Scary cabling fails: Photos

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

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!

Reddit"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

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

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

Reddit"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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