We see digital screens everywhere, especially in public places like stations, malls, and streets. Most of the time, they’re there to give us clear and useful information.
But sometimes, things don’t go as planned.
Instead of helpful updates, these screens start showing random numbers, frozen messages, or full-on error screens. What was supposed to guide people suddenly turns confusing, strange, and even a bit funny.
These unexpected glitches turn ordinary moments into something you don’t see every day. They catch people off guard and often leave them wondering what just happened.
Below, we’ve collected some of the funniest and most bizarre public screen fails people have come across. Take a look and see just how weird technology can get when it stops working properly.
#1 Price tag out of battery

#2 Cool sign

#3 Nice ugly something in german bus

#4 In front of a supermarket in Germany

#5 They didn’t finish it

#6 The German theme parks are joining in on the fun

#7 Oh cool… Oh.

#8 Central World, Bangkok, sponsored by Microsoft

#9 Chase Center got hit with an Apple TV update at Thrive City in the middle of the Warriors & Lakers game

#10 Party’s over.

#11 Saw a guy go thru the entire booting process publicly while stopped at a red light

#12 Too bad the Intel Ai cannot detect the error

#13 Was told this belonged here… We ran into a problem

#14 So… When will my bus arrive?

#15 This crashed Raspberry Pi

#16 Halfords forgot to pay their license.

#17 fromProtestsInSerbia

#18 This sub is about to explode, thanks crowdstrike!

