Nothing is as bitter as people thinking you're full of it when you know you're right. And nothing tastes as sweet as proving everyone wrong. Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the most creative ways people proved their rightness, and it'll prove that sometimes you have to work to earn vindication.
From a contractor vouching for his cabinet's sturdiness to a guy showing a police officer how sober he is, these people were brave enough to do whatever it takes in the name of truth. Scroll down to check out the effort it sometimes takes to convince others, and vote for your favorite submissions!
#1 4.5 Years After Being Told By A Team Of Doctors That I'd Probably Never Move Anything Below My Shoulders Again, I Finally Got To Take This Pic
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936points
#2 My Wife Was Angry At Me For Buying Such A Huge Cat Tree For Our Blind Cat. "She's Blind. She Won't Be Able To Climb That Thing!". 36 Hours Later
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874points
#3 People Think I'm Terrible At Cooking, So When I Offered To Help With Thanksgiving, My Family Said, "Just Cut Vegetables For The Veggie Tray." Fine. I Made This To Prove My Worth
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809points
#4 The Instructors And Other Marines At My Separation Transition Classes Said I Was Way Out Of My League Applying To Princeton. I Just Found Out That I Proved Them Wrong
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780points
#6 University Of Central Arkansas Kid Juggles To Prove He’s Not Drunk During Dui Stop
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728points
#7 Girlfriend Is Always Telling Me My Shirts Are The Same Color. I Had To Prove Her Wrong
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683points
#8 Women In The Arab World Struggle To Feel Free Enough To Travel Alone. I Am A 25-Year-Old Girl From Pakistan, And I Cycled From Muenster To Aachen, Germany To Prove To Every Female Around The World That There Is No One Stopping Them From Achieving Their Dreams
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672points
#9 As A Colorblind Man, I Have Always Been Told I Can Never Solve A Rubik's Cube. Well I Did. So Suck It
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650points
#10 Before I Left For Work, My Girlfriend Said I Was Dressed Like An Old Man. I Didn't Believe Her Until This Happened
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629points
#11 After Months Of Denial And Many Nights On The Couch. I Finally Got The Evidence To Prove To My Wife Why She Sleeps Better Than I Do
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575points
#12 This Contractor Got In The Cabinet He Just Built To Prove Its Sturdiness
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570points
#13 My Wife Said I Couldn't Build A Fence Because I'm Not "Handy." Well I Showed Her... How Good She Is At Reverse Psychology
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568points
#14 My Friend Told Me He Was Working Security For The Dalai Lama. I Didn't Believe Him Until He Posted This On His Facebook
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529points
#15 I Was Arrested At A Protest Wednesday. The Trooper Asked Me What Was In My Pockets. He Didn't Believe Me
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489points
#17 No One Believes Me, But My Son Did In Fact Hold His Head Up Less Than 5 Minutes After Being Born
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418points
#18 Korean Students Make A Raft Out Of Potato Chip Bags To Prove They Have Too Much Air In Them
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400points
#19 Local Police Department Unlawfully Entering Unlocked Vehicles To Prove A Point
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387points
#20 Spent 30 Mins Looking Through The Trash For This Packet To Prove To My Girl The Corner Wasn't From A Condom Wrapper
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380points