Scary cabling fails: Photos

Our periodic round-up of the most alarming ICT cabling job site photos.

Matt Vincent
Sep 19th, 2019
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Welcome to our periodic round-up of the most alarming ICT cabling job site photos, as glimpsed on social media at Reddit's photo sub-communities devoted to 'Cablegore' and 'Cablefail'. What's really scary is the never-ending supply of these type photos. Bad cabling is ongoing! To your posts!


Scary AReddit"I don't even know what this is or if it works but now I'm too scared to touch it." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP [orig. poster]: Tweaney


Scary BReddit"Found this on a job site I’m working on." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: pete_scholes


Scary CReddit"Could barely open/close the sliding door to gain entry to the madness." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: nites07


Scary DReddit"Someone opened a closet I wasn't aware of in our building..." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: nanorhyno


Send your must-see cabling photos to mattv@endeavorb2b.com.



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