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Summertime means chilling at the ocean beach, eating mountains of ice cream, and getting gorgeously tanned. Unfortunately, some people found out that suntan lotion has a few side effects, as well. Mostly, bad luck and beach fun turned into awkward situations.
Jimmy Fallon, the host of the popular The Tonight Show, asked his viewers to share their biggest, worst beach blunders and funny accidents. “It’s Hashtags time! Tag a tweet with #BeachFail and then tell us about a funny or weird thing that happened to you at the beach. Could be on the show!” he tweeted. Check out this list of the beach activities turned sour from this hilarious Twitter thread, keep scrolling, upvote your favorite funny fails, and leave a comment about why you liked them. If you still crave some more amazing challenges, check out our other posts on Jimmy Pallon's Twitter posts here, here, and here.
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And he was doubly the idiot!
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Yes!! Your dad is awesome!
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Sea, sand, and sun should be all about fun but they’re not, as these people’s responses to Fallon’s challenge will show you. Beware. Some of these stories will have you cringing with embarrassment. Others will have you wondering how something like this can be real.
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He was shaken and stirred. Yeah, I said it.
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Awww, that’s just cruel. Funny, but cruel. Lol
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One Twitter user admitted that a police helicopter spotlight found him making love to his wife on the beach. At night. While looking for a suspect. The officers told the couple to get a room. Another social media user told the Internet how a seagull stole her food and bikini top, leaving her topless in front of the entire beach. While a third person recounted how she swam in the dark in Florida, only to keep getting “nudged” by something in the water. She later found out it was shark mating season.
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I wonder what the SPF factor is?
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I would be worried seeing that from a distance. Also who naps on straight sand without a towel.
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Now, you might be thinking that you’ll never swim again if there are vicious, man-eaters everywhere. But I’m here to let you know what to do in case you run into a shark! Shark season in Florida usually starts in January and ends in April. You should always swim in a group and avoid cloudy water; don’t swim with bleeding wounds, especially during or after twilight. You should also remove any jewelry or bright clothing, because shiny and high-contrast objects attract sharks. If you see a shark — get out of the water.
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We were driving along an unsealed back road one day and on the side of the road a couple were at it in broad daylight. I’m all for outdoor fun but you gotta at least try and be inconspicuous.
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I now have a favourite compliment
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Shark expert Richard Peirce told CNN that during a shark encounter, you should stop panicking and maintain eye contact with the animal. If the shark’s attacking, you ought to make yourself as big as possible and fight tooth and nail. Sharks aren’t bears so don’t play dead. But if a shark is just passing by, you should make yourself seem as small as possible and slowly back away.
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That's a WIN
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They made it! Just like Nemo and his friends.
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Florida has the most unprovoked shark attacks in the world. In 2018, there were 66 such attacks worldwide, 32 of which occurred in the United States. 16 of these happened in Florida.
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aww. not a fail, just reminiscing
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This is epic, flat earth people would be happy seeing this.
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A huge number of Americans go to the beach each year. According to the 2012 Statistical Abstract of the United States, a whopping 58.67 million people did so in 2010. That’s a fifth of the country! Just remember, if you’re in Florida, keep an eye out for shark fins in the water. Otherwise, your beach fail could be so bad, it might end up on Jimmy Fallon's Twitter thread.
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'a discarded trash bag'. this is actually very sad...
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well depending on how cute he was, that could be a win lol
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No, you didn't. Health over looks
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Sounds like Grandpa is going to make that an annual trip!
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more like #BeachFun
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Would have been more courteous to yell out a warning, geez. That's disgusting.
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Ehhhh this one sounds kinda fishy
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That could have been going worse, he could have been picking the bottom part.
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He might be doing that on purpose to block the sun. Shade is shade.
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... am I the only one that is worried about the dog?
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Glad you're alive to post about this...
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I'm betting there were signs or something that just got ignored.
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Yeah seagulls are complete a******s
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that's not a fail, he's cute AF!
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Really?? Over that?? I would have laughed and used it as a conversation breaker.
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Now he knows what happens.
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Why were you at the dog beach???
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Jantzen put out a fishnet style in Australia in the 1960s and tested only the lining for shrinkage. Massive recall when the net part shrank rock hard when wet.
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So many of these are made up or "borrowed" from someone else it's beyond obvious...
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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!
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Ashley Say Whaat?!? Ashley Say Whaat?!? Community Member Follow
I was camping in a state park on the beach in Florida (where I'm from) with some friends of mine from Alabama. One of my friends got up really early before anyone else and decided he would go for a very early morning swim. Later mid-morning, the rest of us are finally awake and getting ready to go for a swim when we see Dan walking back totally nonchalant and calm. A little later we see the red flag is up which means dangerous under toes and the purple flag which means a lot of marine life in the water so we all opt out of swimming. Dan then is like, is that what those flags mean? Turns out, he went swimming alone, got sucked into an undertow, frantically tried to swim out of it without knowing how until he gave up out of exhaustion, thought this was his end of his life, drifted further and further out, then suddenly came out of the current hours later and after resting on shore, walked back to camp like nothing ever happened which is when we saw him. It's a scary story, but so hilario
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- but so hilarious if you know his quite, very nonchalant personality. He told the whole story monotone and not at all like you would think one would tell when they thought they were about to die. Oh geesh.
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Can't wait for the flat earthers to discover that panorama fail.
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So many of these are made up or "borrowed" from someone else it's beyond obvious...
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Ashley Say Whaat?!? Ashley Say Whaat?!? Community Member Follow
I was camping in a state park on the beach in Florida (where I'm from) with some friends of mine from Alabama. One of my friends got up really early before anyone else and decided he would go for a very early morning swim. Later mid-morning, the rest of us are finally awake and getting ready to go for a swim when we see Dan walking back totally nonchalant and calm. A little later we see the red flag is up which means dangerous under toes and the purple flag which means a lot of marine life in the water so we all opt out of swimming. Dan then is like, is that what those flags mean? Turns out, he went swimming alone, got sucked into an undertow, frantically tried to swim out of it without knowing how until he gave up out of exhaustion, thought this was his end of his life, drifted further and further out, then suddenly came out of the current hours later and after resting on shore, walked back to camp like nothing ever happened which is when we saw him. It's a scary story, but so hilario
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- but so hilarious if you know his quite, very nonchalant personality. He told the whole story monotone and not at all like you would think one would tell when they thought they were about to die. Oh geesh.
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Can't wait for the flat earthers to discover that panorama fail.
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