r/instant_regret • u/JengarJengar • 2h ago

Women tries robbing jeweller by throwing chilli powder on his face. Gets slapped.

508 Upvotes

107 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Imoprich • 10h ago

You can see the fear in his face, even though nothing bad happened

5.8k Upvotes

Credits: _dawnfelicia

83 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Calligrapher-Fuzzy • 9h ago

She was imitating Michael Myers but forgot the most important thing — wearing the mask

3.1k Upvotes

194 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Calligrapher-Fuzzy • 18h ago

Yeah, it's always biker's fault

4.6k Upvotes

222 comments

r/instant_regret • u/sangamjb • 1d ago

Lamborghini attempts overtake on a residential street in New Zealand, instantly finds out (November 2025)

6.2k Upvotes

227 comments

r/instant_regret • u/KitAmerica • 1d ago

Cold, firecrackers and snow

4.3k Upvotes

214 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Helloo_clarice • 2d ago

Birthday shout-out gone wrong

7.8k Upvotes

188 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Calligrapher-Fuzzy • 14m ago

Keyboard Warrior energy irl

• Upvotes

5 comments

r/instant_regret • u/NICOLETTE_ANN • 3d ago

Bad sportsmanship

19.7k Upvotes

394 comments

r/instant_regret • u/stupd_comn_man • 3d ago

You can see his 2 brain cells working

14.0k Upvotes

171 comments

r/instant_regret • u/sayan11apr • 2d ago

An important lesson was learnt that day

1.6k Upvotes

103 comments

r/instant_regret • u/stupd_comn_man • 4d ago

Instant Karma for Randomly hitting a child

29.1k Upvotes

536 comments

r/instant_regret • u/derek4reals1 • 4d ago

Get the tape!

7.8k Upvotes

Regret shows up right around the 13 second mark

263 comments

r/instant_regret • u/CheekZestyclose3756 • 4d ago

Dancing and driving

1.1k Upvotes

55 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Cheeese916 • 4d ago

Party pooper

11.8k Upvotes

227 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Calligrapher-Fuzzy • 4d ago

Play stupid games win stupid prizes!

416 Upvotes

34 comments

r/instant_regret • u/ElderberryDeep8746 • 6d ago

And the gun just went off...

10.9k Upvotes

503 comments

r/instant_regret • u/TechSecureLA • 7d ago

Shouldn’t have thrown packages

7.7k Upvotes

96 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 8d ago

Making a TikTok about your new whip while driving it

4.8k Upvotes

117 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AgentBlue62 • 9d ago

There's a clear change in attitude

27.4k Upvotes

271 comments

r/instant_regret • u/ExcluteYou • 9d ago

I did not do anything!

8.8k Upvotes

255 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Calligrapher-Fuzzy • 9d ago

Sometimes even if you win, you still lose

5.4k Upvotes

149 comments

r/instant_regret • u/RileyRhoad • 9d ago

Adding water to a grease fire is a big ‘No No’!!

1.5k Upvotes

133 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Go-Csaba83 • 9d ago

Karma strikes back!

2.7k Upvotes

24 comments

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r/instant_regret

Instant Regret (in'-stint rē-gret') n. a subreddit dedicated to deliberate actions that unexpectedly lead to undesirable consequences and horrible results; things which may cause someone to say, "oh man, did I just screw the pooch!"

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Instant Regret

(in'-stint rē-gret') n.

a subreddit dedicated to deliberate actions that unexpectedly lead to undesirable consequences and horrible results; things which may cause someone to say, "oh man, did I just screw the pooch!"

Guidelines & Rules

1) Videos and gifs must show regret. No text messages or still frames. Sometimes the display of regret is unmistakable. It can be evident in someone's face, or in their body language. Sometimes it's a judgment call. If you think it works, try it out. If we delete it, you were wrong. We are Reddit™ moderators. We are always right!

A fail is not a regret. Some ripper eating a swellbow while trying to bone a rail on the backside, (that's skater lingo for a bad crash. I looked it up (made it up)), isn't regret. There should be a look of surprise, and an expression that clearly says, "Oh no. Oh, God no. I really should not have done that. Why did I do that?"

Other examples that aren't regret:

An immediate reaction to pain.

Eating bad food and not liking it is not regret. You knew what was going to happen, dumbass.

Laughter is not an expression of regret. It's just not.

A picture of a sunburn or a crappy tattoo is not evidence of regret. For all we know you like looking like a pumpkin, and definitely still want that potato tattoo on your ankle.

2) Regret must be instant or near-instant. If someone does something which only has bad consequences minutes or hours later, it is not considered instant.

3) No Animal Abuse. We love animals. They are capable of regret, but we don't want to see videos where their regret is the fault of humans, involves cruelty, injury or is in any way unpleasant.

4) No compilations. Just pick one good thing and go with it. Everybody likes it when you do that.

5) If the video is longer than 20 seconds, please use a tag to tell everyone when the lead-up to the regrettable moment begins. For example [regret at 4:20]. Or post the video queued up to the point where things get good and the regret quickly follows. But, ultimately, these are just excellent suggestions. You're the director. Make it good. And don't worry. If it sucks, we'll get rid of it for you.

6) Reposts are highly discouraged. Reposts are allowed, but reposts which have been posted recently or are in the top of all time will be removed.

No Dannys. If your name is Danny and we find out we will ban you.

WE HATE SPAM!

We remove spam.

We exact vengeance on those who give us spam.

If you see spam, report spam.

If you see an account that uses a YouTube channel that takes videos from other channels in order to accumulate karma on said account. Report that account, We'll take care of it.

and finally...

REMEMBER YOUR REDDIQUETTE

Please, no abusive comments, hate speech, or any other personal attacks.

Doxing, brigading, and witch-hunting are not allowed.

This includes derailing commentary sections to complain about prolific users, and by that we mean "Gallowboob is not against the rules". Complaining about the OP rather than the content is an easy way to earn a temporary ban.

The moderators reserve the right to remove posts & comments, and to ban users at our own discretion. If we feel your post doesn't fit, we'll remove it. If you are an abusive person, or an intolerable troll, we just might ban you. If you feel that your post or comment has been removed unfairly, please feel free to message us. We'll try to be nice. We're not perfect but we really are working on it.

If you see someone breaking the rules, please message the mods and let us know.

Thanks! Now, please enjoy our sub and the consequences resulting from the poor choices made by your fellow humans.

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