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Likely stories: Cabling photos

June 4, 2021

The term "cablefail" describes a condition whose meaning in the ICT world can vary greatly in scope.

There's apparently a million hard-luck stories in the world of ICT connectivity. And as technicians posting photos to Reddit's social media subcommunities for the trade know, a lot of those stories involve an abject amount of "cablefail," a term describing a condition whose meaning can vary greatly in scope...

"Legend has it, neither end of the cable reached its destination and the box lived in the ceiling forever..." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: u/lainbro

"Fail, short cut, genius idea? Who knows. Noticed this in a CO while testing some backbone." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/Age_Natural

"UK Bitcoin mine using stolen electricity. Police raided it as it bore all the hallmarks of a cannabis farm. The perpetrators should have been arrested for the cabling alone!" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/Trust__Nobody

"Multifunctional pole." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/ExcitingHuman

"I'm bidding to fix this. $12k sound about right?" -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/rbeermann

"Satan's Office. This is only half of the room." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/bag_o_fetuses

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About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]