Fellas, listen to your wives.

We’ve had ladders for thousands of years, and somehow, we still haven’t figured out exactly how to get them right. While the higher-end ladders might work just fine, anyone who’s ever used a cheap ladder can recall the visceral terror they’ve experienced after thinking they’ve locked it into place, then having it suddenly jerk downwards below them after it finally does.

This guy thought he had the whole ladder thing sorted. His wife, however, warned him to be careful and that the ladder had a tendency to not lock.

Ignoring her, he pressed onwards — and proceeded to fall off.