So, do you want to know about some of the biggest Kickstarter failures of all time? You probably know Kickstarter, the platform which has helped fund an impressive number of independent projects, from different categories, such as video games, music, comics and the food industry, developed by Kickstarter, Inc.
The system is quite simple: someone comes up with an idea and creates a project. He or she goes for a funding goal, and sets a deadline. People then donate their money to the project in return for different sorts of rewards, such as t-shirts, books, coffee mugs, etc. If the goal is achieved, the project comes to life! If it misses the deadline, the funds are still collected, but the project is unlikely to reach completion in its once-gloriously envisioned state.
Of course we have already made a list of the greatest Kickstarter projects: The 10 Biggest Kickstarter Projects Ever. But have you ever wondered, what about the projects that didn’t make it? Well we came up with a list of the 10 Biggest Kickstarter Failures! Check them out below and on the the following pages.
No. 10 2015 Cat Erotica Calendar
Project creator: Michael
No. of backers: 1
Funds raised (US$): $35.00
Pledged: $7,500 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “I want to create a 2015 calendar of Cat Erotica.” Okay, I guess it might be interesting for Garfield and its crew but this is definitely quite disturbing for us humans…
No. 9 Staring at the Camera
Project creator: Jeremy Bornstein
No. of backers: 118
Funds raised (US$): $1,389
Pledged: $15,037 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “I will make a film showing myself staring at the camera for thirty minutes. Possibly more.” This project received an amazing amount of 118 backers! Who could have though this was even an idea?
No. 8 Songs About Robots
Project creator: Pete Lewis
No. of backers: 41
Funds raised (US$): $977
Pledged: $2,960 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “A few buddy’s and I write and perform songs about robots for SparkFun’s annual AVC. This year, we’d like to hit a recording studio!” Despite having 41 backers, these ‘buddy’s’ didn’t make it… probably a huge disappointment for all the moms and dads that bet on their kids’ project!
No. 7 SpongeBall Z: The Animated Series – Season 1
Project creator: Charles Taylor
No. of backers: 7
Funds raised (US$): $49.01
Pledged: $7,000 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “Help fund the greatest parody web series to ever hit the net!” Except this parody was never great, because it failed to find anyone willing to back it. Apart from, of course, 7 fans who donated an average of $7 to make this “dream” come true.
Continue to the next page to see the absolute biggest Kickstarter failures in history.
No. 6 Baba Invisible Panties
Project creator: Nadezhda Shestakova
No. of backers: 6
Funds raised (US$): $130
Pledged: $10,000 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “Absolutely invisible panties! Use them every day, be sexy and free, even when you’re having “special women’s” days!” Who could have guessed someone would come up with this idea? Amazingly disturbing pair of panties…
No. 5 LowTechTees – for the technologically challenged
Project creator: Jim Kulakoski
No. of backers: 5
Funds raised (US$): $107
Pledged: $1,500 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “Make a statement with these unique t-shirts designed to show your disdain for everything tech. LowTechTees, they’re the shirts for me!” Don’t spend another day without making a statement on how technology has made your life impossible. Please, help this guy make his tees, a task which is only possible using this online platform which allows the entire world to see different projects and fund them independently… or not.
No. 4 Specklaces
Project creator: Jonathan Ruiz
No. of backers: 5
Funds raised (US$): $50
Pledged: $800 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “Specklaces is an accessory brand centered on stylish glasses cords. The cool way to keep track of your sunglasses”. Okay, let’s pretend not everyone’s granny has one of these, and Specklaces are a “new” thing on the market.
No. 3 Orion’s Representative
Project creator: James
No. of backers: 2
Funds raised (US$): $35.00
Pledged: $38,484 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “Religions are misrepresentations of truth about aliens. I want to show via literature the links between Gods, Aliens, and Man.” A quite ambitious idea, as well as expensive! Yet, we agree with the two backers: we need some serious reading regarding this topic…
No. 2 Support The Truth In music
Project creator: Andre
No. of backers: 0
Funds raised (US$): $0
Pledged: $10 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “We have to be the teachers”. Only $10 and he couldn’t even get one. This kid is certainly not very popular in school.
No. 1 Zombie “Clue”
Project creator: Erin Orr
No. of backers: 0
Funds raised (US$): $0
Pledged: $1,500 goal
Deadline: finished
Description: “Ever wonder what the characters of “Clue” would look like if they were zombies?” Of course: number 1 is a zombie game based on “Clue”! Who wouldn’t like to play some clue-ombie with their friends? It seems no one did. Too bad!
