$49 six-pack? Eh, that's not too bad. I unsuccessfully brewed a batch of cranberry mead (a fermented honey wine) that cost me $2,000.
Having a 5 gallon glass water bottle with a tube on top of it running into a pot of water (to blow off the CO2 during fermentation) is not the most attractive thing to have in your living room, so I kept it in my bedroom closet. Unfortunately while I was away at work one day some of the cranberries got jammed in the blow off tube, the pressure built up, and the 5 gallon water jar filled with the red liquid inside exploded.
That night when I got home from work I noticed something red streaming down the stairs to the first floor. Upon investigation I traced the source of the liquid up the steps, down the hallway, into my bedroom, and finally my bedroom closet. When I opened the closet door it looked like somebody had been shot at point blank range with a 12 gauge shotgun in there. The red cranberry juice stained every square inch of the closet and ruined five suits, my favorite suede jacket, and most of pants and shirts.
That is quite a story! Your heart must have really sunk that day. I get that same feeling whenever I get home from work and the pool circulation hose has blown off the pump and drained about 4,000 gallons of water into the yard. Not as bad as ruining all your shirts and suits though. Just be thankful it was contained in the closet, and didn't blow all over your living room.
Another thing that happened to me one time; Buddy had cut his ear on briars on one of my trips. He was bleeding pretty good cause he had shredded the tip of an artery. I stopped the blood carefully and gave him a nice bath in the tub, cause he had bled all over his fur as we walked home. I pulled him out of the tub and dried him off a bit and stood back to look at him. He immediately shook himself as dogs do when wet. The artery opened up again and he sprayed blood on my floor, walls, and ceiling. I started leading him out of the bathroom in a panic and he did it again! Blood on the door and mirror this time. What a mess!