedded Image Permalink
Cooking And Baking
Baking Tips
Getting Organized
Peace Gesture
Technical Documentation
Food Science
How to pour liquid from a carton properly.
Connection
Internet
Treatment
Neon Signs
Social Media
Video
Top
Goal
I love the video treatment at the top this page.
Alsatian
Wacky
Submissive
Bizarre
Strange
Weird
Thankful
Illustration
"Only operate in the presence of an Alsatian". Thanks to Ian for this.
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Escalated Quickly
Sofa King
Lisa Johnson
Good Humor
I Love To Laugh
The More You Know
What's App Status
Caution! Risky kläms! Thanks to Lisa Johnson.
Cows
Gravity
Fauna
Animal
Signs
"Cows may affect local gravity conditions". Thanks, @AlexisKienlen.
Loosening
Power Source
Jeremy
In twenty years, there will be a Lectrojob Paper Jogger in every home. Thanks to Jeremy.
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Peculiar
Obvious
Mouse Pad
Hanger
Plastic
Frame
Picture Frame
From a mouse pad with a plastic frame. I couldn't decide why this one was peculiar. Maybe because it's so obvious, but utterly useless.
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Make A Snowman
Binoculars
Scott
Tea
"If your binoculars make a snowman, do not feed them tea when they come in to warm up." (From Scott)
System Map
Powershot
Enthusiasm
Arrows
Digital Camera
Speaking
Directions
While technically speaking, there's nothing too weird with this one, I must applaud its enthusiasm. Look at all those arrows. There's also some very lax use of clipart in the bottom right corner. The 'IBM PC/AT' and the 'Macintosh' are strikingly similar.
One Image
Used Lighting
Weeping
Grumpy
Wattage
Texts
Readers
From Japanese instructions for a lamp. I believe the instructions read 'Tools make lamp weep' and 'Use small, happy lamp, not large, grumpy lamp'. UPDATE: A reader writes to translate the text: "Absolutely no modification or addition of parts to the equipiment." "Please use [light bulb] with wattage below the specification." So apparently the droplets in the first image are beads of sweat, not tears.
I Am Worried
Erection
No Worries
Knowledge
Facts
My erection doesn't look anything like this. Should I be worried?
Wrong
Reading
Reading Books
All over the world, monitors are facing the wrong direction.
Rick
Dots
Options
Phone Cases
Stitches
Phone Case
What do you suppose these buttons do? Are they options? From Rick.
Tech Writing
Va Disability
Ar Platform
Marine Veteran
Mre
Ambiguity
Team Leader
Quip
From heating instructions for a ready-made army meal. Included for the ambiguity of 'rock or something'. Can I use a mine? How about some jackboots? (From Kinton)
Litter
Meant To Be
I think they mean "Please don't litter", but I'm not sure.
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Colon
Water Heater
Laughter
Typography
"Using this water heater will send you straight to hell. Possibly via your colon." (Thanks, Michael)
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Fingers
Dangerous
People
People Illustration
Folk
"Danger: Fingers may fall off if unmonitored."
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
The Ok
Infographics
Jim
Version
Diagram
Symbols
French
An admirably terse diagram. Though, the "OK" symbol is incomplete--where's the dog? Jim, who sent this in, explains that the French version offers a textual variation--it reads "BON" (good) and "MAUVAIS" (bad).
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Wise Words
Holding Hands
Chris
Apparently there's no holding hands in Paris. The French are such Puritans. (Thanks, Chris)
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Fleas
Cat Pics
I can't tell if they're serious or not here. Do they really want me to vacuum my cat? (Thanks, Al)
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Large Animals
Instruction
Illustrations
Vaguely gross instructions for blowing up a large animal corpse. (Thanks, Jeff)
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Injury Humor
Funny Fails
Funny Jokes
Funny Headlines
Haha
Design Fails
Ux Design
This just seems cruel.
Darren Barefoot
Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
From heating instructions for a ready-made army meal. Included for the ambiguity of 'rock or something'. Can I use a mine? How about an iPad? (From Kinton)
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
Naughty Christmas
Christmas Humor
Merry Christmas
Christmas Time
Holiday Humor
Christmas Party
Creepy Christmas
Christmas School
Christmas Things
Yuletide decorating tips for the discerning bachelor. (Thanks to Guilliaume)
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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness
![From Japanese instructions for a lamp. I believe the instructions read 'Tools make lamp weep' and 'Use small, happy lamp, not large, grumpy lamp'. UPDATE: A reader writes to translate the text: "Absolutely no modification or addition of parts to the equipiment." "Please use [light bulb] with wattage below the specification." So apparently the droplets in the first image are beads of sweat, not tears. One Image, Used Lighting, Weeping, Grumpy, Wattage, Texts, Readers](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/37/86/6a/37866a39d6ed9f4cb4593608be452838--technical-documentation-the-text.jpg)
